Yitro: Chapter 13

"In the third month"

Synopsis

This section tells us of the two lights of the right and the left called Gemini, that is the constellation that rules over the third month, Sivan. Uriel rules over this month, and we are told of his camps, each of which has keys of light issuing from the inner supernal Chasmal. Rabbi Shimon explains the significance of twins in terms of the birth of Jacob and Esau, and then says that the Torah itself is twins - the Written Torah and the Oral Torah - given in the third month to the triple nation of the Three Fathers. And finally he tells us that the Torah was given in three parts - the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings. But the important conclusion is that all is one.

Camp Egypt Electrum Gabriel (Angel) Hebrew Letters Holy Name Key Light Michael (Angel) Ten Uriel (Angel) Year

235. "In the third month, after the children of Yisrael went out of the land of Egypt" (Shemot 19:1). The Great Minister, Uriel, rules over THE THIRD MONTH, FOR NISSAN, IYAR AND SIVAN ARE COMPARED WITH CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET, AS MICHAEL RULES IN CHESED, GABRIEL IN GVURAH, AND URIEL RULES IN TIFERET. He is accompanied by 365 ten thousands of camps, corresponding to the number of days of the year, WHICH ARE 365 DAYS OF THE SOLAR YEAR. And all of them have 365 keys of light issuing from the inner supernal Chashmal (Eng. 'electrum'), which is treasured and concealed, and in which the mysteries of the holy supernal letters of the Holy Name are suspended.

235. בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְׁלִישִׁי לְצֵאת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹ', דְּשָׁלִיט בֵּיהּ אוריא"ל, רַב מְמָנָא, וּתְלַת מְאָה וְשִׁתִּין וְחָמֵשׁ רִבּוֹא מַשְׁרְיָין עִמֵּיהּ, כְּחוּשְׁבָּן יוֹמֵי שַׁתָּא. וְכֻלְּהוּ אִית לוֹן תְּלַת מְאָה וְשִׁתִּין וְחָמֵשׁ מַפְתְּחָן נְהוֹרִין, מֵהַהוּא נְהוֹרָא דְּנָפְקָא מִגּוֹ חַשְׁמַל עִלָּאָה פְּנִימָאָה גָּנִיז וְסָתִים, דִּי רָזִין דְּאַתְוָון קַדִּישִׁין עִלָּאִין דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, תַּלְיָין בֵּיהּ.

Angels Camp Jacob Key Leah Light Lights Tfilin Uriel (Angel)

236. This is the secret of "a plain man" (Beresheet 25:27), WHO IS JACOB, THE SECRET OF TIFERET - MEANING THAT he is the master of the house, a man of Elohim. "PLAIN" IS DERIVED FROM WHOLENESS, for there is the ending of the knot of the Tefilin, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF MALCHUT IS CALLED 'LEAH.' ."...and Jacob was a plain man..." MEANING HER MAN. And the secret of the inner supreme Chashmal, which is concealed and treasured, has his shape. And he holds all the hidden supreme lights, and they issue forth from him. And all the camps OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ANGEL URIEL hold the keys of that light that issues from the Chashmal.

236. וְאִיהוּ רָזָא דְּאִישׁ תָּם, מָארֵיהּ דְּבֵיתָא, אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים. תָּם: דְּתַמָּן סִיּוּמָא וְקִשְׁרָא דִּתְפִילִין, וְיַעֲקֹב אִישׁ תָּם הֲוָה. וּבְדִיּוּקְנֵיהּ, קַיְּימָא רָזָא דְּחַשְׁמַל פְּנִימָאָה עִלָּאָה טָמִיר וְגָנִיז. וְכָל נְהוֹרִין סְתִימִין עִלָּאִין נָקִיט אִיהוּ, וְנַפְקֵי מִנֵּיהּ, וְכֻלְּהוּ מַשְׁרְיָין נַקְטֵי אִינּוּן מַפְתְּחָן דְּהַהוּא נְהוֹרָא דְּנָפִיק מִגּוֹ חַשְׁמַל.

Eyes Light Lights Righteous White

237. And that light includes the two lights OF THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT and yet they are in it one LIGHT. The first light is a white one too bright for an eye to behold and this is the treasured light for the righteous as it is written, "Light is sown for the righteous" (Tehilim 97:11) and the second light is one which gleams and sparkles red, FOR IT IS THE SECRET OF THE LEFT LIGHT. And both of them are included as one in it, and they became one.

237. וְהַהוּא נְהוֹרָא, כָּלִיל בִּתְרֵין נְהוֹרִין, וְאִינּוּן חַד. נְהוֹרָא קַדְמָאָה, אִיהוּ נְהוֹרָא חִוָּורָא, דְּלָא שַׁלְטָא בֵּיהּ עֵינָא, וְדָא אִיהוּ נְהוֹרָא דְּגָנִיז לְצַדִּיקַיָּיא. כד"א אוֹר זָרוּעַ לַצַּדִּיק וגו'. נְהוֹרָא תִּנְיָינָא, אִיהוּ נְהוֹרָא מְנַצְּצָא מְלַהֲטָא, כְּגָוֶון סוּמָק. וְאִתְכְּלִילוּ תְּרֵין נְהוֹרִין כְּחַד, וַהֲווֹ חַד.

