Beshalach
Food Torah

382. And more precious than all of them is the food that the friends who are occupied with Torah EAT. It is the food that comes from the Supernal Chochmah, WHICH IS ACTUAL CHOCHMAH. What is the reason THAT IT COMES from this place? It is because Torah emanates from the supernal Chochmah, and those who are occupied with Torah enter into the main source of the roots. Therefore, their food comes from that high, holy place.

382. וְיַקִּירָא מִכֹּלָּא הוּא, מְזוֹנָא דְּחַבְרַיָּיא דְּמִשְׁתַּדְּלֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְהוּא מְזוֹנָא דְּאָתֵי מֵחָכְמָה עִלָּאָה. מ"ט מֵאֲתָר דָּא. בְּגִין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא נַפְקָא מֵחָכְמָה עִלָּאָה, וְאִינּוּן דְּמִשְׁתַּדְּלֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, עַיְילֵי בְּעִקָרָא דְּשָׁרְשָׁהָא, וְעַל דָּא, מְזוֹנָא דִּלְהוֹן, מֵהַהוּא אֲתָר עִלָּאָה קַדִּישָׁא קָא אַתְיָא.

Elazar Righteous Torah World to Come, The

383. Rabbi Elazar approached and kissed the hands OF RABBI SHIMON, HIS FATHER. He said, Blessed is my portion that I understood these words. Blessed is the portion of the righteous who are occupied with Torah days and nights, for it merits them in this world and in the World to Come, as it is written, "For He is your life, and the length of your days" (Devarim 30:20).

383. אָתָא ר' אֶלְעָזָר, וְנָשִׁיק יְדוֹי. אָמַר, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקִי דְּקָאִימְנָא בְּמִלִּין אִלֵּין. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵהוֹן דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא, דְּמִשְׁתַּדְּלֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא יְמָמָא וְלֵילֵי, דְּזָכֵי לוֹן בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, דִּכְתִּיב כִּי הוּא חַיֶּיךָ וְאוֹרֶךְ יָמֶיךָ.

Bread Eyes Food Heavens Prayer Rain

384. "Behold I will rain down bread from the heavens for you." Rabbi Yosi opened the discussion with the verse, "You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing" (Tehilim 145:16). What is written above? "The eyes of all wait upon You" (Ibid. 15). All the people of the world hope and raise their eyes to the Holy One, blessed be He. Therefore, all believers must request their food from the Holy One, blessed be He, on a daily basis, and pray their prayers for it.

384. הִנְנִי מַמְטִיר לָכֶם לֶחֶם מִן הַשָּׁמָיִם. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי פָּתַח, פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶךָ וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל חַי רָצוֹן. מַה כְּתִיב לְעֵילָּא, עֵינֵי כֹל אֵלֶיךָ יְשַׂבֵּרוּ. כָּל אִינּוּן בְּנֵי עָלְמָא, מְצַפָּאן וְזַקְפָאן עַיְינִין לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בְּגִין כַּךְ, כָּל אִינּוּן בְּנֵי מְהֵימָנוּתָא בָּעָאן בְּכָל יוֹמָא וְיוֹמָא, לְשָׁאָלָא מְזוֹנַיְיהוּ מְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וּלְצַלָּאָה צְלוֹתֵהוֹן עָלֵיהּ.

Adonai Blessing Food Prayer Tree

385. HE ASKS, What is the reason? AND HE SAYS, Because everyone who says his prayer to the Holy One, blessed be He, for his food, causes that tree that contains everyone's food to be blessed through him. Although he has food, he still must ask for it before the Holy One, blessed be He, and pray his prayer for nourishment every day, in order that through him, blessings shall be prevalent above every single day. This is the meaning of, "Blessed be Adonai day by day" (Tehilim 68:20).

385. מ"ט. בְּגִין דְּכָל מַאן דִּמְצַלֵי צְלוֹתֵיהּ לְגַבֵּי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עַל מְזוֹנֵיהּ, גָּרִים דְּיִתְבָּרֵךְ כָּל יוֹמָא עַל יְדוֹי, הַהוּא אִילָנָא דְּמָזוֹן דְּכֹלָּא בֵּיהּ. ואע"ג דְּאִשְׁתְּכַח עִמֵּיהּ, בָּעֵי לְמִשְׁאַל קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וּלְצַלָּאָה צְלוֹתָא עַל מְזוֹנָא כָּל יוֹמָא, בְּגִין דְּיִשְׁתְּכָחוּ עַל יְדוֹי בִּרְכָּאן כָּל יוֹמָא וְיוֹמָא לְעֵילָּא, וְדָא הוּא בָּרוּךְ יְיָ' יוֹם יוֹם.

