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Aba and Ima Blessing Congregation Flow Grades Ima Lights Streams Thought Zeir Anpin

24. Rabbi Acha said: During the time when the most profound of all - THAT IS, SUPERNAL ABA - shines, it shines upon the stream, THE SUPERNAL IMA ABOVE. The stream flows in a straight way, MEANING THROUGH THE CENTRAL COLUMN, THAT IS ZEIR ANPIN, to irrigate all, MEANING ALL THE GRADES OF MALCHUT. Then it is written: "when lights (lit. 'raises')," since everything exudes from the deepest. "When...raises," MEANS that it comes from the deepest side that is referred to as 'thought,' WHICH IS ABA. And all means the same, MEANING THAT IT IS THE SAME AS WHAT RABBI YOSI AND RABBI YEHUDA SAID. Then the Congregation of Yisrael is blessed, and blessings prevail throughout the worlds.

24. רִבִּי אֲחָא אָמַר, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דַּעֲמִיקָא דְּכֹלָּא נָהִיר, נָהִיר בְּנַחֲלָא. וְנַחֲלָא, נָגִיד בְּאֹרַח מֵישָׁר לְאַשְׁקָאָה כֹּלָּא. כְּדֵין כְּתִיב, בְּהַעֲלוֹת בְּגִין דְּהָא מֵעוּמְקָא דְּכֹלָּא נָפְקֵי, בְּהַעֲלוֹת דְּאָתֵי מִסִּטְרָא עִלָּאָה, דְּעֲמִיקָא דְּכֹלָּא, דְּאִקְרֵי מַחֲשָׁבָה. וְכֹלָּא חַד מִלָּה, וּכְדֵין כנ"י אִתְבָּרְכָא, וּבִרְכָּאן אִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי בְּכֻלְּהוּ עָלְמִין.

Blessing Firmaments Issachar Temple, The Zebulun Zeir Anpin

25. Rabbi Yitzchak opened the discussion with the verse: "I have surely built You a house to dwell in (Heb. zvul), a settled place for You to abide in forever" (I Melachim 8:13). "...A house to dwell in..." most definitely: when all the stored treasures of the King, THAT IS ZEIR ANPIN, were assigned in the hands OF MALCHUT, and she has authority over them, she is called "a house to dwell in." There is one firmament that is called 'Zvul (Eng. 'temple'),' since its function is to receive blessings and put everything in order. That one - MALCHUT, WHEN SHE RULES OVER EVERYTHING - is ALSO called "a house to dwell in."

25. רִבִּי יִצְחָק פָּתַח, כְּתִיב בָּנֹה בָּנִיתִי בֵּית זְבוּל לָךְ מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ עוֹלָמִים. בֵּית זְבוּל, בֵּית זְבוּל וַדַּאי, כַּד אִתְפְּקָדוּ בִּידָהָא, כָּל גִּנְזֵי מַלְכָּא, וְשַׁלְטָא בְּהוּ. כְּדֵין אִקְרֵי בֵּית זְבוּל. וְרָקִיעַ חַד אִית דְּאִקְרֵי זְבוּל, דְּהָא דָּא אַשְׁכַּח לְקַבְּלָא בִּרְכָאָן, וּלְסַדְּרָא כֹּלָּא, וְהַאי אִקְרֵי בֵּית זְבוּל.

Congregation Issachar Sea of Galilee Seas Tents Torah War Zebulun

26. Come and behold: it is written, "and of Zebulun he said, 'Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out; and Issachar, in your tents'" (Devarim 33:18), to teach us that they participated in a mutual partnership. The one went out and made war and the other sits and is involved in learning Torah. This one gives a part FROM HIS BOUNTY to that one, and that one gives a part OF HIS TORAH STUDY to this one, SINCE ISSACHAR IS THE SECRET OF TIFERET AND ZEBULUN IS THE SECRET OF MALCHUT. In Zebulun's lot was the sea. The Congregation of Yisrael, WHICH IS MALCHUT, is called the 'Sea of Galilee (Heb. Kineret).' It was worthy TO BE CALLED thus because blue comes from there, SINCE BLUE IS THE SECRET OF MALCHUT, AND THE SEA OF GALILEE IS MALCHUT. They have explained that the lower is similar to the higher. There is a Sea of Galilee above, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and a Sea of Galilee below; blue above, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and blue below. Everything pertains to one area, WHICH IS MALCHUT.

