Shlach Lecha: Chapter 44

Souls ascend and descend

Synopsis

We are told about the great joy on each Shabbat eve when the Tree of Life is awakened and produces sanctified souls. When the Shabbat arrives the souls come down to rest on a Holy Nation and the souls of the righteous ascend to the higher Garden of Eden. When the Shabbat ends those additional souls that dwelt upon the children of Yisrael rise above and the souls of the just descend. The souls that rose stand in the presence of God who queries them about what new things in the Torah they learned in the world. When a soul says a new interpretation God gathers His entourage and tells them about it in both Yeshivot.

Camp Corners Firmaments Hundred Judgment Shabbat Soul, The Ten Tree Tree of Life Wind World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

290. Each Shabbat eve when Yisrael sanctifies the day below, the proclamation goes out to the four corners of the world to assemble holy camps and prepare the thrones. Who saw such joy, WHEN in 390 firmaments many appointed ones and many rulers gather to their stations. As soon as Yisrael below sanctify THE DAY, the Tree of Life, THAT IS ZEIR ANPIN, gets awakened and a wind blows from the World to Come, WHICH IS BINAH, and beats at its leaves. The branches in the tree shake and exude fragrances from the World to Come. THE TREE IS ZEIR ANPIN, ITS BRANCHES ARE HIS SFIROT, ITS LEAVES ARE THE SOULS THAT IT PRODUCES. THE 390 FIRMAMENTS ARE THE SECRET OF CHOCHMAH AND BINAH, TIFERET AND MALCHUT, OF WHICH EACH IS COMPRISED OF ONE HUNDRED EXCEPT FOR MALCHUT THAT LACKS TEN LAST ONES, THESE BEING FROM MALCHUT OF MALCHUT WHICH ARE FROM THE ATRIBUTE OF JUDGMENT, AND ARE STORED AWAY, AND THEREFORE THEY ARE FOUR HUNDRED MINUS TEN.

290. כָּל מַעֲלֵי שַׁבְּתָא, כַּד מְקַדְּשִׁין יִשְׂרָאֵל יוֹמָא לְתַתָּא, כָּרוֹזָא כָּרִיז לְאַרְבַּע סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא, אִתְכְּנָשׁוּ מַשִׁרְיָין קַדִּישִׁין, אַתְּקָנוּ כֻּרְסְיָין. מַאן חָמֵי חֶדְוָה, בִּתְלַת מְאָה וְתִשְׁעִין רְקִיעִין, כַּמָּה מְמָנָן, כַּמָּה שִׁלְטוֹנִין, מִתְכַּנְּשִׁין לְאַתְרַיְיהוּ. כֵּיוָן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַתָּא מְקַדְּשִׁין, כְּדֵין אִתְּעַר אִילָנָא דְּחַיֵּיא, וְאָקִישׁ בְּאִינּוּן טַרְפִּין דִּילֵיהּ, רוּחַ נְשִׁיבוּ חַד מִגּוֹ עָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, וְאִינוּן עֲנָפִין דְּאִילָנָא מִתְנַעְנְעָן, וְסַלְּקִין רֵיחִין דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.

Eden Garden of Eden Righteous Soul, The Tree Tree of Life Zeir Anpin

291. The Tree of Life awakens and produces sacred souls, and spreads THEM over the world. Nevertheless, souls come and souls go, MEANING TO SAY THAT SOULS GO OUT TO BE DRESSED IN YISRAEL IN THIS WORLD AND THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ASCEND FROM THE LOWER GARDEN OF EDEN AND ENTER ABOVE TO THE GARDEN OF EDEN UP HIGH. Those THAT LEAVE stir those TO ENTER. Therefore, these leave and these ascend and the Tree of Life, THAT IS ZEIR ANPIN, is joyful.

291. הַהוּא אִילָנָא דְּחַיֵּי אִתְּעַר, וְאַפִּיק נִשְׁמָתִין קַדִּישִׁין, וּפָרִישׂ עַל עָלְמָא. וְעִם כָּל דָּא, נִשְׁמָתִין נָפְקִין, וְנִשְׁמָתִין עָאלִין, אִלֵּין מִתְעָרֵי אִלֵּין, אִלֵּין נָפְקִין וְאִלֵּין עָאלִין, וְאִילָנָא דְּחַיֵּי בְּחֶדְוָה.

Crowns Garden of Eden Shabbat Soul, The World to Come, The

292. Then all the children of Yisrael are adorned with the crowns of these sacred souls, THE SECRET OF THE ADDITIONAL SOULS, and all are in happiness and repose. And throughout the Shabbat, they enjoy that happiness and satisfaction. All the just that are in the Garden ascend and take pleasure in that uppermost pleasure of the World to Come, IN THE UPPER GARDEN OF EDEN. When Shabbat ends, all the souls fly away FROM YISRAEL and go up ABOVE.

