Acharei Mot
Blessing Crowns Faith Mercy Thirteen Thirteen Attributes of Mercy Torah Twelve

106. Rabbi Shimon opened the discussion saying, "Let the pious be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds" (Tehilim 149:5). We have learned that the knot of Faith, NAMELY MALCHUT, is tied with the thirteen attributes OF MERCY so that blessings are to be available for all. The entire Faith of the Holy One, blessed be He, is enclosed in three, NAMELY THREE COLUMNS, THE SECRET OF THIRTEEN, AS THEY ENLIGHTEN EACH OF FOUR SFIROT - CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET AND MALCHUT WITHIN IT. NOW, THREE TIMES FOUR EQUALS TWELVE AND, TOGETHER WITH MALCHUT THAT CONTAINS THEM, THERE ARE THIRTEEN. Consequently, the Torah is crowned with the thirteen attributes, as we have established IN THE BARAITHA OF RABBI YISHMAEL, namely using the arguments of an inference from minor to major and comparison by analogy. We have explained this several times. The Holy Name, NAMELY MALCHUT, is crowned with this.

106. פָּתַח ר"ש וְאָמַר, יַעְלְזוּ חֲסִידִים בְכָבוֹד יְרַנְּנוּ עַל מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם וְגוֹ,' תָּאנָא בי"ג מְכִילָן, אִתְקְשַׁר קִשְׁרָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, לְאִשְׁתַּכְּחָא בִּרְכָאן לְכֺלָּא. וְכָל מְהֵימְנוּתָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּתְלָתָא אַסְתִּימוּ. וְעַל הַאי, בי"ג מְכִילָן, אוֹרַיְיתָא מִתְעַטְּרָא, כְּמָה דְּאוֹקִימְנָא מק"ו ומג"ש וְכוּ,' וְכַמָּה זִמְנִין אוֹקִימְנָא הַאי. וּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא בְּהַאי מִתְעַטְּרָא.

Blessing Faith Jacob Mercy Shechinah Thirteen Thirteen Attributes of Mercy Twelve Twelve Tribes of Israel Zot (This, Fem.)

107. Come and see that when Jacob wished his sons to be blessed in the name of the Faith, it is written, "All these are the twelve tribes of Yisrael: and this (Heb. zot fem.) IS THAT WHICH THEIR FATHER SPOKE TO THEM" (Beresheet 49:28). TWELVE AND ZOT are thirteen, since the Shechinah, CALLED ZOT, participated with them and the blessings were fulfilled. This is the meaning of the verse, "Every one according to his blessing he blessed them" (Ibid.). What is meant by "according to his blessing?" MEANING according to the resemblance to that which is above, THE THIRTEEN ATTRIBUTES OF MERCY, NAMELY according to the blessing of each attribute.

107. ת"ח, בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּבָעָא יַעֲקֺב, דְּיִתְבָּרְכוּן בְּנוֹי בִּשְׁמָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא. מַה כְּתִיב, כָּל אֵלֶּה שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר וְזֺאת, הָא תְּלֵיסַר, דְּאִשְׁתַּתֵּף עִמְּהוֹן שְׁכִינְתָּא, וְאִתְקְיָימוּ בִּרְכָאן. וְהַיְינוּ דִּכְתִּיב, אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר כְּבִרְכָתוֹ בֵּרַךְ אוֹתָם. מַאי כְּבִרְכָתוֹ. בְּהַהוּא דּוּגְמָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, כְּבִרְכָתוֹ דְּכָל מְכִילָא וּמְכִילָא.

