Idra Raba: Chapter 27

The hair of the head of Zeir Anpin

Synopsis

We learn about the thousands of locks of black hair on the head of Zeir Anpin, that are entangled together and are strong, some soft and some hard. They hang in curls because they flow from great springs of the three divisions of the brains. Right and left, light and darkness, mercy and judgment all depend on these curls. Where the hairs part, 613 paths separate and divide into the ways of the Torah commandments.

Hair Head Lock Ten Torah Zeir Anpin

193. We have learned that in the skull of the head OF ZEIR ANPIN, thousands of thousands of ten thousands and ten thousands of ten thousands locks of black hair hang and are entangled one in the other. They blend into one another and there is no accounting of these strands that are attached to each individual lock OF HAIR, BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH pure and defiled. From here are attached reasons and explanations of the Torah relating to defilement and purity, in all these aspects that are clean and all the aspects that are unclean.

193. תָּאנָא, בְּגוּלְגַּלְתָּא דְּרֵישָׁא, תַּלְיָין אֲלַף אַלְפֵי רִבּוֹא וְרִבּוֹא רִבְּבָן קוֹצֵי דְּשַׂעְרֵי אוּכָמָן, וּמִסְתַּבְּכִין דָּא בְּדָא, וּמִתְעָרְבִין דָּא בְּדָא. וְלֵית חוּשְׁבָּנָא לְנִימִין דְּכָל קוֹצָא וְקוֹצָא, דַּאֲחִידָן בֵּיהּ דַּכְיָין וּמְסַאֲבָן. וּמִכָּאן אִתְאַחֲדָן טַעֲמֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, בְּדַכְיָא בִּמְסָאֲבָא. בְּכָל אִינּוּן סִטְרִין דְּאִינּוּן דַּכְיָין, בְכָל אִינּוּן סִטְרִין דְּאִינּוּן מִסְאָבָן.

Hair Lock Zeir Anpin

194. The HAIR locks are situated ON THE SKULL OF ZEIR ANPIN, are entangled ONE IN THE OTHER and ARE strong. Some are soft and some are coarse. In each individual lock are situated wavy strands OF HAIR, glowing and hanging like strong mighty man victorious in battles, in a nice arrangements, a beautiful mighty arrangement. They are great and strong, as it is written: "Excellent as the cedars" (Shir Hashirim 5:15).

194. יַתְבִין קוֹצֵי מִסְתַּבְּכִין וְתַקִיפִין. מִנְּהוֹן שְׁעִיעִין, וּמִנְהוֹן תַּקִּיפִין. וּבְכָל קוֹצָא וְקוֹצָא, יַתְבִין נִימִין תִּלִין עַל תִּלִין. מִתְלַהֲטָן וְתַּלְיָין כְּגִיבָּר תַּקִּיף, מָארֵי נַצַח קְרָבִין. בְּתִקּוּנָא יָאֶה בְּתִקּוּנָא שַׁפִּירָא תַּקִּיפָא. רַבְרְבִין וְתַקִיפִין. הִה"ד בָּחוּר כָּאֲרָזִים.

Chambers Fifty Flow Form Hair Lock Zeir Anpin

195. The hair locks are shaped and hang in wavy curls from one side to the other side of the skull. This is what is written: "His locks are wavy" (Ibid. 11). We have learned that they are placed hanging in curls, because they flow forth from great springs of the three divisions of the brains. From the spring of the first space in the skull, THAT IS, CHOCHMAH OF ZEIR ANPIN, hairs are going forth continuously and are formed in curls coming from several sources that flow forth from this space. From the second space, WHICH IS BINAH OF ZEIR ANPIN, fifty sources spring forth, and the hairs carry on continuously from these sources and form waves that hang and blend in other locks. From the third space go forth thousands of thousands of rooms and chambers, and the hairs flow forth continuously from all. Therefore, these locks are curls upon curls.

