"And you shall love Hashem your Elohim"

Synopsis

Rabbi Yosi says here that the Right, Chesed, arouses love for the Holy One; the Holy One moves His right hand toward he who loves Him, and receives him with love. Rabbi Yosi goes on to explain that "If He sets His heart upon man, if He gather to Himself his spirit and soul" shows that everything in the world depends only upon desire. Love for the Holy One becomes aroused in three ways, we learn, "with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might." Rabbi Yosi next lists the thirteen precepts that are in the right, explaining that "If you walk in My statutes" the right, or love, shall predominate; if you do not, the left or Judgment shall prevail.

Relevance

We need only desire His Light in order to learn how to love Him and draw beneficence to our souls. Desire is the catalyst the sets the Light into motion, where it naturally flows from above to below. These ancient verses evoke our love and a deep-seated desire for Light, causing Him to radiate throughout the terrestrial realm with awe-inspiring luminance. The Desire to Receive this Light for the Sake of Sharing with Others ignites within our hearts and souls. The effect of this is nothing short of miraculous.

Hands Head Holy Name Light Love Point Sh'ma Yisrael Tfilin Unity Zeir Anpin

659. Since the right and the left were combined by means of the Holy Name in a general way, NAMELY IN 'SH'MA YISRAEL' AND 'BLESSED IS THE NAME... ,' it is necessary afterwards to bring them out in a specified way (MEANING IN, "AND YOU SHALL LOVE" AND IN, "AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, IF YOU HEARKEN)" but not by the way of unification, because unity appears in the first verse, IN 'SH'MA YISRAEL' so that Hashem should be one in the head Tefilin, and His name one in the hand Tefilin, and will all be one. Since this unity was arranged altogether in general, from the top of the supernal point, WHICH IS CHOCHMAH, it is necessary afterwards to arouse the first light from the top, WHICH IS CHESED OF ZEIR ANPIN, for it is the first of everything, OF THE SFIROT OF ZEIR ANPIN.

659. וּמִגּוֹ דְּאִתְכְּלִילוּ יְמִינָא וּשְׂמָאלָא בְּרָזָא דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא בְּאֹרַח כְּלָל, אִצְטְרִיךְ לְבָתַר לְאַפָּקָא לוֹן בְּאֹרַח פְּרָט, אֲבָל לָאו בְּאֹרַח יִחוּדָא, דְּהָא יִחוּדָא בַּקְּרָא קַדְמָאָה אִיהוּ, לְמֶהֱוֵי יְדוָֹ"ד אֶחָד בִּתְפִלִין דְּרֵישָׁא, וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד בִּתְפִלִין דִּדְרוֹעָא, וַהֲוֵי כֹּלָּא חַד. כֵּיוָן דְּיִחוּדָא דָּא אִתְסָדַר כֹּלָּא בִּכְלָלָא מֵרֵישָׁא דִּנְקוּדָה עִלָּאָה, אִצְטְרִיךְ לְבָתַר לְאַתְעֲרָא מֵרֵישָׁא דִּנְהוֹרָא קַדְמָאָה, דְּאִיהוּ רֵישָׁא דְּכֹלָּא.

Hands Heart Job Love Point Soul, The Stars

660. The paragraph: "And you shall love" is the starting point of the right, NAMELY THE SFIRAH OF CHESED, to love the Holy One, blessed be He, with a devotional love. Who is it THAT AROUSES THE LOVE? It is the right, WHICH IS CHESED, which arouses love. THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, arouses His right hand toward he who loves the Holy One, blessed be He, and receives him with love. All the things in the world depend only upon desire, spirit shows spirit and brings spirit, and you may derive this from, "If He sets His heart upon man, if He gather to Himself his spirit and soul" (Iyov 34:14).

660. וְאָהַבְתָּ דָּא רֵאשִׁיתָא דִּימִינָא, לְמִרְחַם לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּרְחִימוּ דְּאִתְדַּבְּקוּתָא דִּילֵיהּ, וּמַאן אִיהוּ. יְמִינָא, דְּאִיהוּ אִתְּעַר רְחִימוּ. מַאן דְּרָחִים לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אִיהוּ אִתְּעַר יְמִינָא דִּילֵיהּ לְגַבֵּיהּ. וּמְקַבָּל לֵיהּ בִּרְחִימוּ. כָּל מִלִּין דְּעָלְמָא לָא תַּלְיָין אֶלָּא בִּרְעוּתָא, רוּחַ אַמְשִׁיךְ רוּחַ וְאַיְיתֵי רוּחַ וְסִימָנִךְ דָּא אִם יָשִׁים אֵלָיו לִבּוֹ רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ אֵלָיו יֶאֱסוֹף.

Hands Heart Love Soul, The

661. When the person arouses love toward the Holy One, blessed be He, the awakening of the right, WHICH IS LOVE, is aroused only in three manners, as it is written, "With all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might" (Devarim 6:5), so we have three manners. You should not say either this or that, for it is not written, 'Either with all your heart, or with all your soul, or with all your might.' Rather, heart, soul and money are all necessary. Then the Holy One, blessed be He, arouses toward him His right hand, extends it to him and receives him.

