The Holy One, blessed be He, delights Himself with the souls of the righteous

Synopsis

The power of Midnight gives the souls of the living the ability to connect to the righteous souls who have departed our realm and who now dwell in the Garden of Eden. The Creator comes to be with both groups during these mystical hours of the night.

Relevance

Whereas the Torah is an instrument designed for our physical world, the Zohar is a product of the spiritual realm, above the physical elements of time, space, and motion. Accordingly, we can always access the energy aroused during midnight through the sacred words that tell of these mystical secrets.

Eden Fruit Garden of Eden Midnight Righteous Soul, The

130. Because of this, BECAUSE THE SOULS ARE THE FRUIT OF THE HANDIWORK OF THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, on each and every night, the souls of the righteous rise up TO THE GARDEN OF EDEN. And at midnight, the Holy one, blessed be He, comes to the Garden of Eden to delight Himself with them. With whom DOES HE DELIGHT HIMSELF? IS IT WITH THE SOULS OF THE LIVING OR THE DECEASED? Rabbi Yosi answers, With them all! With those who dwell in that World OF TRUTH, and with those who dwell in this world. Together, with them all, the Holy One, blessed be He, finds delight at midnight in the Garden of Eden.

130. וּבְגִין כָּךְ בְּכָל לֵילְיָא וְלֵילְיָא, נִשְׁמַתְהוֹן דְּצַדִּיקַיָיא סָלְקָן, וְכַד אִתְפְּלַג לֵילְיָא, קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אָתֵי לְגִנְתָא דְעֵדֶן לְאִשְׁתַּעְשְׁעָא בְּהוֹ. בְּמַאן. אָמַר רָבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּכָלְהוֹ. בֵּין אִינוּן דִּמְדוֹרֵיהוֹן בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא, בֵּין אִינוּן דְּיָתְבֵי בִּמְדוֹרֵיהוֹן בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, בְּכָלְהוֹ מִשְׁתַּעֲשַׁע בְּהוֹ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בְּפַלְגּוּת לֵילְיָא.

Death and the Afterlife Fruit Garden of Eden Righteous Soul, The

131. Come and see, the upper world needs to be aroused by the lower world. When the souls of the righteous leave this world and rise up TO THE GARDEN OF EDEN, they are all clothed by the Supernal Light - by a splendid figure. And the Holy One, blessed be He, delights Himself with them and longs for them because they are the fruit of His handiwork. Therefore the people of Yisrael are called "children to the Holy One, blessed be He," because they have acquired holy souls. As it is written, "You are the children of Hashem your Elohim" (Devarim 14:1). Because THE SOULS are definitely the "children" - the fruit - of His Handiwork.

131. תָּא חֲזֵי, עָלְמָא דִלְעֵילָא, אִצְטְרִיךְ לְאִתְעֲרוּתָא דְעָלְמָא תַּתָּאָה, וְכַד נִשְׁמַתְהוֹן דְּצַדִּיקַיָיא נָפְקֵי מֵהַאי עָלְמָא, וְסָלְקֵי לְעֵילָא, כָּלְהוֹ מִתְלַבְּשֵׁי בִּנְהוֹרָא דִלְעֵילָא, בִּדְיוֹקְנָא יְקָר, וּבְהוֹ קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא מִשְׁתַּעֲשַׁע, וְתָאֵיב לוֹן, דְּאִנְהוּ פְּרִי עוֹבָדוֹי. וְעַל דָא אִקְרוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּאִית לוֹן נִשְׁמָתִין קַדִּישִׁין, בְּנִין לְקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כְּד"א בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם, בָּנִים וַדַּאי, אִיבָּא דְּעוֹבָדוֹי.

