"This is the Torah of the burnt offering"

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon talks about the burnt offering, saying that it is the Torah. He shows how Malchut is attached to the middle Column, and that this happens through the secret of man with the desire of the priests, the prayers of Yisrael and the singing of the Levites. He says that the burnt offering is the Holy of Holies since it ties three spirits together - the lower spirit called the Holy Spirit, the middle spirit, and the secretly concealed Upper Spirit. The spirit of defilement then has no power, and it is removed from the side of Holiness. Rabbi Shimon talks about the sacrifice of cattle and the sacrifice of birds. He concludes by saying that "and let birds fly above the earth" is the secret of the Chariot, as the birds are the angels Michael and Gabriel.

Congregation Judgment Love Offering Torah World to Come, The Zeir Anpin Zot (This, Fem.)

1. "This is the Torah of the burnt offering" (Vayikra 6:2). Rabbi Shimon opened the discussion saying, "Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep" (Tehilim 36:7). We have explained and learned this verse. Come and behold: the burnt offering (lit. 'rising') causes the Congregation of Yisrael to rise and be attached above, and cleaves to the World to Come, BINAH, so that everything will be one, connected together in joy. Since it rises higher and higher up TO BINAH, it is written: "This is the Torah," which is the secret of Male and Female together, NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT, which are the Written Torah and the Oral Torah, rising with love TO BINAH. "THIS (HEB. ZOT)" IS THE SECRET OF MALCHUT, THE ORAL TORAH, AND THE TORAH IS THE SECRET OF ZEIR ANPIN, THE WRITTEN TORAH.

1. זֹאת תּוֹרַת הָעוֹלָה וְגוֹ.' רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן פָּתַח וְאָמַר, צִדְקָתְךָ כְּהַרְרֵי אֵל מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ תְּהוֹם רַבָּה וְגוֹ,' הַאי קְרָא אוֹקִימְנָא לֵיהּ וְאִתְּמַר, ת"ח, הַאי עוֹלָה, סְלִיקוּ וּקְשִׁירוּ דִּכ"י לְעֵילָּא, וְדִבּוּקָא דִּילָהּ בְּגוֹ עָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, לְמֶהֱוֵי כֹּלָּא חַד, בְּקִשּׁוּרָא חֲדָא, בְּחִידוּ. וּבְגִין דְּסַלְּקָא לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא, כְּתִיב זֹאת תּוֹרַת, רָזָא דְּכַר וְנוּקְבָּא כַּחֲדָא, תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָּב, וְתוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֶּה, לְסַלְּקָא בַּחֲבִיבוּתָא.

Head Holy of Holies Levites Love North Prayer Singing Zeir Anpin

2. We explained in relation to the verse: "His left hand is under my head," (Shir Hashirim 2:6) THAT MALCHUT RECEIVES FROM THE LEFT COLUMN OF ZEIR ANPIN. When the North Side stirs, WHICH IS GVURAH OF ZEIR ANPIN, THE LEFT COLUMN, MALCHUT then rises with love to be adorned with the right OF ZEIR ANPIN, WHICH IS CHESED. She, MALCHUT, is attached to the middle, NAMELY THE CENTRAL COLUMN OF ZEIR ANPIN, WHICH IS TIFERET OF ZEIR ANPIN, and everything shines from within the secret of the Holy of Holies, BINAH. This happens through the secret of man by the wish of the priests, WHO ARE THE RIGHT COLUMN, the prayers OF THE CHILDREN OF YISRAEL, WHO ARE THE CENTRAL COLUMN, and the singing OF THE LEVITES, WHO ARE THE LEFT COLUMN.

2. כַּד אִתְּעַר סִטְרָא דְּצָפוֹן, כְּמָה דְּאוֹקִימְנָא דִּכְתִּיב, שְׂמֹאלוֹ תַּחַת לְרֹאשִׁי, כְּדֵין אִיהִי סַלְּקָא בַּחֲבִיבוּתָא, וְאִתְעַטְּרָא בִּימִינָא, וְאִתְחַבְּרָא בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, וְאִתְנְהִיר כֹּלָּא מֵרָזָא דְּקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳדָשִׁים, וְדָא מִגּוֹ דְּרָזָא דְּאָדָם, בִּרְעוּ דְּכַהֲנָא, וּבִצְלוֹתָא, וּבְשִׁירָתָא.