661. כַּד אַתְעַר בַּר נָשׁ רְחִימוּ לְגַבֵּי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אִתְעֲרוּתָא דִּימִינָא לָא אִתְּעַר, אֶלָּא בִּתְלַת גַּוְונִין, כד"א, בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ. וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ. וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ. הָא תְּלַת גַּוְונִין הָכָא. דְּלָא תֵּימָא אוֹ הַאי אוֹ הַאי, דְּהָא לָא כְּתִיב אוֹ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ, אוֹ בְּכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, אוֹ בְּכָל מְאֹדֶךָ. אֶלָּא כֻּלְּהוּ אִצְטְרִיךְ, לִבָּא וְנַפְשָׁא וּמָמוֹנָא. וּכְדֵין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִתְּעַר יְמִינֵיהּ לְגַבֵּיהּ, וּפָשִׁיט לֵיהּ לָקֳבְלֵיהּ, וּמְקַבְּלָא לֵיהּ.

David Doorpost Eyes Gates Grades Hands Heart Love Precepts Seven Soul, The Ten Thirteen Twelve

662. Of this it is written, "Hashem says to my master, 'Sit you at My right hand'" (Tehilim 110:1). We have remarked about the secret of this verse that King David said it in reference to his level, WHICH IS MALCHUT, when she is tied to the right. There are thirteen precepts here in the right. "And you shall love Hashem your Elohim" is one, "with all your heart" two, "and with all your soul," three. "With all your might" is four, "and you shall teach them diligently to your children" (Devarim 6:7) is five, "and you shall talk of them" (Ibid.) is six. "When you sit in your house" (Ibid.) is seven. "And when you walk by the way" (Ibid.) is eight. "And when you lie down" (Ibid.) is nine. "And when you rise up" (Ibid.) is ten. "And you shall bind them as a sign upon your arm" (Ibid. 8) is eleven. "And they shall be as frontlets between your eyes" (Ibid.) is twelve. "And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house, and on your gates" (Ibid. 9) is thirteen.

662. וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב, נְאֻם יְיָ' לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי. וְרָזָא דְּהַאי קְרָא, הָא אִתְּעַרְנָא בֵּיהּ, דְּדָוִד מַלְכָּא עַל דַּרְגָּא דִּילֵיהּ קָאָמַר, כַּד אִתְקָשָּׁר בִּימִינָא. תְּלֵיסָר פִּקּוּדִין הָכָא בִּימִינָא, וְאָהַבְתָּ אֶת יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ, הָא חֲדָא. בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ, תְּרֵין. וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, ג.' וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ, אַרְבַּע. וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ, חֲמִשָּׁא. וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם, הָא שִׁיתָא. בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ, הָא שִׁבְעָה. וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶרֶךְ, תְּמַנְיָא. וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ, הָא תִּשְׁעָה. וּבְקוּמֶךָ, הָא עֲשָׂרָה. וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל יָדֶךָ, הָא חַד סָר. וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ, הָא תְּרֵיסָר. וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל מְזוּזוֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ, הָא תְּלֵיסָר.

Judgment Love Merit Precepts Thirteen

663. These thirteen precepts are come from the right, and the left is included in the right, which is as it should be. Whenever the left is aroused, the right starts with it first. Therefore if they have merit, then the left combines with the right. If not, then the right is combined with the left and the left dominates. The reason for this is from the verse, "If you walk in My statutes" (Vayikra 26:3). The left is always aroused with love by the secret of the right and afterwards, its Judgment becomes overpowering, as should be always. The friends have already explained these words. Rabbi Chiya came and kissed him.

663. תְּלֵיסָר פִּקּוּדִין אִלֵּין, תַּלְיָין בִּימִינָא, וּשְׂמָאלָא אִתְכְּלִיל בִּימִינָא, וְהָכִי אִצְטְרִיךְ, וּבְכָל זִמְנָא דִּשְׂמָאלָא אִתְעַר, יְמִינָא שָׁארִי בֵּיהּ בְּרֵישָׁא. וּבְגִין דָּא, אִם יִזְכּוּן, שְׂמָאלָא אִתְכְּלִיל בִּימִינָא. וְאִי לָאו, יְמִינָא אִתְכְּלִיל בִּשְׂמָאלָא, וְשַׁלְטָא שְׂמָאלָא. וְסִימָנָא דָּא, אִם בְּרֵישָׁא, כְּגוֹן אִם בְּחוּקוֹתַי תֵּלְכוּ. וּבְכָל אֲתָר, שְׂמָאלָא אִתְּעַר בִּרְחִימוּ בְּרָזָא דִּימִינָא, וּלְבָתַר אִתְתָּקַּף דִּינֵיהּ, כְּמָה דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ. וְכַךְ אִצְטְרִיךְ בְּכָל אֲתָר, וְהָא אִתְּעָרוּ חַבְרַיָּיא, בְּהָנֵי מִלִּין. אָתָא רַבִּי חִיָּיא וּנְשָׁקֵיהּ.