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much effort should man exert in the Torah day and night, for the Creator is
attentive to those who study it. And with every word that man attains by his
efforts in the Torah, he builds a firmament.”
The Creator gave the righteous the power of His speech. And just as the
Creator creates the creature by the power of His word, so the righteous create
new Heavens by its power. This is why Rabbi Shimon opened his speech by
explaining the words, “In the beginning, the Creator created Heaven and
earth,” as the word Barah (created) also means “closing” and “limiting.” And
we must understand why the Creator had created it in such a closed form.
He answers, “To put the correction of Heaven and earth in the words of
the righteous, to make them His partners—participants in the creation of
Heaven and earth.”
There are two kinds of renewal of Heaven and earth that the Creator
enclosed in the mouths of the righteous:
1. The correction of Adam’s sin, the correction of the past. Even before
the creation of Adam, the Creator had made a secret correction of Heaven and
earth, as it is described in the beginning of the Torah, in the chapter Beresheet:
ZON de Atzilut ascended to AVI and to AA, while Adam ascended to ZON
and YESHSUT. As a result, Adam received the Light of NRN de Atzilut, for he
clothed YESHSUT and ZON de Atzilut, i.e., ascended to their level.
Adam is located within the worlds BYA and he ascends together with these
worlds. All the worlds can ascend above their permanent state or descend to
their places with Adam inside of them. Adam’s spiritual level and the Light that
he receives are determined by his location (see page 212).
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In other sources, such as the Talmud (Bava Batra, 58:2), this is described
as Adam’s ascent to the level of the sun (ZA de Atzilut). This Light is called
“Zihara Ilaa” (Zihara is the Aramaic word for Zohar in Hebrew or “radiant
Light” in English).
As a result of his sin, Adam fell spiritually to the level of our corporeal world
(Talmud, Hagigah, 12:1). And instead of NRN de Atzilut that he used to receive
before his fall, he now receives the Light from the worlds BYA that are below
Parsa. And as a result of Adam’s sin, Heaven (ZA) and earth (Malchut) of the
world of Atzilut descended to the level of VAK de ZA and the point of Malchut
respectively, as they descended below Tabur de Partzuf AA.
And the righteous that live in this world, but already exist spiritually in
the spiritual worlds of BYA, are entrusted with the task of correcting all that
transpired through Adam’s fault, and to return, to renew the Heavens and the
earth (ZON de Atzilut) and elevate them to AVI and AA—ZA to AA and Malchut
to AVI, as it was before the sin. And as a result of their work, the righteous will
receive the Light of the world of Atzilut that the corrected Adam is entitled to,
for they (their souls, spiritual Kelim or inner spiritual Partzuf) are his parts.
2. However, even before the sin, Adam was not in the perfect state for which
the Creator had created him. Hence, after the righteous correct the consequences
of Adam’s sin and attain NRN de Atzilut, which existed in Adam before the sin,
new work awaits them—to receive new Upper Light that has yet to descend. In
other words, if the first goal is to correct the sin, the second is to attain even
more. It is called to “create new Heaven and earth,” new properties of ZON, in
which new, Higher Light can be received.
This new level or degree that has never been present in any Kli is described
as “neither hath an eye seen the Creator beside thee,” and the degrees which
the righteous attach to the worlds are called “new Heaven” and “new earth,” for
they are truly new and have never before existed in reality.
And this Heaven and earth, which the righteous correct to the level that
preceded Adam’s sin, during the creation (Beresheet), are not called new, as they’ve
already existed and the Creator Himself corrected them even before Adam’s sin.
Hence, they are called renewed, and the righteous who correct them are not
called the Creator’s partners.
“Encloses in their mouths” implies reception of such Upper Light that was
neither received by Adam nor emanated from the Creator. And now, by the
actions of the righteous, which are called partners, participants and co-creators,
it comes out and shines in creation. Thus we see that all the righteous are
divided into two groups: those who correct Adam’s sin and those who create
new degrees of attainment. The latter are called the Creator’s partners.
ZA is called voice and Malchut is called speech. When a righteous person
studies the Torah and thereby raises MAN (by the voice and speech of his Torah)
from his soul to ZON, his voice ascends to ZA and his speech ascends to Malchut.
The voice of the Torah that ascends with MAN to ZA is called the Creator
(Kadosh Baruch Hu).
