Bereshit A
Door Flesh Flood Flow Rivers Sin Soul, The Tree Tree of Life Zeir Anpin

477. "And Hashem said: 'My spirit shall not always strive on account of man, for that he also is flesh'" (Beresheet 6:3). Rabbi Acha said: At that time, BEFORE THE FLOOD, this river, which originates and flows out of Eden - WHICH IS BINAH - produced a Supernal Spirit from the Tree of Life. THIS IS ZEIR ANPIN. It poured this into the tree, WHICH IS THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE, and from it flowed spirits of life into the bodies of people, WHO LIVED a very long time until their sins reached the supernal world and stood by the door AT WHICH SIN CROUCHES. The Supernal Spirit FROM BINAH departed from the tree - WHICH IS THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE, at the instant when souls soared into people. Hence, it was written: "My spirit" - FROM BINAH - "will not strive with man forever (lit. 'for the world')," to give MY SPIRIT to the world when souls fly FROM THE MALE AND FEMALE PRINCIPLES to people.

477. וַיֹּאמֶר ה' לֹא יָדוֹן רוּחִי בָּאָדָם לְעוֹלָם בְּשַׁגָּם הוּא בָּשָׂר וגו' רַבִּי אַחָא אֲמַר, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא, הֲוָה הַהוּא נַהֲרָא דְּנָגֵיד וְנָפֵיק, אַפֵּיק רוּחָא עִלָאָה מֵאִילָנָא דְחַיֵּי, וַאֲרֵיק בְּאִילָנָא דְּשַׁרְיָיא בֵּיהּ מוֹתָא, וְאִתְמַשְׁכָן רוּחִין בְּגַוַויְיהוּ דִּבְנֵי נְשָׁא, יוֹמִין סַגִּיאִין, עַד דְּסָלְקוּ בִּישִׁין, וְאִתְעַתְּדוּ לַפֶּתַח. כְּדֵין אִסְתַּלַּק רוּחָא עִלָּאָה, מֵהַהוּא אִילָנָא, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דִּפְרַח נִשְׁמְתִין בִּבְנֵי נְשָׁא, הה"ד לֹא יָדוֹן רוּחִי בָּאָדָם לְעוֹלָם, לְמֵיהַב לְעוֹלָם בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּפָרְחוּ נִשְׁמְתִין בִּבְנֵי נְשָׁא.

Angel of Death Angels Astrology Flesh Freedom Garden of Eden Moon Moses Tablets Torah Tree Tree of Life Year

478. In the verse: "For that (Heb. beshagam) he also is flesh," Rabbi Elazar claims that Beshagam refers to Moses, BECAUSE BESHAGAN HAS THE SAME NUMERICAL VALUE AS MOSES, who shines on the moon. Because of that force, people can live in this world a long time. The phrase: "And his days shall be a hundred and twenty years" (Beresheet 6:3) alludes to Moses, WHO LIVED FOR 120 YEARS. Through him, the Torah was given. AT THE TIME THE TORAH WAS GIVEN, he bestowed life upon people from the Tree of Life, AND HE LEFT THE GARDEN OF EDEN CLOTHED IN THAT TREE OF LIFE THAT IS BINAH. Had Yisrael not sinned, this situation would have continued. THEY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED LIFE FROM THE TREE OF LIFE AND WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO DIE. Thus, the text says, "Engraved (Heb. charut) upon the tablets" (Shemot 32:16), WHICH MEANS freedom (Heb. cherut) from the Angel of Death, because the Tree of Life was drawn down. AND THROUGH IT COMES ETERNAL LIFE.

478. בְּשַׁגָּם הוּא בָּשָׂר, רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אֲמַר, בְּשַׁגָּם, דָּא מֹשֶׁה, דְּאִיהוּ נָהֵיר לְסִיהֲרָא, וּמְחֵילָא דָא, קַיָּימִין בְּנֵי נְשָׁא בְּעָלְמָא יוֹמִין סַגִּיאִין. וְהָיוּ יָמָיו מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה, רָמַז לְמֹשֶׁה דְּעַל יְדֵיהּ תּוֹרָה אִתְיְהִיבַת, וּכְדֵין יָרֵיק חַיִּין לִבְנֵי נְשָׁא מֵהַהוּא אִילָנָא דְחַיִּין וְכָךְ הֲוָה, אִלְמָלֵא דְּחָבוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל, הה"ד חָרוּת עַל הַלֻּחוֹת חֵרוּת מִמַּלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת. דְּהָא אִילָנָא דְחַיֵּי הֲוָה מָשֵׁיךְ לְתַתָּא.

