Idra Raba: Chapter 6

Pure wool

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon talks about the thousands of groups of hairs in the skull of the head, every strand of which glows in 410 worlds. A well spring glows and flows from these strands to the strands of Zeir Anpin, and the brain of Zeir Anpin gets constructed from these, after which it flows to the 32 paths of wisdom. Rabbi Shimon says that a person's character is revealed from his hair. From the parting of the hair Rabbi Shimon deduces a parting into 613 ways of the Torah, meaning the 613 precepts.

Beard Hair Head Keter Ten White Wool

24. We have learned that in the skull of the head - THAT IS, IN KETER OF ARICH ANPIN - there are thousands of thousands of tens of thousands, seven thousand and five hundred groups of hairs. They are clean and white like wool that is clean and free of knots, untangled, so as not to appear tangled, but everything is in its place and not even minutely intrusive, without one hair over another hair.

24. תָּאנָא, בְּגוּלְגַּלְתָּא דְּרֵישָׁא, תַּלְיָין אֶלֶף אַלְפִין רִבּוֹא, וְשִׁבְעַת אַלְפִין, וַחֲמֵשׁ מְאָה קוֹצֵי דְּשַׂעְרֵי, חִוָּור וְנָקִי, כְּהַאי עַמְרָא כַּד אִיהוּ נָקִי, דְּלָא אִסְתְּבַּךְ דָּא בְּדָא. דְּלָא לְאַחֲזָאָה עִרְבּוּבְיָה בְּתִקּוּנוֹי. אֶלָּא כֹּלָּא עַל בּוּרְיֵיהּ, דְּלָא נָפִיק נִימָא מִנִימָא, וְשַׂעֲרָא מִשַׂעֲרָא.

Beard Directions Hair Lock

25. Every individual lock OF HAIR has 410 bundles of hair, as the numerical value of Kadosh (Eng. 'holy'). Each hair strand glows in 410 worlds, AS THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF KADOSH. Each world is concealed and hidden, and is entirely unknown except to itself. It glows to 410 directions, ALSO THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF KADOSH. THIS IS THE SECRET MEANING OF THE THREE RECITED HOLINESSES: 'HOLY, HOLY, HOLY.'

25. וְכָל קוֹצָא וְקוֹצָא, אִית בֵּיהּ אַרְבַּע מְאָה וָעֶשֶׂר נִימֵי דְּשַׂעְרֵי, כְּחוּשְׁבַּן קָדוֹ"שׁ. וְכָל נִימָא וְנִימָא לָהִיט בְּאַרְבַּע מְאָה וָעֶשֶׂר עָלְמִין. וְכָל עָלְמָא וְעָלְמָא סָתִים וְגָנִיז, וְלֵית דְּיֵדָע לוֹן, בַּר אִיהוּ. וְלָהִיט לְאַרְבַּע מְאָה וָעֶשֶׂר עִיבָר.

Beard Brain Flow Hair Head Zeir Anpin

26. Each individual strand of hair has a wellspring that emanates from a concealed brain, THAT IS THE THIRD HEAD OF ARICH ANPIN. It glows and flows from these strands to the strands of Zeir Anpin, and the brain OF ZEIR ANPIN is constructed from these, MEANING IT RECEIVES THE FIRST THREE SFIROT. Then the brain OF ZEIR ANPIN flows to the 32 paths OF CHOCHMAH.

26. וּבְכָל נִימָא וְנִימָא, אִית מַבּוּעָ דְּנָפִק מִמּוֹחָא סְתִימָאָה, וְנָהִיר וְנָגִיד בְּהַהוּא נִימָא, לְנִימִין דִּזְעֵיר אַנְפִּין. וּמֵהַאי מִתְקַּן מוֹחֵיהּ. וּכְדֵין, נָגִיד הַהוּא מוֹחָא, לִתְלָּתִין וּתְרֵין שְׁבִילִין.

