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Earth Holy Name Lips Meal offering Meals Merit Torah World to Come, The

145. "Also on the day of the firstfruits, when you bring a new meal offering to Hashem, in your feast of weeks, you shall have a holy gathering" (Bemidbar 28:26). Rabbi Shimon opened with, "Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy at the presence of Hashem, because He comes to judge the earth" (I Divrei Hayamim 16:33). Happy is the lot of those who are occupied in the Torah day and night, who know the ways of the Holy One, blessed be He, and join with His name. Woe to those who are not occupied with the Torah, who have no portion in the Holy Name, and do not join it, neither in this world nor in the World to Come. For whoever merits THE TORAH in this world merits IT in the World to Come, as we have so learned that, "causing the sleepers' lips to murmur" (Shir Hashirim 7:10), even when they are in that world, their lips murmur their Torah, FROM THEIR MERIT IN THIS WORLD.

145. וּבְיוֹם הַבִּכּוּרִים בְּהַקְרִיבְכֶם מִנְחָה חֲדָשָׁה לַיְיָ' בְּשָׁבוּעוֹתֵיכֶם מִקְרָא קֹדֶשׁ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם וְגוֹ.' ר"ש פָּתַח, אָז יְרַנְּנוּ עֲצֵי הַיָּעַר מִלִּפְנֵי יְיָ' כִּי בָא לִשְׁפּוֹט אֶת הָאָרֶץ. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהוֹן דְּאִינּוּן דְּמִשְׁתַּדְּלֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא יְמָמָא וְלֵילֵי, דְּיַדְעִין אָרְחוֹי דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְאִתְאַחֲדָן בִּשְׁמֵיהּ. וַוי לְאִינּוּן דְּלָא מִשְׁתַּדְּלֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּהָא לֵית לוֹן חוּלָקָא בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְלָא אִתְאַחֲדָן בֵּיהּ, לָא בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, וְלָא בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. מַאן דְּזָכֵי בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, זָכֵי בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. דְּהָכִי תָּנֵינָן, דּוֹבֵב שִׂפְתֵי יְשֵׁנִים, אע"ג דְּאִינּוּן בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא, שִׂפְוָותַיְיהוּ מְרַחְשָׁן תַּמָּן אוֹרַיְיתָא.

Bread Earth Heaven Judgment Omer Peace Rain Sacrifice Zeir Anpin

146. Come and see, until now, THAT IS, ON PESACH, Yisrael sacrificed the corn of the earth, NAMELY THE OMER, the corn of the earth indeed, WHICH IS THE ILLUMINATION OF MALCHUT CALLED EARTH. They were occupied with it, and connected to that bond. And even when it is Judgment, Judgment is in it in peace. And they offered barley since it is the first among all kinds of corn, and one should sacrifice the first, and not of those that are late, since the first attachment of Yisrael to the Holy One, blessed be He, lies here. The Holy One, blessed be He, said, 'I give you in the desert out of that place called heaven, ZEIR ANPIN, as it is written, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you" (Shemot 16:4), while you offer barley before Me, WHICH IS THE ASPECT OF MALCHUT.'

146. ת"ח, עַד הַשְׁתָּא אַקְרִיבוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּבוּאַת הָאָרֶץ, תְּבוּאַת הָאָרֶץ וַדַּאי. וְאִתְעַסְּקוּ בֵּיהּ, וְאִתְקַשָּׁרוּ בְּהַהוּא קִשּׁוּרָא. ואע"ג דְּדִינָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, דִּינָא בִּשְׁלָמָא אִשְׁתְּכַח בֵּיהּ. וְאַקְרִיבוּ שְׂעוֹרִים, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ קַדְמָאָה מִכָּל שְׁאָר תְּבוּאָה, וּמִן קַדְמָאָה מִתְקָרְבָא, וְלָא מֵהַהוּא דְּמִתְאָחֵר, דְּהָא אֲחִידוּ קַדְמָאָה, דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אִתְאֲחָדוּ בֵּיהּ בְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, הָכָא הוּא. אָמַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אֲנָא יָהַבִית לְכוּ מָן בְּמַדְבְּרָא, מֵהַהוּא אֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי שָׁמַיִם, דִּכְתִּיב הִנְנִי מַמְטִיר לָכֶם לֶחֶם מִן הַשָּׁמָיִם, וְאַתּוּן מְקָרְבִין קַמַּאי שְׂעוֹרִים.

