"My heart goes out to the governors of Yisrael"

Synopsis

Rabbi Yosi says that with an intent heart and great desire men must draw from the deep river, Binah, by praying to God. Then there will be blessings drawn down from the Light and spread throughout the world.

Aba and Ima Blessing Holy Name Meditation Mochin Prayer Rivers Zeir Anpin

448. Rabbi Yosi opened the discussion saying, "My heart goes out to the governors of Yisrael, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Hashem" (Shoftim 5:9). Come and see, it behooves man to extend blessings from above downward willingly and with the meditation of his heart to unite together the Holy Name. He needs to draw, by prayer to the Holy One, blessed be He, with desire and an intent heart, from the deep river, BINAH, as written, "Out of the depths I have cried to You, Hashem" (Tehilim 130:1). There is the depth of everything in the supernal depths, the supreme beginning where Aba and Ima are united, NAMELY CHOCHMAH AND BINAH OF BINAH. Here too, "my heart goes out to the governors of Yisrael." Who are the governors (Heb. chokekim) of Yisrael? It is not written, 'Those engraven (Heb. chakukim) on Yisrael,' but the "governors of Yisrael" are Aba and Ima, who engrave, NAMELY GIVE MOCHIN, to holy Yisrael, ZEIR ANPIN, that is drawn from between them.

448. פָּתַח ר' יוֹסֵי וְאָמַר, לִבִּי לְחוֹקְקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמִּתְנַדְּבִים בָּעָם בָּרֲכוּ יְיָ.' ת"ח, כָּל רְעוּתָא, וְכָל לִבָּא, דְּבָעֵי ב"נ לְאַרְקָא בִּרְכָאן מֵעֵילָּא לְתַתָּא, לְיַחֲדָא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא. לִבְעֵי בִּצְלוֹתָא לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּרְעוּתָא וּבְכַוָנָה דְּלִבָּא, לְנַגְדָּא מֵהַהוּא נַחֲלָא עֲמִיקָא, כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יְיָ,' דְּתַמָּן עוּמְקָא דְּכֹלָּא, בַּעֲמִיקֵי עִלָּאֵי, דְּאִינּוּן שֵׁירוּתָא עִלָּאָה, דְּאַבָּא וְאִימָא מִזְדַוְּוגִין. אוּף הָכָא לִבִּי לְחוֹקְקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, מַאן חוֹקְקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. לָא כְּתִיב חָקוּקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶלָּא לְחוֹקְקֵי. אִלֵּין אַבָּא וְאִימָא, דְּאִינּוּן מְחֹקְקֵי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל קַדִּישָׁא, דְּאִיהוּ נָגִיד מִבֵּינַיְיהוּ.

Abraham Blessing Light Patriarchs Prayer Zeir Anpin

449. "That offered themselves willingly (Heb. hamitnadvim) among the people" are the patriarchs - NAMELY, CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET OF ZEIR ANPIN - called princes (Heb. nedivim), as written, "The nobles (Heb. nedivim) of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the Elohim of Abraham" (Tehilim 47:10). NAMELY, THE PATRIARCHS THAT ARE COME FROM ABRAHAM, CHESED OF ZEIR ANPIN, ARE CALLED THE NOBLES OF THE PEOPLES. Then "Bless Hashem," to draw from Him blessings downwards, so that there will be blessings throughout the world. When BLESSINGS from above are here, IN THIS WORLD BELOW, everyone is joyful and everything is in perfection, AS NO LIGHT IS COMPLETED, SAVE WHEN IT IS DRAWN TO THIS WORLD. Happy is the portion of Yisrael, for the Holy One, blessed be He, pours plenty of blessings on them, and hears their prayer. Of them, it is written, "He heeds the prayer of the destitute, and does not despise their prayer" (Tehilim 102:18).

449. הַמִּתְנַדְּבִים בָּעָם, אִלֵּין אִינּוּן אֲבָהָן, דְּאִקְרוּן נְדִיבִים, כד"א נְדִיבֵי עַמִּים נֶאֱסָפוּ עַם אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם. כְּדֵין בָּרֲכוּ יְיָ,' לְנַגְדָּא מִנֵּיהּ בִּרְכָאן לְתַתָּא, וְיִשְׁתַּכְחוּן בִּרְכָאן בְּעָלְמָא כֻּלְּהוּ, דְּכַד הָכָא מִשְׁתַּכְּחִין בִּרְכָאן מִלְעֵילָּא כֹּלָּא הוּא בְּחֶדְוָותָא כֹּלָּא הוּא בִּשְׁלִימוּ. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּקוּדְשָׁא ב"ה מֵרִיק עֲלֵיהוֹן בִּרְכָאן, וְצַיִית צְלוֹתְהוֹן, וְעָלַיְיהוּ כְּתִיב, פָּנָה אֶל תְּפִלַּת הָעַרְעָר וְלֹא בָזָה אֶת תְּפִלָּתָם וְגוֹ.'