"Beautiful for situation"

Synopsis

Next, Rabbi Aba further clarifies the meaning of this important passage, relating it to Joseph, then to the Sfirot, and finally to "the Great King." In a striking manner, he shows how the secret of faith itself is embodied here. formatting

Relevance

Ten dimensions [Sfirot] comprise our reality. The dimension known as Yesod neighbors our physical realm and it is the gateway through which all the spiritual energy of the Upper World flows into our world. Our connection to Yesod is strengthened by virtue of this passage, infusing our lives with tremendous amounts of positive energy.

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32. Rabbi Aba opened the discussion with the verse, "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth: Mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north, the city of the Great King" (Tehilim 48:3). This verse is the secret of faith: "Beautiful for situation" is Joseph the Righteous, of whom scripture says, "And Joseph was good looking, and well favored" (Beresheet 39:6); he is "the joy of the whole earth," the gladness and joy above and below; "Mount Zion, the uttermost parts of the north" is his portion, JOSEPH'S PORTION, where the tabernacle of Shilo stands, "Mount Zion" is Jerusalem, NAMELY, THE NUKVA, "the uttermost parts of the north" is assuredly above and below, FOR BOTH THE UPPER TEMPLE, THE NUKVA, AND THE LOWER TEMPLE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OF THE ASPECT OF THE NORTH, NAMELY, THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LEFT OF BINAH, THE SECRET OF THE ILLUMINATION OF CHOCHMAH.

32. ר' אַבָּא פְּתַח וַאֲמַר, יְפֵה נוֹף מְשׂוֹשׂ כָּל הָאָרֶץ הַר צִיּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָב. הַאי קְרָא רָזָא דִמְהֵימְנוּתָא אִיהוּ. יְפֵה נוֹף: דָּא אִיהוּ יוֹסֵף הַצַּדִּיק, דִּכְתִיב בֵּיהּ, וַיְהִי יוֹסֵף יְפֵה תֹאַר וִיפֵה מַרְאֶה. מְשׂוֹשׂ כָּל הָאָרֶץ: אִיהוּ חֶדְוָה וְחֵדוּ, לְעֵילָא וְתַתָּא. הַר צִיּוֹן יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן, בְּגִין דִּבְחוּלָקֵיהּ קָאֵים מַשְׁכְּנָא דְשִׁילֹה, הַר צִיּוֹן דָּא יְרוּשָׁלַיִם. יַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן, הָכֵי הוּא וַדַּאי לְעֵילָא וְתַתָּא.

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33. קִרְיַת מֶלֶךְ רָב, אֲתַר אִיהוּ מְתַקְּנָא, לָקֳבֵיל מֶלֶךְ רָב, דָּא מַלְכָּא עִלָּאָה דְּכֹלָּא, קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים, דְּהָא מִתַּמָּן אַתְיָא כָּל נְהִירוּ, וְכָל בִּרְכָאן, וְכָל חֵידוּ דְּכֹלָּא, דְּהָא מִתַּמָּן נָהֲרִין כָּל אַנְפִּין, וּבֵי מַקְדְּשָׁא אִתְבָּרְכָא מִתַּמָּן, וְכַד אִיהִי מִתְבָּרְכָא, מִתַּמָּן נָפְקֵי בִּרְכָאן לְכָל עַלְמָא, דְּהָא כָּל עַלְמָא מִתַּמָּן אִתְבָּרְכָא.