"Lift up your voice, O daughter of Galim"

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon discusses the importance of "praising The Creator" [uttering holy words that ignite awesome spiritual forces] with a pleasant voice. We learn that the "daughter of Galim (lit. 'waves')" refers to Malchut, our physical world, the fourth and completing aspect to the three Patriarchs who represent the Upper World dimension called Zeir Anpin. We then discover that the term "daughter of the waves" signifies the abundance of Light that flows from Binah into Malchut. This energy embodies the Light of the blissful World to Come. It is explained that Malchut was born from the side of judgment, and thus, has the power to break and triumph over the dark side. Malchut is called "poor," for like the moon, for she has no Light of her own. However, when our prayers and the singing from worlds above unite Male and Female, Malchut [the moon] shines with abundance and wholeness. Finally, the Zohar reveals that King David's spiritual endeavors elevated the world [moon] from spiritual poverty into wealth. Thus, when David left this world, Solomon assumed spiritual command over a world that was now spiritually whole.

Relevance

The spiritual Light that shines through these sacred verses sweetens our prayers with pleasantness and song so that they will be heard and well received above. The Light that awaits us in the World to Come is ignited and its warm rays illuminate the here and now. Our connection to King David helps unite our body and soul and the cosmic male and female principles, bringing wholeness and radiance to our existence.

Congregation Daughter Praise Singing

824. Rabbi Shimon opened the discussion saying, "Lift up your voice, O daughter of galim (lit. 'waves')..." (Yeshayah 10:30). "Lift up your voice" was addressed to the Congregation of Yisrael, which praises the Holy One, blessed be He, with a singing voice. Hence IT WAS SAID TO HER, "Lift up your voice." From this, we learn that whoever wishes to praise the Holy One, blessed be He, aloud, should have a pleasant voice, which would be agreeable to the listeners. Otherwise, he should not raise his voice.

824. פְּתַח ר"ש וַאֲמַר, צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ בַּת גַּלִּים וגו' צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ, הַאי קְרָא לִכְנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אִתְּמָר, בְּגִין דְּאִיהִי מְשַׁבַּחַת לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בְּקָלָא מְשַׁבְּחָא, וְעַל דַּא צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ. מֵהָכָא אוֹלִיפְנָא, כָּל מַאן דְּבָעֵי לְשַׁבְּחָא לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּקָלָא, בָּעְיָא לֵיהּ קָלָא נְעִימוּתָא, דְּיֶעֱרַב לְאָחֳרָנִין דְּשָׁמְעִין לֵיהּ, וְאִי לָאו, לָא יָקוּם לַאֲרָמָא קָלָא.

Ears Fifty Holy Name Levites Singing Year

825. תָּא חֲזֵי, לֵיוָאֵי דְּאַתְיָין מִסִּטְרָא דָא, דִּכְתִיב, וּמִבֶּן חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה יָשׁוּב מִצְּבָא הָעֲבוֹדָה וגו.' מ"ט. בְּגִין דְּקָלֵיהּ נָמִיךְ, וְלָא יֶעֱרַב לְאוּדְנִין, כִּשְׁאָר חַבְרוֹי, כְּדֵין מְעַבְרִין לֵיהּ מֵהַאי צְבָא הָעֲבוֹדָה דִלְעֵילָא, דְּקָיְימִין לְנַגָּנָא לְגַבֵּי הַאי עֲבוֹדָה, וּלְיַקְּרָא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא כִּדְקָא חָזֵי.

Congregation Daughter Holy Name Likenesses Nukva Patriarchs Praise

826. There are legions above and legions below, which praise the Holy Name and sing to it. Since THE SINGERS BELOW ARE THE LIKENESS OF THE SINGERS ABOVE, "they shall go out of the ranks of the service." Since the Congregation of Yisrael praises the Holy One, blessed be He, scripture says "Lift up your voice, O daughter of galim," NAMELY the daughter of the Patriarchs, FOR THE NUKVA IS A FOURTH TO THE FATHERS, WHO ARE CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET. SHE IS THEN THE DAUGHTER OF THE FATHERS.

826. חֵילִין לְעֵילָא, חֵילִין וּמַשִּׁרְיָין לְגַבֵּי תַּתָּאֵי, לְשַׁבְּחָא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, וּלְזַמְּרָא לוֹן. וּבְגִינֵי כָּךְ יָשׁוּב מִצְּבָא הָעֲבוֹדָה, וּבְגִין דִּכְנ"י קָא מְשַׁבְּחָא לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אֲמַר קְרָא, צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ בַּת גַּלִּים, בַּת אֲבָהָן.