Astrology Camp Gemini Grades Light Lights Torah Uriel (Angel)

238. Uriel the Arch Minister and all those camps WITH HIM take that light which is called 'Gemini' for it includes two lights. Therefore, that constellation rules over THIS MONTH, which is called 'Gemini,' after its secret, in which the Torah was given and from which all the grades are drawn below until they rise through the Name to illuminate the world.

238. וְהַאי אוריא"ל רַב מְמָנָא, וְכָל אִינּוּן מַשִׁירְיָין, נַטְלֵי הַהוּא נְהוֹרָא, וּבְגִין דְּכָלִיל בִּתְרֵין, אִקְרֵי תְּאוֹמִי"ם. וְעַל דָּא שַׁלְטָא בֵּיהּ, הַהוּא מַזָּלָא דְּאִקְרֵי בְּרָזָא דִּילֵיהּ תְּאוֹמִים, וּבֵיהּ אִתְיְהִיבַת אוֹרַיְיתָא. וּמִכָּאן אִתְמַשְּׁכָאן דַּרְגִּין לְתַתָּא, עַד דְּסַלְּקִין בִּשְׁמָהָן, לְאַנְהָרָא עָלְמָא.

Astrology Gemini Torah Zeir Anpin

239. None of the other signs WHICH RULE IN OTHER MONTHS have a mouth or tongue but this one, GEMINI, has a mouth and tongue included as one. Therefore, it is written in regards to the Torah: "And you shall meditate therein day and night" (Yehoshua 1:8). "Day" corresponds to the tongue, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, and "night" corresponds to the mouth, WHICH IS MALCHUT, and all is included in THE SECRET OF the Gemini (Heb. teomim).

239. כָּל שְׁאַר מַזָּלֵי, לֵית לוֹן פֶּה וְלָשׁוֹן, וְהַאי אִית לֵיהּ פֶּה וְלָשׁוֹן כְּלִילָן כַּחֲדָא. וְעַל דָּא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְהָגִיתָ בּוֹ יוֹמָם וְלַיְלָה כְּתִיב. יוֹמָם, לָקֳבֵל לָשׁוֹן. לַיְלָה, לָקֳבֵל פֶּה. וְכֹלָּא כָּלִיל כַּחֲדָא. וּבְכֹלָּא סָלִיק תְּאוֹמִים.

Esau Jacob Lights Righteous Twins Wicked Wickedness Women

240. It is written, "Tomim," WITHOUT THE LETTER ALEPH, and in relation to this secret it is written "Tomim," in, "behold, there were twins (Heb. tomim) in her womb" (Beresheet 25:24). And "TOMIM" is not said OF JACOB AND ESAU, for Esau is not connected to this secret. It indicates that it is said "TOMIM" of Jacob ALONE, FOR JACOB IS THE SECRET OF THE CENTRAL COLUMN WHICH INCLUDES TWO LIGHTS, THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT, AND AFTER THOSE TWO LIGHTS HE IS CALLED "TOMIM." WHEN THE SCRIPTURE SAYS "BEHOLD TOMIM," IT INDICATES THAT HE, JACOB, WAS IN HER WOMB. And the scripture praises Jacob for being in the womb of that righteous woman, but because the wicked ESAU was there too, the letter Aleph departed, AND IT IS WRITTEN "TOMIM" WITHOUT ALEPH.

240. תוֹמִים כְּתִיב, וְעַל רָזָא דָּא כְּתִיב תוֹמִים, וְהִנֵּה תוֹמִים בְּבִטְנָהּ. אִי תֵּימָא דִּבְגִין תַּרְוַויְיהוּ קָאָמַר. לָאו הָכִי, דְּהָא עֵשָׂו לָא סָלִיק בְּרָזָא דָּא. אֶלָּא בְּגִין יַעֲקֹב קָאָמַר, וּשְׁבָחָא דָּא, דַּהֲוָה בִּמְעָהָא דְּהַהִיא צַדֶּקֶת, קָא מְשַׁבַּח קְרָא. וּבְגִין דַּהֲוָה תַּמָּן הַהוּא רָשָׁע, אִסְתַּלָּק מִתַּמָּן אָלֶף.

Astrology Av (Month) Esau Gemini Jacob Other Side Twins

241. All is one secret, for Jacob receives through his secret, TIFERET, THE CENTRAL COLUMN, the two months Nissan and Iyar, and he is included in the secret of THE MONTH Sivan, which is THE SIGN OF Gemini. THIS MEANS THAT BY BEING INCLUDED IN THE MONTH SIVAN - WHICH INCLUDES TWO MONTHS, NISSAN AND IYAR, WHICH ARE RIGHT AND LEFT - IT IS THEREFORE CALLED "TWINS," AND SINCE JACOB IS ALSO INCLUDED IN IT HE RECEIVES THOSE TWO MONTHS. Esau receives through his own inner meaning the two months, Tammuz and Av, but since he does not abide in THE CENTRAL COLUMN, WHICH IS ELUL, he therefore loses Elul, for Elul is not his. And he does not even have the whole MONTH of Av, but only nine days and no more, so it can be seen that he is not included in the secret of the twins - WHICH IS THE CENTRAL COLUMN. He separated himself and turned towards the Other Side in naught and desolation, as it is written, "The enemies are come to an end in perpetual ruins" (Tehilim 9:7).

