"The companions hearken for your voice"

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon tells us that everyone who studies the Torah at night is strengthened by the Shechinah, and this is even more true of those who guard the covenant. He says that Yisrael would have been destroyed had Pinchas not killed Cozbi and Zimri, but his act appeased God's anger. Lastly we hear that if a person reincarnates the second time without improving his soul he has betrayed God's truth.

Relevance

The Shechinah protects us and fortifies the immune system, personally and globally. Its presence removes airborne diseases from our planet and purges from our bodies the negative forces that cause ailments. For this reason, the Righteous souls of antiquity and present day devote time and energy to Torah study after the stroke of midnight. Their cumulative efforts are now ignited so that Earth and all its inhabitants may possess the divine presence called Shechinah. Diseases are decimated by the healing Light that shines here, while the collective immune system of humanity is bolstered, forever protecting us from the scourge of illness.

The energy arising through Pinchas's action abolishes all sentences of death and disease decreed against us. This energy cleanses away the negative residue created by sexual misdeeds and corruption. Although we may not merit such mercy, our appreciation of the Zohar's power and of Rabbi Shimon's might assures complete nullification.

Finally, our efforts to share all that we now receive with friends and foes, secures for us spiritual change and growth. Thus, we have not, and shall not ever, betray "the truth of the King."

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3. Rabbi Shimon said: This verse has in it the secret of wisdom. "You that dwell in the gardens" (Shir Hashirim 8:13) refers to the Congregation of Yisrael, THAT IS MALCHUT, which is with Yisrael in exile and accompanies them in their troubles. "the companions hearken for your voice..." (Ibid.) refers to the camps of the higher heavenly ANGELS, all of whom listen to your voice, the voice of your praises in exile. "Cause me to hear it" (Ibid.) is as it is said: "let me see your countenance, let me hear your voice" (Shir Hashirim 2:14). "let me hear your voice" refers to the voice of those companions who engage in Torah, for I have no praise such as those who engage in Torah.

3. ר"ש אָמַר הַאי קְרָא רָזָא דְּחָכְמְתָא אִית בֵּיהּ. הַיּוֹשֶׁבֶת בַּגַנִּים, דָּא כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּאִיהִי בְּגָלוּתָא עִם יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאַזְלָא עִמְּהוֹן בְּעַקְתַּיְיהוּ. חֲבֵרִים מַקְשִׁיבִים לְקוֹלֵךְ, מַשִׁרְיָין עִלָּאִין. כֻּלְּהוּ צַיְיתִין לְקוֹלֵךְ, לְקוֹל תּוּשְׁבַּחְתֵּךְ בְּגָלוּתָא. הַשְׁמִיעִינִי, כד"א הַרְאִינִי אֶת מַרְאַיִךְ הַשְׁמִעִינִי אֶת קוֹלֵךְ. הַשְׁמִעִינִי, קָלָא דְּאִינּוּן חַבְרַיָּיא דְּמִשְׁתַּדְּלֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא דְּהָא לֵית תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא קַמָּאי, כְּאִינּוּן דְּמִשְׁתַּדְּלֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא.

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4. אָמַר ר"ש, כִּבְיָכוֹל, כָּל אִינּוּן דְּזַכָּאן לְאִשְׁתַּדְּלָא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וּמִכַּד פָּלִיג לֵילְיָא, וְאַתְיָין בְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא כַּד נָהִיר יְמָמָא, לְקַבְּלָא אַנְפֵּי מַלְכָּא, אַתְקִיף וְאַחֲסִין בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא. וְלֹא עוֹד, אֶלָּא דְּשַׁרְיָא בֵּיהּ חוּט שֶׁל חֶסֶד, כְּמָה דְּאוֹקִימְנָא.

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5. Come and see: Everyone who is privileged to be strengthened in the Shechinah gains protection for himself from those matters that are considered to be opposed TO THE SHECHINAH. Who is protected? Those who do not falsify by the sign of the Holy Covenant LIKE MATING WITH the daughter of a foreign El. And he who is careful, as it were, the Congregation of Yisrael is linked to him, in turn, and protects him and welcomes him. And this is even more so if he has been privileged to attain it, THE SIGN OF THE HOLY COVENANT.

5. ת"ח, כָּל מַאן דְּזָכֵי לְאִתְתָּקַף בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא, יִסְתְּמַר גַּרְמוֹהִי מֵאִנּוּן מִלִּין דַּאֲחִידָן לָקֳבְלָהּ. כְּגוֹן מַאן. אִינּוּן דְּלָא מְשַׁקְּרֵי בְּאָת קַדִישָׁא, כְּגוֹן בַּת אֵל נֵכָר. וְכָל מַאן דְּנָטִיר גַּרְמֵיהּ, כִּבְיָכוֹל כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲחִידָא בֵּיהּ, וְנַטְרָא לֵיהּ, וְהִיא אַקְדִּימַת לֵיהּ שְׁלָם. וכ"ש אִי זָכֵי וְקָּנֵי לְהַאי.

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6. וְאָמַר ר"ש, אִתְחַזְיָין יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִשְׁתֵּצָאָה בְּהַהוּא שַׁעֲתָא, בַּר דְּאַקְדִים פִּנְחָס לְהַאי עוֹבָדָא, וְשָׁכִיךְ רוּגְזָא. הה"ד, פִּנְחָס בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן הֵשִׁיב וְגוֹ.' ד"א, פִּנְחָס בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר וְגוֹ.' אר"ש, בֶּן בֶּן תְּרֵי זִמְנֵי, לְאַשְׁלְמָא עוֹבָדָא קָא אָתֵי.

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7. Rabbi Shimon said: When the soul of a person reincarnates, MEANING A SECOND TIME AROUND, without gaining merits to be changed for the better, it is as though he betrays the truth of the King and I apply to him the verse, ."..or has found that which was lost, and have lied concerning it, and have sworn falsely..." (Vayikra 5:22). "And have lied concerning it," MEANING TO THE SOUL, it would have been better for him had he not been created, FOR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER HAD HE NOT REINCARNATED INTO THIS WORLD.

7. אָמַר רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, הַאי ב"נ דְּנָטִיל גִּלְגוּלָא דְּנִשְׁמְתָא, וְלָא זָכֵי דְּיִתְתָּקַּן בֵּיהּ, כְּאִילּוּ מְשַׁקֵּר בְּקוּשְׁטָא דְּמַלְכָּא. וַאֲנָא קָרֵינָּא עָלֵיהּ הַאי קְרָא אוֹ מָצָא אֲבֵידָה וְכִחֶשׁ בָּהּ וְנִשְׁבַּע עַל שָׁקֶר. וְכִחֶשׁ בָּהּ, טַב לֵיהּ דְּלָא אִבְרֵי.