195. מִתְתַּקְּנִין קוֹצִין דְּשַׂעְרֵי, וְתַּלְיָין תִּלִין עַל תִּלִין, מֵהַאי סִטְרָא לְהַאי סִטְרָא, עַל גּוּלְגֹּלְתָּא. הה"ד, קְווּצּוֹתָיו תַּלְתַּלִּים. וְתָאנָא יַתְבִין תִּלֵי תִּלִּין, מִשּׁוּם דִּמְשִׁיכִין מִמַּבּוּעִין סַגִּיאִין, דִּתְלַת רַהֲטֵי מוֹחָא. מִמַּבּוּעָא חַלָּלָא חַד דְּגוּלְגַּלְתָּא, אִתְמַשְּׁכָן שַׂעְרֵי בִּמְשִׁיכוּתָא, וּמִתְעָבְדִין תִּלִין, דְּתַּלְיָין מִכַּמָּה מַבּוּעִין, דְּאִתְמַשְּׁכָן מֵהַאי חַלָּלָא. מֵחַלָלָא תִּנְיָינָא, נַפְקֵי חַמְשִׁין מַבּוּעִין, וְאִתְמַשְּׁכָן שַׂעְרֵי מֵאִינּוּן מַבּוּעִין בִּמְשִׁיכוּתָא, וְאִתְעָבְדִין תִּלִין, דְּתַלְיָין וּמִתְעָרְבִין בְּקוֹצִין אַחֲרָנִין. מֵחַלָלָא תְּלִיתָאָה, נָפְקֵי אֲלַף אַלְפִין אִדָּרִין וְאַכְסַדְרָאִין, וְאִתְמַשְּׁכָן שַׂעְרֵי בִּמְשִׁיכוּתָא מִכֻּלְּהוּ. ובג"כ אִינּוּן קוֹצִין, תִּלִּין עַל תִּלִּין.

Brain Daniel Darkness Ears Hair Judgment Light Lock Mercy Zeir Anpin

196. All the transmissions that issue forth from these three spaces in the brain of the skull, and all these threads OF HAIR and all these locks hang over and cover the sides of the ears. Therefore, it is written: "O my Elohim, incline your ear, and hear" (Daniel 9:18). From these curls come out right and left, light and darkness, Mercy and Judgment. All ASPECTS OF right and left depend on Zeir Anpin, but not on Atik THAT IS ARICH ANPIN.

196. וְכֻלְּהוּ מְשִׁיכָן דְּאִתְמַשְּׁכָן מִג' חַלָלִין דְּמוֹחָא דְּגוּלְגַּלְתָּא. וְכָל אִינּוּן נִימִין וְכָל אִינּוּן קוֹצֵי תַּלְיָין וְחַפְּיָין לְסִטְרָא דְּאוּדְנִין. ובג"כ כְּתִיב, הַטֵּה אֱלֹהַי אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמָע. וּבְהַאי תָלִין, תַּלְיָין יְמִינָא וּשְׂמָאלָא, נְהוֹרָא וַחֲשׁוֹכָא, רַחֲמֵי וְדִינָא. וְכָל יְמִינָא וּשְׂמָאלָא תָּלֵי בְּהַאי, וְלָא בְּעַתִּיקָא.

Atik-Yomin Brit (Covenant) Covenant (Brit) Flow Hair Mercy Precepts Torah Zeir Anpin

197. When the hairs part TO RIGHT AND LEFT, a narrow path is apparent IN THE MIDDLE that join this path of Atik Yomin. From this path IN ZEIR ANPIN, 613 paths separate that divide into the ways of the Torah commandments. THAT IS TO SAY THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL COMMANDMENT OF THE 613 PRECEPTS IN THE TORAH IS FLOWING FORTH FROM THAT CENTRAL COLUMN, WHICH IS AMONG THE HAIRS IN ZEIR ANPIN, as it is written: "All the paths of Hashem are mercy and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies" (Tehilim 25:10).

197. בְּפַלְגוּתָא דְּשַׂעְרֵי, אִתְחֲזֵי חַד אוֹרְחָא דָּקִיק, דְּמִתְאַחֲדָא מֵהַהוּא אָרְחָא דְּעַתִּיק יוֹמִין. וּמֵהַהוּא אָרְחָא, אִתְפָּרְשָׁן שִׁית מְאָה וּתְלֵיסָר אָרְחִין, דְּאִתְפַּלְגוּן בְּאָרְחִין דְּפִקוּדֵי דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא. דִּכְתִּיב, כָּל אָרְחוֹת יְיָ' חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת לְנוֹצְרֵי בְרִיתוֹ וְעֵדוֹתָיו.

Flow Hair Lock

198. We have learned that in every individual hair lock are grasped thousands of thousands of those who wail and lament and hang on to each lock of rough HAIRS. From those soft hairs flow forth the balancing ones - THAT IS, THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE CENTRAL COLUMN. Therefore, there is right and left IN THE HAIR.

198. תָּנָא, בְּכָל קוֹצָא וְקוֹצָא, מִתְאַחֲדָן אֲלַף אַלְפִין מָארֵי דִּיבָבָא וִילָלָה, דְּתַּלְיָין בְכָל קוֹצָא וְקוֹצָא מֵאִינּוּן תַּקִּיפִין. וּמֵאִינּוּן שְׁעִיעִין מָארֵיהוֹן דְּמִתְקְלָא, בג"כ אִית יְמִינָא וְאִית שְׂמָאלָא.

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