Tazria
Judgment Purification Red Sin White

163. Rabbi Chizkiyah was sitting before Rabbi Shimon. He said, It is written, "a white reddish sore" (Vayikra 13:42). It is considered a sore when the white THAT INDICATES CHESED does not remain as it is BUT TURNS RED THAT INDICATES JUDGMENT. Rabbi Shimon opened with the words, "though your sins be like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow" (Yeshayah 1:18). Happy are Yisrael, whom the Holy One, blessed be He, wishes to purify completely, so they will not be in a state of Judgment before Him, and so the administrators of Judgments will have no power over them. For everything follows its own kind; red FOLLOWS JUDGMENTS, THE SECRET OF red, and white FOLLOWS CHESED, THE SECRET OF white; the right, WHICH IS WHITE to the right, WHICH IS CHESED, and the left, WHICH IS RED to the left, WHICH IS JUDGMENT.

163. ר' חִזְקִיָּה הֲוָה יָתִיב קַמֵּיהּ דְּרִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, אָמַר, כְּתִיב נֶגַע לָבָן אֲדַמְדָּם, כְּדֵין הוּא נֶגַע, דְּהָא חִוָּורָא לָא קָאֵים בְּעֵינֵיהּ. פָּתַח ר"ש וְאָמַר, כְּתִיב אִם יִהְיוּ חֲטָאֵיכֶם כַּשָּׁנִים וְגוֹ,' זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בָּעֵי לְדַכְּאָה לוֹן בְּכֺלָּא, בְּגִין דְּלָא יִשְׁתַּכְּחוּן בְּדִינָא קַמֵּיהּ. וּמָארֵיהוֹן דְּדִינָא לָא יִשְׁלְטוּן בְּהוֹן, דְּהָא כֺּלָּא אָזִיל בָּתַר זִינֵיהּ. סוּמָקָא לְסוּמָקָא, וְחִוָּורָא לְחִוָּורָא. יְמִינָא לִימִינָא, וּשְׂמָאלָא לִשְׂמָאלָא.

David Esau Eyes Form Garments Gold Judgment Mercy Red Samuel

164. It is written, of Esau, "And the first came out red" (Beresheet 25:25). Hence its own kind dwells in him, NAMELY JUDGMENTS, THE SECRET OF RED. You may say that red applies to Esau, yet it is written of David, "Now he was ruddy" (I Shmuel 16:12). HE ANSWERS, The one, ESAU, was made of the dross of gold, WHICH IS HARSH JUDGMENTS; the other, DAVID, was attached to the brightness of gold, WHICH IS THE LEFT OF BINAH THAT IS CALLED GOLD, AND IS MERCY. It is written of Esau, "red, all over like a hairy garment," WHICH MEANS he came out of the dross REMAINING from the melting OF GOLD. It is written of David, "with fine eyes, and good looking" (Ibid.), WHICH ALLUDES TO THE ILLUMINATION OF CHOCHMAH CALLED EYES AND ALSO CALLED SIGHT THAT IS DRAWN FROM THE LEFT COLUMN OF BINAH, INCLUDED WITHIN THE RIGHT IN IT.

164. בְּעֵשָׂו כְּתִיב, וַיֵצֵא הָרִאשׁוֹן אַדְמוֹנִי, וְעַל דָּא שַׁרְיָא בֵּיהּ זִינֵיהּ. וְאִי תֵּימָא אַדְמוֹנִי כְּתִיב בְּעֵשָׂו. וּכְתִיב בֵּיהּ בְּדָוִד, וַיְבִיאֵהוּ וְהוּא אַדְמוֹנִי. אֶלָּא דָּא מִזּוֹהֲמָא דְּדַהֲבָא אִתְעַבִיד, וְדָא בְּזוֹהֲרָא דְּדַהֲבָא אִתְדְּבַק, בְּעֵשָׂו כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ, אַדְמוֹנִי כֻּלּוֹ כְּאַדֶּרֶת שֵׂעָר, בְּזוּהֲמָא דְּהִתוּכָא נָפַק. בֵּיהּ כְּתִיב בְּדָוִד, עִם יְפֵה עֵינַיִם וְטוֹב רֺאִי.

Colors Judgment Priests Purification Red White

165. Come and see, what is the reason A WHITE REDDISH SORE IS IMPURE? If the white color is known TO BE CHESED and the red color TO BE JUDGMENT, THEN if it was FIRST red, AND NOW white appears in it, then purity emerges and it begins to be purified. But if it was white at first and the red appears in it NOW it begins to be defiled. It is also written, "and the priest shall pronounce him unclean" (Vayikra 13:11). The priest recognized all these appearances. Sometimes the appearance of purity is seen, so he will quarantine him to see whether another appearance will emerge. Otherwise, he pronounces him clean, as it is written, "the priest shall pronounce him clean" (Ibid. 6).

