The moon has contracted itself

Synopsis

The Faithful Shepherd says that the lambs of the sacrifice correspond to the Sfirot and to the seven days of the moon.

[Verse 676] Rabbi Shimon tells how the renewal of Jacob and Joseph every month to illuminate the moon must be done via the sacrifices.

Astrology Lambs Moon Seven Year

675. Furthermore, the one lamb and "two lambs of the first year without blemish" (Bemidbar 28:9) correspond to the UPPER three Sfirot. Seven lambs of the first year correspond to the seven LOWER Sfirot. The seven lambs are seven days, NAMELY, SEVEN SFIROT, of the moon, WHICH IS MALCHUT, for they are "of the first year (lit. 'sons of a year')," namely, the sons of the moon which is called 'a year', this being one of those primordial years. End of Ra'aya Meheimna (the Faithful Shepherd).

675. וְעוֹד, כֶּבֶשׂ א' וּשְׁנֵי כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי שָׁנָה תְּמִימִים, לָקֳבֵל תְּלַת סְפִירָן. שִׁבְעָה כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי שָׁנָה, לָקֳבֵל שְׁבַע סְפִירָן. שִׁבְעָה כְּבָשִׂים, אִינּוּן ז' יוֹמִין דְּסִיהֲרָא. בְּנֵי שָׁנָה, בְּנוֹי דְּסִיהֲרָא, דְּאִקְרֵי שָׁנָה. דְּאִיהִי חֲדָא מֵאִינּוּן שָׁנִים קַדְמוֹנִיּוֹת. (ע"כ רעיא מהימנא)

Astrology Head Jacob Joseph Moon Sacrifice Sun Zeir Anpin

676. וּבְרָאשֵׁי חָדְשֵׁיכֶם וְגוֹ'. וְכִי כַּמָה רָאשִׁין אִינּוּן לְסִיהֲרָא. וְהָא לֵית רֵישָׁא לְסִיהֲרָא, אֶלָּא שִׁמְשָׁא, דְּאִיהוּ רֵישָׁא לְגַבָּהּ. אֶלָּא רָאשֵׁי תְּרֵין בְּכָל יַרְחָא וְיַרְחָא. וְאִינּוּן יַעֲקֺב וְיוֹסֵף, דְּמִתְחַדְּתֵּי עַל סִיהֲרָא. וע"ד בָּעוּ לְחַדְּתָּא לָהּ.

Abraham Astrology Bullocks Crowns Esau Face Isaac Jacob Joseph Light Lights Love Moon Other Side Ox Rachel Shepherd Wine Zeir Anpin

677. "Two young bullocks" (Ibid.): These are they about whom the moon said: How can TWO KINGS use one CROWN, NAMELY, ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT FROM THE ASPECT OF THE TWO GREAT LIGHTS; AND AFTERWARDS it contracted itself beneath them "and one ram" (Ibid.) refers to the ram of Isaac, WHICH IS GVURAH. HE ASKS: Where did Abraham go? NAMELY, WHY IS THE QUALITY OF ABRAHAM, WHICH IS CHESED, NOT MENTIONED HERE? AND ANSWERS it is because Esau awoke there. And who is that? That is the he-goat (Heb. seir) of the new moon, WHICH CONTAINS A PART FOR THE OTHER SIDE AND IS CALLED 'SEIR', JUST AS ESAU WAS "A HAIRY (HEB. SA'IR) MAN" (BERESHEET 27:11). Therefore Abraham, WHO IS THE LIGHT OF CHESED, was gathered up, that he should not be seen, THAT IS TO SAY THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO NOURISHMENT FOR THE OTHER SIDE FROM THE LIGHT OF CHESED. BUT Isaac, WHO IS THE LEFT COLUMN, was there because his love for him was as wine with its sediment. FOR ESAU IS THE REFUSE OF THE LEFT COLUMN, AND THE LIGHT OF THE LEFT IS CALLED 'WINE', AND THE REFUSE IS CALLED 'SEDIMENT'. Jacob, WHO IS ZEIR ANPIN, THE CENTRAL COLUMN, was there in order to break the face OF ESAU. Joseph, NAMELY, YESOD, which is the ox OF ZEIR ANPIN, THAT IS TO SAY WHICH IS DRAWN FROM THE LEFT COLUMN OF ZEIR ANPIN THAT IS CALLED 'OX', WAS THERE for Rachel, NAMELY, TO BESTOW ON MALCHUT, THAT IS CALLED 'RACHEL'.

677. פָּרִים בְּנֵי בָקָר שְׁנַיִם, אִלֵּין אִינּוּן דְּאָמְרָה סִיהֲרָא, דְּהֵיךְ יִשְׁתַּמְשׁוּן בָּהּ כַּחֲדָא, וְאַזְעִירַת גַּרְמָהּ תְּחוֹתַיְיהוּ. וְאַיִל אֶחָד, דָּא אַיִל דְּיִצְחָק. וְכִי אַבְרָהָם לְאָן אָזִיל. אֶלָּא בְּגִין דְּאִתְּעַר תַּמָּן עֵשָׂו, אִתְכְּנִישׁ אַבְרָהָם, דְּלָא יֶחֱמֵי לֵיהּ, וּמַאן אִיהוּ שָׂעִיר דר"ח. יִצְחָק, אִשְׁתְּכַח תַּמָּן, דִּרְחִימוּ דִּילֵיהּ לְגַבֵּיהּ, כְּחַמְרָא עַל דּוּרְדְּיֵיהּ. יַעֲקֺב אִשְׁתְּכַח תַּמָּן, לְתַבְרָא אַנְפּוֹי. יוֹסֵף דְּאִיהוּ שׁוֹר דִּילֵיהּ, לְגַבֵּי רָחֵל.