Face Fire Holy of Holies Offering Ruach (Soul) Shofar Soul (Ruach) Water Zeir Anpin

3. We have explained that the burnt offering is the Holy of Holies, according to the secret of the Supernal Spirit, BINAH. For three spirits are connected TO THE BURNT OFFERING: 1) The lower spirit called the Holy Spirit, MALCHUT; 2) the Middle Spirit called 'the spirit of Chochmah and Binah,' WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, THE SON OF CHOCHMAH AND BINAH. It is also called a 'low spirit,' BEING LOWER IN RELATION TO BINAH, yet this spirit comes out of the Shofar that includes fire and water; and 3) the secretly concealed Upper Spirit, BINAH, in which all the Holy Spirits are sustained, FROM WHICH all faces shine. The burnt offering therefore becomes a real spirit again.

3. וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא דְּעוֹלָה קֹדֶשׁ קֳדָשִׁים, בְּרָזָא דְּרוּחַ עִלָּאָה, בְּגִין דִּתְלַת רוּחִין קְשִׁירָן כַּחֲדָא, רוּחַ תַּתָּאָה דְּאִקְרֵי רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ. רוּחַ דִּלְגוֹ בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, דְּאִקְרֵי רוּחַ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה. וְכֵן אִקְרֵי רוּחַ תַּתָּאָה. אֲבָל הַאי רוּחַ, דְּנָפִיק מִגּוֹ שׁוֹפָר, כְּלִילָן בְּאֶשָּׁא וּמַיָא. רוּחַ עִלָּאָה דְּאִיהוּ סָתִים בַּחֲשָׁאי, דְּבֵיהּ קַיְימִין כָּל רוּחִין קַדִּישִׁין, וְכָל אַנְפִּין נְהִירִין. ובג"כ אַהֲדְרַת עוֹלָה רוּחַ מַמָּשׁ.

Grades Holiness (Kedushah) Holy of Holies Kedushah (Holiness) Offering Peace Sacrifice

4. Then, with the secret of the cattle OFFERED, THE EXTERNAL FORCES feed and content themselves, so that another spirit will be joined TO HOLINESS, a spirit within them, one of Defilement, through the tallow and fat sacrificed, as we learned. The burnt offering is therefore the Holy of Holies, and the purpose of all other sacrifices is to produce peace throughout the whole world from different factions and from the antagonists IN THE WORLD - to remove them and to radiate from within a desire to be scented. They are called 'sacrifices (lit Holies) of a minor grade,' since they are not adorned high above in the Holy of Holies, NAMELY BINAH. They are therefore sacrifices of a minor grade and may be slaughtered everywhere, as explained. A burnt offering, which is the secret of the Holy of Holies, is not like the other sacrifices, because all that is connected to it is Holy.

4. וּלְבָתַר מֵרָזָא דִּבְהֵמָה, מִסְתַּפְּקֵי וְאִתְּזָנוּ, לְאִתְקַשְּׁרָא רוּחָא אָחֳרָא, דְּאִיהִי גּוֹ מְסָאֲבוּ, מֵאִינּוּן תַּרְבִּין וְשַׁמְנוּנִין, כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמַר. וּבְגִין כַּךְ עוֹלָה קֹדֶשׁ קֳדָשִׁים, שְׁאָר קָרְבְּנִין לְמֶעְבַּד שְׁלָמָא בְּעָלְמָא כֻּלְּהוּ, מִכַּמָּה סִטְרִין וּמָארֵי דְּדִינִין. לְאִתְעַבְּרָא וּלְאִתְנַהֲרָא מִגּוֹ רְעוּתָא לְאִתְבַּסְּמָא, אִקְרוּן קֳדָשִׁים קַלִים, בְּגִין דְּלָא מִתְעַטְּרֵי לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא בַּקֹּדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים. וְעַ"ד אִינּוּן קֳדָשִׁים קַלִים, וּנְכִיסוּ דִּלְהוֹן בְּכָל אֲתַר כְּמָה דְּאוּקְמוּהָ, אֲבָל עוֹלָה דְּאִיהִי רָזָא דְּקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳדָשִׁים, לָאו אִיהִי כִּשְׁאָר קָרְבְּנִין, דְּכָל עוֹבָדָהָא קֹדֶשׁ.