26. ת"ח, כְּתִיב וְלִזְבוּלֻן אָמַר שְׂמַח זְבוּלֻן בְּצֵאתֶךָ וְיִשָּׁשׂכָר בְּאָהֳלֶךָ, מְלַמֵּד דְּאִשְׁתָּתָפוּ כַּחֲדָא. דָּא נָפִיק וְאָגַח קְרָבָא, וְדָא יָתִיב וְלָעֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא. וְדָא יָהִיב חוּלָקָא לְדָא, וְדָא יָהִיב חוּלָקָא לְדָא. בְּחוּלָקֵיהּ דִּזְבוּלוּן יַמָּא, וכ"י אִקְרֵי יָם כִּנֶּרֶת. וְהָכִי אִתְחֲזֵי, בְּגִין דְּהָא תְּכֵלֶת נָפִיק מִתַּמָּן, וְאוֹקְמוּהָ, דְּהָא לְתַתָּא כְּגַוְונָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, יָם כִּנֶּרֶת לְעֵילָּא, יָם כִּנֶּרֶת לְתַתָּא. תְּכֵלֶת לְעֵילָּא, תְּכֵלֶת לְתַתָּא, וְכֹלָּא בַּאֲתָר חַד.

Blessing Issachar Sacrifice Seas Torah War Zebulun

27. Because of this, Zebulun's portion was to go out and wage war, SINCE HE WAS AN ASPECT OF MALCHUT. How do we know that it is so? Because it is written: "They shall call the peoples to the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness" (Ibid. 19). "...Sacrifices of righteousness..." most certainly, MEANING OF MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED 'RIGHTEOUSNESS.' What is the reason? ..."For they shall suck the abundance of the seas..." (Ibid.) MEANING THE ABUNDANCE THAT COMES THROUGH BATTLES. Issachar's lot is in the Torah, and he surely gives to Zebulun his share in the Torah. Therefore, they were together in a partnership, so that Zebulun should receive blessings from Issachar, since the blessing of the Torah is everyone's blessing.

27. וע"ד יָרִית זְבוּלוּן, לְמֵיפַּק לְאַגָּחָא קְרָבָא, וּמְנָלָן דְּהָכִי הוּא. דִּכְתִּיב עַמִּים הַר יִקְרָאוּ שָׁם יִזְבְּחוּ זִבְחֵי צֶדֶק. זִבְחֵי צֶדֶק וַדַּאי. מ"ט. כִּי שֶׁפַע יַמִּים יִינָקוּ. וְיִשָּׁשׂכָר חוּלָקֵיהּ בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְיָהִיב לִזְבוּלוּן חוּלָקָא דְּאוֹרַיְתָא וַדַּאי, וע"ד אִשְׁתָּתָּפוּ כַּחֲדָא, לְאִתְבָּרְכָא זְבוּלוּן מִיִשְּׂשׂכָר, דְּבִרְכָתָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, הִיא בִּרְכָתָא דְּכֹלָּא.

Congregation Grades Judgment Morning Torah White Zebulun

28. Rabbi Aba said: The heritage of the Torah is indeed in this way, and this level is the sixth, WHICH IS YESOD, which gives the reward of the Torah and bequeaths it to the Congregation of Yisrael. It bequeaths the white, WHICH IS CHESED, to the blue, WHICH IS JUDGMENT. Thus, we have learned that when one distinguishes between blue and white FOR THE READING OF THE SH'MA, meaning that the hues shall be distinguishable, then it is considered morning. Then the white comes to the world, and the blue, WHICH IS JUDGMENT, disappears FROM THE WORLD. Therefore, all the wars of the King and all the battle gear of the King were assigned to the hands OF MALCHUT WHEN SHE WAS CONSIDERED, "A HOUSE TO DWELL IN (HEB. ZVUL)," AND ALSO ZEBULUN, AS MENTIONED ABOVE. We have already explained it.