292. וּכְדֵין, יִשְׂרָאֵל כֻּלְּהוּ מִתְעַטְּרִין בְּעִטְרִין דְּאִינּוּן נִשְׁמָתִין קַדִּישִׁין, כֻּלְּהוּ בְּחֶדְוָה בְּנַיְיחָא. וְכָל הַשַּׁבָּת, אִית לוֹן הַהוּא חֶדְוָה, וְהַהוּא נַיְיחָא, וְכָל צַדִּיקַיָּיא דִּי בְּגִנְתָּא, כֻּלְּהוּ סַלְּקִין וּמִתְעַנְּגִין בְּעִנּוּגָא עִלָּאָה, דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. כֵּיוָן דְּנָפִיק שַׁבָּתָא, כֻּלְּהוּ נִשְׁמָתִין פַּרְחִין וְסַלְּקִין.

Eden Garden of Eden Righteous Shabbat Soul, The

293. Come and see: When Shabbat arrives, the souls come down, MEANING THE ADDITIONAL SOULS, to rest on a Holy Nation. And the souls of the righteous, FROM THE LOWER GARDEN OF EDEN, ascend above TO THE HIGHER GARDEN OF EDEN. When Shabbat ends, those souls that dwelt upon Yisrael rise above, THAT IS, THE ADDITIONAL SOULS, and the souls of the just descend, THOSE THAT ROSE TO THE HIGHER GARDEN OF EDEN, AND ARE NOW RETURNING TO THE LOWER GARDEN OF EDEN.

293. ת"ח, כַּד עָיֵיל שַׁבְּתָא נִשְׁמָתִין נַחְתִּין לְשַׁרְיָיא עַל עַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא. וְנִשְׁמָתִין דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא סַלְּקִין לְעֵילָּא. כַּד נָפִיק שַׁבְּתָא, נִשְׁמָתִין סַלְּקִין, אִינּוּן דְּשָׁארוּ עָלַיְיהוּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. וְנִשְׁמָתִין נַחְתִּין, אִינּוּן נִשְׁמָתִין דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא.

Angels Form Metatron Point Soul, The Torah Yeshivah

294. As soon as all the souls that dwelt on Yisrael have risen above, they rise and stand, in form, in the presence of the Holy King. The Holy One, blessed be He, asks all of them, What new things in the Torah have you had in that world? Praised is the one that says in His presence a new interpretation in the Torah, as so much joy is produced by the Holy One, blessed be He. He gathers His entourage, MEANING THE HIGHER SOULS AND ANGELS, and says, Hear the new words of Torah, which that soul of so-and-so is recounting. All explain that point in the two Yeshivot, MEANING IN THE YESHIVAH OF THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, AND THE YESHIVAH OF METATRON; they below, and the Holy One, blessed be He, above seals that item.

294. כֵּיוָן דְּסַלְּקִין כֻּלְּהוּ נִשְׁמָתִין דְּשָׁארוּ עָלַיְיהוּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. סַלְקֵי וְקַיְימִין בְּדִיּוּקְנָא קַמֵּי מַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא שָׁאִיל לְכֻלְּהוּ, מַאי חִדּוּשָׁא הֲוָה לְכוּ בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא. זַכָּאָה אִיהוּ מַאן דְּחִדוּשָׁא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא אַמְרַת קַמֵּיהּ. כַּמָּה חֶדְוָה עָבֵיד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כָּנִישׁ לְפָמַלְיָא דִּילֵיהּ, וְאָמַר, שִׁמְעוּ חִדּוּשָׁא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּאַמְרַת נִשְׁמְתָא דָּא דִּפְלוֹנִי, וְכֻלְּהוּ מוּקְמֵי הַהִיא מִלָּה בִּתְרֵי מְתִיבְתֵּי. אִינּוּן לְתַתָּא, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְעֵילָּא, חָתִים לְהַהִיא מִלָּה.

Beasts Ezekiel Job Living Creatures Shabbat Soul, The Torah

295. Come and see: When some novel interpretation in Torah is discovered and the ADDITIONAL soul that came down in Shabbat was involved in this novel interpretation of the Torah, and ascends, AFTER SHABBAT, the entire entourage above listen to that matter. The holy living creatures grow large with their outstretched wings and put on their wings. When He asks THE SOULS ABOUT THE TORAH'S NOVEL INTERPRETATIONS, they do not respond, but remain quiet. Then it is written about the sanctified holy living creatures: "When they stood still, they let down their wings" (Yechezkel 1:25). "STOOD STILL" MEANS IN THEIR SILENCE, as it says: "Because they stand there, and answer no more" (Iyov 32:16). "And when he opened it, all the people stood up" (Nechemyah 8:5), MEANING THEY WERE SILENT.