Garden of Eden Merit Midnight Righteous Singing Soul, The Thread Torah

132. Rabbi Yesa said, YOU SAY THAT HE even delights himself with those SOULS of this world. How can that be? He replied, Because at midnight, all the truly righteous people awaken to study Torah and recite all the praises of Torah. And we have learned that the Holy One, blessed be He, together with all the righteous who are in the Garden of Eden, all listen attentively to their voices. And, during the day, a thread of grace is woven around them. As it is written, "Yet Hashem will command his loving kindness in the daytime, and in the night, His song shall be with me..." (Tehilim 42:9). BECAUSE OF THE SONG AT NIGHT, THEY MERIT HIS LOVING KINDNESS DURING THE DAY.

132. אֲמַר ר' יֵיסָא, וַאֲפִילּוּ אִינוּן דִּבְהַאי עָלְמָא. הָאֵיךְ אָמַר לוֹ, בְּגִין דִּבְפַלְגוּת לֵילְיָא, כָּל אִינוּן זַכָּאֵי קְשׁוֹט, כָּלְהוֹ מִתְעָרֵי לְמִקְרֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וּלְמִשְׁמַע תּוּשְׁבְּחָן דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְהָא אִתְּמָר, דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וְכָל אִינוּן צַדִּיקַיָא דִּבְגוֹ גִנְתָא דְעֵדֶן, כָּלְהוֹ צַיְיתִין לְקָלֵיהוֹן, וְחוּטָא דְחֶסֶד אִתְמְשַׁךְ עֲלַיְיהוּ בִּימָמָא, דִּכְתִיב יוֹמָם יְצַוֶּה ה' חַסְדּוֹ וּבַלַּיְלָה שִׁירֹה עִמִּי.

Egyptians

133. וְעַל דָּא תּוּשְׁבְּחָן דְּסָלְקִין בְּלֵילְיָא קַמֵּיהּ, דָּא תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא שְׁלִים. תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל הֲווֹ סְגִירִין בְּבָתֵּיהוֹן, כַּד קְטַל קֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּכוֹרֵיהוֹן דְּמִצְרָאֵי, הֲווֹ אֲמָרֵי הֲלֵילָא וְתֻשְׂבְּחָן קַמֵּיהּ.

David Midnight Torah

134. תָּא חֲזֵי דְּדָוִד מַלְכָּא, הֲוָה קָם בְּפַלְגוּת לֵילְיָא, דְּאִי תֵימָא דַּהֲוָה יָתֵיב אוֹ שָׁכֵיב בְּעַרְסֵיהּ, וַהֲוָה אֲמַר שִׁירִין וְתוּשְׁבְּחָן, לָא, אֶלָּא כְּמָה דִכְתִיב חֲצוֹת לַיְלָה אָקוּם לְהוֹדוֹת לְךָ. אָקוּם: וַדַּאי בַּעֲמִידָה, לְאִתְעַסְּקָא בְּשִׁירִין וְתוּשְׁבְּחָן דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא.

David Messiah, The Resurrection Soul, The Torah

135. BECAUSE HE DELVED INTO THE SONGS AND PRAISES OF TORAH, King David lives on forever. Even during the Days of King Messiah, he remains the king. For we have learned that if Messiah shall be from among the living, David will be his name. And if he shall be from among THE RESURRECTED SOULS OF the deceased, David shall be his name. And he shall arouse the dawn before he arrives. It is written, "Awake, my glory; awake the harp and the lyre; I will awake the dawn" (Tehilim 57:9), BECAUSE HE ALWAYS AROSE TO STUDY TORAH BEFORE THE BREAK OF DAWN!

135. וּבְגִין כָּךְ, דָּוִד מַלְכָּא, חַי לְעָלְמִין, וַאֲפִילּוּ בְּיוֹמֵי מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא, אִיהוּ מַלְכָּא. דְּהָא תְּנַן מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא, אִי מִן חַיָּיא הוּא, דָּוִד שְׁמֵיהּ, וְאִי מִן מֵתַיָיא הוּא, דָּוִד שְׁמֵיהּ, וְאִיהוּ הֲוָה אִתְעַר בְּצַפְרָא עַד לָא יֵיתֵי, דִּכְתִיב עוּרָה כְבוֹדִי עוּרָה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר אָעִירָה שָׁחַר.