A candlestick, shekels, the month

Synopsis

One cannot summarize the dozens of pieces of information given in this section with regard to the menorah, about the meaning of the letters and musical tones. The arms and branches of the candlestick are compared to the Sfirot and to the relationship of Zeir Anpin and Malchut. Malchut, we are told, serves Zeir Anpin in order to reveal all the aspects of Zeir Anpin that are called Sfirah. Rabbi Shimon says to the Faithful Shepherd (Moses) that Malchut is like a sacrifice of higher and lesser value, depending on whether one is wealthy, average, or poor. If one is very wealthy, all good that is done is to one's merit in the world to come. If one is of average wealth, one is serving two worlds, and thus merits half a shekel in the world to come. If one is poor, the sacrifice is of lower value. Yet, we find, God descends to dwell with he who makes himself a contrite and humble spirit for the Shechinah's sake. From the day a person inherits his soul, which comprises the Holy One and His Shechinah, he is called 'a son.' The soul has five names, Neshamah, Ruach, Nefesh, Chayah. and Yechidah. Rabbi Shimon next says that, "and you shall love the Creator Creator ' with all your might" means 'with all your money'. He then praises the Faithful Shepherd, and requests that he arise once more and complete the commandments of His master.The formatting seems to have gone off and the phrases are jumbled

Relevance

This passage again reveals the many layers of meaning that are symbolized by sacred objects in Scripture, and it helps us to more fully comprehend the depth and richness of the Torah. The menorah can be said to have meaning at the physical level, the verbal level, the alphabetical and numerical and geometrical levels, the cosmological level, and the spiritual level. All of these meanings become operational through the simple act of lighting the menorah, although their inner workings remain unobservable to the naked eye. Endowed with this awareness, this section fires up the Light that was revealed when the menorah was lit in the ancient Tabernacle, and it shines upon us with great intensity. All of our spiritual actions will now achieve their maximum effect in the upper world, because we realize that a vast spiritual machinery is set into motion by a simple physical action, such as lighting a menorah or reading a passage of the Holy Zohar. This consciousness is, ultimately, our key.

Ark Cherubim (Cherubs) Shekels Tabernacle Table Vessels

573. (רעיא מהימנא) תַּנָאִין וְאָמוֹרָאִין אִתְכְּנָשׁוּ כֻּלְכוּ, דְּהָא קָא מָטוּ שַׁעֲתָא, לְתַקְּנָא בֵּיהּ מָאנֵי מַלְכָּא, לְאַנְהָרָא לְאִתְתַּקְנָא קָמֵיהּ, דְּאִינּוּן: מַשְׁכְּנָא, מְנַרְתָּא, פָּתוֹרָא, מַדְבְּחָא, כִּיוֹר, וְכַנוֹ, אֲרוֹן, וְכַפּוֹרֶת, וּכְרוּבִים, וְכֹלָּא בְּשֶׁקֶל. וּבְגִין דָּא מָנֵּי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, זֶה יִתְּנוּ.

Hebrew Letters Lamp Menorah Shepherd Table

574. קָם תָּנָא חֲדָא וְאָמַר, רַעְיָא מְהֵימָנָא וַדַּאי הָכִי הוּא, וְלָךְ מָנֵּי לְמֶעְבַּד כֻּלְּהוּ, הֲדָא הוּא דִּכְתִּיב, וְעָשִׂיתָ מְנוֹרָה. וְעָשִׂיתָ שֻׁלְחָן. וְהָכִי בְּכֹלָּא, וּרְאֵה וְעָשָׂה, וּמִכֹּלָּא לָא אִתְקָשֵׁי לְךָ לְמֶעְבַּד, אֶלָּא תְּלַת מִלִּין דִּרְשִׁימִין בְּאַתְוָון דִּשְׁמֶךָ, מְ"נוֹרָה, שְׁ"קָלִים, הַ"חֹדֶשׁ. אֲמַאי אִתְקָשֵּׁי לָךְ.

Moses Praise Seven Shechinah Vessels Zeir Anpin

575. He said to him, Old man, you learn this difficulty that I had from the verse, "Of beaten work (or derived from, difficult) shall the candlestick be made" (Ibid.), BECAUSE "SHALL THE CANDLESTICK BE MADE" PURPORTS THAT IT SHOULD BE MADE BY ITSELF, THAT MOSES WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. Certainly, the vessel of the Holy One, blessed be He, is the Shechinah, which is a vessel to serve her husband, ZEIR ANPIN. She is his candlestick, as it is written, "Seven times a day I praise You" (Tehilim 119:164). They are "the greatness, and the power (Heb. Gvurah), and the glory (Heb. Tiferet), and the victory (Heb. Netzach), and the majesty (Heb. Hod)" (I Divrei Hayamim 29:11), Yesod and Malchut, which comprises seven.

575. א"ל, סָבָא סָבָא, אַתוּן מְפִיקִין קוּשְׁיָא דָּא דְּאִתְקָשֵׁי לִי, מִן מִקְשָׁה תֵּיעָשֶׂה הַמְּנוֹרָה. וַדַּאי מָאנָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אִיהִי שְׁכִינְתָּא, דְּאִיהִי מָאנָא לְשַׁמְּשָׁא לְבַעְלָהּ, אִיהִי מְנַרְתָּא דִּילֵיהּ, דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ, שֶׁבַע בַּיוֹם הִלַּלְתִּיךָ, דְּאִינּוּן: הַגְּדוּלָה, וְהַגְּבוּרָה, וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת, וְהַנֵּצַח, וְהַהוֹד, יְסוֹד, וּמַלְכוּת. שֶׁבַע כְּלִילָא.

