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Congregation Earth Heart Heavens Horeb Moses Torah

1. "Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth" (Devarim 32:1). Rabbi Yehuda opened with, "I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had turned away, and was gone...I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer" (Shir Hashirim 5:6). Before that it is written, "I sleep, but my heart wakes..." (Ibid. 2). "I sleep," says the Congregation of Yisrael, "I sleep" away from the commandments of the Torah when I traveled the wilderness; "but my heart wakes" to bring them to the land of Yisrael to legislate laws for them. For all the commandments of the Torah are present in the land of Yisrael. "hark, my beloved is knocking" (Ibid.) refers to Moses, who reproved Yisrael with many arguments and quarrels, as it is written, "These are the words..." (Devarim 1:1), "You have been rebellious" (Devarim 9:24), and, "Also in Horeb you provoked..." (Ibid. 8). This is the meaning of, "knocking."

1. הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי פִי, רִבִּי יְהוּדָה פָּתַח, פָּתַחְתִּי אֲנִי לְדוֹדִי וְדוֹדִי חָמַק עָבָר וְגוֹ,' בִּקַּשְׁתִּיהוּ וְלֺֹא מְצָאתִיהוּ קְרָאתִיו וְלָא עָנָנִי. מַה כְּתִיב לְעֵילָּא. אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה וְלִבִּי עֵר וְגוֹ.' אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה, אָמְרָה כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה, מִפִּקּוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, בְּזִמְנָא דַּאֲזִילְנָא בְּמַדְבְּרָא. וְלִבִּי עֵר, לְאַעֲלָא לְאַרְעָא, לְמֶעְבַּד לְהוּ נִימוּסִין דְּהָא כָּל פִּקּוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא בְּאַרְעָא מִשְׁתַּכְּחִין. קוֹל דּוֹדִי דוֹפֵק, דָּא מֺשֶׁה. דְּאוֹכַח לְהוּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכַמָּה וִיכּוּחִין, בְּכַמָּה קְטָטִין. דִּכְתִּיב, אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים וְגוֹ,' מַמְרִים הֱיִיתֶם וְגוֹ.' וּבְחוֹרֵב הִקְצַפְתֶּם וְגוֹ.' הה"ד דוֹפֵק.

Love Moses

2. Though Moses reproved Yisrael, all his words were with love, as it is written, "For you are a holy people to Hashem your Elohim. Hashem your Elohim has chosen you to be a special people to Himself..." (Devarim 7:6), "You are the children of Hashem your Elohim" (Devarim 14:1), "But you that did cleave" (Devarim 4:4). Therefore, "obey the voice of Hashem your Elohim" (Devarim 27:10), "because Hashem loved you" (Devarim 7:8). This is the meaning of, "Open to me, my sister, my love" (Shir Hashirim 5:2), SPOKEN AFFECTIONATELY.

2. ועכ"ד דְּמֺשֶׁה אוֹכַח לְהוֹ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בִּרְחִימוּתָא הֲווֹ כָּל מִלּוֹי, דִּכְתִּיב כִּי עַם קָדוֹשׁ אַתָּה לַיְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ. וּבְךָ בָּחַר יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְעָם וְגוֹ' בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיְיָ' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְאַתֶּם הַדְּבֵקִים בַּיְיָ.' וְעַל דָּא וְשָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ. כִּי מֵאַהֲבַת יְיָ' אֶתְכֶם. הה"ד פִּתְחִי לִי אֲחוֹתִי רַעְיָתִי.

Miracle Moses Prophets Torah

3. It is written, "I rose up to open to my beloved" (Ibid. 4). Yisrael said, while we were ready to enter the land of Yisrael and accept the commandments of the Torah through Moses, it is written, "but my beloved had turned away, and was gone," as it is written, "So Moses the servant of Hashem died there" (Devarim 34:5). "I sought him, but I could not find him," as it is written, "And there arose not a prophet since in Yisrael like Moses" (Ibid. 10). "I called him, but he gave me no answer," since there was no generation like the generation of Moses that the Holy One, blessed be He, obeyed their voices and performed miracles and made laws for them, as He did through him.

3. מַה כְּתִיב. קַמְתִּי אֲנִי לִפְתּוֹחַ לְדוֹדִי, אָמְרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעוֹד דַּהֲוֵינָן זְמִינִין לְמֵיעַל לְאַרְעָא, וּלְקַבְּלָא אִינּוּן פִּקּוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, עַל יְדוֹי דְּמֺשֶׁה, מַה כְּתִיב. וְדוֹדִי חָמַק עָבָר, דִּכְתִּיב, וַיָּמָת שָׁם מֺשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְיָ.' בִּקַּשְׁתִּיהוּ וְלֺֹא מְצָאתִיהוּ, דִּכְתִּיב וְלֺֹא קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֺשֶׁה. קְרָאתִיו וְלֺֹא עָנָנִי, דְּלָא הֲוָה דָּרָא כְּדָרָא דְּמֺשֶׁה, דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא שָׁמַע לְקַלֵיהוֹן, וְעָבֵד לְהוּ נִסִּין וְנִימוּסִין, כְּמָה דְּעָבֵד עַל יְדוֹי.