Atika Kadisha Blessing Food Keter Shabbat

386. Therefore, a person should not cook food on one day for another day, in order not to leave over from one day to another. This is what is meant by, "And the people shall go out and gather a certain portion every day" (Shemot 16:4). "Every day," is exact, except on Shabbat eve for Shabbat, as we have established. Then the Holy One, blessed be He, is full of blessings every day. Then it is written, "You open Your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing." What is the "desire?" That is that particular desire that comes from Atika Kadisha, WHICH IS KETER, and a desire emanates from Him that there shall be food available to all. And he who requests food every single day is called 'a faithful son,' a son on account of whom blessings are prevalent above.

386. וְעַל דָּא, לָא לִבָעֵי לֵיהּ לֶאֱינָשׁ לְבַשְּׁלָא מְזוֹנָא, מִן יוֹמָא לְיוֹמָא אַחֲרִינָא, דְּלָא לְעַכֵּב יוֹמָא לְיוֹמָא אַחֲרָא. הה"ד וְיָצָא הָעָם וְלָקְטוּ דְּבַר יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ. יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ, דַּיְיקָא. בַּר מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת לְשַׁבָּת, כְּמָה דְּאוֹקִימְנָא. וּכְדֵין אִשְׁתְּכַח קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא מָלֵא בִּרְכָּאן בְּכָל יוֹמָא. וּכְדֵין כְּתִיב פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶךָ וְגוֹ.' מַאי רָצוֹן. הַהוּא רָצוֹן דְּאִשְׁתְּכַח מֵעַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְנָפִיק מִנֵּיהּ רָצוֹן, לְאִשְׁתַּכְּחָא מְזוֹנֵי לְכֹלָּא. וּמַאן דְּשָׁאִיל מְזוֹנֵי בְּכָל יוֹמָא וְיוֹמָא, הַהוּא אִקְרֵי בְּרָא מְהֵימָנָא, בְּרָזָא דִּבְגִינֵיהּ מִשְׁתַּכְחָן בִּרְכָּאן לְעֵילָּא.

Blessing Fear Love Torah

387. Rabbi Aba opened the discussion, saying: "Hashem takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His steadfast love" (Tehilim 147:11). How important it is for people to go in the ways of the Holy King, and to go in the paths of the Torah, so that blessings will be prevalent for everyone, those above and those below.

387. ר' אַבָּא פָּתַח וְאָמַר, רוֹצֶה יְיָ' אֶת יְרֵאָיו אֶת הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ, כַּמָּה אִית לְהוּ לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא לְמֵהַךְ בְּאָרְחוֹי דְּמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא, וּלְמֵהַךְ בְּאָרְחוֹי דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, בְּגִין דְּיִשְׁתַּכְּחוּן בִּרְכָּאן לְכֻלְּהוּ, לְעִלָּאֵי וּלְתַתָּאֵי.

Colors Female Waters (Mayin Nukvin) Mayin Nukvin (Female Waters) Red Tfilin Waters White

388. For we have learned, it is written, "Yisrael, in whom I will be glorified" (Yeshayah 49:3). Indeed, "I will be glorified." What is its meaning? It is because of Yisrael below, WHO ELEVATE MAYIN NUKVIN ('FEMALE WATERS'), that the Holy One, blessed be He, is glorified above. What is His glory-He dons Tefilin, in which colors are mixed, with which to be glorified. FOR THE FOUR PORTIONS ARE THE SECRETS OF THREE COLORS, WHITE, RED, AND GREEN, AND THEY COMBINE IN THE SECRET OF THREE COLUMNS TO ILLUMINATE IN ALL PERFECTION.

388. דְּתַנְיָא, מַאי דִּכְתִּיב, יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ אֶתְפָּאָר. אֶתְפָּאָר וַדַּאי. מַאי מַשְׁמַע. דִּבְגִין יִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַתָּא, קב"ה מִתְפָּאַר לְעֵילָּא. וּמַאי פְּאֵרָא דִּילָהּ. דְּאִתְחַבָּשׁ בִּתְפִילִין, דְּמִתְחַבְּרָא גַּוְונֵי לְאִתְפָּאַרָא.

