The Pascal sacrifice

Synopsis

The ordinance of the Passover is to slaughter the sacrifice at twilight of the fourteenth day of Nissan as a remembrance of the Passover in Egypt. The moon becomes complete on the fifteenth day, and the sacrifice should be slaughtered at twilight of the fourteenth day because that is the time that Judgment hangs over the world. The main part of the commandment is to gain pleasure from the scent that spreads from the roasting over the fire. Only one who is circumcised can eat of it. At the time when God came to Egypt and saw the blood marked on the entrances of the houses of Yisrael, the people used hyssop to spread the blood, since hyssop removes evil spirits and any aspect of a bad odor because it arouses the supernal Redemption of Yisrael. In the time to come, God will slaughter the Evil Inclination. Because God slew all the firstborn of the Egyptians, He obligated all the firstborn of Yisrael to redeem themselves, and He guarded them against everything. Scripture says, about the sacrifice, "Neither shall you break a bone of it," because the bones were the deities of the Other Side, and the children of Yisrael threw them out in order to express their contempt for the Egyptian deities.

Aaron Congregation Egypt Moses Passover Sacrifice

186. וַיֹּאמֶר יְיָ' אֶל מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן זֹאת חֻקַּת הַפָּסַח וְגוֹ.' כ"ח פִּקּוּדָא דָּא, לְמִשְׁחַט פֶּסַח בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם, בְּי"ד בְּנִיסָן, דּוּכְרָנָא דְּהַהוּא פֶּסַח דְּמִצְרַיִם. וְדָא אִיהוּ חוֹבָתָא עַל כֹּלָּא, כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אָמֵר, וְשָׁחֲטוּ אוֹתוֹ כָּל קְהַל עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם.

Astrology Moon Passover Sacrifice

187. פֶּסַח דָּא, אִצְטְרִיךְ לְמֶהֱוֵי נָטִיר, מֵעֲשָׂרָה יוֹמִין וּלְהָלְאָה, דִּכְתִּיב בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה וְיִקְחוּ לָהֶם וְגוֹ.' מַאי טַעֲמָא. בְּגִין דְּהָא כְּדֵין שָׁרִיאַת סִיהֲרָא לְאַנְהָרָא, מֵעֲשָׂרָה יוֹמִין וּלְהָלְאָה, עַד דְּאִשְׁתְּלִים בַּחֲמֵיסָר. וְאַרְבֵּיסָר דְּלֶיהֱוִי נָכִיס, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּדִינָא תַּלְיָא עַל עָלְמָא.

Brit (Covenant) Circumcision Covenant (Brit) Fire Other Side

188. The meaning behind this is to remove the foreskin from before the Holy Covenant and to gain pleasure from the scent that spreads from the meat roasted on fire, MEANING THE MAIN PART OF THE COMMANDMENT IS TO ENJOY ITS SCENT. Its purpose is only satiation, THEN ONE DOES NOT NEED TO EAT ANYMORE. Therefore, "no uncircumcised person shall eat of it" (Ibid. 48) but one who has the Holy Covenant may eat of it. This is because he of the members of the covenant breaks the power of the Other Side, and removes the foreskin from the covenant. Therefore, it must be done by members of the covenant and not by uncircumcised ones.

188. רָזָא דָּא, לְאַעְבְּרָא זוּהֲמָא, מִקָּמֵי בְּרִית קַדִּישָׁא, וּלְאִתְהֲנָאָה בְּהַהוּא רֵיחָא דְּנָדִיף טְוִי נוּר. וְעַל דָּא לָא אַתְיָא אֶלָּא עַל שָׂבְעָא. וְעַל דָּא, וְכָל עָרֵל לֹא יֹאכַל בּוֹ. מַאן דְּאִית בֵּיהּ בְּרִית קַדִּישָׁא, יֵיכוּל בֵּיהּ. מַאן דְּלָא אִית בֵּיהּ בְּרִית קַדִּישָׁא, לָא יֵיכוּל בֵּיהּ. דְּהַאי מִבְּנֵי בְּרִית אִיהוּ לְתַבְרָא תּוּקְפָּא דְּחֵילָא אַחֲרָא, לְאַעְבְּרָא עָרְלָה מִקָּמֵי בְּרִית. בְּגִין כַּךְ, הַאי בִּבְנֵי בְּרִית אִיהוּ לְמֶעְבַּד, וְלָא בִּבְנֵי עָרְלָה.