Angels Joshua Moses

4. Rabbi Yitzchak said, "I rose up to open to my beloved" refers to the Holy One, blessed be He, during the life of Moses, who refused all his days to be guided by an angel or messenger, as it is written, "If Your presence go not with me..." (Shemot 33:15). Blessed is the portion of Moses that the Holy One, blessed be He, approved of his desire. "But my beloved had turned away, and was gone," during the life of Joshua, as it is written, "No, but I am captain of the host of Hashem" (Yehoshua 5:14).

4. ר' יִצְחָק אָמַר, קַמְתִּי אֲנִי לִפְתּוֹחַ לְדוֹדִי, דָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּיוֹמוֹי דְּמֺשֶׁה, דְּכָל יוֹמוֹי לָא בָּעָא דְּמַלְאָכָא וּשְׁלִיחָא לְדַבְּרָא עִמֵּיהּ, דִּכְתִּיב אִם אֵין פָּנֶיךָ הוֹלְכִים וְגוֹ.' זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ דְּמֺשֶׁה, דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִסְתְּכַם לִרְעוּתֵיהּ. וְדוֹדִי חָמַק עָבָר, בְּיוֹמוֹי דִּיהוֹשֻׁעַ, דִּכְתִּיב, לֺֹא כִּי אֲנִי שַׂר צְבָא יְיָ.'

Angels Earth Face Joshua Moses

5. Come and see, Moses used to hear the holy sound of the supernal King yet did not tremble, nor did he tremble before an angel, whom he did not wish TO ACCEPT. After he died, it is written, "And he said, No, but I am captain of the host of Hashem...And Joshua fell on his face to the earth." "I am now come" (Ibid.), during the days of Moses your master, yet I was not accepted. At that time, Yisrael recognized the value of Moses. At that time Yisrael sought the Holy One, blessed be He, but He was not as available as during Moses' lifetime. This is the meaning of, "I sought him, but I could not find him..."

5. ת"ח, מֺשֶׁה הֲוָה שָׁמַע קָלָא קַדִּישָׁא דְּמַלְכָּא עִלָּאָה, וְלָא אִזְדַּעְזָע, וכ"ש מַלְאָכָא, דְּלָא בָּעָא. בָּתַר דְּשָׁכִיב מַה כְּתִיב. וַיֺּאמֶר לֺֹא כִּי אֲנִי שַׂר צְבָא יְיָ.' וּכְתִיב וַיִּפּוֹל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל פָּנָיו אַרְצָה. עַתָּה בָאתִי, בְּיוֹמוֹי דְּמֺשֶׁה רַבָּךְ אֲתֵינָא, וְלָא קִבְּלָּנִי. בֵּיהּ שַׁעֲתָא, יָדְעוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁבָחָא דְּמֺשֶׁה. בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא בָּעוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְלָא אִזְדְּמַן לְהוּ הָכִי כְּיוֹמוֹי דְּמֺשֶׁה, הה"ד בִּקַּשְׁתִּיהוּ וְלֺֹא מְצָאתִיהוּ וְגוֹ.'

Earth Heavens Isaiah Moses Prophets

6. הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה, רִבִּי חִיָּיא אָמַר, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ דְּמֺשֶׁה, יַתִּיר מִכָּל נְבִיאֵי עָלְמָא. ת"ח, כְּתִיב שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְהַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ כִּי יְיָ' דִּבֵּר. שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם, יְשַׁעְיָה דַּהֲוָה יַתִּיר רְחִיקָא מִמַּלְכָּא, כְּתִיב שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם. מֺשֶׁה דַּהֲוָה יַתִּיר קָרִיב לְמַלְכָּא, כְּתִיב הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם.

Earth Fear Head Heavens Hebrew Letters Isaiah Moses Prosecution Tetragrammaton Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH)

7. We learned that when Isaiah said, "Hear, heavens, and give ear, earth," many prosecutors came to break his head. A voice resounded, saying, Who is that who wishes to shake worlds! Then he opened with the words, It is not I nor is it mine, but, "Hashem has spoken" and not I. Of Moses it is written, "Give ear, O (lit. 'the') heavens, and I will speak," I and no other. "I will speak" without fear, "and hear O (lit. 'the'), earth, the words of my mouth" and not anybody else's. Blessed is his portion. Rabbi Aba said, In the engraved letters of Rabbi Elazar HE SAID, In "Give (spelled with Vav) ear, the (Heb. Hei) heavens, and (Heb. Vav) I will speak; and hear, the (Heb. Hei) earth" the holy, supernal Name is alluded to, NAMELY YUD HEI VAV HEI.

