"If My covenant be not day and night"

Synopsis

Here Rabbi Shimon reveals secrets concerning the ritual of circumcision and its link to the Sfirah of Yesod. Yesod is like a reservoir into which all the upper Sfirot pour their energy forces. Yesod gathers all these elements, blends them, and transfers this great Light into our physical universe. For this reason Yesod resides just above Malchut, our world, within the structure of the Ten Sfirot. Yesod acts as the portal through which the awesome forces Light enter our realm. As the building blocks of all creation, the Ten Sfirot reflect themselves in our world. Thus, we have ten fingers and ten toes, and our numerical system functions on base ten.

Each of the Ten Sfirot are also expressed within the human body.

Yesod correlates to the sexual organ, where the greatest expression of Light manifests. This great Light is responsible for the miracle of procreation and the pleasure derived from it.

The negative forces in our midst automatically attach themselves to any gateway where the greatest Light can shine. For this reason, these negative entities are found in the realm of Yesod.

In our realm, they naturally manifest within the human sexual organ. The purpose of the covenant of circumcision is to remove this negative influence from our lives as well as from the worlds above. Circumcision, performed properly with Kabbalistic mediation meditation ?, removes all negativity from both the child and the world. This is the secret of the Covenant between God and Man. The Covenant should not be perceived as a rule to be blindly followed, but as a revelation of a universal law of the cosmos that is followed for its own sake and wisdom. Similarly, a rational man will not step off the ledge of a building for fear of violating the universal law of gravity. He does not require strict laws to prevent him from committing such perilous acts. The act of circumcision is rooted in the spiritual benefits brought to the child, including boosting his immune system. Though small in size, the foreskin contains powerful negative forces, as if it were a nuclear warhead at the tip of a ballistic missile.

Throughout life, with respect to Yesod and also to sexual relations, it benefits man to sustain the purity and cleanliness that is achieved during circumcision. The Kabbalist however, does not consider vague concepts of morals and ethics as motivation for maintaining sexual relations within the spiritual confines of marriage. Rather, it is our own spiritual understanding of the metaphysical forces at work that provides the impetus. Religious authority must be removed from the equation, and individuals must be empowered by knowledge to assist them in their own free choices.

These specific Aramaic texts emanate spiritual influences that help cleanse the realm of Yesod, including any negative sexual thoughts or desires.

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358. Rabbi Shimon said: The world was created and is sustained by the covenant, as it is written, "If My covenant be not day and night, it were as if I had not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth" (Yirmeyah 33:25). HE ASKS: Who is the covenant, AND ANSWERS: It is the Righteous, an everlasting (lit. 'of the world') foundation, the secret of 'Remember'. Therefore, the world, WHICH IS THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE, is established on the covenant THAT UNITES day and night, WHICH ARE MALE AND FEMALE, as one. It is written: "If My covenant be not day and night, it were as if I had not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;" and "the ordinances of heaven" ALLUDES TO THE MOCHIN, which flow from the upper Eden.

358. רָבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אֲמַר, עַל בְּרִית עָלְמָא אִתְבְּרֵי, וְאִתְקַיָּים, דִּכְתִיב אִם לֹא בְרִיתִי יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה חֻקּוֹת שָׁמַיִם וְאָרֶץ לֹא שַׁמְתִּי. מָאן בְּרִית דָּא צַדִּיק, יְסוֹדָא דְעָלְמָא, דְּאִיהוּ רָזָא דְּזָכוֹר, וְע"ד עָלְמָא קַיְימָא בִּבְרִית, יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה כַּחֲדָא, דִּכְתִיב, אִם לֹא בְרִיתִי יוֹמָם וְלַיְלָה, חֻקּוֹת שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ לֹא שַׁמְתִּי, חֻקּוֹת שָׁמַיִם דְּנַגְדִין וְנָפְקִין מֵעֵדֶן עִלָּאָה.

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359. RABBI SHIMON began THE DISCOURSE ON THE VERSE: "Louder than the voice of the archers; in the places of drawing water, there let them recite the righteous acts of Hashem..." (Shoftim 5:11). He said, "The voice of archers" is the voice of Jacob, because "archers" means as it is written: "And there went out a champion..." (I Shmuel 17:4). "In the place of drawing water" means that Jacob, TIFERET, dwells among those who draw water on high. He, REFERRING TO ZEIR ANPIN, travels along the two sides, RIGHT AND LEFT, AND combines them within himself, THEREBY REVEALING THEIR PERFECTION.

