Another Step Upwards
שלום, שלום, סולמית.
I hope you had a lovely Shabbat. I had a nice Shabbat. It was relaxing. I stayed home all day, which was fun for me. I didn’t want to go out. I didn’t want to go to the center. I did not go to the center to the lesson. And I did not go to the center to the meal, even though Racham may have paid for it. I just didn’t go. I didn’t want to. I think I was still catching up on my Zohar reading from last night at the time that I should have been leaving to go to the lesson at the center. And I just, although I was dressed and I could have just walked out the door and gone up there, I just didn’t want to. I wanted to have a relaxing Shabbat. I wanted to be home. And thinking back on it, on the one side, I feel slightly guilty. But on the other side, this will be such a heavy week with activities at the center all week long that I don’t regret not going today. Because I will be up there a lot this week because of the Congress and having a guest from out of town and going up to the lessons with her because the women are invited to the morning lessons.
So, there will be probably on Tuesday morning in the middle of the night, I should say. And Wednesday in the middle of the night, I will be going up to the center for the lessons. And then it will be Congress Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with lessons in the daytime during those days. But I’ll just really have my fill of the center. So because of that, it was probably best that I stayed home today. Probably my need for that was justified for me.
Anyway, on another subject, I just did an experiment to see if I could upload a video to my website straight from my phone. I found out that the videos need to be less than 1 gigabyte. That’s about 10 minutes in length. I made a short video to try and upload, but I tried twice in uploading it, and it didn’t seem to work. It didn’t seem to work. So I know that if I upload my videos to YouTube, I can then insert them in my website from YouTube. So that’s probably what I’m going to do.
That’s probably what I’m going to do. I just need to get in the habit of that. It’s been a while since I’ve done that, so it’ll probably take me a day or two before I get organized. I don’t know. Who knows what can happen this week? I’m going to be really limited in my ability to do things on the computer at night because Dorit is going to be in this room, and I won’t have access to anything but my laptop. And I don’t know how I don’t know how good my I don’t know how I’m going to do on my laptop. I haven’t worked on it for a long time. So we’ll see. We’ll see what happens.
Anyway, my experiment of uploading a video straight from my phone seems to not have worked. I don’t know why it should have because it was under 1 gigabyte, just barely. It was just barely, but it was under, and it should have fit. So I don’t know what the problem is with that.
So, we’re starting a new week, and every week is like a new chapter, right? Like a blank slate. It’s like a blank notebook, a small notebook. Not a great big 1,000-page tome, but a small notebook long enough to hold all the events and scrutinies of a week. Every week is a drama. Every week really is a drama, and every week really is a step upward, just like my title says. So this week is going to be an adventure for me in trying to connect with my Ten at BB. And then I will have one day, one evening where I have a break from the Ten, and I will go to a wedding with Rachamim, a family wedding, the son of his cousin.
His cousin lives next door to Roni in the moshav. Her name is Simcha. And her son is getting married, Barak. Barak is getting married at a venue that’s right in Ashkelon. And we have a ride. We’ll be able to ride down there with Rachamim’s cousin, Simcha’s sister, Eliza, who lives in Petit Tikva and who is also in BB. In fact, I think Rachamim may have heard about BB from Eliza initially. So that is going to be some of the expected content of my makberet, my little notebook for the week. Oh, man. Well, I think I’m going to close this little bit of writing, and I will be back to read Zohar after I get the text inserted. So meanwhile, I’m going to say see you in a few minutes, and let me get the text for the Zohar, and then we’ll read together. And we’ll see you in a few. I must say.
Always in love and soul devotion,
Zohar for Us
כְּנֶגֶד עֶשָׂרָה דְּבָרִים שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בְּכוֹס שֶׁל בְּרָכָה,
corresponding to the ten things that are said concerning the cup of blessing,וְלֹא נִשְׁאַר בִּזְמַן הַזֶּה אֶלָּא אַרְבָּעָה.
and nothing remains in this time except four.וְכֻלָּם רְמוּזִים בַּגּוּף כְּמוֹ זֶה.