Angel of Death Angels Astrology Body Flesh Freedom Moon Moses Sun Torah Zeir Anpin

479. Hence, THE TEXT READS "For that (Heb. beshagam) he also is flesh" because Beshagam is flesh - NAMELY MOSES, WHO IS CLOTHED IN THE FLESH OF THE BODY, because upon him rests the spirit of eternal life. Beshagam, WHO IS MOSES, is connected to the upper and lower worlds. THE UPPER ZEIR ANPIN IS ALSO CALLED 'MOSES.' THEREFORE, THE PHRASE IS SPECIFIC: "FOR THAT (BESHAGAM) HE ALSO IS FLESH." IT INDICATES THAT IT REFERS TO MOSES OF THE LOWER WORLD, WHO IS CLOTHED IN FLESH AND THROUGH WHOM THE GIVING OF THE TORAH BESTOWS FREEDOM FROM THE ANGEL OF DEATH. Hence, we learn that Moses did not die. He was taken from this world TO THE UPPER WORLD OF ZEIR ANPIN, from where he shines upon the moon, WHICH IS THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE. Even though it disappears from the world, the sun does not die AND IS NOT CANCELED. Instead, it now shines upon the moon. Similarly, Moses LEFT THE LOWER WORLD AND NOW SHINES UPON THE MOON IN THE UPPER WORLD.

479. וְעַל דָּא, בְּשַׁגָּם דְּאִיהוּ בָּשָׂר, קַיָּימָא מִלָּה לַאֲרָקָא רוּחָא דְחַיֵּי, בְּשַׁגָּם אָחֵיד לְתַתָּא, אָחֵיד לְעֵילָא, וְעַל דָּא תָּנִינָן, מֹשֶׁה לָא מִית אֶלָּא אִתְכְּנֵישׁ מֵעָלְמָא, וַהֲוָה נָהֵיר לְסִיהֲרָא, דְּהָא שִׁמְשָׁא אַף עַל גָּב דְּאִתְכְּנֵשׁ מֵעָלְמָא, לָא מִית אֶלָּא עָאל וְאַנְהֵיר לְסִיהֲרָא, כָּךְ מֹשֶׁה.

Body Flesh

480. Another explanation of THE VERSE: "For that he also is flesh" maintains that when the spirit of life resides within the body of people for a long time, this spirit becomes like flesh, LIKE THE BODY, to be drawn after THE PLEASURES OF the body and be involved only with worldly affairs.

480. דָּבָר אֲחֵר. בְּשַׁגָּם הוּא בָּשָׂר, בִּמְשִׁיכוּ דְרוּחָא בִּבְנֵי נְשָׁא, זִמְנָא רַבָּה אִתְהַדַּר לְמֶהֱוֵי בָּשָׂר לְאִתְמַשְׁכָא בָּתַר גּוּפָא, וּלְאִשְׁתַּדָלָא בְּעוֹבָדִין דְּהַאי עָלְמָא.

Destruction Earth Noah Righteous Seth Spears Sword

481. Rabbi Yitzchak said that all those generations, which originated with AND CAME FROM Seth, were pious and righteous. Subsequently, as they spread and multiplied, they learned earthly skills of destruction with swords and spears, THAT IS, THEY LIVED UPON THEIR SWORD. This went on until Noah came. He improved the world for them and taught them to cultivate the land. When Noah first came, they did not sow and reap. THEY LIVED BY THEIR SWORDS and later, they depended on AGRICULTURE. THIS IS WHAT IS MEANT BY THE VERSE: "WHILE THE EARTH REMAINS..." (BERESHEET 8:22), BECAUSE THEN THE ART OF SOWING AND HARVESTING WAS PRACTICED.

481. אֲמַר ר' יִצְחָק, כָּל דָּרִין דְּאִשְׁתַּכְלָלוּ מִשֵּׁת, כָּלְהוֹ צַדִּיקֵי וַחֲסִידֵי לְבָתַר אִתְפַּשְׁטוּ וְאוֹלִידוּ וְאוֹלִיפוּ אוּמְנוּתָא דְעָלְמָא, לְשֵׁצָאָה בְּרוֹמְחִין וּסְיָיפִין, עַד דַּאֲתָא נֹחַ, וְאַתְקֵין לוֹן תִּקּוּנָא דְעָלְמָא, וּלְמִפְלַח וּלְאַתְקָנָא אַרְעָא, דְּהָא בְּקַדְמֵיתָא לָא הֲווֹ זָרְעִין וְחָצְדִין, לְבָתַר אִצְטְרִיכוּ לְהַאי.

Correction Death Death and the Afterlife Earth Face Tree

482. Rabbi Elazar said that in the future, the Holy One, blessed be He, will correct the world and transform the spirit of life in people so that they live forever. About this, it is written: "For as the days of a tree shall the days of My people be" (Yeshayah 65:22), and "He will destroy death forever; and Hashem Elohim will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the insult of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for Hashem has spoken it" (Yeshayah 25:8).

482. ר' אֶלְעָזָר אֲמַר, זַמִין קָדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְתַקָּנָא עָלְמָא, וּלְאַתְקָנָא רוּחָא בִּבְנֵי נְשָׁא, בְּגִין דְּיוֹרְכוּן יוֹמִין לְעָלְמִין, הה"ד כִּי כִּימֵי הָעֵץ יְמֵי עַמִּי וגו'. וּכְתִיב וּבִּלַּע הַמָּוֶת לָנֶצַח, וּמָחָה ה' אֱלֹקִים דִּמְעָה מֵעַל כָּל פָּנִים וְחֶרְפַּת עַמּוֹ יָסִיר מֵעַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ, כִּי ה' דִּבֵּר.