<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מנא הני מילי א"ר יהושע בן לוי אמר קרא (איוב ה, כד) וידעת כי שלום אהלך ופקדת נוך ולא תחטא אמר רבה בר רב הונא אע"ג דאמור רבנן שלשה דברים צריך אדם לומר וכו' צריך למימרינהו בניחותא כי היכי דליקבלינהו מיניה אמר רב אשי אנא לא שמיע לי הא דרבה בר רב הונא וקיימתי מסברא
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Pri HaAretz
And so the body which certainly will not flee is the body of the Torah and the unity of the Holy One and the Divine Presence. And How [is this achieved]? Through Awe and Love, and Connection which is the constant cleaving. And this is what our sages [meant when they said] "There are three things a person must say in his home...", meaning 'in his body'. And their statement "... on Shabbat eve...", means preparation for Shabbat which is the unity of the Holy One and the Divine Presence. And their statement "...at nightfall" means when darkness of the intellect arises. And their statement "tithing" means Awe which is called Tithe, as is known. {And their statement "...the Eruv (conjoined)" means Love which conjoins two into one.} And their statement "lighting the candle(s)" means connection and cleaving as is the way of light which attaches to the wick via the oil, as it is said "your head shall never lack oil". And this is why they stated "one must say them calmly [so that the members of his household will accept them from him]" - meaning, that he must lure the body in order to bring it to these attributes (Awe, Love and Connection/Cleaving), which will create a body of Torah and the unity of the Holy One and the Divine Presence.
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