7. תָּאנָא, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּאָמַר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְהַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ. כַּמָה גַּרְדִּינֵי טְהִירִין אִזְדְּמָנוּ לְתַּבְרָא רֵישֵׁיהּ, נָפְקָא קָלָא וְאָמַר, מַאן הוּא דֵּין דְּבָעֵי לְאַרְעֲשָׁא עָלְמִין, עַד דְּפָתַח וְאָמַר, לָאו אֲנָא, וְלָאו דִּידִי, אֶלָּא כִּי יְיָ' דִּבֵּר, וְלָא אֲנָא. בְּמֺשֶׁה מַה כְּתִיב. הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה, אֲנָא וְלָא אַחֲרָא. וַאֲדַבֵּרָה בְּלָא דְּחִילוּ. וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי פִי, וְלָא מֵאַחֲרָא. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ. א"ר אַבָּא, בְּאַתְוָון גְּלִיפָן דר' אֶלְעָזָר, הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ, הָכָא אִתְרְמִיז שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא עִלָּאָה.

Earth Fear Heavens Isaiah Moses Punishment Zeir Anpin

8. Rabbi Yosi said, Another difference between Moses and Isaiah is that Moses said, "Hear, the heavens" WITH THE DEFINITE ARTICLE, "the heavens," namely the supernal heavens, those known to be called the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. "and hear, the earth" is the supernal earth, the one known to be the land of the living, NAMELY MALCHUT. In Isaiah it is written, "Hear, heavens," instead of "the heavens," because these are the lower heavens and earth. Nevertheless, they wanted to punish him until he said, "for Hashem has spoken" and not I. Moses spoke much more, as it is written, "Give ear, the heavens, and I will speak; and hear, the earth, the words of my mouth," WHO ARE ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT. HE DID NOT FEAR, AND NONE WANTED TO PUNISH HIM.

8. ר' יוֹסֵי אָמַר, תּוּ מַה בֵּין מֺשֶׁה לִישַׁעְיָהוּ. מֺשֶׁה אָמַר הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם, הַשָּׁמַיִם, שָׁמַיִם עִלָּאִין, אִינּוּן דְּאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָן, דְּאִקְרוּן שְׁמָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ, אֶרֶץ עִלָּאָה, הַהִיא דְּאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָא, וְאִיהִי אֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים. בִּישַׁעְיָה כְּתִיב, שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְלָא הַשָּׁמַיִם. הַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ, וְלָא הָאָרֶץ. וְאִינּוּן שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ תַּתָּאִין. וְעִם כָּל דָּא, בָּעוּ לְאַעְנְשָׁא לֵיהּ, עַד דְּאָמַר כִּי יְיָ' דִּבֵּר, וְלֺֹא אֲנָא. וּמֺשֶׁה אָמַר כּוּלֵי הַאי, דִּכְתִּיב הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי פִי.

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9. Rabbi Yitzchak opened with, "Like the apple tree..." (Shir Hashirim 2:3). Happy is the portion of Yisrael more than all the idolatrous nations, because all the other nations were handed to appointed ministers to control them. As for holy Yisrael, happy is their portion in this world and in the World to Come that the Holy One, blessed be He, gave them neither to an angel nor to another ruler, but took them for His own portion. This is the meaning of, "For Hashem's portion is His people" (Devarim 32:9), and, "For Hashem has chosen Jacob to Himself" (Tehilim 135:4). "Like the apple tree among the trees of the wood:" just as the apple tree is different in color from all the other trees in the field, so is the Holy One, blessed be He, separated and marked above all higher and lower legions. Hence His name is Hashem Tzva'ot, WHICH MEANS He is a sign (Heb. ot) throughout the celestial army (Heb. tzava).

9. רִבִּי יִצְחָק פָּתַח, כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר וְגוֹ.' זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מִכָּל עַמִּין עכו"ם, דְּהָא כָּל שְׁאַר עַמִּין אִתְיְהִיבוּ לְרַבְרְבָן מְמָנָן, בְּשֻׁלְטָנוּתָא עָלַיְיהוּ. וְיִשְׂרָאֵל קַדִּישִׁין, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵהוֹן בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, דְּלָא יָהַב לוֹן קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לָא לְמַלְאָכָא, וְלָא לְשָׁלִיטָא אַחֲרָא, אֶלָּא הוּא אָחִיד לוֹן לְחוּלָקֵיהּ, הה"ד כִּי חֵלֶק יְיָ' עַמּוֹ. וּכְתִיב, כִּי יַעֲקֺב בָּחַר לוֹ יָהּ. כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר, מַה תַּפּוּחַ מִתְפָּרְשָׁא בִּגְוָונוֹי, עַל כָּל שְׁאַר אִילָנֵי חַקְלָא, כַּךְ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא מִתְפְּרַשׁ וְאִתְרְשִׁים עַל כָּל חֵילִין עִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין, בג"כ יְיָ' צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ, אוֹת הוּא בְּכָל חֵילָא דִּלְעֵילָּא.

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10. ת"ח, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כְּתַפּוּחַ, דְּאִית בֵּיהּ תְּלַת גַּוְונִין. כ"י כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּה מַאן שׁוֹשַׁנָה. א"ר אַבָּא, שׁוֹשַׁנָה סְתָם, שׁוֹשַׁנָה דְּאִתְכְּלִילַת בְּשִׁית טַרְפֵּי, שׁוֹשַׁנָה דָּא גְּוָונֵיהּ חִוָּור וְסוּמָק. וְכֺלָּא הוּא תְּרֵין גְּוָונֵי, סוּמָק וְחִוָּור, הָכִי כ"י.