And all of them are hinted in the body like this.בִּזְרוֹעַ יָמִין שְׁתֵּי אַמּוֹת מִן פֶּרֶק לְפֶרֶק.
In the right arm — two cubits from joint to joint.וְכֵן בִּזְרוֹעַ שְׂמֹאל שְׁתַּיִם, הֲרֵי אַרְבָּע.
And likewise in the left arm two, behold four.וְכֵן בִּשְׁתֵּי שׁוֹקַיִם ד’, הֲרֵי ח’.
And likewise in the two thighs four, behold eight.וּבַגּוּף שְׁתַּיִם, הֲרֵי עֶשֶׂר.
And in the body two, behold ten.זֶה הוּא עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת אֹרֶךְ הַקֶּרֶשׁ.
This is “ten cubits the length of the board.”הַקֶּשֶׁר הוּא בְּהִיפּוּךְ אוֹתִיּוֹת.
The connection (kesher) is in reverse letters.בֵּין קֶשֶׁר לְקֶשֶׁר.
Between connection and connection.וַחֲמִשָּׁה בְּרִיחִים לְקַרְשֵׁי צֶלַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן הָאֶחָד,
And five bars for the frames of one side of the Tabernacle —הֵן חָמֵשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת יַד יָמִין.
they are the five fingers of the right hand.וַחֲמִשָּׁה בְּרִיחִים לְקַרְשֵׁי צֶלַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן הַשֵּׁנִית,
And five bars for the frames of the second side of the Tabernacle —חָמֵשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת יַד שְׂמֹאל,
five fingers of the left hand,וְאֵלּוּ חָמֵשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת כֻּלָּן מִדָּה לַבְּרִיחִים.
and these five fingers are all the measure for the bars.וְהֵן מִי מָדַד בְּשָׁעֳלוֹ מַיִם.
And they are “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand.”וְהֵן אָ אֵ אֹ אִ אֻ חָמֵשׁ נְקֻדּוֹת אֵלּוּ,
And they are אָ אֵ אֹ אִ אֻ — these five points,שֶׁהֵם קָמֵץ צֵירֵי חוֹלָם חִירִיק שׁוּרוּק,
which are Kamatz, Tzere, Cholam, Chirik, Shuruk,הֵן בְּסוֹד שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים, שֶׁכָּךְ עוֹלֶה בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן.
are in the secret of Elohim, for thus they ascend in numerical value.וְסוֹד שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים מָלֵא י”ה.
And the secret of Elohim is filled with Yod-Heh.וְזֶה הוּא יָה”ו בִּינָה וַדַּאי.
And this is Yod-Heh-Vav — Binah certainly.וְכָךְ בְּסוֹד ה’ אֲלָפִים כְּלוּלִים בְּה’ תַּחְתּוֹנָה.
And so in the secret — five thousand are included in the lower Heh.וְאֵלּוּ אוֹתִיּוֹת הֵן שָׁלוֹשׁ, נְשָׁמָה רוּחַ וְנֶפֶשׁ.
And these letters are three: Neshamah, Ruach, and Nefesh.ה’ קְטַנָּה הַגּוּף, בֵּית קִבּוּל שֶׁל כֻּלָּם.
The lower Heh — the body, the vessel that receives all of them.פְּתִילָה, פְּתִיל ה’, שֶׁמִּתְאַחֲדִים בּוֹ שְׁלוֹשָׁה גּוֹנֵי הַנֵּר שֶׁהוּא נֵר ה’ נִשְׁמַת אָדָם.
Wick — the wick of Heh, in which the three colors of the candle unite, which is “the candle of Hashem is the soul of man.”זַיִת מִזֵּיתִים זֶה צַדִּיק, שֶׁכָּתוּב שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ.
“Olive from olive trees” — this is Yesod, as it is written: “pure olive oil.”כָּתִית, שֶׁכּוֹתֵשׁ כְּתִישָׁה בָּאֵלּוּ הָאוֹתוֹת, זֵיתִים, שֶׁהֵם אֵיבְרֵי גּוּף.
