Pekudei: Chapter 43

The Tabernacle and the Temple

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon talks in this section about Moses building the Tabernacle and Solomon building the Temple. The Temple was built in the spirit of peace, Yesod, that is rest. The Tabernacle was built in the spirit of love but not that of rest, so the Tabernacle was moved around as the people moved. Moses began his construction by starting in the middle, that was dark, and he raised his first point there. Then that point shone and all the other parts settled into place as they should. Rabbi Shimon adds more information about the sockets, that are connected with 'giving' since they support the boards. When Moses erected the point the Other Side sank but was not altogether destroyed, that will happen only in the future. The side of holiness began to strengthen and then the Other Side entered the hole in the great abyss. If the children of Yisrael had not sinned, the Other Side would not have been able to rule the world, but since they did they must always give a portion of the sacrifices to the Other Side. Finally we hear that the erection in the beginning was to weaken the Other Side, but the erection in the end will be the erection of the holy side so it will be elevated higher. Whenever holiness rises up, defilement is lowered.

Body Eden Grades Love Moses Peace Rivers Tabernacle Temple, The Zeir Anpin

414. Come and see: First Moses erected the Tabernacle, and fixed it in the secret of the high grade, where he was, NAMELY, ZEIR ANPIN. Then Solomon built the Temple, and constructed it in the secret of the river going out from Eden, named household peace, NAMELY, YESOD, which is household rest, MALCHUT. Therefore, in the secret of the Tabernacle is the closeness of love, in the secret of the body, TIFERET, MEANING THAT Moses was of the grade where is closeness of love, but not that of rest; THEREFORE, THE TABERNACLE WAS ALWAYS MOVED BY TRAVELING. When Solomon constructed the Temple, it was built in the secret of the love of rest. Therefore it is written of Solomon, "who shall be a man of tranquillity" (I Divrei Hayamim 22:9).

414. ת"ח, בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, בְּמַשְׁכְּנָא דְּעֲבַד מֹשֶׁה, אִיהוּ אַתְקִין לֵיהּ, בְּרָזָא דְּהַהוּא דַּרְגָּא עִלָּאָה דְּאִיהוּ קַיְּימָא בֵּיהּ. בְּמַקְדְּשָׁא דְּעָבֵד שְׁלֹמֹה, אִיהוּ תַּקִּין לֵיהּ, בְּרָזָא דְּהַהוּא נָהָר דְּנָפִיק מֵעֵדֶן, דְּאִיהוּ שְׁלָמָא דְּבֵיתָא, וְאִיהוּ נַיְיחָא דְּבֵיתָא. וע"ד בְּרָזָא דְּמַשְׁכְּנָא, אִיהוּ קוּרְבָּא דַּחֲבִיבוּתָא, בְּרָזָא דְּגוּפָא, הַהוּא דַּרְגָּא דְּמֹשֶׁה, קַיְּימָא בֵּיהּ קוּרְבָּא דַּחֲבִיבוּתָא, וְלָאו דְּנַיְיחָא. כַּד אָתָא שְׁלֹמֹה, וְאַתְקִין מַקְדְּשָׁא, הַהוּא מַקְדְּשָׁא אִתְתָּקַּן, בְּרָזָא דַּחֲבִיבוּ דְּנַיְיחָא. וע"ד כְּתִיב בִּשְׁלֹמֹה, הוּא יִהְיֶה אִישׁ מְנוּחָה.

Correction Form Grades Jacob Joseph Moses

415. Hence MOSES corrected one grade, TIFERET, and Solomon corrected another grade, YESOD. Their shapes are interconnected, THAT OF TIFERET IS THAT OF YESOD. This is the secret of the verse, "These are the generations of Jacob, Joseph" (Beresheet 37:2), THE FORM OF JACOB, TIFERET, RESEMBLES THE FORM OF JOSEPH, YESOD.

415. ובג"כ, דָּא אַתְקִין בְּחַד דַּרְגָּא, וְדָא אַתְקִין בְּחַד דַּרְגָּא, דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּהַאי בְּהַאי, וְרָזָא דָּא, אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף.

Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Moses Point

416. Moses started to repair that place of holiness by erecting the point standing in the middle, MALCHUT, which was dark and sunken in its place, unseen and not shining at all. He first raised that point that was sunken in its place, then CONSTRUCTED all the rest, that are based on this point.