165. ת"ח, מ"ט. גַּוְונָא חִוָּורָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע, וְגַוְונָא סוּמָקָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע, סוּמָקָא בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, וְהָא אִתְחֲזֵי בֵּיהּ חִוָּורָא, הָא דַּכְיוּתָא אִתְיְילִיד בֵּיהּ, וְשָׁארִי לְאִתְדַכְּאָה. חִוָּורָא בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, וְאִתְחַזֵּי בֵּיהּ סוּמָקָא, הָא שָׁארִי לְאִסְתַּאֲבָא, וּכְתִיב וְטִמְּאוֹ הַכֺּהֵן, דְּהָא אִתְיְילִיד בֵּיהּ סוּמָקָא, לְאִסְתַּאֲבָא. וְכַהֲנָא הֲוָה יָדַע בְּכָל אִינּוּן גַּוְונִין. וּלְזִמְנִין דְּאִתְחֲזֵי בֵּיהּ גַּוְונָא דְּדַכְיוּתָא, וְיַסְגִר לֵיהּ לְמֵחֱמֵי אִי אִתְיְילִיד בֵּיהּ גַּוְונָא אָחֳרָא. וְאִי לָא, מַדְכֵּי לֵיהּ, הה"ד וְטִהֲרוֹ הַכֺּהֵן וְגוֹ.'

Elisha Gehazi Prophets

166. Rabbi Yitzchak and Rabbi Yehuda were walking along the way. Rabbi Yehuda said, It is written, "So let the disease of Na'aman cleave to you, and to your seed forever" (II Melachim 5:27). HE ASKS, If he sinned, why shall his children be stricken? He said to him, Elisha saw deeper than the other prophets. He saw that no worthy son will come from Gehazi, and he therefore cursed him.

166. רִבִּי יִצְחָק וְר' יְהוּדָה הֲווֹ אָזְלֵי בְּאָרְחָא, אָמַר רִבִּי יְהוּדָה, כְּתִיב וְצָרַעַת נַעֲמָן תִּדְבַּק בְּךָ וּבְזַרְעֲךָ לְעוֹלָם וְגוֹ,' אִי הוּא חָטָא בְּנוֹי אֲמַאי יִלְקוּן. אָ"ל, אֱלִישָׁע יַתִּיר מִשְּׁאַר נְבִיאֵי חָמָא. חָמָא דְּלָא נָפִיק מִגֵחֲזִי בְּרָא דִּמְעַלְיָא, וְעַ"ד לָיִיט לְכֻלְּהוּ.

Death Death and the Afterlife Elijah Torah Wicked Wickedness World to Come, The

167. He also told him, I did a superior service by Elijah and attained two portions, NAMELY, HE ATTAINED A DOUBLE PORTION OF THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH, since I served him in truth. But you are wicked. You injured me by swearing falsely and coveting NA'AMAN'S GIFT. So you have transgressed the whole Torah. But since you served me, your service will not be in vain and your death shall be in this world but not in the World to Come. For that reason, "So let the disease of Na'aman cleave to you, and to your seed."

167. וְלֹא עוֹד, אֶלָּא אָ"ל, אֲנָא פּוּלְחָנָא בְּשִׁמוּשָׁא עִלָּאָה לְגַבֵּי אֵלִיָּהוּ, וְזָכֵינָא בִּתְרֵין חוּלָקִין, דְּהָא פְּלַחְנָא לֵיהּ בִּקְשׁוֹט, וְאַנְתְּ רָשָׁע פְּגִימַת לִי, אוּמֵית לְשִׁקְרָא, וַחֲמִידַת , הָא עָבַרְתָּ עַל אוֹרַיְיתָא כֺּלָּא, וּמַאן דְּאַעְבָּר עַל דָּא, מִית הוּא לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. אֲבָל בְּגִין דְּפַלְחַת לִי, שִׁמּוּשָׁא דִּילָךְ לָא לִהֱוֵי לְמַגָּנָא, תֶּהֱוֵי מִיתָה דִּילָךְ בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין, וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי לָא. וּבְגִין כַּךְ, וְצָרַעַת נַעֲמָן תִּדְבַּק בְּךָ וּבְזַרְעֲךָ.