Blood Circumcision Door Egypt Evil Hyssop Passover Redemption and Salvation

189. כַּד אָתָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְמִצְרַיִם, חָמָא דָּמָא דְּהַהוּא פֶּסַח, דַּהֲוָה רָשִׁים עַל פִּתִחָא, וְדָמָא דִּבְרִית, הֵיךְ הֲווֹ קַיְימִין עַל פִּתִחָא, דִּכְתִּיב, וּלְקַחְתֶּם אֲגֻדַּת אֵזוֹב וּטְבַלְתֶּם בַּדָּם אֲשֶׁר בַּסַּף וְהִגַּעְתֶּם וְגוֹ.' אֵזוֹבָא, הָא אוֹקִימְנָא דְּאִיהוּ מַעְבַּר רוּחִין בִּישִׁין, וְכָל סְטָר רוּחַ בִּישָׁא, מַעְבַּר בְּאִתְעָרוּתָא דִּילֵיהּ, בְּפוּרְקָנָא עִלָּאָה דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.

Congregation Egypt Evil Evil Inclination Redemption and Salvation

Blood Brit (Covenant) Circumcision Covenant (Brit) Door Lintel Passover Sacrifice

191. "The lintel and the two side posts..." They marked the letter Yud ON THE DOORPOSTS. They marked the letter Yud ON THE LINTEL to show THROUGH THEM the mark of the Holy Covenant, WHICH IS THE YUD, and the foreskin was broken before the blood of the covenant that was marked on all. And blood came upon blood, NAMELY THE BLOOD OF THE PASCAL SACRIFICE ON THE BLOOD OF THE CIRCUMCISION. When the Destroyer passed, he would see blood and distance himself from the house, as it is written, "And will not allow the Destroyer..." (Shemot 12:23)

191. עַל שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזוֹת וְעַל הַמַּשְׁקוֹף בְּהַאי רְשִׁימוּ דְּאָת יוֹ"ד, וּבְהַאי רְשִׁימוּ דְּאָת יוֹ"ד, לְאַחֲזָאָה רְשִׁימוּ דִּבְרִית קַדִּישָׁא, וְאִתְּבַּר עָרְלָה מִקָּמֵי דָּמָא דִּבְרִית, רָשִׁים עַל כֹּלָּא, וְאָתָא דָּמָא עַל דָּמָא. כַּד עָבַר הַהוּא מַשְׁחִית, הֲוָה חָמֵי דָּמָא, וְאִזְדְּקִיף מִבֵּיתָא, כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אָמֵר וְלֹא יִתֵּן הַמַּשְׁחִית וְגוֹ.'

Blood Circumcision Passover

192. HE ASKS, If the Holy One, blessed be He, Himself was killing, why is it written, "And will not allow the Destroyer," which implies that the Destroyer was doing it and not the Holy One, blessed be He. HE ANSWERS, Assuredly the Holy One, blessed be He, alone was carrying out the killing and the Destroyer was seeking to find a pretext against Yisrael TO ACCUSE THEM. As soon as he saw the breakage of the foreskin in two aspects, BY THE BLOOD OF THE PASSOVER AND THE BLOOD OF CIRCUMCISION, he would flee and leave them.

192. אִי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי קָטִיל, אֲמַאי כְּתִיב וְלֹא יִתֵּן הַמַּשְׁחִית, דְּמַשְׁמַע דְּמַשְׁחִית הֲוָה אָזִיל וְלָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. אֶלָּא וַדַּאי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא הֲוָה קָטִיל, וּמַשְׁחִית הֲוָה אָזִיל לְאַשְׁכְּחָא עִילָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, כֵּיוָן דַּהֲוָה חָמֵי הַהוּא תְּבִירוּ דְּעָרְלָה, בִּתְרֵין סִטְרִין, הֲוָה עָרַק וְאִתְפְּרַשׁ מִנַּיְיהוּ.

Other Side

193. וְעַל דְּקָטַל קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כָּל אִינּוּן בּוּכְרִין דְּהַהוּא סִטְרָא, יָהִיב בּוּכְרִין דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְפוּרְקָנָא, דְּלָא יִשְׁכַּח עָלַיְיהוּ סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא עִילָה כְּלָל, וּבְכֹלָּא נָטִיר לוֹן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כְּאַבָּא עַל בְּנִין.

Egypt Exile Passover Sacrifice Shechinah

194. "In one house shall it be eaten, you shall not take any of the meat outside, out of the house" (Shemot 12:46). This (29th) commandment is to eat the Passover with Matzot and bitter herbs. Matzot is spelled without a Vav. HE ASKS, What is MATZOT with regard to BITTER HERBS, THAT THE VERSE OBLIGATED TO EAT THEM TOGETHER? HE ANSWERS, It is only to show the exile of the Shechinah with Yisrael in their bitterness, as it is written, "And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage..." (Shemot 1:14). When the Pascal sacrifice is eaten, it shows everything that was done to them in Egypt in that exile and that bondage. THEREFORE, IT IS EATEN WITH MATZOT AND BITTER HERBS.

