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Astrology Court Courtyard East Face Gates Moon Shabbat

361. Rabbi Shimon started by quoting: "Thus says the Hashem Elohim. The gate of the inner courtyard that faces the east shall be shut the six days of work; but on the Shabbat day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened" (Yechezkel 46:1). He said that we should closely examine this verse, because there is a secret here. It says, "shall be shut the six days of work;" but why SHOULD IT BE SHUT?

361. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן פְּתַח כֹּה אָמַר ה' אֱלֹקִים שַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית הַפּוֹנֶה קָדִים יִהְיֶה סָגוּר שֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה וּבְיוֹם הַשַּׂבָּת יִפָּתֵחַ וּבְיוֹם הַחֹדֶשׁ יִפָּתֵחַ. הַאי קְרָא אִית לְאִסְתַּכָּלָא בֵּיהּ, וְאִיהוּ רָזָא, כְּמָה דְאִתְּמָר, יִהְיֶה סָגוּר שֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה. אַמַּאי.

Astrology Gates Moon Nukva Shabbat Sun Zeir Anpin

362. Because the six days are the ordinary (non holy) days, and the gate should be shut so that the ordinary does not make use of the sacred. "But on the Shabbat day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened," because at those times, the sacred makes use of the sacred, and the moon, WHICH IS THE FEMALE PRINCIPLE, shines in order to unite with the sun, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN.

362. אֶלָּא, אִלֵין יְמֵי חוֹל, דְּתַרְעָא דָא יִהְיֶה סָגוּר. דְּלָא לְאִשְׁתַּמָּשָׁא חוֹל בְּקוּדְשָׁא. וּבְיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת יִפָּתֵחַ וּבְיוֹם הַחֹדֶשׁ יִפָּתֵחַ. דְּהָא כְּדֵין, שִׁמּוּשָׁא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּקוּדְשָׁא. וּכְדֵין, אִתְנְהֵיר סִיהֲרָא לְאִתְחַבְּרָא בְּשִׁמְשָׁא.

Gates Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Land of Yisrael Other Side Shells (Klipot)

363. Come and behold: This gate is not opened during the six ordinary days because during these days, the lower world, WHERE THE KLIPOT AND THE EXTERNAL FORCES RESIDE, is nourished. These common days, WHICH ARE THE OTHER SIDE, rule over all the world except the land of Yisrael.

363. תָּא חֲזֵי, תַּרְעָא דָא, לָא אִתְפַּתַּח בְּאִינוּן שִׁתָּא יוֹמֵי דְּחוֹל. בְּגִין דְּהָא בְּאִינוּן יוֹמֵי דְּחוֹל, עָלְמָא תַּתָּאָה אִתְּזָן, וְשָׁלְטִין כָּל אִנוּן שִׁית יוֹמִין דְּחוֹל עַל עָלְמָא. בַּר בְּאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל.

Astrology Gates Holy Land Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Moon Other Side Shabbat Shells (Klipot)

364. And these COMMON DAYS that rule OUTSIDE THE LAND OF YISRAEL have no rule over the Holy Land, because of the closed gate. But on Shabbat and the new moon, THE KLIPOT are all removed FROM THIS WORLD and do not rule it. When the gate is opened, the world is happy and receives nourishment from it, and the world is not under the influence of the another power.

364. וְאִינוּן דְּשָׁלְטֵי, לָא שָׁלְטֵי בְּאַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא. בְּגִין, דְּהַשַּׁעַר הַזֶּה, אִיהוּ סָגוּר. אֲבָל בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת וּבְיוֹם הַחֹדֶשׁ, כָּלְהוֹ מִתְעַבְּרָן, וְלָא שָׁלְטִין. בְּגִין, דְּהַשַּׁעַר הַזֶּה, אִיהוּ פָּתוּחַ, וְעָלְמָא אִיהוּ בְּחֶדְוָה, וְאִתְּזָן מִתַּמָּן, וְלָא אִתְיְיהֵיב עָלְמָא לִרְשׁוּ אָחֳרָא.

Astrology East Face Gates Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Moon Shabbat Shells (Klipot) Tower

365. If you claim that these six days can rule alone, come and behold: the words, "that which faces the east (lit. 'before')" REFER TO THE GATE THAT FACES the time BEFORE when THE KLIPOT took over. It used to perpetually look at the world, EVEN DURING THE SIX DAYS OF THE WEEK. But now THE GATE is only open to allow for the world's nourishment from Holiness on Shabbat and the new moon. THEREFORE, all the days, NAMELY ALL THE SIX DAYS OF WORK, cling onto the day of Shabbat and are replenished by it. On that day, all the gates are opened and all, the upper and the lower beings, are pleased. THE SIX DAYS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SHINE IF THEY WERE NOT ATTACHED TO THE DAY OF SHABBAT, BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE MALNOURISHED. Come and behold: "And Hashem came down to see." He came down from the holy to the ordinary to see what they had built, TO SEE THE CITY AND THE TOWER, WHICH ARE CHOCHMAH AND BINAH OF THE KLIPAH, THAT THEY HAD ERECTED for the world to worship.