“Beaten” — that is pounded in these signs, olives, which are the limbs of the body.וְזֶה בְּרִית מִילָה לְגַבֵּי הַשְּׁכִינָה שֶׁנִּקְרֵאת גַּד.
And this is the covenant of circumcision with regard to the Shechinah that is called Gad.וְסוֹד הַדָּבָר, וְהַמָּן כִּזְרַע גַּד הוּא.
And the secret of the matter: “And the manna was like coriander seed.”בְּאוֹתָהּ יו”ד נַעֲשֵׂית גִּיד,
With that Yod a gid (sinew / tendon) is made,וּמַדּוּעַ נִקְרֵאת גַּד, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא כְּלוּלָה מִז’ סְפִירוֹת שֶׁעוֹלוֹת לְחֶשְׁבּוֹן ג”ד.
and why is it called Gad? Because it is included from the seven Sefirot that ascend to the value of Gad (3+4=7).וּמַדּוּעַ נִקְרָא מָן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַכֹּל לֹא יָדְעוּ מַה הוּא.
And why is it called Man? Because everything did not know what it was.שֶׁהוֹרִיד לָהֶם הַקָּבָּ”ה מָן שֶׁהוּא כִּזְרַע גַּד לָבָן.
That the Holy One, blessed be He, brought down to them manna that is like white coriander seed.וְעֵינוֹ כְּעֵין הַבְּדֹלַח, שֶׁהוּא לָבָן מִצַּד הַיָּמִין.
And its appearance was like the appearance of bdellium, which is white from the right side.וְטַעְמוֹ כִּצְפִיחִת בִּדְבַשׁ, מִצַּד הַשְּׂמֹאל.
And its taste was like wafers with honey, from the left side.מָה הוּא, כָּלוּל מֵעֶשֶׂר אוֹתִיּוֹת שֶׁהֵן יו”ד ה”א וָא”ו ה”א.
What is it? Included of ten letters which are Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh.וְזֶה הַמָּן הַתּוֹרָה, וְעוֹלֶה לְחֶשְׁבּוֹן מ”ה.
And this is the manna of the Torah, and it ascends to the value of Mah (45).וְלֹא יָדְעוּ מ”ה הוּא.
And they did not know what Mah it was.וְעֵרֶב רַב שָׁאֲלוּ בָּשָׂר וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם.
And the mixed multitude asked for meat and He gave it to them.וּמַה כָּתוּב, הַבָּשָׂר עוֹדֶנּוּ בֵּין שִׁנֵּיהֶם טֶרֶם יִכָּרֵת וְאַף ה’ חָרָה בָּעָם.
And what is written: “The meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, and the anger of Hashem was kindled against the people.”וְזֶה הַבָּשָׂר הֲרֵי נֶאֱמַר בַּבָּשָׂר הַיּוֹרֵד מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם.
And this meat — behold it is said concerning the meat that descends from heaven.זֶה הַמָּן שֶׁאָכְלוּ עֵרֶב רַב.
This is the manna that the mixed multitude ate.וְעִם כָּל זֶה אָמְרוּ עָלָיו, אֵין דָּבָר טָמֵא, רָע, יוֹרֵד מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם.
And with all this they said concerning it: “No impure thing, no evil thing, descends from heaven.”וְסוֹד זֶה הַבָּשָׂר מַה הוּא.
And the secret of this meat — what is it?אֶלָּא כְּמוֹ שֶׁאַתָּה אוֹמֵר בְּשֶׁגַּם הוּא בָּשָׂר.
Rather like you say: “in that he also is flesh.”וְסוֹד זֶה לַחַכְמֵי לֵב נִמְסָר,
And this secret is transmitted to the wise of heart,וְזֶה בָּשָׂ”ר בְּהִיפּוּךְ שְׁבָ”ר.
and this Basar in reverse is Shever.וְעָלָיו נֶאֱמַר שֶׁבֶר רַעֲבוֹן בְּתוֹכָם.