Converts Crowns Curtain Faith Grades Head Judgment Sword Thirteen Thirteen Attributes of Mercy World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

108. We have learned that all these attributes OF MALCHUT rise and become crowned and rest in a head OF ZEIR ANPIN. There is crowned the head of the King, He that is called by the highest level of Piety, NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN, WHOSE CHESED CONVERTS TO CHOCHMAH. The pious ones THAT CLING TO ZEIR ANPIN inherit all that glory of above, WHICH IS MALCHUT WITH HER THIRTEEN ATTRIBUTES, as it is written, "Let the pious be joyful in glory," NAMELY in this world, DENOTING MALCHUT. "Let them sing aloud upon their beds," MEANING in the World to Come, DENOTING BINAH. "The high praises of El are in their mouths" (Tehilim 149:6), MEANING they know to bind the bond of Faith properly, AS MALCHUT IS CALLED EL. Then "and a two-edged sword in their hand" (Ibid.). What is "a two-edged sword?" This is Hashem's sword, DENOTING MALCHUT FROM THE ASPECT OF JUDGMENT, REFERRED TO AS SWORD. "Two-edged sword" implies that it flames with two Judgments, NAMELY JUDGMENTS OF LEFT AND JUDGMENTS OF THE CURTAIN. For what purpose is all this? It is "to execute vengeance upon the nations..." (Ibid.)

108. וְתָאנָא, כָּל אִינּוּן מְכִילִין סַלְּקִין, וּמִתְעַטְּרִין וְנַיְיחִין בְּרֵישָׁא חֲדָא, וְתַמָּן מִתְעַטְּרָא רֵישָׁא דְּמַלְכָא, הַהוּא דְּאִקְרֵי בְּדַרְגָא עִלָאָה דְחַסִידוּת. וְחַסִידִים, יַרְתִין כָל הַהוּא כָבוֹד דִּלְעֵילָּא, דִּכְתִּיב יַעְלְזוּ חֲסִידִים בְכָבוֹד, בְּהַאי עָלְמָא. יְרַנְּנוּ עַל מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. רוֹמְמוֹת אֵל בִּגְרוֹנָם, דְּיַדְעִין לְקַשְּׁרָא קִשְׁרָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת, וּכְדֵין חֶרֶב פִּיפִיּוֹת בְּיָדָם. מַאן חֶרֶב פִּיפִיּוֹת. דָּא הוּא חֶרֶב לה,' חַרְבָּא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. פִּיפִיּוֹת: לְהִיטָא בִּתְרֵין דִּינִין. וְלָמָּה. לַעֲשׂוֹת נְקָמָה בַּגּוֹיִם וְגוֹ.'

Blessing Ezekiel Faith Head Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Table Unity World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

109. Behold, here is Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair, who is Sfirah of Chesed, a supernal head OF ZEIR ANPIN, MEANING THAT HIS CHESED HAS BECOME CHOCHMAH, WHICH IS HEAD. For this reason, he inherits the glory of most High and binds the highest knot, the knot of holiness, the knot of Faith, MEANING THE UNITY OF ZEIR ANPIN WITH MALCHUT. How fortunate is his share in this world and in the World to Come. About this table is said, "This is the table that is before Hashem" (Yechezkel 41:22). Rabbi Pinchas rose and kissed him and blessed him. He kissed Rabbi Elazar and all the friends and blessed them. He then took the cup and said a blessing.

109. וְהָא ר' פִּנְחָס בֶּן יָאִיר, כִּתְרָא דְּחֶסֶד, רֵישָׁא עִלָּאָה. בְּג"כ כָּבוֹד דִּלְעֵילָּא יָרִית, וְהוּא קָשִׁיר קִשְׁרָא עִלָּאָה, קִשְׁרָא קַדִּישָׁא, קִשְׁרָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. עַל הַאי פָּתוֹרָא אִתְּמַר, זֶה הַשֻּׁלְחָן אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְיָ.' קָם ר' פִּנְחָס, וְנָשִׁיק לֵיהּ, וּבָרִיךְ לֵיהּ, וְנָשִׁיק לר' אֶלְעָזָר, וּלְכֻלְּהוּ חַבְרַיָּיא, וּבָרִיךְ לוֹן, נָטַל כַּסָּא וּבָרִיךְ.