Beard Brain Flow Hair Head

27. All individual tips, WITHIN EACH GROUP OF HAIR, glow and hang; they are nicely arranged and cover the skull. Groups of hair strands are well established on each side over the skull - THAT IS ON THE RIGHT, THE LEFT AND THE MIDDLE. We have learned that each individual bunch OF HAIR is a continuous flow of the sealed wellsprings that emanate from the concealed brain, WHICH IS THE THIRD HEAD OF ARICH ANPIN.

27. וְכָל קוֹצָא וְקוֹצָא מִתְלַהֲטָן, וְתַלְיָין. מִתְתַּקְּנָן בְּתִקּוּנָא יָאֶה, בְּתִקּוּנָא שַׁפִּירָא. מְחַפְּיָין עַל גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא. מִתְתַּקְנֵי קוֹצֵי דְּנִימִין, מֵהַאי סִטְרָא, וּמֵהַאי סִטְרָא, עַל גּוּלְגַּלְתָּא. וְתָאנָא, כָּל נִימָא וְנִימָא, אִיהִי מְשִׁיכָא מִמַּבּוּעִין סְתִימִין, דְּנָפְקִין מִמּוֹחָא סְתִימָאָה.

Beard Hair

28. We have learned that a person's character is revealed from his hair, whether he is harsh or compassionate, that is, after the age of forty. Even in his youth, IT IS ALSO APPARENT in his hair and his shape and eyelashes.

28. וְתָאנָא, מִשַׂעְרוֹי דב"נ, אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע מַאי הוּא, אִי דִּינָא אִי רַחֲמֵי. מִכַּד עַבְרִין עֲלוֹי אַרְבְּעִין שְׁנִין. וַאֲפִילּוּ כַּד אִיהוּ עוֹלָם, בְּשַׂעְרֵיהּ בְּדִיוּקְנֵיהּ וּבִגְבִינֵי עֵינוֹי.

Beard Ears Face Hair Jeremiah Lock Wool

29. The locks of hair hang to his shoulders, neat as refined wool. Do you think it should cover his shoulders? It is just to the top of his shoulders covering the back part of his neck, since it is written: "They turned their back to me, and not their face" (Yirmeyah 2:27). The hairs are tucked behind the ears, in order not to cover THE EARS, as it is written: "Let your ears be attentive" (Tehilim 130:2) .

29. קוֹצִין דְּשַׂעֲרֵי, תַּלְיָין בְּתִקּוּנֵי נַקְיֵי כַּעֲמַר נְקֵא עַד כִּתְפּוֹי. עַד כִּתְפּוֹי ס"ד. אֶלָּא עַד רֵישֵׁי דְּכִתְפּוֹי, דְּלָא אִתְחֲזֵי קוּדְלָא. מִשּׁוּם דִּכְתִּיב כִּי פָנוּ אֵלַי עוֹרֶף וְלֹא פָנִים. וְשַׂעֲרָא סָלִיק אֲבַתְרוֹי דְּאוּדְנִין, דְּלָא לְחַפְּיָיא עֲלוֹי, דִּכְתִּיב לִהְיוֹת אָזְנֶיךָ פְּקוּחוֹת.

Beard Ears Form Hair Righteous Zeir Anpin

30. The hairs showing behind the ears are equally long with none intruding on each other. That is a perfect form, a proper form, a beautiful form, lovely to behold. The yearning and joy of the righteous that are in Zeir Anpin is to observe and cling to the form of the ancient one, which is completely concealed, WHICH IS ARICH ANPIN.

30. שַׂעֲרָא דְּנָפִיק מִבָּתַר אוּדְנוֹי, כּוּלֵיהּ בְּשִׁקּוּלָא. לָא נָפִיק דָּא מִן דָּא, תִּקּוּנָא שְׁלִים. תִּקּוּנָא יָאֶה. תִּקּוּנָא שַׁפִּירָא. תָּאִיב לְמֵחֱמֵי. תִּיאוּבְתָּא וְחֶדְוָותָא דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא, דְּאִינּוּן בִּזְעֵיר אַפִּין, לְמֵחֱמֵי וּלְאִתְדַּבְּקָא בְּתִקּוּנוֹי. דְּעַתִּיקָא סְתִימָאָה דְּכֹלָּא.