And concerning it is said: “The breaking of famine in their midst.”אִם זָכוּ בָּשָׂר קֹדֶשׁ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ וּמִבְּשָׂרִי אֶחֱזֶה אֱלוֹהַּ.
If they merit — holy flesh, concerning which it is said: “And from my flesh I shall behold God.”וְאִם לֹא שׁוֹמְרִים בְּזֶה בָּשָׂ”ר אוֹת בְּרִי”ת,
And if they do not guard in this Basar the sign of Brit,נֶהְפַּךְ לָהֶם בְּשֶׁבֶ”ר.
it turns for them into Shever (breaking / calamity).וּבוֹא רְאֵה, כָּל שֵׁם שֶׁהוּא מִן שְׁתֵּי אוֹתִיּוֹת כְּגוֹן כִּי בְּיָהּ ה’ צוּר עוֹלָמִים.
Come and see: every name that is from two letters, for example “For with Y-ah Hashem is an everlasting rock.”תָּלוּשׁ מִן חָכְמָה.
It is suspended from Chochmah.וּמִן שָׁלוֹשׁ אוֹתִיּוֹת, תְּלוּיִים מִן בִּינָה.
And from three letters — suspended from Binah.וּמִן אַרְבַּע, תְּלוּיִים מִן שְׁכִינָה תַּחְתּוֹנָה.
And from four — suspended from the lower Shechinah.וּמִן חָמֵשׁ, תְּלוּיִים בְּחָמֵשׁ סְפִירוֹת.
And from five — suspended in five Sefirot.וּמִן שֵׁשׁ, תְּלוּיִים מִן צַדִּיק.
And from six — suspended from Yesod.וּמִן שֶׁבַע וְתֵשַׁע, בּוֹ.
And from seven and nine — in him.מִן עֶשֶׂר, בַּשְּׁכִינָה תַּחְתּוֹנָה, שֶׁהִיא עֲשִׂירִית הָאֵיפָה סֹלֶת,
From ten — in the lower Shechinah, which is the tenth of the ephah of fine flour,וּבָהּ מְעַשְּׂרִים.
and in her they tithe.וּמִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא כְּלוּלָה מֵעֶשֶׂר, נֶאֱמַר בָּהּ אֵין שְׁכִינָה שׁוֹרָה בְּפָחוֹת מֵעֲשָׂרָה.
And because she is included from ten, it is said concerning her: “The Shechinah does not dwell with fewer than ten.”זַרְקָא זֶה הַכֶּתֶר הִיא י’ וְהַחוּט שֶׁלָּהּ ו’.
Zarka — this is the crown; it is Yod and its thread is Vav.וַהֲרֵי נֶאֱמַר כּוֹרְכִים אֶת שְׁמַע עִם וְאָהַבְתָּ אֶת.
And behold it is said: they wrap Shema together with “And you shall love.”וְלֹא הָיוּ מַפְסִיקִים.
And they would not interrupt.מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאוֹת י’ הִיא אֶבֶן מַרְגָּלִית קְדוֹשָׁה יְקָרָה.
Because the letter Yod is a holy, precious, pearl-like stone.קֶלַע הִיא שָׂפָה, כְּלוּלָה מֵחָמֵשׁ תִּיקּוּנִים שֶׁהֵם אחה”ע בומ”ף גיחכ”ק זסצ”ש דטלנת”ר,
Kela (sling) is a lip, included of five rectifications which are Aleph-Chet-Heh-Ayin, Bet-Vav-Mem-Peh, Gimel-Yod-Chet-Kuf, Zayin-Samech-Tzadi-Shin, Dalet-Tet-Lamed-Nun-Tav-Reish,וְזוֹ ה’ קְטַנָּה.
and this is the lower Heh.חָמֵשׁ אַבְנֵי הַקֶּלַע זוֹ ה’ עֶלְיוֹנָה,
The five stones of the sling — this is the upper Heh,שֶׁהֵם שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה’,
which are “Hear O Israel, Hashem our God, Hashem”נַעֲשִׂים ה’ אֲבָנִים אֶחָד.
are made into one five stones.כְּרִיכַת כֻּלָּם ו’, שֶׁהִיא כּוֹלֶלֶת שֵׁשׁ תֵּיבוֹת הַיִּחוּד,
The wrapping of all of them is Vav, which includes the six words of unification,שֶׁהֵם שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה’ אֶחָד.
which are “Hear O Israel, Hashem our God, Hashem is One.”וּבְאוֹתוֹ כְּרִיכָה צָרִיךְ לְסַבֵּב הַקֶּלַע וּלְהַאֲרִיךְ בָּהּ.