241. וְכֹלָּא רָזָא חֲדָא. יַעֲקֹב נָטִיל בְּרָזָא דִּילֵיהּ, תְּרֵין יַרְחִין ניס"ן ואיי"ר, וְאִתְכְּלִיל אִיהוּ בְּרָזָא דְּסִיוָן, דְּאִיהוּ תְּאוֹמִים. עֵשָׂו, נָטִיל בְּרָזָא דִּילֵיהּ, תְּרֵין יַרְחִין תַּמּוּ"ז אָ"ב, וְאִיהוּ לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, וְאִתְאֲבִיד, דְּהָא אֱלוּ"ל לָאו דִּילֵיהּ הוּא, וַאֲפִילּוּ אָ"ב, ט' יוֹם אִינּוּן דִּילֵיהּ, וְלָא יַתִּיר, וְאִתְאֲבִיד, וְלָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, וְלָאו אִיהוּ בְּרָזָא דִּתְאוֹמִים, אֶלָּא אִתְפְּרַשׁ לְחוֹדֵיהּ, וְסָטָא לְסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא בַּאֲפִיסָה וּשְׁמָמוּ, כד"א, הָאוֹיֵב תַּמּוּ חֳרָבוֹת לָנֶצַח.

Grades Jacob Torah Twins

242. Because Jacob is in the sign of the twins, the Torah was given to his children in the months of the twins, being itself "twins" - WHICH IS the Written Torah and the Oral Torah. IT WAS GIVEN in the third month to the triple nation, WHICH INCLUDES three grades, NAMELY, THE 'THREE FATHERS.' THE TORAH WAS GIVEN in three parts, the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings, and all is one.

242. וּבְגִין דְּיַעֲקֹב אִיהוּ תְּאוֹמִים, אִתְיְהִיבַת אוֹרַיְיתָא לִבְנוֹי בַּחֹדֶשׁ תְּאוֹמִים, וְאוֹרַיְיתָא בְּרָזָא דִּתְאוֹמִים, תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב, וְתוֹרָה שבע"פ. בַּחֹדֶשׁ תְּלִיתָאֵי, לְעַם תְּלִיתָאֵי, בְּדַרְגִּין תְּלִיתָאִין, תּוֹרָה תְּלִיתָאֵי: תּוֹרָה, נְבִיאִים, וּכְתוּבִים. וְכֹלָּא חַד.

Mount Sinai

243. "In the third month..." We have already explained that chapter in the scripture above. Rabbi Chiya said that at the time that Yisrael approached Mount Sinai, the Holy One, blessed be He, gathered the seeds of the nation of Yisrael and examined them all. And He found no blemish in all the seeds of Yisrael but saw they were all of a holy seed and of Truth.

243. בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְׁלִישִׁי וְגוֹ.' פַּרְשְׁתָּא דָּא בְּהַאי קְרָא אוּקְמוּהָ לֵיהּ לְעֵילָּא. תָּאנֵי רַבִּי חִיָּיא, בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּמָטוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְטוּרָא דְּסִינַי, כָּנִישׁ לְהוּ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְזַרְעִיין דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאַשְׁגַּח לֵיהּ בְּכֻלְּהוּ, וְלָא אַשְׁכַּח בְּכֻלְּהוּ זַרְעָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל פַּסְלוּ, אֶלָּא כֻּלְּהוּ זַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא, כֻּלְּהוּ בְּנֵי קְשׁוֹט.

Love Moses Patriarchs Torah

244. At that time, the Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses, 'Now do I wish to give Yisrael the Torah. Draw them to Me by My love for the Patriarch and by the signs that I have made manifest to them. And you shall be My messenger. Therefore, go and tell them those words.' Rabbi Yosi said that Rabbi Yehuda said that those were the words that the Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses, and continued, 'Thus, you shall be My faithful messenger by drawing Yisrael to go after Me.'

244. בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא אָמַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְמֹשֶׁה, הַשְׁתָּא אֲנָא בָּעֵי לְמֵיהָב אוֹרַיְיתָא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, מָשִׁיךְ לְהוּ בִּרְחִימוּתָא דַּאֲבָהָן, בִּרְחִימוּתָא דְּרָחִימְנָא לְהוּ, וּבְאַתְוָון דַּעֲבָדִית לְהוּ. וְאַתְּ הֲוֵי לִי שְׁלוּחָא, וְאָתִיב מִלִּין אִלֵּין. אָמַר ר' יוֹסִי אָמַר ר' יְהוּדָה, כַּךְ אָמַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְמֹשֶׁה, בְּמִלָּה דָּא הֱוֵי לִי שְׁלִיחָא מְהֵימָנָא, לְאַמְשָׁכָא יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבַתְרָאי.

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