Beard Face Form Hair Keter Lock

31. There are thirteen locks, MEANING BUNDLES, of hairs on each side of the skull, WHICH IS KETER OF ARICH ANPIN, against his face. With them, the hairs begin to part. THE ASPECT OF left does not exist in this concealed Atik, ARICH ANPIN. It is totally of the right, seen yet not seen, concealed though unconcealed. All this is a reflection of its form, and more on its own self.

31. י"ג נִימִין דְּשַׂעְרִין, קַיְימֵי מֵהַאי סִטְרָא, וּמֵהַאי סִטְרָא דְּגוּלְגַּלְתָּא, לָקֳבֵיל אַנְפּוֹי. וּבְאִינּוּן שַׁרְיָין שַׂעְרֵי לְאִתְפַּלְגָא. לֵית שְׂמָאלָא בְּהַאי עַתִּיקָא סְתִימָאָה, כֹּלָּא יְמִינָא. אִתְחֲזֵי וְלָא אִתְחֲזֵי. סָתִים וְלָא סָתִים. וְהַאי בְּתִקּוּנֵיהּ, כ"ש בֵּיהּ.

Beard Heart Love Zeir Anpin

32. The children of Yisrael were longing to test this AND TO EXAMINE in their hearts, as it is written: "Is Hashem among us, or not?" (Shemot 17:7), MEANING between Zeir Anpin called Hashem and Arich Anpin called naught. HE THEN ASKS: IF SO, why were they punished? HE RESPONDS: Because they did not do so out of love, but simply testing, as it is written: "And because they tempted Hashem, saying, 'Is Hashem among us, or not?'"

32. וְעַל הַאי, תָּאִיבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְצָרְפָא בְּלִבְּהוֹן, דִּכְתִּיב הֲיֵשׁ יְיָ' בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ אִם אָיִן. בֵּין זְעֵיר אַנְפִּין דְּאִקְרֵי יְיָ,' וּבֵין אָרִיךְ אַנְפִּין דְּאִקְרֵי אַיִ"ן. אֲמַאי אִתְעֲנָשׁוּ. מִשּׁוּם דְּלָא עַבִדוּ בַּחֲבִיבוּתָא, אֶלָּא בְּנִסְיוֹנָא. דִּכְתִּיב וְעַל נַסּוֹתָם אֶת יְיָ' לֵאמֹר הֲיֵשׁ יְיָ' בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ אִם אָיִן.

Beard Hair Light Mercy Precepts Righteous Torah World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

33. In the parting of the hair TO RIGHT AND LEFT OF THE SKULL, a path passes BETWEEN THEM that radiates light to 270 worlds. From this illuminates the path AT THE PLACE WHERE THE HAIR PARTS, of Zeir Anpin with which the righteous illuminate in the World to Come. This is what is written: "But the path of just men is like the gleam of sunlight, that shines ever more brightly until the height of noonday" (Mishlei 4:18). From that path OF ZEIR ANPIN, there is a parting into 613 ways of the Torah, which part in Zeir Anpin, MEANING THE 613 PRECEPTS of which it is written: "All the paths of Hashem are mercy and truth... " (Tehilim 25:10).

33. בְּפַלְגוּתָא דְּשַׂעְרֵי, אָזִיל חַד אָרְחָא דְּנָהִיר לְמָאתָן וְשַׁבְעִין עָלְמִין. וּמִנֵּיהּ נָהִיר אָרְחָא דז"א, דִּנְהִירִין בֵּיהּ צַדִּיקַיָּיא לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. הה"ד וְאוֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאוֹר נוֹגַהּ הוֹלֵךְ וָאוֹר עַד נְכוֹן הַיּוֹם. וּמִן הַהוּא אָרְחָא אִתְפָּרְשָׁא לְשִׁית מֵאָה וּתְלֵיסָר אוֹרְחִין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּפָלִיג בִּזְעֵיר אַפִּין. דִּכְתִּיב בֵּיהּ כָּל אָרְחוֹת יְיָ' חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת וְגוֹ.'

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