Body Brit (Covenant) Candles Covenant (Brit) Eyes Grades Lights Precepts Seven Thigh

576. From these seven grades IS THE CANDLESTICK COMPOSED. "Three branches of the candlestick out of one side" (Shemot 25:32) ARE the body, NAMELY TIFERET, and the two arms of the King, WHICH ARE CHESED AND GVURAH. She is MALCHUT. SHE IS the candle for a precept with which to illuminate upon them, BEING THEIR FOURTH. "And three branches of the candlestick out of the second side" are two thighs, WHICH ARE NETZACH AND HOD, the Covenant, WHICH IS YESOD, and She, MALCHUT, is the western candle to illuminate them. The king's candlestick is called 'MALCHUT,' being a candle that lights the candle with which one fulfills a precept, BEING A FOURTH TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET, WHENCE SHE RECEIVES CHOCHMAH, as it is written, "The commandment of Hashem is pure, enlightening the eyes" (Tehilim 19:9).

576. מִשֶּׁבַע דַּרְגִּין אִלֵּין, שְׁלֹשֶׁת קְנֵי מְנוֹרָה מִצִדָּה הָאֶחָד, גּוּפָא וּתְרֵין דְּרוֹעֵי דְּמַלְכָּא. אִיהוּ נֵר מִצְוָה, לְאַנְהָרָא בְּהוֹן. וּשְׁלֹשָׁה קְנֵי מְנוֹרָה מִצִדָּה הַשֵּׁנִי, אִינּוּן תְּרֵין שׁוֹקִין, וּבְרִית. וְאִיהוּ נֵר מַעֲרָבִית, לְאַנְהָרָא בְּהוֹן. מְנַרְתָּא דְּמַלְכָּא אִתְקְרִיאַת, וְאִיהִי נֵר לְאַנְהָרָא בֵּיהּ נֵר מִצְוָה, דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ מִצְוַת יְיָ' בָּרָה מְאִירַת עֵינָיִם.

Aba and Ima Head Hebrew Letters Patriarchs Seven Zeir Anpin

577. What is the head (or top) of the candlestick? It is Binah, the supernal Hei, NAMELY THE FIRST THREE SFIROT OF BINAH, THE SUPERNAL ABA AND IMA, who has IN HER SEVEN LOWER SFIROT, WHICH ARE YISRAEL- SABA AND TEVUNAH, three branches in this shape of Hei, which is composed of three Vav's that are the three Patriarchs, CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET. The second Hei HAS a second set of three branches in the shape of Hei, which are Netzach, Hod, and Yesod. Vav is the center of the candlestick, NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN, which is the son of Yud and Hei, BECAUSE ZEIR ANPIN IS THE CENTRAL COLUMN THAT MEDIATES BETWEEN THE TWO COLUMNS OF BINAH. Binah is so called after him, BECAUSE BINAH IS MADE UP OF THE LETTERS BEN (ENG. 'THE SON OF') YUD-HEI. ZEIR ANPIN includes six branches below, IN HIS PLACE, which amounts to Vav (= 6) in his six branches.

577. וּמַאן רֵישָׁא דִּמְנַרְתָּא, בִּינָה ה' עִלָּאָה, דְּאִית לָהּ תְּלַת קָנִין, בְּדִיּוּקְנָא דָּא ה,' תְּלַת וָוִי"ן, דְּאִינּוּן תְּלַת אֲבָהָן. ה' תַּנִּינָא, ג' קָנִים תִּנְיָינִין בְּדִיּוּקְנָא דָּא ה,' דְּאִינּוּן נֶצַח הוֹד יְסוֹד. ו' מְנַרְתָּא דְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא בֶּן יָ"הּ. עַל שְׁמֵיהּ אִתְקְרֵי בִּינָה. אִיהוּ כָּלִיל ו' קָנִין לְתַתָּא, בְּחוּשְׁבָן ו,' בְּו' קָנִין דִּילֵיהּ.

Crowns Head Torah Vessels Women World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

578. Yud is "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband" (Mishlei 12:4), the crown of the Torah scroll, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, in the shape of a Zayin, WHICH IS A YUD ON TOP OF A VAV, NAMELY A CROWN OVER VAV, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, from the aspect of the World to Come, WHICH IS BINAH; MALCHUT is not a vessel to it, and now serves him only as a crown on his head. In this world, BEING MALCHUT FROM HER OWN ASPECT, She is like this Hei-Vav-Hei-Yud, WHICH PERMUTATION SHOWS that She is a vessel under him AND serves him in every Sfirah of his, in his every limb, and in his every attribute. MEANING THAT MALCHUT SERVES ZEIR ANPIN IN ORDER TO REVEAL ALL THE ASPECTS OF ZEIR ANPIN THAT ARE CALLED SFIRAH, LIMB AND ATTRIBUTE.