295. ת"ח, כַּד מִלָּה אִתְחֲדָּשׁ בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְנִשְׁמְתָא דְּנַחְתָּא בְּשַׁבְּתָא אִתְעַסְּקַת בְּאִינּוּן מִלִּין חַדְתִּין, וְסַלְקֵי לְעֵילָּא. כָּל פָּמַלְיָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, צַיְיתִין לְהַהוּא מִלָּה, וְחַיּוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִתְרָבִין בְּגַדְפִּין, וּמִתְלַבְּשָׁן בְּגַדְפִּין. וְכַד שָׁאִיל לוֹן קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְלָא תָּבִין וְשַׁתְקִין, כְּדֵין חַיוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ מַה כְּתִיב, בְּעָמְדָם תְּרַפֶּינָה כַנְפֵיהֶם, כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אָמֵר כִּי עָמְדוּ לֹא עָנוּ עוֹד. וּכְפִתְחוֹ עָמְדוּ כָּל הָעָם.

Flesh Heart Lips Seven

296. If you wonder why silence is referred to by standing, HE REPLIES it is because during speech, there are seven limbs that move WHILE TALKING, which are the heart, lung, voice pipe, tongue, teeth, lips and flesh. When silenced, they stay in their position without moving. Therefore, he calls silence standing.

296. וְאִי תֵּימָא, שְׁתִיקָה אֲמַאי קָרוּ לֵיהּ עֲמִידָה. אֶלָּא, בְּדִבּוּרָא אִית ז' שַׁיְיפִין דְּמִתְנַעֲנְעָן בַּהֲדֵיהּ, לִבָּא. רֵיאָה. קָנֵה. לָשׁוֹן. שִׁנַּיִים. שִׂפְוָון. בָּשָׂר. וּבִשְׁתִּיקָה קַיְימוּ בְּקִיּוּמַיְיהוּ, בְּלָא נִעְנוּעָא. וע"ד קָרֵי לַשְׁתִּיקָה עֲמִידָה.

Blessing Bread Crowns Garden of Eden Hands Heart Kiddush Meals Morning Offering Sanctification Sanctuary Shabbat Waters Zion

297. (THE BEGINNING IS MISSING...) because Rav Hamnuna Saba (the elder) said, "May He send you help from the sanctuary..." (Tehilim 20:4-5); the sanctuary is the sanctifying of the hands, MEANING THE FIRST WASHING BEFORE THE MEAL. "And strengthen you out of Zion:'' That is the blessing on the bread, which satisfies the heart of a person. "May He remember all your offerings:'' "All" indicates something else in addition, which is the washing of the hands at the end, MEANING THE LAST WATERS. "And accept with favor your burnt offering:'' That is blessing after the meal in the company of the required quorum. If you do so, "May He grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill all your counsel" and on Shabbat, THE WORD "sanctuary" alludes to the great sanctification (Heb. kiddush) IN THE MORNING. About this matter, the righteous in the Garden of Eden were adorned with crowns, from one Shabbat to the next Shabbat...(THE END IS MISSING).

297. דְּהָא רַב הַמְנוּנָא סָבָא אָמַר, יִשְׁלַח עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹדֶשׁ וְגוֹ.' מִקֹדֶשׁ, דָּא קִדּוּשׁ יָדַיִם. וּמִצִיּוֹן יִסְעָדֶךָ, דָּא הַמּוֹצִיא, דְּאִיהוּ סָעִיד לִבָּא דְּבַר נָשׁ. יִזְכּוֹר כָּל מִנְחוֹתֶיךָ, כָּל לְאַסְגָּאָה מִלָּה אַחֲרָא, דָּא נְטִּילַת יָדַיִם בַּתְרַיְיתָא. וְעוֹלָתְךָ יְדַשְּׁנֶה סֶּלָה, דָּא בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן בְּזִמּוּן. וְאִי אַתְּ עָבֵיד כֵּן, יִתֶּן לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְכָל עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּא. וּבְשַׁבָּת מְקַדֵּשׁ, דָּא קְדוּשָּׁא רַבָּא. וְעַל מִלָּה דָּא, אִתְעַטָּרוּ צַדִּיקַיָּיא בְּגַן עֵדֶן, מִשַּׁבָּת לְשַׁבָּת אַחֲרָא.

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