194. בְּבֵית אֶחָד יֵאָכֵל לֹא תוֹצִיא מִן הַבַּיִת וְגוֹ,' פִּקּוּדָא כ"ט דָּא, לְמֵיכַל הַאי פֶּסַח. עַל מַצּוֹת וּמְרוֹרִין, מַצּוֹת מַצַּת כְּתִיב. מַאי הַאי לָקֳבֵל הַאי, אֶלָּא לְאַחֲזָאָה גָּלוּתָא דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא עִמְּהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּהַהוּא מְרִירוּ דִּלְהוֹן, דִּכְתִּיב וַיְמָרֲרוּ אֶת חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבוֹדָה קָשָׁה וְגוֹ.' וְכַד אַכְלִין לְהַאי פֶּסַח, לְאַחֲזָאָה כָּל הַאי דְּעָבְדוּ לוֹן בְּמִצְרַיִם, בְּהַהוּא גָּלוּתָא וּבְהַהוּא שִׁעְבּוּדָא.

Body Bone Dogs Egypt Other Side

195. What is the meaning of, "Neither shall you break a bone of it" (Shemot 12:46)? To show contempt to it, and all the deities of Egypt because the unbroken bones were thrown out to the marketplace and dogs would come and drag them from place to place. This was the most difficult thing for them, because the bones put the body in order and resemble another side, NAMELY THEIR OTHER DEITIES. The children of Yisrael cast them out into the marketplace in contempt. Therefore, it is written, "Neither shall you break a bone of it." You must not break them, but dogs came and broke them.

195. מַה כְּתִיב וְעֶצֶם לֹא תִשְׁבְּרוּ בוֹ, לְאַחֲזָאָה בֵּיהּ קְלָנָא, וּבְכָל אִינּוּן טַעֲוָון דְּמִצְרָאֵי. דְּהָא גַּרְמִין הֲווֹ רָמָאן בְּשׁוּקָא, וְאָתוּ כַּלְבֵּי וַהֲווֹ גָּרְרֵי לוֹן מֵאֲתָר לַאֲתָר, וְדָא קַשְׁיָא לוֹן מִכֹּלָּא, דְּהָא גַּרְמֵי אִינּוּן תִּקּוּנָא דְּגוּפָא, וְדָמִי לְגַוְונָא אַחֲרָא, וְיִשְׂרָאֵל רָמָאן לוֹן בְּשׁוּקָא אוֹרַח קְלָנָא, וע"ד כְּתִיב וְעֶצֶם לֹא תִשְׁבְּרוּ בוֹ, אַתּוּן לָא תִּשְׁבְּרוּן, אֲבָל כַּלְבֵּי הֲווֹ אַתְיָין וּמְתַבְּרִין לֵיהּ.

Bone Dogs Egyptians Ground Idolatry

196. IT CAN also BE EXPLAINED, the Egyptians came afterwards and saw the dogs dragging these bones from place to place and breaking them. The Egyptians would bury them in the ground so that the dogs could not find them, which was the greatest obliteration of their idols on their side. The Holy One, blessed be He, was elevated in His glory by this. And all the other powers OF THE IDOLS were subdued. When the subjugation of the idols is from their own side, it is even more profound, NAMELY WHEN THEY BURIED BONES OF THEIR IDOLS IN THE EARTH. Therefore, it is not Yisrael that voided them, as it is written, "Neither shall you break a bone of it."

196. תּוּ, מִצְרָאֵי הֲווֹ אַתְיָין לְבָתַר, וַהֲווֹ חָמָאן אִינּוּן גַּרְמֵי דַּהֲווֹ נַטְלֵי כַּלְבֵּי מֵאֲתָר לַאֲתָר, וּמַדְקָן לוֹן, וַהֲווֹ מִצְרָאֵי טָמְנֵי לוֹן גּוֹ עַפְרָא, בְּגִין כַּלְבֵּי דְּלָא יִשְׁכְּחוּן לוֹן, וְדָא אִיהוּ בִּטּוּלָה דְּעַכּוּ"ם, יַתִּיר, מִסִּטְרָא דִּלְהוֹן. וּבְדָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִסְתְּלַק בִּיקָרֵיהּ, וְאִתְכַּפְיָין כָּל חֵילִין אַחֲרָנִין, דְּהָא כְּדֵין אִתְכַּפְיָין יַתִּיר, כַּד בָּטִילוּ אִשְׁתְּכַח מִסִּטְרָא דִּלְהוֹן, וְע"ד יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא מְבַטְּלֵי לוֹן, דִּכְתִּיב וְעֶצֶם לֹא תִשְׁבְּרוּ בוֹ.