Pinchas: Chapter 91

The twelve Challot

Synopsis

This section tells us about the Shewbread and why there are four loaves in each Shabbat meal. We also hear about the six Sfirot from the light downwards and the six Sfirot from the light upwards, and the six steps in the upper Throne and the six steps in the lower Throne. The lesson from this is that from a certain place secrets are hidden and from another place secrets are revealed.

Ezekiel Meals Shabbat Table Twelve Zeh (This, Masc.)

618. And how do we know that the shewbread comes from the King's table? Because of what is written: "and he said to me: This (Heb. Zeh) is the table that is before Hashem" (Yechezkel 41:22), AND THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF 'this' (Heb. zeh) refers to the twelve countenances. Moreover, whoever can do so, should arrange and establish on his table four loaves in each Shabbat meal, which at three meals MAKE TWELVE LOAVES, WHICH ARE the twelve countenances.

618. וּמְנָלָן דְּלֶחֶם הַפָּנִים אִיהוּ מִפָּתוֹרָא דְּמַלְכָּא. דִּכְתִיב, וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלַי זֶה הַשֻּׂלְחָן אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְדֺוָד. ז"ה: י"ב אַנְפִּין. וְאוֹף הָכִי, מַאן דְּאִית לֵיהּ, בָּעֵי לְתַקְּנָא וּלְסַדְּרָא עַל פָּתוֹרֵיהּ, אַרְבַּע כִּכָּרוֹת בְּכֺל סְעוּדָתָא דְּשַׁבָּת, לִתְלַת סְעוּדָתֵי תְּרֵיסָר אַנְפִּין.

Bread Light Meals Throne Torah Twelve Zeir Anpin

619. And you might wish to suggest that from the Torah we learn about six CHALLOT, as only double the bread WAS REQUIRED FOR EACH OF THE THREE MEALS, MAKING A TOTAL OF SIX ONLY, NOT TWELVE. HE ANSWERS, we cannot mention Vav (= 6), without also mentioning its companion Vav namely Vav Vav, THE SOUND OF THE PRONOUNCED VAV, the six from above downwards, and the six from below upwards. AND they parallel the six steps that are in the upper Throne and the six steps of the lower Throne, Six OF THE UPPER THRONE are concealed, while six are in the open. AND THIS IS THE SECRET OF THE VERSE: "The secret things belong to Hashem our Elohim: but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever" (Devarim 29:28).

619. וְאִי תֵּימָא לָאו אִינּוּן אֶלָּא שִׁית מִדְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, מִשּׁוּם לֶחֶם מִשְׁנֵה. אֶלָּא לָא נֵיכוּל לְמִדְכַּר ו', בְּלָא חַבְרֵיהּ, ו' ו', שִׁית מִלְעֵילָּא לְתַתָּא, וְשִׁית מִלְּתַתָּא לְעֵילָּא. לָקֳבֵל שִׁית דַּרְגִּין דְּכֻרְסְיָיא עִלָּאָה. וְשִׁית דַּרְגִין דְּכֻרְסְיָיא תַּתָּאָה. שִׁית בְּאִתְכַּסְיָיא. וְשִׁית בְּאִתְגַּלְיָיא. הַנִּסְתָּרוֹת לַיְדֹוָ"ד אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהַנִּגְלוֹת לָנוּ וּלְבָנֵינוּ עַד עוֹלָם.

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