578. י' אֵשֶׁת חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ, תָּגָא דְּסֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, כְּצוּרַת ז' מִסִּטְרָא דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, לָאו אִיהִי מָאנָא לְגַבֵּיהּ, וְלָאו מְשַׁמְּשָׁא לְגַבֵּיהּ, אֶלָּא עֲטָרָה עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ. אֲבָל בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין, אִיהִי כְּגַוְונָא דָּא, הוה"י אִיהוּ מָאנָא תְּחוֹתֵיהּ, שִׁמּוּשָׁא דִּילֵיהּ, בְּכָל סְפִירָה דִּילֵיהּ, בְּכָל אֵבֶר דִּילֵיהּ, בְּכָל מִדָּה דִּילֵיהּ.

Body Corners Crowns Head Lamps Patriarchs Sanctuary Shekels Stone Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH) Zeir Anpin

579. Therefore this Yud, WHICH IS MALCHUT, is sometimes under ZEIR ANPIN and sometimes on top and sometimes in the center. HE EXPLAINS, On top IS THE SECRET OF THE YUD of Yud Hei Vav Hei, IN THE SECRET OF THE VERSE, "The stone which the builders rejected has become the head stone of the corner" (Tehilim 118:22). This is "to cause the lamps to burn continually" (Vayikra 24:2), which is Yud on Hei-Vav-Hei from the side of the candlestick. In the center OF ZEIR ANPIN, it is half a shekel, MEANING THAT SHE IS AS LARGE AS HIM AND THEY ARE BOTH TWO HALVES OF THE BODY. FOR ZEIR ANPIN IS THE ASPECT OF THE RIGHT HALF OF BINAH AND MALCHUT IS THE ASPECT OF THE LEFT PART OF BINAH. Then it is CALLED 'HALF A SHEKEL,' as it is written, "This they shall give... HALF A SHEKEL AFTER THE SHEKEL OF THE SANCTUARY" (Shemot 30:13), thus Hei-Vav-Yud-Hei. In the end OF ZEIR ANPIN, in the tabernacle, she Hei-Vav-Hei-Yud. AND THIS IS THE SECRET OF "five cubits long" (Shemot 27:1) from the first Hei, and "five cubits broad" from the lower Hei. 'Cubit' is the secret of Vav, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, and half of cubit is Yud, WHICH IS MALCHUT THAT STANDS AT THE END. Everything is alluded to in the letter Vav, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, OR HIS CROWN, OR IN HIS CENTER OR AT HIS END.

579. וּבְגִין דָּא, י' דָּא, לְזִמְנִין אִיהִי תְּחוֹתוֹהִי, לְזִמְנִין עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ, לְזִמְנִין בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא. עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ יְהוָֹ"ה אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָה. וְדָא לְהַעֲלוֹת נֵר תָּמִיד, דְּאִיהוּ י' עַל הו"ה מִסִּטְרָא דִּמְנַרְתָּא. בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל, הה"ד, זֶה יִתְּנוּ, כְּגַוְונָא דָּא הוי"ה. בְּסוֹפָא, בְּמַשְׁכְּנָא, כְּגַוְונָא דָּא הוה"י, חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת אֹרֶךְ, מִסִּטְרָא דְּה' עִלָּאָה, וְה' אַמּוֹת רֹחַב, מִסִּטְרָא דְּה' תַּתָּאָה. וְאַמָּה: ו.' וַחֲצִי הָאַמָּה: י.' וְכֹלָּא אִתְרְמִיז בְּאָת ו.'

Crowns Female Head Male Patriarchs Point Vessels Zeir Anpin

580. This is the secret of, "I am the first, and I am the last; and beside Me there is no Elohim" (Yeshayah 44:6), "I AM THE FIRST" IS THE SECRET OF MALCHUT WHEN IT IS A CROWN ON THE HEAD OF ZEIR ANPIN, WHILE "AND I AM THE LAST" IS WHEN SHE IS A POINT AT THE END OF ZEIR ANPIN. "AND BESIDE ME THERE IS NO ELOHIM" IS WHEN SHE IS IN THE CENTER OF ZEIR ANPIN, MEANING FOURTH TO THE PATRIARCHS AFTER CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET. She is alluded to in this Name, Yud-Vav -Dalet, Hei-Yud, Vav-Yud-Vav, Hei-Yud, WHERE YUD IS AT THE BEGINNING AND YUD IN THE CENTER OF THE VAV - AND YUD AT THE END OF THE HEI - every Name in which Hei dominates Yud is a female from the left. And even though Yud at the beginning of the Name IS MALE, STILL-IN-ALL, SINCE after the two Hei's of the Name, it is at the end, such as Hei-Yud, Hei-Yud, it is judged according to the majority, as a female. The Yud that is upon Hei is a crown, under Hei a vessel, and all the more so under Vav.

580. וְדָא אִיהוּ רָזָא, אֲנִי רִאשׁוֹן וַאֲנִי אַחֲרוֹן וּמִבַּלְעָדַי אֵין אֱלֹהִים דְּאִתְרְמִיז בְּהַאי שְׁמָא, יוֹ"ד הֵ"י וָי"ו הֵ"י וְכָל שֵׁם דְּשַׁלִּיט ה' עַל י' נוּקְבָּא אִיהוּ, מִסִּטְרָא דִּשְׂמָאלָא. וְאע"ג דְּמִסְטְרָא דְּאָת י' אִיהִי בְּרֵישָׁא, בָּתַר דְּבִתְרֵין הֵהִי"ן אִיהִי בְּסוֹפָא, כְּגַוְונָא דָּא הֵ"י הֵ"י, אִתְּדָּן לְרוֹב, וְנוּקְבָּא אִיהִי. אֶלָּא י' עַל ה' תָּגָא, תְּחוֹת ה,' שִׁמּוּשׁ. כ"ש תְּחוֹת ו.'