Fear Food Love

389. We learned, "Hashem takes desires those who fear Him." HE SAYS, It should have said, 'Hashem takes pleasure in those who fear Him.' What is the meaning of "Hashem desires those who fear Him?" AND HE ANSWERS, "Hashem desires those who fear Him," means that He produced this desire and with it fulfilled the desires of those who feared Him. And who are the fearful for whom He produced this desire? He repeats and says, "Those who hope in His steadfast love," MEANING those who hope and wait every single day to request their food from the Holy One, blessed be He. This we learn from the verse, "those who hope in His steadfast love."

389. תָּאנָא, רוֹצֶה יְיָ' אֶת יְרֵאָיו, רוֹצֶה יְיָ' בִּירֵאָיו מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ. מַאי רוֹצֶה יְיָ' אֶת יְרֵאָיו, אֶלָּא רוֹצֶה יְיָ' אֶת יְרֵאָיו, כְּלוֹמַר, אַפִּיק הַאי רָצוֹן, וּמִתְרָעֵי בְּהוּ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, לִירֵאָיו דְּדָחֲלִין לֵיהּ. וּמַאן אִינּוּן יְרֵאָיו דְּאַפִּיק לוֹן הַאי רָצוֹן. הָדַר וְאָמַר, אֶת הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ, אִינּוּן דִּמְצָפָאן וּמְחַכָּאן בְּכָל יוֹמָא וְיוֹמָא, לְמִבָּעֵי מְזוֹנַיְיהוּ מִן קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, מַשְׁמַע דִּכְתִּיב אֶת הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ.

Fear Food Prayer Sin

390. Rabbi Yisa Saba (the elder) did not prepare his meal every day until he prayed his prayer before the Holy One, blessed be He, for food. He said, We will not prepare the meal until it is given from the King's house. He then prayed his prayer before the Holy One, blessed be He, waited one hour, and then would say, By now it was already given from the King's house. From now on, prepare the meal. This is the way of those who fear the Holy One, blessed be He, those who fear sin.

390. רִבִּי יֵיסָא סָבָא, לָא אַתְקִין סְעוּדָתָא בְּכָל יוֹמָא, עַד דְּבָעָא בָּעוּתֵיהּ קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, עַל מְזוֹנֵי. אָמַר, לָא נַתְקִין סְעוּדָתָא, עַד דְּתִתְיְהִיב מִבֵּי מַלְכָּא. לְבָתַר דְּבָעֵי בָּעוּתֵיהּ קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, הֲוָה מְחַכֶּה שַׁעֲתָא חֲדָא, אָמַר הָא עִידָן דְּתִתְיְהִיב מִבֵּי מַלְכָּא, מִכָּאן וּלְהָלְאָה אַתְקִינוּ סְעוּדָתָא. וְדָא הוּא אָרְחָא, דְּאִינּוּן דַּחֲלֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דַּחֲלֵי חַטָּאָה.

Faith Fear Love Morning Torah Wicked Wickedness

391. Of the wicked people who go crookedly in the ways of the Torah, it is written, "Woe to them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink" (Yeshayah 5:11). And therefore, "Hashem takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His steadfast love." "His steadfast love," indeed. And by this those people of Faith are recognizable every single day, as it is written, "And the people shall go out and gather a certain portion every day." "A certain portion every day," is said, and not a certain portion for the next day.

391. אִינּוּן חַיָּיבַיָּא דְּאַזְלִין עֲקִימִין בְּאָרְחֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, מַה כְּתִיב בְּהוּ. הוֹי מַשְׁכִּימֵי בַבֹּקֶר שֵׁכָר יִרְדֹּפוּ. וְע"ד רוֹצֶה יְיָ' אֶת יְרֵאָיו אֶת הַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ. לְחַסְדּוֹ דַּיְיקָא. וּבְהָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָן אִינּוּן בְּנֵי מְהֵימָנוּתָא בְּכָל יוֹמָא וְיוֹמָא, הֲדָא הוּא דִּכְתִּיב, וְיָצָא הָעָם וְלָקְטוּ דְּבַר יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ. יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ קָאָמַר, וְלֹא דְּבַר יוֹם לְיוֹם אַחֵר.