Congregation Daughter Face Mochin Nukva World to Come, The

827. "Daughter of the waves" is also the World to Come, BINAH, which is called waves, since everything is found in it in heaps, LIKE THE WAVES IN THE OCEAN whence they come forth unto all FACES AND WORLDS. We can also interpret "daughter of the waves" as in the words "a fountain (Heb. gal) sealed" (Shir Hashirim 4:12), THE NUKVA'S MOCHIN BEING CALLED GAL, DERIVED FROM 'REVEAL (HEB. GILUY).' All the waves and springs come out from the World to Come, BINAH, and the Congregation of Yisrael, WHICH IS THE NUKVA, THE RECIPIENT OF BINAH, is called the daughter of the waves (Heb. galim).

827. תוּ, בַּת גַּלִּים, עַלְמָא דְאָתֵי אִקְרֵי גַלִּים, בְּגִין דְּכֹלָּא קָיְימָא בֵּיהּ, וְאִתְכְּלֵיל בֵּיהּ תִּלֵּי תִּלִּים, וְנַפְקָא מִנֵּיהּ לְכֹלָּא. תוּ בַּת גַּלִּים, כְּדִכְתִיב, גַּל נָעוּל, וְכָל אִינוּן גַּלִּים וּמַבּוּעִין, כֻּלְּהוּ נָפְקֵי מֵעַלְמָא דְאָתֵי, וּכְנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אִיהִי בַּת גַּלִּים.

Nukva Praise Singing

828. Come and see, this verse is difficult. First it says, "Lift up your voice," and then "hearken." Why should she then lift up her voice, when she is asked to listen, AS THERE IS NO NEED TO RAISE THE VOICE WHILE LISTENING? HE ANSWERS, It says, "Lift up your voice" to sing and praise; MEANING, RAISING THE VOICE IS FOR THE SAKE OF THE BEAUTY OF SONG, NOT TO SPEAK. Come and see, when Yisrael start to sing and praise the Holy One, blessed be He, it says "hearken." Why? Because they praise the Holy One, blessed be He, for her sake, FOR THE SAKE OF THE NUKVA. Therefore it is written, "Lift up your voice" and "hearken." THE FORMER ALLUDES TO YISRAEL AND THE LATTER TO THE NUKVA, FOR WHICH SAKE THEY SING AND PRAISE.

828. תָּא חֲזֵי, הַאי קְרָא קַשְׁיָא, בְּקַדְמֵיתָא כְּתִיב צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ, דְּהוּא בְּגִין לְזַמְּרָא וְלַאֲרָמָא קָלָא, וּלְבָתַר כְּתִיב, הַקְשִׁיבִי, אִי הָכֵי אַמַּאי צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ, כֵּיוָן דִּכְתִיב הַקְשִׁיבִי. אֶלָּא, צַהֲלִי, בְּגִין לְשַׁבָּחָא וּלְזַמְּרָא. תָּא חֲזֵי, אִי יִשְׂרָאֵל שָׁרָאן לְשַׁבְּחָא וּלְזַמְּרָא לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כְּדֵין כְּתִיב הַקְשִׁיבִי, מ"ט, בְּגִין דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אִינוּן מְשַׁבְּחָן וּמְזַמְּרָן בְּגִינָהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב צַהֲלִי קוֹלֵךְ, וּכְתִיב הַקְּשִׁיבִי.

Anatot Astrology Beasts Light Lion Mirror Moon Nukva Other Side Strength Sun

829. "Layshah (lit. 'lioness'):" HE ASKS ABOUT THE MEANING OF "HEARKEN LAYSHAH" (SHIR HASHIRIM 4:12) AND SAYS, Since THE NUKVA comes from the side of Gvurah, SHE IS CALLED A LIONESS. As "a lion which is strongest among beasts" (Mishlei 30:30), so is the lioness strong and breaks the power and strength OF THE OTHER SIDE. "O poor Anatot" (Yeshayah 10:30), WHY IS THE NUKVA SO CALLED? Because She is the mirror which does not shine, and is indeed poor, for the moon, THE NUKVA, has no light except what is given her by the sun.

829. לַיְשָׁה: בְּגִין דְּאַתְיָא מִסִּטְרָא דִגְבוּרָה, כְּד"א לַיִּשׁ גִּבּוֹר בַּבְּהֵמָה. וְהַאי לַיְשָׁה, גִּבּוֹרָה, לְתַבְּרָא חֵילִין וְתוֹקְפִין. עֲנִיָּה עֲנָתוֹת, בְּגִין דְּאִיהִי אַסְפַּקְלַרְיָא דְּלָא נָהֲרָא, עֲנִיָּה וַדַּאי, לֵית לָהּ נְהוֹרָא לְסִיהֲרָא מִגַּרְמָהּ, אֶלָּא מַה דְּיָהֵיב לָהּ שִׁמְשָׁא.

