"The tongue of the learned"

Synopsis

Rabbi Chizkiyah tells us how lucky Yisrael are that God chose them for His own and called them holy, and that it was because they merited the Torah. We read about the flow of holiness or Chochmah from the highest all the way to Malchut, and that when the secrets of Torah come out of her she is called 'the holy tongue.' We then learn of the flow that results in 'the tongue of the learned' that goes out to awaken the sublime holy ones. God gave this tongue to Rabbi Shimon and raised him higher and higher to the Upper Worlds.

Holy Name Jeremiah Torah

86. Rabbi Chizkiyah opened the discussion saying, "Hashem Elohim has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know to sustain him that is weary" (Yeshayah 50:4). How fortunate are Yisrael that the Holy One, blessed be He, chose them from among all nations and called them "holy," as it is written, "Yisrael is holy to Hashem" (Yirmeyah 2:3). He gave them a share to maintain the Holy Name. With what right can they hold on to the Holy Name? It is because they merited the Torah, as anyone who merits Torah merits his portion in the Holy One, blessed be He.

86. פָּתַח ר' חִזְקִיָּה וְאָמַר, יְיָ' אֱלֹהִים נָתַן לִי לְשׁוֹן לִמוּדִים לָדַעַת לָעוּת אֶת יָעֵף דָּבָר וְגוֹ.' זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִתְרְעֵי בְּהוּ מִכָּל שְׁאָר עַמִין, וּקְרָאָן, קֺדֶשׁ. דִּכְתִּיב, קֺדֶשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל לַיְיָ.' וְיָהִיב לְהוּ חוּלָק, לְאִתְאַחֲדָא בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא. וּבְמָּה אֲחִידוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא. בְּגִין דְּזָכוּ בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּכָל מַאן דְּזָכֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא זָכֵי בֵּיהּ בְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא.

Aba and Ima Anointment Chassadim Directions Flow Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Oil Streams Torah Yisrael Saba Zot (This, Fem.)

87. We have learned before my master what is Holiness - It is perfection of all called the highly sublime Chochmah, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF SUPERNAL ABA AND IMA. From this place flows the holy anointing oil through known paths to the place called supernal Binah, THE SECRET OF YISRAEL-SABA AND TEVUNAH. From there, flow streams and fountains in every direction, MEANING BOTH TO CHOCHMAH AND TO CHASSADIM until they reach this zot (Eng. 'this'), NAMELY MALCHUT. When blessed, this zot is called holiness and is called Chochmah and we call her the Spirit of the Holiness, meaning spirit, NAMELY THE SIX ENDS, from this holiness of higher above, MEANING THE SIX EXTREMITIES OF CHOCHMAH. When the secrets of Torah exit and stir from her, she is then called 'the holy tongue.'

87. וְתָנֵינָן קָמֵיהּ דְּמַר, מַאי קֺדֶשׁ. שְׁלֵימוּתָא דְּכֺלָּא דְּאִקְרֵי חָכְמָה עִלָּאָה, וּמֵהַאי אֲתַר נָגִיד מְשַׁח רְבוּת קַדִּישָׁא בִּשְׁבִילִין יְדִיעָן, לַאֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי בִּינָה עִלָאָה, וּמְתַמָן נַפְקִין מְבוּעִין וְנַחְלִין לְכָל עֵבָר, עַד דְמַטוּ לְהַאִי זֺאת. וְהַאִי זֺאת כַּד מִתְבָּרְכָא, אִקְרֵי קֺדֶשׁ, וְאִקְרֵי חָכְמָה, וּקְרָאן לֵיהּ רוּחַ הַקֺּדֶשׁ. כְּלוֹמַר, רוּחַ, מֵהַהוּא קֺדֶשׁ דִּלְעֵילָּא. וְכַד נָפְקִין וּמִתְעָרִין מִנֵּהּ רָזֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, כְּדֵין אִתְקְרֵי לָשׁוֹן הַקֺּדֶשׁ.

Anointment Corners Flow Grades Hosts Oil Pillar Point

88. When the anointing oil flows to these two pillars, referred to as "students of Hashem" (Yeshayah 54:13), and are called Tzevaot, NAMELY NETZACH AND HOD, it gathers there. When it exits from there through that level called Yesod AND ARRIVES at the smaller Chochmah THAT IS MALCHUT, KNOWN AS THE SMALL CHOCHMAH BECAUSE IT CONTAINS ONLY SIX CORNERS OF CHOCHMAH AS EXPLAINED EARLIER, it is called the 'tongue of the learned.' FROM HER, it goes out to awaken the sublime holy beings. At that point, it is written, "Hashem Elohim has given me the tongue of the learned." Why? "That I should know how to sustain him that weary." The Holy One, blessed be He, gave this to the holy luminary, Rabbi Shimon. Furthermore, he raised him higher and higher TO UPPER WORLDS. For this reason, all his words are said manifestly, and are not concealed. About him, it is written, "With him I speak mouth to mouth, manifestly, and not in dark speeches" (Bemidbar 12:8).

88. וּבְשַׁעֲתָא דְּנָגִיד הַהוּא רְבוּת קַדִּישָׁא, לְאִינּוּן תְּרֵי קַיְימִין, דְּאִקְרוּן לִמּוּדֵי ה,' וְאִקְרוּן צְבָאוֹת, אִתְכְּנַשׁ תַּמָּן, וְכַד נָפִיק מִתַּמָּן, בְּהַהוּא דַּרְגָּא דְּאִקְרֵי יְסוֹד, לְהַהוּא חָכְמָה זְעֵירָא, כְּדֵין אִתְקְרֵי לְשׁוֹן לִמוּדִים. וְנָפִיק לְאִתְּעָרָא לְאִינּוּן קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִים. כְּדֵין כְּתִיב, יְיָ' אֱלֹהִים נָתַן לִי לְשׁוֹן לִמוּדִים. וְלָמָּה. לָדַעַת לָעוּת אֶת יָעֵף דָּבָר. וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יָהִיב הַאי לְבוּצִינָא קַדִּישָׁא, ר"ש. וְעוֹד דְּסָלִיק לֵיהּ לְעֵילָּא, לְעֵילָּא בְּג"כ, כָּל מִלּוֹי בְּאִתְגַּלְיָיא אִתְּמָרוּ, וְלָא אִתְכַּסְיָין. עָלֵיהּ כְּתִיב, פֶּה אֶל פֶּה אֲדַבֶּר בּוֹ וּמַרְאֶה וְלֹא בְחִידוֹת.