365. וְאִי תֵימָא, דְּכָל אִינוּן שִׁית יוֹמִין, אִינוּן שָׁלְטִין בִּלְחוֹדַיְיהוּ. תָּא חֲזֵי. הַפּוֹנֶה קָדִים: עַד לָא יְקוּמוּן לְשַׁלְטָאָה, אִיהוּ אִסְתַּכַּל תָּדִיר בְּעָלְמָא. אֲבָל לָא אִתְפַּתַּח לְאִתְזְנָא עָלְמָא מִקּוּדְשָׁא, בַּר בְּיוֹמָא דְשַׁבַּתָּא, וּבְיוֹמָא דְחָדְשָׁא. וְכָלְהוֹ יוֹמִין, כָּלְהוֹ אִתְדַּבְּקָן בְּיוֹמָא דְשַׁבַּתָּא, וְאִתְזְנוּ מִתַּמָּן. דְּהָא בְּיוֹמָא דְּשַׁבַּתָּא כָּלְהוֹ תַּרְעִין פְּתִיחָן, וְנַיְיחָא אִשְׁתְּכַח לְכֹלָּא, לְעִלָּאֵי וְתַתָּאֵי. תָּא חֲזֵי. וַיֵּרֶד ה' לִרְאוֹת. נָחַת מִקּוּדְשָׁא לְחוֹל, לְאַשְׁגָּחָא בַּמֶּה דִּבְנוֹ, וְקָיְימוּ קִיּוּמָא לְאַתְעָרָא עַל עָלְמָא, לְדָחֲלָא לוֹן.

Babel Babylon East Land of Yisrael

366. Rabbi Yitzchak was sitting in front of Rabbi Shimon, and asked him: What did these people see that caused them to do such a foolish thing as to unite to rebel against the Holy One, blessed be He? Rabbi Shimon answered that we have already learned from the words, "and it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east," that they traveled from above downward, from the land of Yisrael, and went down into Babylon. There they said, 'This is the place in which to settle.'

366. רַבִּי יִצְחָק, הֲוָה יָתֵיב קַמֵּיהּ דְּרָבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, אָמַר לוֹ, מָה חָמוּ אִלֵּין, דַּעֲבָדוּ שְׁטוּתָא דָא, לְמָרְדָא בֵּיהּ בְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְכָלְהוֹ, בְּעֵיטָא חָדָא אִתְקָיְימוּ בְּדָא. אָמַר לוֹ, הָא אִתְּמָר, דִּכְתִיב, וַיְהִי בְּנָסְעָם מִקֶּדֶם. אִתְנְטִילוּ מֵעֵילָא לְתַתָּא. אִתְנְטִילוּ מֵאַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְנָחֲתוּ לְבָבֶל. אֲמָרוּ, הָא הָכָא אֲתַר לְמִדְבַּק.

Earth Heavens Judgment Light War

367. "And let us make us a name..." And the help from below shall be connected to this place, OUTSIDE OF THE LAND OF YISRAEL. For when Judgment comes to abide in the world, this place will be in opposition to it. From this place, the world will gain its sustenance and joy, because from above, FROM THE LIGHTS THAT ARE DRAWN FROM BELOW UPWARD, the world has scarce nourishment. And not only that, but we shall ascend and rise up to the heavens and declare war on Him, so that He shall not bring a Great Flood on earth as He did before.

367. וְנַעֲשֶׂה לָנוּ שֵׁם וגו'. וְיִתְדַּבַּק סִיּוּעָא דִלְתַתָּא, בַּאֲתַר דָּא. בְּגִין דְּכַד דִּינָא אָתֵי לְאַשְׁרָאָה בְּעָלְמָא, הָא אֲתַר דָּא לְקִבְלֵיהּ. וּמֵהָכָא אִתְהַנֵּי עָלְמָא, וְיִתְּזָן. דְּהָא לְעֵילָא, דְּחִיקוּ אִיהוּ לְאִתְזְנָא עָלְמָא מִנֵּיהּ. וְלָא עוֹד, אֶלָּא, אֲנַן נִסַּק לִרְקִיעָא, וְנַגַּח בֵּיהּ קְרָבָא, דְּלָא יֵחוֹת טוֹפָנָא בְּעָלְמָא. כִּדְבְקַדְמֵיתָא.

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