Editing Ikvata D'Meshicha (section)

== The Darkness is Doubled and Redoubled ==
The Frierdiker Rebbe said that at the conclusion of night, in the final moments before dawn and sunrise, the desire for sleep intensifies greatly. We need to know that everything depends on the few moments at the end of the doubled and redoubled darkness of the night of galus: if during these few moments the situation is not as it should be - we are liable to lose, chas v'shalom, everything that was accomplished by being awake throughout the night; but if we hold strong not to fall asleep during these few moments - not only is the action of these few moments preserved completely, but also the actions that were accomplished throughout the entire night, both what we ourselves toiled for, and what we received through the toil of others.

And since there are still many concealments and hiddenness, and we are limited and defined by many boundaries - advice is given: simcha breaks through boundaries, meaning, any boundary whatsoever, simcha has the power to nullify and break through even this boundary. For a small boundary - a small simcha is sufficient, and as the boundary grows - there is a need for greater simcha.