Vayishlach: Chapter 28

"...who found the Yemim in the wilderness"

Synopsis

As Rabbi Elazar and Rabbi Yitzchak travel, they see a mountain with strange creatures circling its peak. Rabbi Elazar assures Rabbi Yitzchak that he need not fear these creatures, since only he who fears his sins has cause to fear, and he begins a discussion of the title verse. The Yemin, we are told, are descendants of Cain. They are unnatural beings created from the side of evil spirits at the moment when the Sabbath was about to be sanctified. Though they are able to put on bodies once a day, they remain bodiless because they were disowned by both the sixth and the seventh days. Because the Defiled Spirit cleaved to him, we further learn, Ana was able to find these spirits and they taught him of matters pertaining to defilement. But whoever walks in the ways of God may encounter them without fear.

Relevance

We have all felt the influences of the dark forces roaming through this physical dimension. The energy of this particular passage wraps us in the protection of the Light. This shields us from evil spirits, while strengthening our resolve to connect more devoutly to the Light in all our endeavors.

Fear Field Head Mountains Sin

259. RABBI ELAZER AND RABBI YITZCHAK continued their travels until they reached a field, where they sat down. They lifted up their heads and saw a mountain with strange creatures circling its peak. When Rabbi Yitzchak became frightened, Rabbi Elazar asks, Why are you afraid? He replies, I see this huge mountain with strange creatures on it, and I am afraid lest they will attack us. He said, Whoever is fearful should be fearful for the sins he committed. Come and behold, these are not the same creatures who used to haunt the mountains.

259. אֲזָלֵי, כַּד מָטוֹ חַד בֵּי חֲקַל, יָתְבוּ. זָקְפוּ עֵינַיְיהוּ, וְחָמָא לֵיהּ לְטוּרָא, דַּהֲווֹ סָלְקוּ בְּרוּמֵיהּ, בְּרִיָּין מְשַׁנְיָין, דָּחִיל רִבִּי יִצְחָק, אֲמַר לֵיהּ רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, אַמַּאי דְחֵילַת. אֲמַר לֵיהּ, חָמֵינָא דְּהַאי טוּרָא אִיהוּ תַּקִּיף, וְחָמֵינָא אִלֵּין בְּרִיָּין, דְּאִינוּן מְשַׁנְיָין. וְדָחִילְנָא דְּלָא יְקַטְרְגוּ לוֹן, אָמַר לוֹ, מַאן דְּדָחִיל, מֵחֶטְאוֹי דְּבִידֵיהּ אִית לֵיהּ לְמִדְחַל, תָּא חֲזֵי, לָאו אִלֵּין, מֵאִינוּן בְּרִיָּין תַּקִּיפִין, דַּהֲווֹ מִשְׁתַּכְּחִין בְּטוּרַיָא.

Anah Aya Esau Yemim Zibeon

260. He began the discussion by quoting the verse, "And these are the children of Tziv'on; both Aya and Ana: this is Ana who found the Yemim in the wilderness" (Beresheet 36:24). This verse has already been explained, yet come and behold, these are not those mentioned in the verse, "The Emim dwelt there in times past ...but the children of Esau succeeded them" (Devarim 2:10-12).

260. פְּתַח וַאֲמַר, וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי צִבְעוֹן וְאַיָּה וַעֲנָה וגו,' הוּא עֲנָה אֲשֶׁר מָצָא אֶת הַיֵּמִים וגו,' הַאי קְרָא אוֹקְמוּהָ, אֲבָל תָּא חֲזֵי, לָאו אִלֵּין אִינוּן, דִּכְתִיב בְּהוֹ, הָאֵימִים לְפָנִים יָשְׁבוּ בָהּ וגו,' וּבְנֵי עֵשָׂו יִירָשׁוּם וגו.'

Cain Earth Face Nod Yemim

261. But in the verse, "who found the Yemim in the wilderness," Yemim is spelled defectively, WITHOUT THE LETTER YUD, WHICH IS AN INDICATION OF WANT, because THE DESCENDANTS OF CAIN -- after he was driven from the face of the earth -- are strange creatures, as it is written, "Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from Your face I shall be hid" (Beresheet 4:14), and "and dwelt in the land of Nod" (Ibid. 16). This has already been explained.

261. אֲבָל אִלֵּין דְּקָאֲמַר קְרָא, אֲשֶׁר מָצָא אֶת הַיֵּמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר, יֵמִם כְּתִיב. אִלֵּין הֲווֹ בְּרִיָּין מְשַׁנְיָין. דְּכַד הֲוָה אִתָּרַךְ קַיִן, מֵעַל אַפֵּי אַרְעָא, כְּדִכְתִיב הֵן גֵּרַשְׁתָּ אֹתִי הַיּוֹם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה וּמִפָּנֶיךָ אֶסָּתֵר, וּכְתִיב וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶרֶץ נוֹד, וְאוֹקְמוּהָ.

Body Cain Creation Shabbat

262. KAYIN'S descendants are from the side of spirits, storms, and fiends, for when Shabbat was about to be sanctified AT SUNSET, ghosts that were created from that side roamed about without a body. They were born neither on the sixth nor on the seventh day, BEING BORN AT SUNSET, and thus there is doubt as to which day they were from, as they are disowned by both days.