Astrology Crowns Moon Shechinah Shekels Tabernacle Unity Vessels Zeir Anpin

581. I do not make any division or separation in the Supernal Unity, THAT IS IN BINAH, and it is all one union. THEREFORE, it was difficult for me to produce THE THREE THINGS, THE CANDLESTICK, THE SHEKELS, AND THE NEW MOON, WHICH ARE THE SECRET OF MALCHUT. FOR IN THE CANDLESTICK, THERE IS THE ASPECT OF THE CROWN OF ZEIR ANPIN AND IN THE SHEKELS AND NEW MOON IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN HIS CENTER. The Holy One, blessed be He, who knows all thoughts, said, 'His intention was good not to make division and separation.' THEREFORE, let the candlestick be made by itself, just like the Shechinah is made from the self of the Holy One, blessed be He, without division. Of the other vessels of the Tabernacle, by which the Shechinah is at the service, NAMELY AT THE END OF ZEIR ANPIN, IT IS SAID, "And Betzalel made" (Shemot 37:1). AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY THAT IT BE MADE BY ITSELF.

581. וּבְגִין דְּלָא עֲבִידְנָא קִצוּץ וּפִרוּד בְּיִחוּדָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, דְּכֹלָּא יִחוּדָא חַד, נִתְקָשֶׁה לִי לְמֶעְבַּד. וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא דְּיָדַע כָּל מַחֲשַׁבְתִּין, אָמַר, בָּתַר דְּדָא לְטוֹב אִתְכַּוָּון, דְּלָא לְמֶעְבַּד קִצוּץ וּפִרוּד, תֵּ"יעָשֶׂה הַמְנ"וֹרָה, תֵּיעָשֶׂה מֵעַצְמָּה כְּגַוְונָא דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא, תֵּיעָשֶׂה מֵעַצְמּוֹ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בְּלֹא פֵּרוּדָא. שְׁאַר מָאנִין דִּבְהוֹן אִיהִי שְׁכִינְתָּא שִׁמּוּשׁ, וַיַּעַשׂ בְּצַלְאֵל.

Air Crowns Gates Pillar Shechinah Tower World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

582. וּבְכָל אֲתָר דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה אִיהִי עֲטָּרָא דְּעַמּוּדָא דְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, כַּד נְטִּילַת מִן בִּינָה, דְּאִיהוּ עָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, וַדַּאי לֵית יְדִיעָה לְב"נ. בְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְלָא בְּכָל מִדּוֹת דִּילֵיהּ, עַד דְּיֵעוּל בְּהַאי תַּרְעָא, דְּאִתְּמַר עָלָהּ זֶה הַשַּׁעַר לַיְיָ,' בְּאוֹת ל.'

Body Crowns Dots Earth Footstool (Earth) Head Hebrew Letters Point Zeir Anpin

583. FROM THE ASPECT OF HER BEING IN THE CENTER OF ZEIR ANPIN, she is combined from all the Sfirot and all the letters of the expressed and hidden Names, FOR SHE RECEIVES FROM THEM ALL AND THEY ARE INCLUDED IN HER. AND FROM THE ASPECT OF WHICH SHE IS AT THE END OF ZEIR ANPIN, she is a dot under every single letter, because she serves under her husband, ZEIR ANPIN, FOR FROM THERE IS SHE BUILT-UP TO UNITE WITH ZEIR ANPIN. AND FROM THE ASPECT OF her being a crown on the head OF ZEIR ANPIN, she is from the side of the musical tones THAT ARE MARKED ABOVE THE LETTERS. HE EXPLAINS, She is a dot like the dot of Segol that is below the knees of the King, MEANING BELOW NETZACH HOD AND YESOD OF ZEIR ANPIN THAT ARE CALLED 'KNEES,' as it is written, "and the earth is My footstool" (Yeshayah 66:1), MEANING MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED 'EARTH.' She is in the center WITH ZEIR ANPIN, for then she is called 'half-a-shekel,' HALF A BODY AS EXPLAINED EARLIER, and this is in the point of the Shuruk, which is in the center of the Vav. She is a crown on his head from the side OF THE MUSICAL NOTE THAT IS CALLED 'segulta,' WHICH IS ABOVE THE LETTERS.

583. אִיהִי כְּלִילָא מִכָּל סְפִירָה, וּמִכָּל אַתְוָון דִּשְׁמָהָן, מְפוֹרָשִׁים וְנִסְתָּרִים. אִיהִי נְקוּדָה בְּכָל אָת וְאָת, שִׁמּוּשָׁא תְּחוֹת בַּעְלָהּ. וְאִיהִי עֲטָרָה עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ, מִסִּטְרָא דִּילָהּ דְּטַעֲמֵי. כְּגוֹן סֶגוֹל נְקוּדָה תְּחוֹת יַרְכֵי מַלְכָּא, וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדוֹם רַגְלָי. וְאִיהִי בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, עִמֵּיהּ, מַחֲצִית הַשֶׁקֶל, בְּשׁוּרֻק. וְאִיהִי עֲטָּרָה עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ, מִסִּטְרָא דְּסֶגוֹלְתָּא.

