Mishpatim: Chapter 29

"You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk"

Synopsis

Here we learn about the prohibition of eating meat with milk, and other dietary restrictions, all designed to prevent impurity from entering people due to the foods they consume. Like Daniel, those who guard themselves from impurity become perfect in the image of their Master, and cannot be harmed because His image is not removed from them.

Congregation Milk Other Side Shechinah

562. Rabbi Yehuda said, Thus spoke Rabbi Aba regarding the verse, "You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk" (Shemot 34:26): A KID, BEING OF THE OTHER SIDE, SHOULD NOT SUCKLE FROM THE SHECHINAH. It should write in the verse, "the mother's milk." Why write "its mother's milk?" If you say that the Congregation of Yisrael, BEING MALCHUT is the mother of an impure aspect, this is not so. For I have heard from Rabbi Shimon, the Congregation of Yisrael is the saintly mother, joined in the portion of Yisrael as it is written, "For Hashem's portion is His people" (Devarim 32:9).

562. א"ר יְהוּדָה, הַאי דְּאָמַר ר' אַבָּא, דִּכְתִּיב לֹא תְּבַשֵּׁל גְּדִי בַּחֲלֵב אִמּוֹ, בַּחֲלֵב הָאֵם מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ, מַאי אִמּוֹ. וְאִי תֵּימָא, כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אִמּוֹ דְּסִטְרָא דִּמְסָאֳבָא, לָאו הָכִי, דְּהָא שְׁמַעְנָא דְּאָמַר ר' שִׁמְעוֹן, כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אִימָּא קַדִּישָׁא בְּחוּלָקֵיהּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אִתְאַחֲדָא, דִּכְתִּיב כִּי חֵלֶק יְיָ' עַמּוֹ.

Aba and Ima Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness)

563. Rabbi Shimon replied, well spoken, and the words of Rabbi Aba are fine. Things are intertwined. Come and see, Ima, BEING MALCHUT joined with them above in this aspect OF HOLINESS, and also that aspect OF IMPURITY. There are two, one to the right and one to the left, MEANING, EVERY ASPECT HAS RIGHT AND LEFT, so some of them are of the right and some of the left. They all depend upon that mother, the holy mother, NAMELY MALCHUT and are attached to her.

563. אָמַר ר' שִׁמְעוֹן, שַׁפִּיר קָאָמַרְתְּ. וְהָא דְּרַבִּי אַבָּא שַׁפִּיר וְכֹלָּא דָּא בְּדָא תַּלְיָא. תָּא חֲזִי, אִמָא אִתְאַחֲדָא לְהוּ לְעֵילָּא לְסִטְרָא דָּא וּלְסִטְרָא דָּא, וּתְרֵין אִינּוּן, חֲדָא וִימִינָא, וַחֲדָא לִשְׂמָאלָא. וּבְגִינֵי כַּךְ, מִנְּהוֹן לִימִינָא, וּמִנְּהוֹן לִשְׂמָאלָא. וְכֻלְּהוּ תַּלְיָין בְּהַאי אֵ"ם, אִמָּא קַדִּישָׁא, וְאִתְאַחֲדָן בָּהּ.

Arami First Fruits Jacob Judgment Laban Milk Other Side Sanctuary Serpent Sorcery Stars Witchcraft

564. When are they attached to her? When this mother suckles from the Other Side, and the sanctuary thus becomes unclean, and the mighty serpent begins to reveal himself. Then the kid suckles from the milk of its mother and harsh judgment arouses. So the children of Yisrael need to hasten and come forth with first fruits, and when they bring them need to commence to speak about Laban, MEANING, THE CHAPTER STARTING WITH THE WORDS, "AN ARAMMIAN ARAMI WISHED TO KILL MY FATHER" (DEVARIM 26:5). He wished through sorcery to control Jacob and his holy seed, but he was not permitted, and Yisrael was not given over to this side, AND SO THEY REMOVE THE POWER OF THE SERPENT SO THE KID WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SUCKLE THE MILK OF HIS MOTHER. And so it says, "The first of the first fruits...You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk," so that side would not suckle on the milk of his mother, BEING MALCHUT, so it would not desecrate the sanctuary and awaken judgments.

564. אֵימָתַי אִתְאַחֲדָן בָּהּ. בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּהַאי אֵם יָנְקָא מִסִּטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וּמִקְדְּשָׁא אִסְתְּאָב, וְחִוְיָא תַּקִּיפָא שַׁארִי לְאִתְגַּלָּאָה, כְּדֵין גַּדְיָא יַנְקָא מֵחָלָבָא דְּאִמֵּיהּ, וְדִינִין מִתְעָרִין. וְעַל דָּא, יִשְׂרָאֵל קַדְּמִין ואייתאן בִּכּוּרִים, וּבְשַׁעֲתָא דְּמַיְיתִין לְהוּ, בַּעְיָין לְמֵימַר וּלְמִפְתַּח בֵּיהּ בְּלָבָן, דְּבָעָא בְּחַרְשׁוֹי אִלֵּין, לְשַׁלְּטָאָה בְּיַעֲקֹב, וּבְזַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְלָא אִתְיְיהִיבוּ בִּידֵיהּ, וְלָא אִתְמַסְּרָן יִשְׂרָאֵל לְסִטְרָא דָּא. וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב, רֵאשִׁית בִּכּוּרֵי אַדְמָתְךָ וְגוֹ,' לֹא תְּבַשֵּׁל גְּדִי בַּחֲלֵב אִמּוֹ. וְלָא יָנְקָא הַהוּא סִטְרָא, מֵחָלָבָא דְּאִמֵּיהּ, דְּהָא לָא יִסְתְּאָב מַקְדְּשָׁא, וְדִינִין לָא מִתְעָרִין.

Deeds Idolatry Milk

565. As a result, those of the holy seed do not eat meat with milk, and so also those that trace their lineage from the HOLY aspect in order not to give any opening to that not desired. It depends all on one's actions, as a deed below is NEEDED to stir above. Fortunate is Yisrael more than all idol worshipping nations, for their Master said of them, "and Hashem has chosen you to be a special possession to Himself" (Devarim 14:2); and "For you are a holy people to Hashem your Elohim," and it is written, "You are the children of Hashem your Elohim..." (Ibid. 1).

565. בְּגִינֵי כַּךְ, לָא יֵיכוּל בִּשְׂרָא בְּחָלָבָא כָּל זַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְכָל מַאן דְּאָתֵי מִסְּטַר דָּא, דְּלָא יָהִיב דּוּכְתָּא, לְמַאן דְּלָא אִצְטְרִיךְ, דְּהָא בְּעוֹבָדָא תַּלְיָא מִלְּתָא, בְּעוֹבָדָא דִּלְתַתָּא, לְאַתְעֲרָא לְעֵילָּא. זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכָּל עַמִּין עעכו"ם, דְמָרֵיהוֹן קָרֵי עָלַיְיהוּ, וּבְךָ בָּחַר יְיָ' לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְעַם סְגֻלָּה. וּכְתִיב כִּי עַם קָדוֹשׁ אַתָּה לַיְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּכְתִיב בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיְיָ' אֱלֹֹהֵיכֶם וְגוֹ.'

Deeds Food Head Judgment Meals Milk Skin Solomon Women

566. Come and see, when the deeds of Yisrael are unacceptable, the verse writes, "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them" (Yeshayah 3:12), literally rule over them. Thus it is derived from the hidden lore of the text of King Solomon, and so we found therein. We also found, he who consumes food OF MEAT AND MILK during the same hour or in one meal, so they join together, AND HE IS CONSIDERED AS IF HE ATE MEAT AND MILK TOGETHER, forty days a kid roasted with its skin, MEANING ROASTED TOGETHER WITH ITS HEAD, appears to those above. A unit of impurity approaches him, causing unholy judgments to activate in the world.

566. תָּא חֲזִי, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָא אִתְכְּשָׁרוּ עוֹבָדַיְיהוּ, מַה כְּתִיב, עַמִּי נוֹגְשָׂיו מְעוֹלֵל וְנָשִׁים מָשְׁלוּ בּוֹ. מָשְׁלוּ בוֹ דַּיְיקָא, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא מִלֵּי בְּרָזָא דְּסִפְרָא דְּשְׁלֹמֹה מַלְכָּא. וְהָכִי אַשְׁכְּחָן בֵּיהּ. תּוּ אַשְׁכְּחָאן, דְּכָל מַאן דְּאָכִיל הַאי מֵיכְלָא דְּאִתְחַבָּר כַּחֲדָא. בְּשַׁעֲתָא חֲדָא, אוֹ בִּסְעוּדָתָא חֲדָא. אַרְבְּעִין יוֹמִין אִתְחַזְיָא גַּדְיָא מְקֻלָּסָא בִּקְלִפּוֹי, לְגַבֵּי אִינּוּן דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְסִיַּעְתָּא מְסָאֲבָא מִתְקָרְבִין בַּהֲדֵיהּ, וְגָרִים לְאַתְעֲרָא דִּינִין בְּעָלְמָא, דִּינִין דְּלָא קַדִּישִׁין.

Beasts Fear Other Side Purification Soul, The

567. If a son is born to him these days, a soul is borrowed from the Other Side, which is not supposed to be with him, AS IT DEFILES HIM, and the verse says, "You shall therefore sanctify yourselves and be holy..." (Vayikra 11:44). One who wishes to profane himself, he is assuredly defiled, as it is written, "That you should be defiled (Heb. venitmetem) by them" (Ibid. 43). Now the word 'venitmetem' is spelled in the verse without an Aleph MEANING a solid impurity more than all other IMPURITIES that he cannot ever cleanse himself, as with other defilements. Furthermore, he fears dangerous beasts, for he appears before them as a kid and they are capable of harming him because the image of man has been removed from him.

567. וְאִי אוֹלִיד בַּר בְּאִינּוּן יוֹמִין, אוֹזְפִין לֵיהּ נִשְׁמְתָא, מִסִּטְרָא אַחֲרָא, דְּלָא אִצְטְרִיכָא. וּכְתִיב וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם וִהְיִיתֶם קְדוֹשִׁים וְגוֹ.' אָתֵי לְאִסְתַּאֲבָא, מְסָאֲבִין לֵיהּ וַדַּאי. דִּכְתִּיב, וְנִטְמֵתֶם בָּם, חָסֵר א,' מְסָאֳבוּתָא אֲטִימָא מִכֹּלָּא, דְּלֵית רְשׁוּ לְאִתְדַּכְּאָה הָכִי, כִּשְׁאַר זִינֵי דִּמְסָאֳבוּתָא דְּמִתְדַּכִּין. וְתוּ, דְּמִסְתָּפֵי מֵחֵיוָן בִּישָׁן, דְּהָא בְּעֵינַיְיהוּ גַּדְיָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, וְיָכִיל לְאַתְּזְקָא, דְּהָא צֻלְמָא דְּבַר נָשׁ אִתְעֲבָר מִנֵּיהּ.

Evil Milk Nazarites Vineyard Wine

568. Rabbi Yesa permitted to eat chicken with cheese or milk. Rabbi Shimon said, it is prohibited for you. A man should not allow an excuse to evil types, as the expression goes, 'say to the Nazirite, go, go, go around, go around, but don't enter the vineyard.' This item is forbidden for it entails the complex laws of ritual slaughter just like cattle. One who permits this brings to mind the verse, "But you gave the Nazirite wine to drink" (Amos 2:12). One who permits one matter tends to permit other things, AND A DEFECT MADE ABOVE IS ONE OF THEM, and the verse writes, "You shall not eat any abominable thing" (Devarim 14:3); "any" includes everything.

568. רַבִּי יֵיסָא, שָׁרֵי לְמֵיכַל לְתַרְנְגוֹלָא בִּגְבִינָה אוֹ בְּחָלָבָא. אָמַר ר' שִׁמְעוֹן אָסִיר לָךְ דְּלָא יָהִיב אִינִישׁ פִּתְחָא לְזִינִין בִּישִׁין. לֵךְ לָךְ אַמְרִין נְזִירָא, סְחוֹר סְחוֹר לְכַרְמָא לָא תִּקְרַב. וַדַּאי אָסִיר לָךְ הוּא, דְּחוּמְרָא אִית בֵּיהּ, כִּבְעִירָא לַשְּׁחִיטָה. וּמַאן דְּשָׁרֵי הַאי, מַה כְּתִיב וַתַּשְׁקוּ אֶת הַנְּזִירִים יָיִן, מַאן דְּשָׁרֵי הַאי, כְּמַאָן דְּשָׁרֵי הַאי. וּכְתִיב לֹא תֹאכַל כָּל תּוֹעֵבָה, כָּל, לְאַכְלָלָא כֹּלָּא.

Azariah Daniel Evil Food Hananiah Heart Merit Milk Mishael Mishnah Nebuchadnezzar

569. We learned for what merit Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azaryah were saved from their tests. It is because they did not allow themselves to become unclean due to the foods they consumed. Rabbi Yehuda said, It is written "But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's food..." (Daniel 1:8). And we learned from the secret of Mishnah that the food of that evil NEBUCHADNEZZAR was meat in milk, cheese with meat in addition to other foods. This menu was served up daily.