28. ר' אַבָּא אָמַר, אַחֲסַנְתָּא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא וַדַּאי הָכִי הוּא, וְדַרְגָּא דָּא שְׁתִיתָאָה יָהִיב אֲגָר אוֹרַיְיתָא, וְאַחֲסִין לָהּ לִכ"י, אַחֲסִין חִוָּורָא לִתְכֶלְתָּא. וע"ד תָּנֵינָן, מִשֶּׁיַּכִּיר בֵּין תְּכֵלֶת לְלָבָן, דְּיִשְׁתְּמוֹדָען גְּוָונֵי, דְּהָא כְּדֵין אִקְרֵי בֹּקֶ"ר, וְחִוָּורָא אָתֵי לְעָלְמָא, וּתְכֶלְתָּא אִתְעַבָר. וע"ד כָּל קְרָבִין דְּמַלְכָּא, וְכָל זַיְינֵי מַלְכָּא בִּידָהָא אִתְמָנָן, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא.

Aba and Ima Abraham Congregation Grades Ima Patriarchs Righteous Well Zeir Anpin

29. "The well that the princes dug out, that the nobles of the people delved..." (Bemidbar 21:18). The well is the Congregation of Yisrael, WHICH IS MALCHUT; "that the princes dug out," is Aba and Ima, that gave birth TO MALCHUT; "that the nobles of the people delved," are the Patriarchs, WHICH ARE CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET OF ZEIR ANPIN. It is written: "the nobles of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the Elohim of Abraham" (Tehilim 47:10). THE ELOHIM OF ABRAHAM IS CHESED OF ZEIR ANPIN, FROM WHICH GVURAH AND TIFERET ARE DRAWN. "...THAT THE NOBLES OF THE PEOPLE DELVED..." MEANS THAT THEY CONSTRUCTED it in order that it would be blessed from them through one level that is the Righteous, WHICH IS YESOD OF ZEIR ANPIN, that stands over it AND POURS UPON IT ALL THAT THERE IS IN CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET. Therefore, we have this saying: 'When this well travels, it is with the help of the patriarchs that it travels.'

29. בְּאֵר חֲפָרוּהָ שָׂרִים כָּרוּהָ נְדִיבֵי הָעָם, בְּאֵר, דָּא כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. חֲפָרוּהָ שָׂרִים, דָּא אַבָּא וְאִמָא, דְּאוֹלִידוּ לָהּ. כָּרוּהָ נְדִיבֵי הָעָם, אִלֵּין אֲבָהָן. דִּכְתִּיב נְדִיבֵי עַמִּים נֶאֱסָפוּ עַם אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וְגוֹ.' בְּגִין לְאִתְבָּרְכָא מִנְּהוֹן, ע"י דְּדַרְגָא חַד, וּמַנּוֹ. צַדִּיק דְּקָאֵים עָלָה. וע"ד אַמְרֵינָן, כַּד הַאי בְּאֵר נַטְלָא, בְּסִיוּעָא דַּאֲבָהָן נַטְלָא.

Aba and Ima Chassadim Head Ima Isaac Rivers Seas Streams Well Zeir Anpin

30. AT TIMES MALCHUT is called a 'well' AND AT TIMES it is called a 'sea.' It is called a 'well' when Isaac, WHO IS GVURAH OF ZEIR ANPIN, goes out with weapons FROM THE LEFT COLUMN from the side of Ima, and comes to draw THE ILLUMINATION OF CHOCHMAH FROM IMA TO MALCHUT and fill her up, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECRET OF THE VERSE: "HIS LEFT HAND IS UNDER MY HEAD" (SHIR HASHIRIM 2:6). Then She is called 'the well of Isaac' OR 'the well of Miriam,' as has already been explained. IT IS CALLED 'sea' when it illuminates from the uppermost river of Aba, SINCE SHE THEN RECEIVES CHOCHMAH AND CHASSADIM, since streams run to her, as it is written: "all the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full" (Kohelet 1:7).

