"Who raised up one from the east"

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon begins by explaining that the "Who" in the scripture refers to the supernal world, Binah. The entire secret of the Faith (Malchut) begins from Zeir Anpin, from where the Light becomes revealed. The discussion moves to righteousness, which rules over all the worlds to guide them and to maintain them as necessary. Righteousness never turns away from Zeir Anpin and never keeps silence. Rabbi Shimon ends by saying that the Holy One has illuminated the way because of Elazar, Rabbi Shimon's son, who calls to the supernal Light and is not silent.

Relevance

Like the moon, Malchut is barren, lacking any Light of her own. For this reason, Malchut never turns away from Zeir Anpin, so that she may constantly catch the Light shines from this supernal sphere. Man, unaware of this cosmic truth, has constantly turned away from the Light, seduced by the illusionary pleasures presented to him by the Other Side.

Here we become cognizant of our Malchut nature, the realization that we have no Light of our own. And as the moon is compelled to faithfully face the sun to receive her light, the entire realm of Malchut is suddenly propelled by the calling and righteousness of Rabbi Elazar. She (Malchut) turns on her spiritual axis and comes face to face with the upper world to receive the full radiance of Light emanating from the Creator.

East Faith Hands Mi (Who) Wisdom

250. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אָרִים יְדוֹי וּבָרִיךְ לְרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ. פָּתַח וְאָמַר, מִי הֵעִיר מִמִּזְרָח וְגוֹ.' הַאי קְרָא אוֹקִימְנָא וְאִתְּמַר, אֲבָל רָזָא דְּחָכְמְתָא אִיהוּ, מִ"י רָזָא דְּעָלְמָא עִלָּאָה אִיהוּ, דְּהָא מִתַּמָּן נָפְקָא שֵׁירוּתָא, לְאִתְגַּלְיָא רָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא.

East Faith Light Mi (Who) Zeir Anpin

251. Moreover, Mi is the most concealed of all the concealments and is unknown and not revealed at all. It revealed its glory to be known from that place which is called 'east,' NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN, for the entire secret of the Faith, WHICH IS MALCHUT, begins from there and the light becomes revealed. This is BECAUSE SHE RECEIVES FROM ZEIR ANPIN ALL THE REVELATION THAT IS IN MALCHUT, , and afterwards, "Whom righteousness met wherever he set his foot" (Ibid.), because righteousness, THAT IS MALCHUT, reveals the supernal Gvurah, and the rule of the Holy One, blessed be He, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN. And he allowed this righteousness to rule over all the worlds to guide them and to maintain them properly. Therefore, He "gave the nations before him, and made him rule over His kings" (Ibid.), because all the kings of the world are under the authority of this righteousness, as it is written, "And He will judge the world in righteousness" (Tehilim 9:9).

251. תּוּ. מִ"י טְמִירָא דְּכָל טְמִירִין, דְּלָא אִתְיְדַע וְלָא אִתְגַּלְּיָיא כְּלָל. גַּלֵּי יְקָרֵיהּ לְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָא, מֵהַהוּא אֲתָר דְּאִקְרֵי מִזְרָח, דְּהָא מִתַּמָּן שֵׁירוּתָא דְּכָל רָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, וּנְהוֹרָא לְאִתְגַּלְיָיא. וּלְבָתַר צֶדֶק יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֹ, דְּהָא צֶדֶק, גַּלֵּי גְּבוּרְתָּא עִלָּאָה, וְשׁוּלְטָנֵיהּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וּלְהַאי צֶדֶק אַשְׁלְטֵיה עַל עָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ, לְדַבְּרָא לוֹן, וּלְאַתְקְנָא לוֹן, כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת. וְע"ד, יִתֵּן לְפָנָיו גּוֹיִם וּמְלָכִים יַרְדְּ, דְּהָא כָּל מַלְכִין דְּעָלְמָא, בִּרְשׁוּתָא דְּהַאי צֶדֶק קַיְימִין, כד"א וְהוּא יִשְׁפּוֹט תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק.

East Light Mirror Peace Righteous World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

252. "Whom righteousness met (lit. 'called') wherever he set his foot:" HE QUESTIONS, Who called whom? DID EAST CALL RIGHTEOUSNESS OR DID RIGHTEOUSNESS CALL EAST? HE ANSWERS, But righteousness always calls to the mirror that illuminates, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN THAT IS CALLED 'EAST,' and is never silent, and righteousness always stands at his feet. MALCHUT CLOTHES NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD OF ZEIR ANPIN THAT ARE CALLED 'FEET,' for she never turns away from there and she cries and is not silent. This is what is written, "Do not keep silence, Elohim, do not hold your peace, and be still, El" (Tehilim 83:2). Now the Holy One, blessed be He, has illuminated this way for us because of Elazar, my son, for he calls to the supernal Light and he is not silent. Happy is the portion of the righteous in this world and in the World to Come.

252. תּוּ, צֶדֶק יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֹ, מַאן קָרֵי לְמַאן. אֶלָּא, צֶדֶק אִיהוּ קָארֵי תָּדִיר לְאַסְפָּקְלַרְיָאה דְּנָהֲרָא, וְלָא שָׁכִיךְ לְעָלְמִין, וְצֶדֶק קָאֵים תָּדִיר לְרַגְלוֹי, דְּלָא אִתְעָדֵי מִתַּמָּן, וְקָארֵי וְלָא שָׁכִיךְ, הה"ד, אֱלֹהִים אַל דֳּמִי לָךְ אַל תֶּחֱרַשׁ וְאַל תִּשְׁקֹט אֵל. וְהַשְׁתָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אַנְהַר לָן אָרְחָא דָּא בְּגִין אֶלְעָזָר בְּרִי דְּקָרֵי לִנְהוֹרָא עִלָּאָה וְלָא שָׁכִיךְ. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵהוֹן דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.