359. פְּתַח וַאֲמַר מִקּוֹל מְחַצְצִים בֵּין מַשְׁאַבִּים שָׁם יְתַנּוּ צִדְקוֹת ה' וגו'. מִקּוֹל מְחַצְצִים, דָּא קוֹל יַעֲקֹב, מְחַצְצִים כד"א אִישׁ הַבֵּינַיִם. בֵּין מַשְׁאַבִּים, דְּאִיהוּ יָתֵיב בֵּין אִנוּן דְּשָׁאֲבִין מַיָּא מִלְּעֵילָא, וְהוּא נָטֵיל בִּתְרֵין סִטְרִין, וְכָלֵיל לְהוֹן בְּגַוֵּיהּ.

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360. In the verse: "There let them recite the righteous acts of Hashem," "there" is the place of Faith, WHICH IS THE QUEEN - NAMELY THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE ABOVE THE CHEST OF ZEIR ANPIN - to cleave to. "There let them recite the righteous acts of Hashem MEANS THAT they absorb the righteous acts of Hashem from there. THE PHRASE: "The righteous acts towards the inhabitants of his villages," WHICH IS THE CONTINUATION OF THE VERSE, "LOUDER THAN THE VOICE OF THE ARCHERS," alludes to the Righteous of the world, NAMELY YESOD OF ZEIR ANPIN, who is the covenant and is holy. He draws and takes everything and discharges into the great sea, NAMELY THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE, these supernal waters, NAMELY HIS MOCHIN THAT ARE DRAWN FROM IMA, THE SUPERNAL WATERS. THE PHRASE "in Yisrael," WHICH ENDS THE VERSE, MEANS that Yisrael shall inherit this covenant and the Holy One, blessed be He, gave this to them as an everlasting inheritance.

360. שָׁם יְתַנּוּ צִדְקוֹת ה'. תַּמָּן הוּא אֲתַר מְהֵימְנוּתָא, לְאִתְדַּבָּקָא. שָׁם יְתַנּוּ צִדְקוֹת ה', תַּמָּן יָנְקִין צִדְקוֹת ה' וְשָׁאֲבִין. צִדְקוֹת פִּרְזוֹנוֹ, דָּא צַדִּיק דְּעָלְמָא, דְּאִיהוּ קַיָּים וְקָדִישׁ, וְאִיהוּ שָׁאִיב וְנָטֵיל כֹּלָּא, וּמְפַזֵּר לְגַבֵּי יַמָּא רַבָּא, אִינוּן מַיִין עִלָּאִין. בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יָרְתוּ קַיָּים דָּא. וְיַהֲבֵיהּ לוֹן קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יְרוּתַת עָלְמִין.

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361. The children of Yisrael abandoned THE COVENANT when they performed circumcision but neglected the uncovering of the corona. Therefore, it is written OF THEM: "When the people of Hashem went down to the gates" (Shoftim 5:11), MEANING WENT DOWN to the gates of righteousness, as they sat at the gates but did not pass through them. It is written of that time: "And they forsook Hashem" (Shoftim 2:12). Deborah then came and donated this to them. SHE DREW DOWN AND REVEALED THE SUPERNAL MOCHIN TO THEM, as it is written: "In time of tumultuous strife (Heb. pera'ot) in Yisrael" (Shoftim 5:2). PERA'OT MEANS REVEALING, AS IN "AND LOOSEN (HEB. PARA) THE HAIR OF THE WOMAN'S HEAD" (BEMIDBAR 5:18), WHICH IS AN ALLUSION TO THE REVELATION OF THE MOCHIN THAT DEBORAH RETURNED TO YISRAEL.

361. כֵּיוָן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל שָׁבְקוּ לֵיהּ, דַּהֲווֹ גָּזְרִין וְלָא פָּרְעִין, מַה כְּתִיב אָז יָרְדוּ לַשְּׁעָרִים עַם ה', יָרְדוּ לַשְּׁעָרִים, אִינוּן שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק, הֲווֹ יָתְבִין לְתַרְעֵי, וְלָא עָאלִין לְגוֹ, וּבְהַהוּא זִמְנָא כְּתִיב וַיַּעְזְבוּ אֶת ה' וגו', עַד דַּאֲתַת דְּבוֹרָה, וּנְדִיבַת לוֹן בְּהַאי כְּמָה דִכְתִיב בִּפְרוֹעַ פְּרָעוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וגו'.

