Chasidut · Breslov
Likutei Moharan, Part II 4:10/ליקוטי מוהר"ן·
אי וְעַל־כֵּן כְּשֶׁרָצָה יַעֲקֹב לַעֲשׂוֹת רָצוֹן בְּעֵשָׂו, אָמַר: וְלָקַחְתָּ מִנְחָתִי מִיָּדִי, כִּי עַל־כֵּן רָאִיתִי פָנֶיךָ כִּרְאֹת פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים וַתִּרְצֵנִי (בראשית ל״ג:י׳).
110. And this is why, when Yaakov wanted to gain Esav’s favor, he said: “accept this offering from my hand; for I have seen your face as one might see the face of a Divine being, and you were favorably inclined toward me” (Genesis 33:10).
בכִּי גַּם מַה שֶּׁנּוֹתְנִין לָעַכּוּ"ם, הוּא גַּם־כֵּן בְּחִינַת צְדָקָה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה (ב"ב ט): וְנוֹגְשַׂיִךְ צְדָקָה, וְעַל־יְדֵי צְדָקָה נַעֲשֶׂה רָצוֹן כַּנַּ"ל. וְזֶהוּ שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ: וְלָקַחְתָּ מִנְחָתִי מִיָּדִי, הַיְנוּ צְדָקָה, בְּחִינַת (מלאכי ג׳:ג׳): מַגִּישֵׁי מִנְחָה בִּצְדָקָה.
2Even what we give to non-Jews is considered charity, as <it is written (Isaiah 60:17) >: “and [God will make] your taskmasters charity” (Bava Basra 9a). And giving charity creates favor. Thus [Yaakov] said to him, “then accept this offering from my hand”—i.e., charity, as in “presenters of an offering of charity” (Malachi 3:3).
גכִּי עַל־כֵּן רָאִיתִי פָנֶיךָ כִּרְאוֹת פְּנֵי אֱלֹקִים, הַיְנוּ כְּמוֹ רְאוֹת פְּנֵי אֱלֹקִים, שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת (דברים ט״ז:ט״ז): שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה יֵרָאֶה כָל זְכוּרְךָ אֶת פְּנֵי ה', דְּהַיְנוּ יָמִים טוֹבִים, שֶׁעַל יָדָם נִתְגַּלֶּה הָרָצוֹן, (וְעִקָּר הִתְגַּלּוּת הָרָצוֹן עַל־יְדֵי יָמִים טוֹבִים הוּא עַל־יְדֵי הַצְּדָקָה כַּנַּ"ל), כְּמוֹ־כֵן יִהְיֶה נַעֲשֶׂה אֶצְלוֹ רָצוֹן עַל־יְדֵי הַצְּדָקָה, וְזֶהוּ: וַתִּרְצֵנִי, כַּנַּ"ל. (כִּי מֵאַחַר שֶׁהַמִּנְחָה וְהַצְּדָקָה שֶׁנָּתַן לְעֵשָׂו הִיא בְּחִינַת צְדָקָה מַמָּשׁ, בְּחִינַת: וְנוֹגְשַׂיִךְ צְדָקָה, נִמְצָא שֶׁעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה נִתְגַּלֶּה הָרָצוֹן הָעֶלְיוֹן, שֶׁהוּא נִתְגַּלֶּה עַל־יְדֵי צְדָקָה כַּנַּ"ל, וּמִשָּׁם מִשְׁתַּלְשֵׁל הָרָצוֹן לְמַטָּה וְנַעֲשָׂה רָצוֹן גַּם בְּעֵשָׂו):
3“For I have seen your face as one might see the face of a Divine being”—i.e., like seeing the face of God, as in “three times each year, all your males shall thus appear before the face of God” (Deuteronomy 16:16). This refers to the festivals, through which Ratzon is revealed {primarily by means of charity}. Similarly, [Yaakov] would gain his ratzon through charity, this being: “you were favorably inclined toward me.” {This is because the offering and the gift which he gave to Esav was literally considered charity, as in “your taskmasters charity,” it follows that Divine Will on high, which is revealed through charity, is revealed. And from there Ratzon devolves below and also creates favor in Esav.}