Flesh Garments Holiness (Kedushah) Holy of Holies Kedushah (Holiness) Linen Offering Temple, The Water

5. Come and behold: "And the priest shall put on his linen (Heb. bad) garment" (Vayikra 6:3). This is a garment especially designed for Holiness. The Hebrew word 'bad' IS AS 'badad' (lit. 'apart'), meaning set apart for Holiness. It is also written: "These are holy garments; therefore shall he bathe his flesh in water, and so put them on" (Vayikra 16:4). Why is it holy? The secret thereof is that the burnt offering is the Holy of Holies, since everything rises to be adorned by the Holy of Holies, NAMELY BINAH, in one bond. The Spirit of Defilement that defiles everything then turns and passes away and has no power, nor does it come near the Temple. It is removed from all the aspects of Holiness, and everything remains holy in Holiness alone!

5. ת"ח, מַה כְּתִיב וְלָבַשׁ הַכֹּהֵן מִדוֹ בַד, אִלֵּין לְבוּשִׁין מְיַחֲדִין לִקְדוּשָּׁה. בַּד יְחִידָאי, מְיַחֲדָא לִקְדוּשָׁה. וּכְתִיב בִּגְדֵי קֹדֶשׁ הֵם וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת בְּשָׂרוֹ וּלְבֵשָׁם. מ"ט דָּא קֹדֶשׁ. אֶלָּא רָזָא דְּמִלָּה, כִּדְקָאָמַר דְּאִיהִי קֹדֶשׁ קֳדָשִׁים, דְּסַלְּקָא כֹּלָּא וְאִתְעַטְּרָא בְּקֹּדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים, בְּקִשּׁוּרָא חֲדָא. וּלְבָתַר מַפְנֵי וְאַעְבַּר רוּחַ מִסְאֲבָא, דִּמְסָאֵב כֹּלָּא, דְּלָא שַׁלְטָא, וְלָא יִתְקְרִיב גּוֹ מַקְדְּשָׁא, וְאִתְעֲבָּר מִכָּל סִטְרֵי דְּקוּדְשָׁא, וְאִשְׁתְּאַר כֹּלָּא קֹדֶשׁ בִּקְדוּשָּׁה יְחִידָאי.

Altar Creation Offering Prayer Sacrifice

6. Rabbi Shimon said: We learned that it is written, "Hashem, You preserve man and beast" (Tehilim 36:7). Thus, the secret of man rises from the aspect of man THROUGH DESIRE AND PRAYER, and the beast from that aspect of the cattle WHICH IS SACRIFICED ON THE ALTAR. It is therefore written: "If any man of you bring an offering..." (Vayikra 1:2). A man's sacrifice is indeed IN DESIRE AND PRAYER; to tie a knot above IN THE SECRET OF MAN. Then comes that of the cattle. Everything is in the verse: "man and beast." This is the secret reason why both man and cattle are needed for a sacrifice, as it says. Come and behold: when the Holy One, blessed be He, created the world, He did it thus: "man and beast."

6. וְאָמַר ר"ש, הָא אִתְּמַר, דִּכְתִּיב, אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה תּוֹשִׁיעַ יְיָ.' וְהָכִי סַלְּקָא רָזָא דְּאָדָם, מִסִּטְרָא דְּאָדָם. בְּהֵמָה, מִסִּטְרָא דִּבְהֵמָה. וּבְגִין כַּךְ כְּתִיב אָדָם כִּי יַקְרִיב מִכֶּם. אָדָם וַדַּאי, דְּהָא קָרְבָּנֵיהּ לְעֵילָּא, לְקַשְּׁרָא קִשְׁרָא. וּלְבָתַר מִן הַבְּהֵמָה. וְכֹלָּא אִיהוּ בַּקְּרָא, אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה. וְדָא אִיהוּ רָזָא, דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ לְקָרְבְּנָא אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה, כִּדְקָאָמַר. תָּא חֲזֵי, כַּד בָּרָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עָלְמָא, הָכִי עָבֵד אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה.