Bereshit A: Chapter 43

"And Elohim created the great crocodiles"

Synopsis

This section is couched in metaphor and is highly esoteric. When the Messiah comes, the righteous will merit the meal of the Leviathan. The Leviathan symbolizes the revelation of a great Light. Reading this section helps us to merit the opportunity to be included in that spiritual feast.

Corners Creation Crocodiles Leviathan Lilit Nefesh (Soul) Soul (Nefesh)

408. "And Elohim created the great crocodiles" (Beresheet 1:21), refers to the Leviathan and its mate. THE VERSE CONTINUES "And every living creature (Heb. Nefesh) that creeps," which refers to the Nefesh of that living one that moves to all four corners of the world. HE ASKS: Who is this living one who creeps? AND REPLIES: It is Lilit.

408. וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹקִים אֶת הַתַּנִּינִים הַגְּדוֹלִים, אִלֵּין לִוְיָתָן וּבַת זוּגוֹ, וְאֶת כָּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרוֹמֶשֶׂת, דָּא נֶפֶשׁ דְּהַהִיא חַיָּה, דְּאִיהִי רוֹמֶשֶׂת לְד' סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא, וּמָאן אִיהִי חַיָּה דְּאִיהִי רוֹמֶשֶׂת, הֱוֵי אֵימָא דָּא לִילִית.

Directions Flow Leviathan Seas Ships Waters Wind

409. The next phrase: "Which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind" means the waters make them grow, THE LEVIATHAN AND ITS MATE, because the waters are unfrozen and flow in all directions when the Southern wind comes. And the ships of the seas can now pass, as it is written: "There go the ships; there is that Leviathan, whom You have made to play therein" (Tehilim 104:26).

409. אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִינֵיהֶם, דְּמַיִין מְגַדְּלִין לוֹן. דְּכַד אָתֵי סִטְרָא דְּדָרוֹם, שָׁרָאן מַיִין, וְנַגְדִין לְכָל סִטְרִין, וְאַרְבֵי יַמָּא אָזְלִין וְעָבְרִין, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר שָׁם אֳנִיּוֹת יְהַלֵּכוּן לִוְיָתָן זֶה יָצַרְתָּ לְשַׂחֶק בּוֹ.

Angels Beasts Birds Body Court Curse Heavens Thought Universe Voice Zeir Anpin

410. The verse then reads: "And every winged bird after its kind" (Beresheet 1:21), as it is written ABOUT THOSE ANGELS, "for a bird of the sky shall carry the sound, and that which has wings shall tell the matter" (Kohelet 10:20). THESE ARE THE ASPECTS OF THE ANGELS THAT COME FROM ZEIR ANPIN, WHO IS CALLED 'SOUND.' Rabbi Yosi said: They all have six wings and they never change. THEY HAVE SIX WINGS, BECAUSE THEY COME FROM ZEIR ANPIN, WHO HAS SIX SFIROT, AND THEY NEVER CHANGE THEIR IMAGE SO THEY CAN ENTER THE BODY. Thus, it is written: "After its kind." HE ASKS: What is THE MEANING OF, "after its kind"? AND ANSWERS: "After its kind" from above. THIS IS WHY THEY DO NOT CHANGE AND ENTER BODIES. They fly around and roam over the world with six flaps of their wings, WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE SIX SFIROT OF ZEIR ANPIN. They carry their observations of human behavior up TO THE CELESTIAL COURT, and it is thus written, "Do not curse the king, no, not even in your thought," (Ibid.) REFERRING TO THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE. BECAUSE THE "BIRD OF THE SKY" - - NAMELY THE ANGELS - "SHALL CARRY THE SOUND" UP TO THE HEAVENS.

410. וְאֶת כָּל עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר, כִּי עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יוֹלִיךְ אֶת הַקּוֹל וּבַעַל כְּנָפַיִם יַגִּיד דָּבָר, רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אֲמַר, כָּלְהוֹן מִשִּׁית גַּדְפִין, וְלָא מְשַׁנְיָין לְעָלְמִין, וּבְגִינֵי כָךְ כְּתִיב לְמִינֵהוּ, מַאי לְמִינֵהוּ לְזַיְינָא דִלְעֵילָא, וְאִלֵּין טָאסָן וְשָׁאטָן עָלְמָא בְּשִׁית וְחָמָאן עוֹבָדִין דִּבְנֵי נְשָׁא, וְסָלְקִין לוֹן לְעֵילָא, וְעַל דָּא כְתִיב גַּם בְּמַדָּעֲךָ מֶלֶךְ אַל תְּקַלֵּל וגו'.

Angels Beasts Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Shells (Klipot) Waters

411. Rabbi Chizkiyah said: It is written, "That creeps," ALTHOUGH it should have been WRITTEN, 'That swarms', JUST AS IT IS WRITTEN, "LET THE WATERS SWARM." HE SAID: This resembles the expression 'night creeps;' THAT IS, IT GETS DARK. So, during THE NIGHT, WHICH IS MALCHUT, "all the beasts of the forest do creep forth" (Tehilim 104:20). IN OTHER WORDS, ALL THE FORCES OF DARKNESS - WHICH ARE THE "BEASTS OF THE FOREST" - ARE DOMINANT AT NIGHT. They govern during the time when THE NIGHT, WHICH IS THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE, rules, BECAUSE MALCHUT INCLUDES ALL THAT EXISTS UNDER HER, EVEN THE KLIPOT. THE ANGELS chant without rest during the three shifts of the night, as it is written: "You that make mention of Hashem, take no rest" (Yeshayah 62:6).

411. ר' חִזְקִיָּה אֲמַר, הָרוֹמֶשֶׂת, הַשׁוֹרֶצֶת מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ, אֶלָּא כִּדְאַמְרִינָן רֶמֶשׁ לֵילְיָא וְעַל דָּא בּוֹ תִרְמוֹשׂ כָּל חַיְתוֹ יָעַר, דְּכָלְהוֹ שָׁלְטָאן בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאִיהִי שָׁלְטָא, וּפָתְחִין שִׁירָתָא בִּתְלַת סִטְרִין, דְּפַלְגוּ לֵילְיָא, וְזָמְרֵי שִׁירָתָא, וְלָא מִשְׁתַּכְּכֵי, וְעַל אִלֵּין כְּתִיב הַמַּזְכִּירִים אֶת ה' אַל דֳמִי לָכֶם.

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