30. וְאִקְרֵי בְּאֵר, וְאִקְרֵי יָם. אִקְרֵי בְּאֵר, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּיִצְחָק נָפִק מִזַּיְינָא מִסִּטְרָא דְּאִימָא, וְאָתֵי לְאַמְשָׁכָא אֲבַּתְרָא דְּדָא, וּמַלֵּי לָהּ, כְּדֵין אִקְרֵי בְּאֵר דְּיִצְחָק. בְּאֵר דְּמִרְיָם. וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ. יָם כַּד אִתְנַהֲרָא מִנָּהֲרָא עִלָּאָה דְּאַבָּא, כְּדֵין אִקְרֵי יָם, דְּנַחֲלִין אַזְלִין לְגַוָּוהּ, כד"א כָּל הַנְּחָלִים הוֹלְכִים אֶל הַיָּם וְהַיָּם אֵינֶנּוּ מָלֵא.

Blessing Congregation Eden Exile Flow Righteous Rivers Seas Streams Universe Waters

31. From the day that the Congregation of Yisrael, WHICH IS MALCHUT, went into exile, it is written: "the waters fail from the sea" (Iyov 14:11). That refers to the Congregation of Yisrael THAT IS CALLED 'SEA,' while, "the river is parched, and dries up" (Ibid.), is the Righteous, WHO IS YESOD. Hence, it is written: "The righteous perishes" (Yeshayah 57:1), since he was the uppermost and precious river that entered her. He gathered all these rivers and streams that are drawn from the flow of that holy river whose waters never cease, THAT IS BINAH, AND that comes out and emerges from the uppermost Eden. It enters within her and fills up her ponds, MEANING THE SFIROT OF MALCHUT, and from there, the universe inherits all the blessings in all PERFECTION.

31. וּמִיּוֹמָא דְּגָלְתָה כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגָלוּתָא, כְּתִיב אָזְלוּ מַיִם מִנִּי יָם, דָּא כנ"י. וְנָהָר יֶחֱרָב וְיָבֵשׁ, דָּא צַדִּיק. וע"ד כְּתִיב, הַצַּדִיק אָבָד וְגוֹ.' דְּהוּא הֲוָה נָהָר עִלָּאָה וְיַקִירָא, דְּעָיֵיל בְּגַוָוהּ, וְהוּא כָּנִישׁ כָּל אִינּוּן נַהֲרִין וּנַחֲלִין, דְּנַגְדִּין מִנְּגִידוּ דְּהַהוּא נָהָר קַדִּישָׁא, דְּלָא פַּסְקִין מֵימוֹי לְעָלְמִין, דְּנָגִיד וְנָפִיק מֵעֵדֶן עִלָּאָה, וְהוּא עָיֵיל בְּגַוָּוהּ וּמַלֵּי אַגְמָהָא, וּמִתַּמָּן יָרְתִין עָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ בִּרְכָּן בְּכֹלָּא.

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Angels Camp Chassadim Congregation Directions Hebrew Letters Holy Name Patriarchs Seventy-Two

33. It is written: "and the angel of Elohim, who went before the camp of Yisrael, removed..." (Shemot 14:19). The angel of Elohim is the Congregation of Yisrael, who, as we have explained moved with the help of the Patriarchs at that time AS IT SAYS, "AND THE ANGEL...REMOVED," MEANING TO SAY THAT SHE THEN RECEIVED FROM THE THREE COLUMNS - CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET - THAT ARE REFERRED TO AS THE 'PATRIARCHS.' When they are by her, everything is, BOTH CHOCHMAH AND CHASSADIM. Due to this, the Holy Name OF 72 is passed on in these verses in which the Patriarchs are incorporated, as we have explained. One verse in forward direction POINTING TO THE RIGHT COLUMN, one verse backward POINTING TO THE LEFT COLUMN, and one verse forward, POINTING TO THE CENTRAL COLUMN.

33. כְּתִיב וַיִּסַּע מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים הַהוֹלֵךְ וְגוֹ.' מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים דָּא כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא, דְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא, בְּסִיוּעַ דַּאֲבָהָן נַטְלָא. וְכַד אִינּוּן מִשְׁתַּכְּחִין לְגַבָּהּ, כֹּלָּא מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי. ובג"כ אִתְמְסַר בְּאִלֵּין קְרָאֵי שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, דְּכָלִיל בְּהוֹן אֲבָהָתָא, כְּמָה דְּאוֹקִימְנָא. חַד קְרָא כְּסִדְרָא, וְחַד לְמַפְרֵעַ, וְחַד כְּסִדְרָא.