Anatot Astrology Door Light Moon Priests Sun

830. עֲנָתוֹת אִיהוּ חֲקַל, כְּפַר חַד, וְשָׁרְיָין בֵּיהּ כֹּהֲנֵי מִסְכְּנֵי, דְּאַהַדְרָן עַל פִּתְחִין, וְלֵית מַאן דְּיַשְׁגַּח בְּהוֹ, בְּגִין דְּכָל אִינוּן בְּנֵי הַהוּא כַּפְרָא, קְלִיסִין הֲווֹ בְּעֵינַיְהוּ דְעַמָּא, וּבֵיתַיְיהוּ רְיקַנְיָין יַתִּיר מִכָּל עַמָּא, בַּר מַה דְּיָהֲבִין לוֹן, כְּמִסְכְּנֵי קְלִיסִין דְּעַמָּא. בְּגִין כָּךְ, סִיהֲרָא לֵית לָהּ נְהוֹרָא מִגַּרְמָהּ, אֶלָּא בְּשַׁעְתָּא דְּאִתְחַבַּר עִמָּהּ שִׁמְשָׁא אִתְנְהֵיר.

Anatot Astrology Death Death and the Afterlife Evyatar Moon Priests

831. תָּא חֲזֵי, דִּכְתִיב, וּלְאֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֵן אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ עֲנָתוֹת לֵךְ עַל שָׂדֶךָ כִּי אִישׁ מָוֶת אָתָּה. וְכִי עַל דְּזַמִּין לֵיהּ אֲדוֹנִיָּהוּ, אִישׁ מָוֶת אִקְרֵי. אֶלָּא, בְּגִין דַּהֲוָה מֵאֲתַר מִסְכֵּנָא, דְּאִידְבַּק בֵּיהּ סִיהֲרָא, דְּאִיהִי עֲנִיָּה עֲנָתוֹת.

Astrology David Death Death and the Afterlife Evyatar Moon Nukva Saul Solomon

832. You may say, SINCE IT IS WRITTEN, "Because you have been afflicted in all my father's afflictions" (Ibid.), it was due TO HIS POVERTY then that he did not kill him, WHY THEN IS HE CALLED "WORTHY OF DEATH?" HE REPLIES, Since Evyatar came from a poor place, David took recognition of him before he became king, when Saul pursued him, for he acted like a poor man, and Evyatar too. ALSO WHEN HE BECAME KING, THE KINGDOM WAS NOT YET WHOLE. But when Solomon reigned, the moon, THE NUKVA, attained perfection. He rejoiced since all was his. Evyatar therefore could not join him.

832. וְאִי תֵימָא, וְכִי הִתְעַנִּיתָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הִתְעַנָּה אָבִי, בְּגִינֵי כָּךְ זַכָּאָה דְּלָא קָטֵיל לֵיהּ. אֶלָּא אֶבְיָתָר, בְּגִין דַּהֲוָה מֵאֲתַר מִסְכֵּנָא, זָכָה בֵּיהּ דָּוִד, עַד לָא סָלֵיק לְמַלְכוּ, כַּד הֲוָה מְכַמָּאן לֵיהּ שָׁאוּל, וַהֲוֵי אָרְחוֹי כְּמִסְכֵּנָא, אֶבְיָתָר כְּגַוְונָא דָא, וּלְזִמְנָא דְּשָׁלַט שְׁלֹֹמֹה, סִיהֲרָא קָיְימָא בְּאַשְׁלָמוּתָא, וַהֲוָה בְּחֶדְוָותָא דַּעֲתִירוּ, דְּכֹלָּא הֲוָה לֵיהּ, לָא זָכָה בֵּיהּ אֶבְיָתָר.

Anatot Apples Astrology Female Jeremiah Male Moon Nukva Singing

833. וַדַּאי שְּׂדֵה עֲנָתוֹת, רָזָא דְמִלָה הֲוָה, וְיִרְמְיָה דְּקָנֵי לֵיהּ, כֹּלָּא הֲוָה, בְּגִין לְאַחְסָנָא רָזָא עִלָּאָה. תָּא חֲזֵי, כָּךְ שָׁלְטָא סִיהֲרָא, שְׂדֵה תַּפּוּחִים אִקְרֵי, כָּךְ אִיהוּ בְּמִסְכֵּנוּ, שְׂדֵה עֲנָתוֹת. בְּגִינֵי כָּךְ, תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא דִּלְתַתָּא, עָבֵיד לֵיהּ עֲתִירוּ, וּשְׁלֵימוּתָא.

Astrology David Moon Nukva Solomon

834. כְּמָה דְּדָוִד, כָּל יוֹמוֹי אִשְׁתַּדַּל לְמֶעְבַּד שְׁלִימוּ לָהּ, וּלְנַגְנָא זַמָּרֵי, לְזַמְּרָא וּלְשַׁבְּחָא לְתַתָּא, וְכַד דָּוִד אִסְתַּלֵּיק מֵעַלְמָא, שָׁבֵיק לָהּ בִּשְׁלִימוּ, וּשְׁלֹמֹה נָטַל לָהּ בְּעוֹתְרָא, בִּשְׁלֵימוּתָא, דְּהָא סִיהֲרָא נָפְקָא מִמִּסְכֵּנוּ, וְעָאלַת לְעוֹתְרָא, דִּבְהַךְ עוֹתְרָא, שָׁלַט עַל כָּל מַלְכֵי אַרְעָא.