416. שֵׁירוּתָא דְּשָׁאֲרִי מֹשֶׁה, לְאַתְקְנָא בְּהַאי אֲתָר, דְּאִיהוּ סִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה אוֹקִים קִימָה דִּנְקוּדָה דְּקַיְּימָא בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, דַּהֲוָה חָשׁוּךְ וְשָׁקוּעַ בְּאַתְרֵיהּ, וְלָא אִתְחָזֵי, וְלָא נָהִיר כְּלַל, וְשֵׁירוּתָא דְּכֹלָּא אוֹקִים לָהּ לְהַאי נְקוּדָה, דְּאִשְׁתְּקָעַת בְּאַתְרָהָא. וּלְבָתַר לְכָל אַחֲרָא, דְּאִיהוּ בִּנְיָינָא דְּהַאי נְקוּדָה.

Correction Hundred Moses Point Tabernacle

417. Unless that point, MALCHUT, were corrected first, all that spread from it could not have been corrected. Once that point was erected and made to shine, all the other corrections were made, and it was settled in its place. Therefore IT WAS FIRST WRITTEN, "And Moses erected the Tabernacle" (Shemot 40:18) referring to the point, dark and sunken in its place. He then "fastened the sockets" (Ibid.) the sockets of several places, ON ALL SIDES OF THE TABERNACLE, amounting to a hundred, and divided them each to its place, TO THE SIDES OF THE TABERNACLE, as it is written, "hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket" (Shemot 38:27).

417. וְאִם הַאי נְקוּדָה לָא אִתְתָּקַּן בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, כָּל מַאן דְּאִתְפָּשַּׁט מִנָּהּ, לָא יָכִיל לְאִתְתַּקְנָא. וְכֵיוָן דְּהַאי נְקוּדָה אִתְּקָמַת וְאִתְנְהִירַת, כְּדֵין, כָּל שְׁאַר תִּקּוּנָא אַחֲרָא אִתְתָּקַּן, וְאִתְיְישָׁבַת בְּדוּכְתָּהּ. וע"ד, וַיָּקֶם מֹשֶׁה אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן. דָּא נְקוּדָה דַּהֲוַות חֲשׁוֹכָא וּשְׁקִיעָא בְּאַתְרֵיהּ. וּלְבָתַר, וַיִּתֵּן אֶת אֲדָנָיו, אִינּוּן סַמְכִין דְּאִינּוּן מִכָּאן וּמִכָּאן. וְכֻלְּהוּ הֲווֹ מֵאָה לְחֶשְׁבֹּנָא, וְכֻלְּהוּ אִתְפְּלָגוּ לְאַתְרַיְיהוּ, דִּכְתִּיב, מְאַת אֲדָנִים לִמְאַת הַכִּכָּר כִּכָּר לָאָדֶן.

Boards

418. We already explained about these sockets. It was not written that they were erected, but that he fastened them (lit. 'he gave'), because they are connected with giving, so as to put upon them that which is needed, NAMELY, THE BOARDS. This is because there are lower beings, and higher ones set upon them. Therefore, the word 'give' is used in relation to them.

418. וְאִלֵּין אֲדָנִים הָא אוֹקִימְנָא, אֲבָל לָא כְּתִיב בְּהוּ קִימָה, אֶלָּא וַיִּתֵּן, נְתִינָה לְשַׁוָּואָה עָלַיְיהוּ מַה דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ, בְּגִין דְּאִית תַּתָּאִין וְעִלָּאִין, רְכִיבִין דָּא עַל דָּא. וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב בְּהוּ נְתִינָה.

Other Side Point

419. At the time when the point was erected, the Other Side sank, BUT was not altogether wiped away. That will happen only in the future, when it will be wiped out, as we explained. Now, this was erected and that, THE OTHER SIDE, sank.

419. בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּהַאי נְקוּדָה אִתְּקָמַת, אִשְׁתְּקָעַת סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא. וְלָא אִתְמָחַת כְּלַל, דְּהָא לָא אִתְמְחֵי, אֶלָּא לְהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּאָתֵי, דְּאִתְמְחֵי מֵעָלְמָא, כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמַר, אִתְּקַם דָּא וְאִשְׁתְּקָעַת דָּא.

Abyss Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Other Side

420. "and fastened its sockets" (Shemot 40:18): Then the side of holiness began to strengthen. And when these sockets were fastened, all THE SOCKETS of the Other Side sank and entered the hole in the great abyss. For when the side of high holiness was elevated, and partly REACHED exaltation, the Other Side sank and entered that hole in the abyss, BECAUSE WHEN THE ONE WAS ERECTED, THE OTHER SANK.

420. וַיִּתֵּן אֶת אֲדָנָיו, כְּדֵין שָׁאֲרִי לְאִתַּתְקְפָא הַאי סִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה וְכַד אִתְיְיהִיבוּ אִלֵּין סַמְכִין, אִשְׁתְּקָעוּ כֻּלְּהוּ דְּסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וְעָאלוּ בְּנוּקְבָּא דִּתְהוֹמָא רַבָּא. בְּגִין דְּאִסְתַּלָּק הַאי סִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה עִלָּאָה, וְאִיהוּ חוּלָקָא לְאִסְתַּלְּקָא, וּכְדֵין הַאי סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא אִשְׁתְּקַע, וְעָאל בְּהַהוּא נוּקְבָּא דִּתְהוֹמָא.

Fire Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Moses Offering Other Side Sacrifice

421. If it were not for the children of Yisrael who sinned, THE OTHER SIDE could not have ruled the world. Then they sinned, and drew upon them THE OTHER SIDE as before. From that day, there is no remedy, but to give a portion to the Other Side from everything, from the secret of the sacrifices, libation offerings, and the burnt offerings. Come and see: The burnt offering is therefore burnt by fire completely, to subjugate that side, and raise the side of holiness. Once Moses erected this place OF HOLINESS, that place OF DEFILEMENT sank.

421. וְאִלְמָלֵא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָאבוּ, לָא יָכִיל לְשַׁלְּטָאָה בְּעָלְמָא יַתִּיר. וּלְבָתַר אוּף הָכִי חָאבוּ, וְאַמְשִׁיכוּ לֵיהּ עָלַיְיהוּ כְּקַדְמֵיתָא. וּמֵהַהוּא יוֹמָא, לָא הֲוָה עֵיטָא, אֶלָּא לְמֵיהַב חוּלָקָא לְהַהוּא סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא בְּכֹלָּא, בְּרָזָא דְּקָרְבְּנִין וּנְסָכִין וְעִלָּוָון. ות"ח בג"כ עוֹלָה אִתּוֹקְדָא כֹּלָּא בְּאֶשָּׁא, לְאַכְפְּיָיא הַאי סִטְרָא, וּלְאִסְתַּלְּקָא סִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה, וּבְגִין כַּךְ כַּד מֹשֶׁה אוֹקִים לַאֲתָר דָּא. אִשְׁתְּקַע אֲתָר דָּא.

Boards Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Moses Other Side

422. Come and see: "Moses erected" (Shemot 40:18) the side of holiness, and the Other Side of defilement sank, "and fastened ITS SOCKETS" of the side of holiness, and that side of defilement was enfeebled. He "set up ITS BOARDS" (Ibid.) of the side of holiness, and the Other Side of defilement was subjugated. Then he "put up its bars" (Ibid.).

422. ת"ח וַיָּקֶם מֹשֶׁה, הַאי סִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה. וְאִשְׁתְּקַע סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא מְסַאֲבָא. וַיִּתֵּן. לְהַאי סִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה, וְאִתְרַפְּיָא הַאי סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא מְסַאֲבָא. וַיָּשֶׂם, לְהַאי סִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה, וְאִתְכַּפְיָא הַאי סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא דִּמְסָאֲבָא. וּלְבָתַר אַהְדָּר וַיִתֵּן אֶת בְּרִיחָיו.

Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Other Side

423. Then IT IS WRITTEN AGAIN, "and he erected" (Ibid. 33) What is the sense? That the beginning and the end will be marked by erecting; therefore, he started by erecting and finished by erecting, for all, BOTH OF THEM, are in need of erection, in the beginning and in the end. For the purpose of the erection in the beginning was to weaken the Other Side. The one IN THE END, is the erection of the holy side, so it will be established and elevated above to be one knot as is proper. For whenever holiness goes up to rule, defilement is lowered and sinks down.

423. וּלְבָתַר וַיָּקֶם. מ"ט. בְּגִין דִּיְהֵא שֵׁירוּתָא וְסִיּוּמָא בְּקִימָה, שָׁאֲרִי בְּקִימָה, וְסִיֵּים בְּקִימָה. בְּגִין דִּבְכֹלָּא בָּעֵי קִימָה, שֵׁירוּתָא וְסִיּוּמָא. קִימָה בְּשֵׁירוּתָא דְּסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא אִתְרַפֵּי. וְדָא, אִיהוּ קִימָה לְסִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה, בְּגִין לְאִתְקַיְּימָא וּלְאִסְתַּלְּקָא לְעֵילָּא, לְמֶהֱוֵי אִתְקַשְׁרוּתָא חֲדָא כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת. בְּגִין דְּכָל זִמְנָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה שַׁלְטָא וְסַלְּקָא, מְסָאֲבוּ שָׁפִיל, וּמָאִיךְ לְתַתָּא.

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