Congregation Crowns Meals Torah Women

147. The secret of this is, "This is the Torah of jealousies" (Bemidbar 5:29), spelled without Vav. It is a warning for women not to go aside to another instead of their husbands. Otherwise, barley meal is ready to be offered. From one thing we deduce another. Happy is the portion of Yisrael, since the Congregation of Yisrael is never false to the Holy King. The Congregation of Yisrael wonders AND SAYS, COULD IT BE THAT "a wife goes aside to another instead of her husband" (Ibid.), and because of that, the punishment of that woman WHO COMMITTED ADULTERY AGAINST HER HUSBAND comes from her place. Her place is that of which it is written, "who can find a woman of worth? For her price is far above rubies" (Mishlei 31:10), and "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband" (Mishlei 12:4).

147. וְרָזָא דְּמִלָּה, זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַקְּנָאֹת, חָסֵר. אַזְהֲרוּתָא לְנָשֵׁי עָלְמָא, דְּלָא יִשְׂטוּן תְּחוֹת בַּעֲלֵיהוֹן. וְאִי לָאו, קֶמַח שְׂעוֹרִים זְמִינָא לְקָרְבָא. וּמִמִּלָה חֲדָא, אִשְׁתְּמוֹדָע מִלָּה אָחֳרָא. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּהָא כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא שַׁקְרַת בְּמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא לְעָלְמִין. כ"י תַּוָּוהַת, אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׂטֶה אִשָּׁה תַּחַת אִישָׁהּ, בְּגִין כַּךְ דִּינָא דְּהַאי אִתְּתָא מֵאַתְרָהָא קָא אַתְיָיא. וּמַאן הוּא אַתְרָהָא הַהוּא דִּכְתִּיב בָּהּ אֵשֶׁת חַיִל מִי יִמְצָא וְרָחוֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָהּ. אֵשֶׁת חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעֲלָהּ.

Brit (Covenant) Congregation Covenant (Brit) Ground Jealousy Meal offering Meals Omer Pinchas Thirteen Women

148. The barley meal that woman offers is called a meal offering of jealousy, spelled without Vav, since the Congregation of Yisrael, MALCHUT, is so called, AS THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BARLEY MEAL IS IN HER, AND SHE THEREFORE PUNISHES HER. Hence it is written of Pinchas, "because he was zealous for his Elohim" (Bemidbar 25:13), for jealousy, MALCHUT, is attached here, for jealousy, MALCHUT, is aroused to PUNISH whoever is false to the covenant. Hence IT WAS SAID that zealous people have a right to strike him. Come and see, this Omer of barley meal, once at the meal and ground, one tenth is taken away, sifted through thirteen sieves.

148. וְהַהוּא קֶמַח שְׂעוֹרִים, דְּאַיְיתִית הַהִיא אִתְּתָא, מִנְחַת קְנָאֹת אִתְקְרֵי, חָסֵר, כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הָכִי אִקְרֵי. וְעַל דָּא, בְּפִנְחָס כְּתִיב, תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר קִנֵּא לֵאלֹהָיו, דְּקִנְאָה הָכָא אִתְאֲחָד, דְּמַאן דִּמְשַׁקֵּר בְּהַאי בְּרִית, קִנְאָה אִתְּעָרַת עָלֵיהּ, וְעַל דָּא קַנָּאִין פּוֹגְעִין בּוֹ. תָּא חֲזֵי, קֶמַח שְׂעוֹרִים, הַאי עוֹמֶר, דְּכֵיוָן דַּהֲוָה מָטָא לְרֵיחַיִּן דִּגְרוּסוֹת, מְפִיקִין מִנֵּיהּ עִשָּׂרוֹן מְנוּפֶּה בי"ג נָפָה.