262. מִבְּנֵי בְּנוֹי, בְּסִטְרָא דְּרוּחִין וְעִלְעוּלִין וּמַזִּיקִין, וְאִלֵּין קָיְימוּ, דְּהָא כַּד בָּעָא לְאִתְקַדְּשָׁא יוֹמָא דְשַׁבַּתָּא, אִתָּבְרוֹן מֵהַהוּא סִטְרָא, רוּחִין, קָיְימִין טְסִירִין בְּלָא גוּפָא, וְאִלֵין לָאו אִינוּן מִיּוֹמָא דְשַׁבַּתָּא, וְלָא מִיּוֹמָא שְׁתִיתָאָה, וְאִשְׁתָּאֲרוּ אִלֵּין תְּרֵין יוֹמִין בְּהוֹ בִּסְפֵקָא, וּבְגִין כָּךְ לָא אִתְקָיְימוּ, לָא מֵהַאי, וְלָא מֵהַאי.

Anah Ass (Donkey) Body Cain Creation Horses Mountains Shabbat Yemim

263. They kept on spreading from that side of Cain, THAT IS, BEING HIS DESCENDANTS, clothed by that side yet without TANGIBLE EXISTENCE. Yemim is THEREFORE spelled without a Yud, for they are disowned by both days, THAT IS, BY BOTH FRIDAY AND SHABBAT, BECAUSE THEY WERE CREATED AT SUNSET. They may be seen by men -- THAT IS, DESPITE BEING GHOSTS, ONCE A DAY THEY DON A BODY. ANA found THE SPIRITS CALLED YEMIM, and they taught him how to bring bastards into the world, THAT IS, BY MATING A DONKEY AND A HORSE SO THEY WOULD ISSUE A MULE. They haunt the mountains and don a body once a day, then strip themselves AND REMAIN BODILESS.

263. וַאֲזָלוּ וְאִתְפַּשְּׁטוּ בְּהַהוּא סִטְרָא דְקַיִן, וְאִגְלִימוּ בְּהַהוּא סִטְרָא, וְלָא אִתְגְּלִימוּ לְאִתְקָיְימָא, וְאִקְרוּן יֵמִ"ם חָסֵר, דְּלָא אִתְקָיְימוּ, לָא בְּיוֹמָא דָא, וְלָא בְּיוֹמָא דָא, וְאִתְחֲזוּן לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא. וְאִיהוּ אַשְׁכַּח לוֹן, וְאוֹלְפֵי לֵיהּ, לְאַיְיתָאָה מַמְזֵרִין לְעַלְמָא. וְאִינוּן אָזְלֵי בֵּינֵי טוּרַיָא, וְקָיְימִין בְּגוּפָא, זִמְנָא חָדָא בְּיוֹמָא, וּלְבָתַר מִתְפַּשְׁטֵי מִנֵּיהּ.

Anah Bastard Zibeon

264. Come and behold, Ana was a bastard from Tziv'on, who came to Ana's mother and begot a bastard. He THEREFORE came from the Defiled Spirit that cleaved to him and enabled him to find THESE SPIRITS, who taught him matters that pertain to The Side of Defilement.

264. תָּא חֲזֵי, עֲנָה דָא, אִיהוּ מַמְזֵרָא הֲוָה, דַּאֲתָא צִבְעוֹן עַל אִמֵּיהּ, וְאוֹלִיד מַמְזֵרָא, וְדָא אָתָא, מִסִּטְרָא דְרוּחַ מְסָאֲבָא, דְּאִתְדַּבַּק בֵּיהּ. וּבְגִין כָּך, אַשְׁכַּח לוֹן, וַהֲווֹ אוֹלְפֵי לֵיהּ, כָּל זִינִין, דִּסְטַר מְסָאֲבָא בְּגִין דָּא.

Destruction Fear Light Mountains Nukva

265. Come and behold, these and several others who came out from each other were all from that side, THE LEFT SIDE. They may be seen walking in the desert, a desolate place in which they live. FOR DESTRUCTION ALWAYS COMES FROM THE LEFT SIDE. For all this, a man who walks the paths of the Holy One, blessed be He, and fears Him is not afraid of them. They went and climbed onto the mountain, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY EXTENDED THE LIGHT OF THE LEFT INTO THE NUKVA AND FEARED NOT.

265. וְתָּא חֲזֵי, אִלֵּין, אִינוּן וְכַמָּה אָחֳרָנִין, מִתְפַּרְשָׁן אִלֵּין מֵאִלֵּין, כֻּלְּהוּ אַתְיָין מֵהַהוּא סִטְרָא, וְאָזְלֵי בְּמַדְבְּרָא, וְאִתְחֲזוּן תַמָּן, בְּגִין בְּמַדְבְּרָא אֲתַר חָרוּב, וְאִיהוּ בֵּי מוֹתָבָא דִלְהוֹן. וְעִם כָּל דָּא, כָּל בַּר נָשׁ, דְּאָזֵיל בְּאוֹרְחוֹי דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְדָחִיל לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, לָא מִסְתָּפֵי מִנַּיְיהוּ. אֲזָלוּ וְאָעֳלוּ בְּטוּרָא.

Dwellings Evil Form Mountains Soul, The Torah

266. Rabbi Yitzchak asks, Are all the desolated mountains also their dwelling place? He replies, Indeed they are, but of those who study the Torah, the scripture says, "Hashem shall preserve you from all evil: He shall preserve your soul. Hashem shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and for ever more" (Tehilim 12:1, 7-8).

266. אֲמַר רִבִּי יִצְחָק, כְּגַוְונָא דָא, כָּל אִינוּן טוּרִין חֲרוּבִין, אֲתַר בֵּי מוֹתָבָא דִלְהוֹן. אָמַר לוֹ, הָכֵי הוּא, וְכָל אִינוּן דְּמִשְׁתַּדְּלוּ בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, עֲלַיְיהוּ כְּתִיב יי' יִשְׁמָרְךָ מִכָּל רָע יִשְׁמֹר אֶת נַפְשֶׁךָ יי' יִשְׁמָר צֵאתְךָ וּבוֹאֶךָ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם.

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