Crowns Head Hebrew Letters Keter Shofar Zeir Anpin

584. Zarka, Makaf, Shofar, Holech, Segulta: When we cast and bring close MALCHUT TO BINAH THAT IS CALLED 'SHOFAR,' SHE TURNS INTO THE SEGULTA OF THE MUSICAL TONES. Then she is a crown on the head of the King, ZEIR ANPIN, AS MENTIONED ABOVE, FOR THIS IS THE MEANING OF, 'A crown is given to you, Hashem our Elohim.' She is known then by what is said of her, 'Search not into that which is concealed from you, and inquire not into that which is hidden from you.' We know that it is 'first' above in Keter, which is Segulta, WHICH IS ABOVE THE LETTERS. It is the 'last' in the Segol, WHICH IS BELOW THE LETTERS, 'and beside him there is no Elohim' in the Shuruk, WHICH IS IN THE CENTER OF THE LETTERS, FOR THEN SHE ILLUMINATES WITH THE BRILLIANCE OF CHOCHMAH. Everything is known through her.

584. זַרְקָא מַקַּף שׁוֹפָר, הוֹלֵךְ סֶגוֹלְתָּא, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא אִיהִי כֶּתֶר עַל רֵישָׁא דְּמַלְכָּא, כֶּתֶר יִתְּנוּ לְךָ יְיָ' אֱלֹהֵינוּ. אִיהִי יְדִיעַת הַהוּא דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ, בַּמוּפְלָא מִמָּךְ אַל תִּדְּרוֹשׁ וּבִמְכוּסֶה מִמָּךְ אַל תַּחְקוֹר. דְּבָהּ אִשְׁתְּמוֹדָע, דְּאִיהוּ רִאשׁוֹן לְעֵילָּא בְּתָגָא, דְּהַיְינוּ סֶגוּלְתָּא וְאִיהוּ אַחֲרוֹן, בְּסֶגוֹל. וּמִבַּלְעֲדָיו אֵין אֱלֹהִים, בְּשׁוּרֻק. וְכֹלָּא בָּהּ אִשְׁתְּמוֹדָע.

Aba and Ima Grades Hebrew Letters Jacob Zeir Anpin

585. Whoever cleaves UNTO MALCHUT from below THE LETTERS, she raises him above, FOR SHE IS BUILT FROM THERE TO UNITE FACE-TO-FACE WITH ZEIR ANPIN. Yet she lowers below her he who desires to ascend above her to understand her from above THE LETTERS, and he has no part in her, BECAUSE WHEN SHE IS ABOVE IN SUPERNAL ABA AND IMA, SHE CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD. Because Jacob received knowledge through her, MEANING FROM THE ASPECT OF BELOW THE LETTERS, he taught her to his children, and commanded them not to ascend to a level that is above her. She is everything, FOR SHE IS COMBINED OF THEM ALL, from above and from below and in the middle. It is written, "And this is that which their father spoke to them" (Beresheet 44:28), NAMELY MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED 'THIS.' FOR HE TOLD TO THEM NOT TO RISE ABOVE HER.

585. מַאן דְּאִתְדַּבָּק בָּהּ לְתַתָּא, אִיהִי מְסַלְּקָא לֵיהּ לְעֵילָּא. וּמַאן דְּבָעֵי לְאִסְתַּלְּקָא עָלָהּ לְאַדְבְּקָא לְעֵילָּא מִינָּהּ, אִיהִי מַשְׁפִּילָתּוֹ לְתַתָּא מִינָּהּ, וְלֵית לֵיהּ חוּלָקָא בָּהּ. וּבְגִין דְּיַעֲקֹב אִשְׁתְּמוֹדָע בָּהּ, אוֹלִיף לָהּ לִבְנוֹי, וּמָנֵי דְּלָא יְבַקְּשׁוּן לְסַלְּקָא לְדַרְגָּא לְעֵילָּא מִינָּהּ, דְּאִיהִי כֹּלָּא, עֵילָּא וְתַתָּא וְאֶמְצָעִיתָא. הה"ד, וְזֹאת אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לָהֶם אֲבִיהֶם.

Blessing Camp David Exile Jeremiah Judah Prophets Redemption and Salvation Samael Serpent Seventy Torah

586. The prophet who recognized her cried and said to the Torah scholars and the Sages of the Torah: Those who are wealthy with it, MEANING that they are happy with their portion, FOR ONE WHO IS HAPPY WITH HIS PORTION IS WEALTHY. He cried toward them and said, "Thus says Hashem, 'Let not the wise man glory... but let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me'" (Yirmeyah 9:22-23), MEANING MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED 'THIS' AND NOT ABOVE HER. David, who knew her, said "Though a host should camp against me... even then I will be confident (lit. 'in this')" (Tehilim 27:3). Jeremiah saw the length of the exile, as well as Samael and the Serpent and all the princes of the seventy nations that were swooping down upon Yisrael by tens of thousands, and he saw the verse that the Holy One, blessed be He, said, "And yet for all that (lit. 'this'), when they are in the land of their enemies... " (Vayikra 26:44). The prophet said, "This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope" (Eichah 3:21), FOR MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED 'THIS' IS WITH THEM IN EXILE; THEREFORE, HE AWAITS SALVATION. Of him who "neither did he set his heart even to this" (Shemot :23), it is written, "Nor does a fool understand this" (Tehilim 92:7) and also, "And this is the blessing of Judah. And he said, 'Hear Hashem, the voice of Judah'" (Devarim 33:7). Judah observed what his father commanded him, AS MENTIONED EARLIER; THEREFORE, he merited kingship. David rose because of it to kingship, for he endeavored all his days to PERFECT it.

586. נָבִיא דַּהֲוָה אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע בָּהּ, צָוַוח וְאָמַר לְמָארֵי תּוֹרָה חֲכָמִים בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וַעֲתִירִין בָּהּ, וּשְׂמֵחִים בְּחֶלְקָם. צָוַוח לְגַבַּיְיהוּ וְאָמַר, כֹּה אָמַר יְיָ' אַל יִתְהַלֵּל וְגוֹ,' כִּי אִם בְּזֹאת יִתְהַלֵּל הַמִּתְהַלֵּל הַשְׂכֵּל וְיָדוֹעַ אוֹתִי. דָּוִד דַּהֲוָה יָדַע בָּהּ אָמַר, אִם תַּחֲנֶה עָלַי מַחֲנֶה וְגוֹ,' בְּזֹאת אֲנִי בוֹטֵחַ. וְיִרְמְיָה חָזָא גָּלוּתָא אָרִיךְ, וְסָמָאֵל וְנָחָשׁ וְכָל מְמָנָן דְּשַׁבְעִין אוּמִין בְּרִבּוֹ רִבְּוָון, דְּנַחְתֵּי עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְחָזָא הַאי קְרָא דְּאָמַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְאַף גַּם זֹאת בִּהְיוֹתָם בְּאֶרֶץ אוֹיְבֵיהֶם וְגוֹ,' אָמַר נָבִיא זֹאת אָשִׁיב אֶל לִבִּי עַל כֵּן אוֹחִיל. וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁת לִבּוֹ גַּם לָזֹאת, עָלֵיהּ אִתְּמַר וּכְסִיל לָא יָבִין אֶת זֹאת. וְזֹאת לִיהוּדָה וַיֹּאמַר שְׁמַע יְיָ' קוֹל יְהוּדָה, בְּגִין דְּנָטִיר מַאי דְּמָנֵי לֵיהּ אֲבוֹי זָכָה לְמַלְכוּ. וְדָוִד בְּגִינָהּ אִסְתַּלָּק לְמַלְכוּ, דְּטָרַח כָּל יוֹמוֹי עָלָהּ.

Blessing Death Death and the Afterlife Moses Shepherd Tents Torah Tribes

587. Said the holy luminary, RABBI SHIMON, TO THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERD, It is said, "And this is the Torah which Moses set... " (Devarim 4:44). You admonished Yisrael with it at the time of your death and you did bless every single tribe of Yisrael with it, as it is written, "And this is the blessing which Moses... blessed" (Devarim 33:1). Therefore, the scholars, the masters of the Mishnah, explained it in relation to the verse, "This is the Torah, when a man dies in a tent" (Bemidbar 19:14). Pertaining to this, they said, What is the meaning of "dies in a tent?" The Torah is maintained only in one who kills himself for its sake. Death means poverty, for a poor man is considered as dead.

587. אָמַר בּוּצִינָא קַדִּישָׁא, עָלָהּ אִתְּמַר, וְזֹאת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂם מֹשֶׁה וְגוֹ.' בָּהּ אַזְהַרְתְּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בִּשְׁעַת מִיתָּתְךָ. בָּהּ בֵּרַכְתְּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּכָל שֵׁבֶט וְשֵׁבֶט. הה"ד וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרַךְ מֹשֶׁה וְגוֹ,' וּבְגִין דָּא אוּקְמוּהָ חַבְרַיָּיא מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין, דִּכְתִּיב, זֹאת הַתּוֹרָה אָדָם כִּי יָמוּת בְּאֹהֶל, וְאָמְרוּ עָלָהּ מַאי כִּי יָמוּת בְּאֹהֶל, אֶלָּא אֵין הַתּוֹרָה מִתְקַיֶּימֶת, אֶלָּא בְּמִי שְׁמֵמִית עַצְמוֹ עָלֶיהָ, וְלֵית מִיתָה אֶלָּא עוֹנִי, דְּעָנִי חָשׁוּב כַּמֵּת.

Crowns Head Meals Merit Point Sacrifice Shekels World to Come, The Zeir Anpin

588. MALCHUT is like a sacrifice of higher and lesser value. From the side of the wealthy one, it is certainly of higher value for it goes high above him, because all the good that the wealthy people do is all to their merit in the World to Come. There it is a crown on their heads, AND THIS IS FROM THE ASPECT OF IT BEING A CROWN OVER ZEIR ANPIN. The average man, who serves in order to merit two worlds, MEANING ALSO THIS WORLD, it is with him half a shekel in the World to Come, like Matzah that is broken in two, half under the napkin for Afikomen and half TO EAT to fulfill a commandment before the meal. From this side, it is said, "What is your petition? And it shall be granted you: and what is your request? Even to half the kingdom it shall be performed" (Ester 5:6), AND THIS FROM THE ASPECT THAT SHE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF ZEIR ANPIN.

588. דְּאִיהוּ קָרְבָּן עוֹלֶה וְיּוֹרֵד. מִסִּטְרָא דְּעָשִׁיר עוֹלֶה וַדַּאי, דְּאִסְתַּלָּק עָלֵיהּ. דְּכָל עֲתִירִין, כָּל טִיבוּ דְּעַבְדִין, כֻּלְּהוֹן לְזַכָּאָה לְהוֹן לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, וְתַמָּן אִיהִי תָּגָא עַל רֵישַׁיְיהוּ. בֵּינוֹנִי, דְּפָלַח לְמִזְכֵּי בִּתְרֵין עָלְמִין, אִיהוּ מַחֲצִּית הַשֶׁקֶל עִמֵּיהּ בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, כְּגוֹן מַצָּה דְּאִתְפְּלִיג, חֶצְיָהּ תַּחַת הַמַפָּה לַאֲפִיקוֹמָן בָּתַר סְעוּדָה. וְחֶצְיָה לְמִצְוָה קֹדֶם סְעוּדָה. וּמִסִּטְרָא דָּא נֶאֱמַר בְּאֶסְתֵּר, מַה שְּׁאֵלָתֵךְ וְיִּנָתֶן לָךְ וּמַה בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְ עַד חֲצִי הַמַּלְכוּת וְתֵעָשׂ.

Crowns David Earth Footstool (Earth) Head Heaven Point Prophets Sacrifice Shechinah Shepherd Throne Zeir Anpin

589. But for one who is a poor, who endangers his life for its (her) sake, as is your quality, Faithful Shepherd, she, MALCHUT, is a sacrifice of lower value (lit. 'descending') under you, FOR SHE BECOMES A POINT UNDER YESOD OF ZEIR ANPIN, WHICH IS THE ASPECT OF FAITHFUL SHEPHERD. Why is it so? Because one who humbles himself for the sake of the Shechinah, the Holy One, blessed be He, descends to him. This is what David meant by, "Though Hashem be high, yet He takes note of the lowly" (Tehilim 138:6), and the prophet said, "For thus says the high and lofty one, that inhabits eternity, whose Name is holy... yet with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit" (Yeshayah 57:15). Even though 'I dwell on high and in a holy place,' yet due to him who makes himself a contrite and humble spirit for the Shechinah's sake, in order to elevate Her from Her humbleness AND TO MAKE HER a crown for his head, I descend to dwell with him. After the husband of the Shechinah, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, descends upon the man, She lowers Herself from his head, allows the space of the head to her husband, ZEIR ANPIN, and descends to the legs of the King, NAMELY UNDER HIS NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD THAT ARE CALLED 'LEGS.' The secret of the matter is, "The heaven is My throne, and the earth is my footstool" (Yeshayah 66:1); NAMELY, MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED 'EARTH.'

589. אֲבָל מַאן דְּאִיהוּ עָנִי, דְּמֵמִית גַּרְמֵיהּ בְּגִינָהּ, כְּגַוְונָא דִּילָךְ רַעְיָא מְהֵימָנָא, אִיהוּ קָרְבָּן יוֹרֵד תְּחוֹתָךְ, וַאֲמַאי. בְּגִין דְּמַאן דְּאַשְׁפִּיל גַּרְמֵיהּ בְּגִין שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ, דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִיהוּ נָחִית עָלֵיהּ, וְהַאי הוּא דְּאָמַר דָּוִד, כִּי רָם יְיָ' וְשָׁפָל יִרְאֶה. וְהַנָּבִיא אָמַר, כִּי כֹה אָמַר רָם וְנִשָּׂא שׁוֹכֵן עַד וְקָדוֹשׁ שְׁמוֹ וְגוֹ' וְאֶת דַּכָּא וּשְׁפַל רוּחַ. דְּאַף עַל גַּב דַּאֲנָא מָרוֹם וְקָדוֹשׁ אֶשְׁכּוֹן, בְּגִין הַהוּא דְּאִתְעָבֵיד דַּכָּא וּשְׁפַל רוּחַ בְּגִין שְׁכִינָתִי, לְסַלְּקָא לָהּ מִשִּׁפְלּוּתָ דִּילָהּ עֲטָּרָא לְרֵישֵׁיהּ, אָנָא נָחִית לְדַיְּירָא עִמֵּיהּ. וּבָתַר דְּבַעְלָהּ דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא נָחִית עַל בַּר נָשׁ, אִיהִי נְחִיתַת מֵעַל רֵישֵׁיהּ, וְיָהִיבַת אַתְרָא דְּרֵישָׁא לְבַעְלָהּ, וּנְחִיתַת לְרַגְלוֹי דְּמַלְכָּא. וְרָזָא דְּמִלָּה, הַשָּׁמַיִם כִּסְאִי וְהָאָרֶץ הֲדוֹם רַגְלָי.

David Shechinah Soul, The

590. From the day that the person inherits the soul, which comprises the Holy One, blessed be He, and His Shechinah, he is called 'a son.' One Tana said, Is it so that from the day that the person inherits a soul that comprises of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His Shechinah, he is called 'a son?' From where do we know this? It is from this verse that David said in the book of Tehilim, "I will tell of the decree, Hashem has said to me, 'You are My son; this day have I begotten you'" (Tehilim 2:7), FOR THIS OCCURS BY EVERY PERSON AT THE MOMENT THAT HE ATTAINS THE SOUL.

590. דְּמִיּוֹמָא דְּיָרִית בַּר נָשׁ נִשְׁמְתָא, כְּלִילָא מְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ, מֵהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא אִתְקְרֵי בֵּן. אָמַר חַד תָּנָא, וְכִי מֵהַהוּא יוֹמָא דְּיָרִית בַּר נָשׁ נִשְׁמְתָא, כְּלִילָא מְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ, יִתְקְרֵי בְּרֵיהּ מנ"ל. מֵהַאי קְרָא דְּאָמַר דָּוִד בְּסֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים, אֲסַפְּרָה אֶל חֹק יְיָ' אָמַר אֵלַי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ.

Body Chayah David Heart Love Moses Nefesh (Soul) Neshamah (Soul) Prophets Ruach (Soul) Shechinah Shepherd Soul (Nefesh) Soul (Neshamah) Soul (Ruach) Soul, The Yechidah

591. The holy luminary, RABBI SHIMON said to him, Faithful Shepherd, what is the meaning of "this day have I begotten you?" IT WOULD HAVE SUFFICED TO SAY "YOU ARE MY SON" TO CONVEY THAT I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU. But because of you did David say with the Holy Spirit "this day have I begotten you." FOR "I" REFERS TO THE SHECHINAH AND "THIS DAY" REFERS TO THE FAITHFUL SHEPHERD WHICH IS TIFERET, AS IT IS WRITTEN, "It is yet high day" (Beresheet 29:7), for him, of whom it is said, "And there arose not a prophet in Yisrael like Moses" (Devarim 34:10). THEREFORE, HE IS CALLED 'HIGH DAY.' You lived in the Shechinah, "and you shall love Hashem your Elohim with all your heart" (Devarim 6:5), namely the body "and with all your soul (Heb. Nefesh)" namely the soul. For it has five names, Neshamah, Ruach, Nefesh, Chayah, Yechidah. "And with all your might," namely with all your money. The Holy One, blessed be He, and His Shechinah do not budge from you in all of these things.

591. א"ל בּוּצִינָא קַדִּישָׁא, רַעְיָא מְהֵימָנָא, מַאי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ. אֶלָּא בְּגִינָךְ אָמַר דָּוִד בְּרוּחַ קֻדְשָׁא, אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ. הֵן עוֹד הַיּוֹם גָּדוֹל, בְּהַהוּא דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ, וְלָא קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה. אַנְתְּ קַיֶּימֶת בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא וְאָהַבְתָּ אֶת יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ, דְּהַיְינוּ גּוּפָא. וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, דְּהַיְינוּ נִשְׁמְתָא. דַּחֲמֵשׁ שְׁמָהָן אִית לָהּ: נְשָׁמָה. רוּחַ. נֶפֶשׁ. חַיָּה. יְחִידָה. וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ, בְּכָל מָמוֹנָא דִּילָךְ. קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ לָא יָזוּז מִינָךְ בְּכָל אִלֵּין.

Angels Form Shechinah Thought

592. אַנְתְּ חַשָׁבְתְּ, דַּאֲפִילּוּ הֲווֹ כָּל עָלְמִין תְּחוֹת רְשׁוּתָךְ, הֲוֵית יָהִיב לְאַקָּמָא לִשְׁכִינְתָּא בְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וּלְאַמְלָכָא לֵיהּ בִּשְׁכִינְתֵּיה עַל כָּל מְמָנָן דְּאוּמִין דְּעָלְמָא, וּלְבָתַר לְסַלְּקָא לֵיהּ וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ. בְּדִיּוּקְנָא דִּילָךְ כְּלִילָא מִכָּל מִדּוֹת טָבִין, בְּכָל עָלְמִין, וּבְמַשִּׁרְיָּין עִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין, וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל.

Exile Thought Yeshivah

593. The Holy One, blessed be He, attaches a good thought to action. Since you are His son, everything that you thought of for the sake of your Master, He fulfills through you. You will not stir from Him forever, but will remain in His image in everything. You are concealed from humans during the time of exile. But I, from this world, am a messenger from the Holy One, blessed be He, to say these words before you, and I am commanded by Him not to stir from you at anytime that you desire. I and all the Tanaim and Amorain of our Yeshivah REQUEST OF YOU to arise and complete the commandments of your Master.

593. מַחֲשָׁבָה טוֹבָה הַקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא מְצָרְפָהּ לְמַעֲשֶׂה. בָּתַר דְּאַנְתְּ בְּרֵיהּ, עַל כָּל דְּחָשַׁבְת לְמָרָךְ, יְקֻיָּים עַל יָדָךְ, וְלָא תָּזוּז מִנֵּיהּ לְעָלְמִין, אֶלָּא תְּהֵא בְּדִיּוּקְנֵיהּ בְּכֹלָּא. וְאַנְתְּ בְּגָלוּתָא גָּנִיז מִבְּנֵי נָשָׁא. וְאַנְתְּ מֵעָלְמָא דָּא, שְׁלִיחָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְמֵימַר מִלִּין אִלֵּין קֳדָמָךְ, וַאֲנָא מְצוּוֶה מִנֵּיהּ, דְּלָא לְמֵזַז מִינָךְ בְּכָל עֵת וְשַׁעֲתָא דְּאַנְתְּ בָּעֵי. אָנָא וְכָל תַּנָאִין וְאָמוֹרָאִין דִּמְתִיבְתָּאן. קוּם אַשְׁלִים פִּקּוּדִין דְּמָרָךְ.