Also, each renewed word in the Torah builds a new firmament. A word
means speech, and any speech that renews the Torah by those who study it
ascends in the form of MAN to Malchut, who is called “word and speech.” This
creates a new firmament in the form of a screen, on which a Zivug between the
Creator and the Shechina is made. This is what the righteous, who study the
Torah, attain by raising MAN!
However, renewal in the words of the Torah does not imply anything new
in the voice of the Torah. For Malchut has to recreate herself for each new Zivug,
for after each Zivug, Malchut returns to the state of virginity thanks to the MAN
raised by the righteous, who constantly renew her properties, her Yesod—the
Kli for the reception of Light from ZA. Hence, it is written that the Torah is
renewed by each word, for a word (Malchut) is renewed by the speech of the
righteous in the Torah, as, after each Zivug, the previous Kli disappears and a
new one appears.
62. We have learned that just as the Torah is renewed by one’s mouth, that
renewal ascends and appears before the Creator. And the Creator accepts this
wisdom, kisses it, and adorns it with seventy adornments. And the renewed
wisdom itself ascends and settles on the head of the righteous that revive the
212 THE ZOHAR
worlds, and then flies, soaring through 70,000 worlds, until it ascends to Atik,
the Sefira Keter. And all that exists in Atik is concealed, Supernal wisdom.
When a person raises MAN from his Torah, this word, which is Nukva de
ZA, ascends and connects to the Creator in a Zivug with Him. The Creator takes
this word, kisses, and adorns it, and these are the two types of Zivugim (plural
for Zivug) in ZON:
1. Zivug de Neshikin (kisses);
2. Zivug de Yesodot (bases/foundations).
Each Zivug consists of two Zivugim, for a Zivug on Ohr Hochma must clothe
itself into the Partzuf (garment) of Ohr Hassadim. Therefore, a preliminary Zivug
must be made on Ohr Hassadim, whose role is to become a garment for Ohr
Hochma. This is why each Zivug consists of two Zivugim:
1. Zivug on the degree of Hochma, called Zivug de Neshikin, because it
stands at the Peh de Rosh of the Partzuf, at the level of Rosh and GAR.
2. Zivug on the degree of Hassadim, called Zivug de Yesodot, because it
takes place at the level of the bodies of the Partzufim.
Therefore, it is said that the Creator took Nukva in this word and kissed her,
i.e., made a Zivug de Neshikin at the level of GAR, and then adorned her, i.e.,
made a Zivug de Yesodot at the level of Hassadim. As a result, Ohr Hochma clothed
in Ohr Hassadim, and Nukva received the complete Light.
IN SEVENTY ADORNMENTS: the complete Light of Nukva is called
“seventy adornments,” because Malchut is the seventh day, and when she receives
from ZA, her Sefirot become tens, just as the Sefirot of ZA; this turns Malchut into
7 x 10 = 70. Mochin (wisdom), Ohr Hochma is called Atara (adornment or crown).
Hence, what she receives is called “seventy adornments.” After Malchut receives
the Light of Hassadim, with the help of the MAN of the righteous, she becomes
fit to receive the Upper Light of Hochma, the seventy adornments.
As was said above, there are two kinds of renewal of Heaven and earth (ZON):
1. When everything returns to the state preceding Adam’s sin. In that
instance, Malchut is called the “word of the Torah” (VAK), where the
Torah is ZA.
2. When Heaven and earth are created with a new Light, which even Adam
did not attain prior to his sin. And this attainable word is called GAR.
It is written (Talmud, Berachot, 7:1) that the righteous sit with adornments
on their heads, for Malchut ascended to adorn the head of the righteous (ZA)
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in his Yesod, called Chai Olamim (reviver of worlds), or, rather, in his Ateret
Yesod—the place of circumcision. And this transpires thanks to the MAN raised
by the righteous that have already attained the Upper Light of Adam’s Zihara
Ilaa, just as Rabbi Shimon and his friends have already attained it.
Ohr Hochma is called Ohr Haya. Since ZA desires only Hassadim, he can
receive Ohr Haya only with the help of his Nukva, Malchut. It turns out that
ZA lives, i.e., receives Ohr Haya, only if he is in a Zivug with Nukva, called Olam
(world). That is how the name Chai Olamim (reviver of worlds) originated.