569. תָּאנָא, בְּמָה זָכוּ דָּנִיאֵל חֲנַנְיָה מִישָׁאֵל וַעֲזַרְיָה, דְּאִשְׁתְּזִיבוּ מֵאִינּוּן נִסְיוֹנֵי, אֶלָּא בְּגִין דְּלָא אִסְתָּאֲבוּ בְּמֵיכְלֵיהוֹן. אָמַר ר' יְהוּדָה, כְּתִיב וַיָּשֶׂם דָּנִיאֵל עַל לִבּוֹ אֲשֶׁר לֹֹא יִתְגָּאַל בְּפַת בַּג הַמֶּלֶךְ וְגוֹ.' וְתָאנָא בִּסְתִימָא דְּמַתְנִיתִין, מֵיכְלָא דְּהַהוּא רָשָׁע, בִּשְׂרָא בְּחָלָבָא הֲוָה וּגְבִינָה עִם בִּשְׂרָא, בַּר מֵיכְלָן אַחֲרָנִין, וְדָא סָלִיק לֵיהּ בְּפָתוֹרֵיהּ, בְּכָל יוֹמָא.

Animals Beasts Daniel Dwellings Face Fear Female Habakkuk Thought

570. Daniel, who guarded himself from it, when he was thrown into the pit of lions, he was perfect in the image of his Master, and his image did not alter to any other image, and so the lions feared him and did not harm him. But that tyrant, when the kingdom was removed from him, and his dwelling was "with the beasts in the field" (Daniel 4:20), the image of his face was removed. From that day, his image did not resemble that of a human, and any animal that approached him, thought it was its own kind, and a female, and so all came into him. Many times, the beasts of the field would have attacked him were it not for the penalty decreed for him, as it is written, "And they shall scoff at kings" (Chavakuk 1:10). As a result all denigrated him all that time.

570. וְדָנִיאֵל דְּאִסְתָּמַּר מֵהַאי, כַּד רָמוּ יָתֵיהּ לְגוּבָא דְּאַרְיָיוָותָא, אִשְׁתְּלִים בְּצוּלְמָא דְּמָארֵיהּ, וְלָא שָׁנֵי צוּלְמֵיהּ לְצוּלְמָא אַחֲרָא, וְעַל דָּא דַּחֲלוּ אַרְיָיוָותָא מִנֵּיהּ, וְלָא חַבְּלוּהוּ. וְהַהוּא רָשָׁע, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּמַלְכוּתָא אִתְעָדֵי מִנֵּיהּ, וְעִם חֵיוַת בָּרָא הֲוָה מָדוֹרֵיהּ, אַעְדֵּי צוּלְמָא דְּאַנְפּוֹי מִנֵּיהּ, וּמֵהַהוּא יוֹמָא, לָא אִתְחָזֵי צוּלְמֵיהּ צוּלְמָא דְּבַר נָשׁ, וְכָל בְּעִירָא דְּאָתֵי, אִתְחָזֵי לֵיהּ, צוּלְמָא דְּזִינֵיהּ, וְנוּקְבֵיהּ, וַהֲווֹ אַתְיָין עָלֵיהּ כֻּלְּהוּ, וּבְכַמָּה זִמְנִין הֲווֹ אַכְלִין לֵיהּ חֵיוָת בָּרָא, בַּר דְּאִתְגְּזַר הַאי עוֹנְשָׁא עָלֵיהּ, בְּגִין דִּכְתִּיב, וְהוּא בַּמְּלָכִים יִתְקַלָּס, בְּגִין כַּךְ, כֹּלָּא יִתְקַלְּסוּ בֵּיהּ, כָּל הַהוּא זִמְנָא.

Daniel Flesh Food Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Praise Ten

571. Come and see what is written, "And at the end of ten days they appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the youths who did eat the portion of the king's fare" (Daniel 1:15). They appeared fairer, MEANING that the image of their Master was not removed from them, but was removed from the others. What caused this? Their not soiling themselves with the soiled food. Praise the lot of children of Yisrael where it is written, "And you shall be men of holiness to Me."

571. תָּא חֲזִי, מַה כְּתִיב, וּלְמִקְצַת יָמִים עֲשָׂרָה נִרְאָה מַרְאֵיהֶן טוֹב מִכָּל הַיְלָדִים הָאוֹכְלִים אֶת פַּת בַּג הַמֶּלֶךְ. נִרְאָה מַרְאֵיהֶן טוֹב, דְּצוּלְמָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן לָא אַעְדִּיאוּ מִנְּהוֹן, וּמֵאַחֲרִנֵי אַעְדִּיאוּ. מַאן גָּרִים הַאי. בְּגִין דְּלָא אִתְגַּעֲלוּ בְּגִיעוּלֵי מֵיכְלֵיהוֹן. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דִּכְתִּיב בְּהוּ, וְאַנְשֵׁי קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיוּן לִי.

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