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362. Thus, it is written OF YISRAEL: "The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Yisrael" (Ibid. 7). This refers to the inhabitants of his villages, as has already been explained, AS THE ABUNDANCE OF MOCHIN OF GREATNESS FROM YESOD TO THE GREAT SEA. SINCE THEY LEFT THE COVENANT, THE MOCHIN CEASED TO FLOW UPON THEM. "The inhabitants of the villages" - MOCHIN - "ceased" from the holy covenant because they circumcised but did not uncover the corona. Thus, it is written: "Until Deborah arose, I arose a mother in Yisrael." HE ASKS: Why DOES SHE CALL HERSELF "a mother?" SHE SAID TO THEM, Because I have drawn down supernal waters from above, REFERRING TO THE MOCHIN OF THE UPPER THREE SFIROT THAT COME FROM IMA, to sustain the worlds. AND SHE CALLED HERSELF A MOTHER BECAUSE SHE REVEALED THE MOCHIN FROM IMA. "In Yisrael" is a general term INDICATING THAT SHE HAS BECOME A MOTHER TO BOTH YISRAEL above, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, and TO YISRAEL below, WHICH SIGNIFIES THE CHILDREN OF YISRAEL. IN OTHER WORDS, SHE DREW DOWN THE MOCHIN TO BOTH ZEIR ANPIN AND YISRAEL to show that the world exists only by this covenant. And the secret of all this is found in the phrase: "But the righteous one is an everlasting foundation (or: foundation of the world)" (Mishlei 10:25), WHO IS THE FOUNDATION (YESOD) UPON WHICH THE WORLD IS ESTABLISHED.

362. וְע"ד כְּתִיב, חָדְלוּ פְּרָזוֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, חָדְלוּ פְּרָזוֹן, דָּא הוּא פִּרְזוֹנוֹ דְּקָא אֲמָרָן, חָדְלוּ פְּרָזוֹן קַיָּים קַדִּישָׁא, דְּלָא אִתְפָּרְעוּן עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי דְבוֹרָה שַׁקַּמְתִּי אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, מַאי אֵם, אֶלָּא אֲנָא נְחָתִית מַיִין עִלָּאִין מֵעֵילָא, לְקַיְּימָא עָלְמִין, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל סְתָם, לְעֵילָא וְתַתָּא, לְאַחֲזָאָה, דְּעָלְמָא לָא אִתְקַיָּים, אֶלָּא עַל קְיָימָא דָא, וְרָזָא דְּכֹלָא, וְצַדִּיק יְסוֹד עוֹלָם כְּתִיב.

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363. Three emerge from one; one exists within three. It enters between the two, the two feed the one and the one feeds many aspects. Then they all become one, as it is written: "And there was evening and there was morning, one day" (Beresheet 1:5), as the evening and the morning were united as one. This is the secret of THE VERSE, "if My covenant be not day and night," because within it, YESOD - ZEIR ANPIN - AND HIS FEMALE PRINCIPLE, are one, WHICH ARE DAY AND NIGHT. THE COVENANT, WHICH IS YESOD, UNITES DAY AND NIGHT INTO ONE.

363. תְּלַת נַפְקֵי מֵחַד, חַד בִּתְלַת קַיְימָא, עָאל בֵּין תְּרֵין, תְּרֵין יַנְקִין לְחַד, חַד יָנִיק לְכַמָּה סִטְרִין, כְּדֵין כֹּלָּא חַד. הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָד, יוֹם דְּעֶרֶב וָבֹקֶר כָּלֵיל כַּחֲדָא. הַיְינוּ רָזָא דִבְרִית יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה, וּבֵיהּ כֹּלָּא חָד.

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364. Tosefta (addendum): We have learned that he who performs circumcision, but does not uncover the corona by splitting the skin, acts as if he does not perform circumcision at all. Why? Because circumcision and the uncovering of the corona are two different grades that correspond to 'Remember' and 'Keep,' the Righteous and righteousness, male and female. CIRCUMCISION IS the sign of the covenant corresponding to Joseph, NAMELY YESOD, AND THE SPLITTING OF THE SKIN IS the covenant that corresponds to Rachel, NAMELY THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE OF ZEIR ANPIN. They should be united together, YESOD AND THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE. When does one unite them? When he circumcises THE FORESKIN and uncovers the corona. He who circumcises without uncovering the corona acts as if he has created a separation BETWEEN ZEIR ANPIN AND HIS FEMALE PRINCIPLE. (End of Tosefta)

364. (תוספתא) תָּנִינָן, מָל וְלֹא פָּרַע אֶת הַמִּילָה, כְּאִילוּ לֹא מָל, בְּגִין דִּתְרֵין דַּרְגִּין אִינוּן, מִילָה וּפְרִיעָה, זָכוֹר וְשָׁמוֹר. צַדִּיק וְצֶדֶק, דְּכַר וְנוּקְבָא, אוֹת בְּרִית, דָּא יוֹסֵף, וּבְרִית דָּא רָחֵל, וְאִצְטְרִיךְ לְחַבְּרָא לוֹן, וּבַמֶּה מְחַבֵּר לוֹן, כַּד אִיהוּ גָּזִיר, וּפָרִיעַ, וּמָאן דְּגָזִיר וְלֹא פָּרִיעַ, כְּאִלּוּ עָבְדוּ בֵּינַיְיהוּ פְּרוֹדָא (עַד כָּאן תּוֹסֶפְתָּא).