Also, Nukva, the adornment on his head, becomes important (Keter – crown)
because ZA receives this Light only thanks to his Malchut. Although Malchut was
born from ZA, since it is Malchut and no other that evokes, makes reception of
the Light of Life possible, ZA calls her his mother. Indeed, ZA receives Ohr Haya
(the Light of Life) from her.
Therefore, it is written that Malchut flies and soars in 70,000 worlds, and
after her Zivug with ZA on his Atara (adornment on his head), she ascends even
higher, to AA, where the seven Sefirot of Malchut, called 70,000 worlds, become
corrected, as one Sefira of ZA equals 10,000. After that, Malchut ascends higher
still—to Atik. And all of these ascents of ZON to Atik transpire thanks to the
efforts made by the righteous that raise MAN: a Zivug on Atara elevates ZON to
AVI, from which they ascend to AA (70,000 worlds), and from there to Atik, the
highest possible point of ascent.
It is therefore written that all the words of Atik’s Supernal wisdom are locked,
since Malchut receives the Upper Light upon ascending to Atik, and each degree
that she receives from Atik is called “concealed,” “Supernal wisdom,” i.e., GAR
de Hochma. This is because words of wisdom signify the degree of Hochma, and
the words “concealed,” “secret,” and “Supernal” refer to GAR. Also, they are
revealed only to those who attain the level of Atik, but not below, as Tzimtzum
Bet (the second restriction) already exists in AA.
63. And when this hidden wisdom, which is renewed here in this world,
ascends, she joins Atik, ascends and descends, enters 18 worlds, where no
eye has seen the Creator besides you. They emerge from there and appear
before Atik, complete and perfect. Meanwhile, Atik tests her and finds her
most desirable above all else. He then takes her and adorns her with 370,000
adornments. And she, the renewed Torah, ascends and descends, and is
transformed into a firmament.
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Judah! Reuben. Gad, Asher. Naphtali Manasseh! Simeon, Levi: Issachar; Zebulun. Joseph Benjamin.
The meaning of the names from the twelve tribes of Israel spells out this sentence:
Praise! Luck, Happy, A Son Is Born--He Has Seen My Trouble. Fight The Cause To Forget! Listen, He Who Is Bound: A Man Is Hired--Accept The Gift. He Has Taken Away--May He Bring Another Son Who Will Be Fortunate.
Not one word of accusation against David Koresh was true... Not one word of accusation.
He had only one wife, and only slept with her, and only one member of his bible retreat owned a gun business: it was a legitimate gun business. The four agents that died at Waco 93 were all slated to be Al Gore's body guards, and three of them had already served as Bill Clinton's body guards during his campaign. They were assassinated by the ATF and the Branch Davidians were framed for it. George Bush senior was the head of the CIA during the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Martain Luthar King. And it has already been deduced these assassinations were done by the CIA. Bush had done all this to insure the election of his son, George W. Bush. Now, do you see? This is the meaning of the burning 'Bush'.
Micah 4
The Mountain of the Lord
In the last days
the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established
as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,
and peoples will stream to it.
Many nations will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law will go out from Zion,
the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He will judge between many peoples
and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war anymore.
Everyone will sit under their own vine
and under their own fig tree,
and no one will make them afraid,
for the Lord Almighty has spoken.
All the nations may walk
in the name of their gods,
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
our God for ever and ever.
The Lord’s Plan
“In that day,” declares the Lord,
“I will gather the lame;
I will assemble the exiles
and those I have brought to grief.
I will make the lame my remnant,
those driven away a strong nation.
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion
from that day and forever.
As for you, watchtower of the flock,
stronghold[a] of Daughter Zion,
the former dominion will be restored to you;
kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.”
Why do you now cry aloud—
have you no king[b]?
Has your ruler[c] perished,
that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor?
Writhe in agony, Daughter Zion,
like a woman in labor,
for now you must leave the city
to camp in the open field.
You will go to Babylon;
there you will be rescued.
There the Lord will redeem you
out of the hand of your enemies.
But now many nations
are gathered against you.
They say, “Let her be defiled,
let our eyes gloat over Zion!”
But they do not know
the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,
that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
“Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion,
for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
and you will break to pieces many nations.”
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,
their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
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Today's Torah Lesson and Bible Study
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take blame for her pain, if so she may be healed. We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. (Jer. 51:6-10) Also je5145, is2701.
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