And in that wrapping one must circle the sling and lengthen in it.זוֹ הָאֶבֶן כְּלוּלָה מֵחָמֵשׁ עַד שֶׁמַּעֲלֶה אוֹתָהּ עַד אֵין סוֹף.
This stone is included from five until one raises it up to Ein Sof.וְסוֹד הַדָּבָר לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיךְ יָמִים עַל מַמְלַכְתּוֹ.
And the secret of the matter: “That he may prolong his days upon his kingdom.”כַּאֲשֶׁר זוֹ הָאֶבֶן מְבַקֶּשֶׁת לַעֲשׂוֹת דִּין בְּעֲמָלֵק, אוֹ בְּצִדִּים אֲחֵרִים, וְכֵן בָּרְשָׁעִים.
When this stone wants to execute judgment against Amalek, or against other sides, and likewise against the wicked.נִטֶּלֶת מִגְּבוּרָה וְנִכְלָלִים בָּהּ כָּל סְפִירוֹת,
It takes from Gevurah and all Sefirot are included in it,וְנִקְרָאוֹת בָּהּ כֻּלָּן גְּבוּרוֹת.
and they are all called Gevurot in her.וְכַאֲשֶׁר מְבַקֶּשֶׁת לַעֲשׂוֹת חֵן וְחֶסֶד בָּעוֹלָם,
And when she wants to perform grace and kindness in the world,נִטֶּלֶת מֵחֶסֶד, וְכָל הַסְּפִירוֹת נִכְלָלִים בָּהּ וְנִקְרָאוֹת חֲסָדִים.
she takes from Chesed, and all the Sefirot are included in her and are called Chasadim.וְכַאֲשֶׁר מְבַקֶּשֶׁת לְרַחֵם עַל הָעוֹלָם,
And when she wants to have mercy on the world,נִטֶּלֶת מֵעַמּוּד הָאֶמְצָעִי, וְכָל הַסְּפִירוֹת נִכְלָלִים בָּהּ וְנִקְרָאוֹת רַחֲמִים.
she takes from the middle pillar, and all the Sefirot are included in her and are called Rachamim.וְזֶה הַי’ הִיא בְּכָל צַד.
And this Yod is in every direction.
corresponding to the ten things that are said concerning the cup of blessing,וְלֹא נִשְׁאַר בִּזְמַן הַזֶּה אֶלָּא אַרְבָּעָה.
and nothing remains in this time except four.וְכֻלָּם רְמוּזִים בַּגּוּף כְּמוֹ זֶה.
And all of them are hinted in the body like this.בִּזְרוֹעַ יָמִין שְׁתֵּי אַמּוֹת מִן פֶּרֶק לְפֶרֶק.
In the right arm — two cubits from joint to joint.וְכֵן בִּזְרוֹעַ שְׂמֹאל שְׁתַּיִם, הֲרֵי אַרְבָּע.
And likewise in the left arm two, behold four.וְכֵן בִּשְׁתֵּי שׁוֹקַיִם ד’, הֲרֵי ח’.
And likewise in the two thighs four, behold eight.וּבַגּוּף שְׁתַּיִם, הֲרֵי עֶשֶׂר.
And in the body two, behold ten.זֶה הוּא עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת אֹרֶךְ הַקֶּרֶשׁ.
This is “ten cubits the length of the board.”הַקֶּשֶׁר הוּא בְּהִיפּוּךְ אוֹתִיּוֹת.
The connection (kesher) is in reverse letters.בֵּין קֶשֶׁר לְקֶשֶׁר.
Between connection and connection.וַחֲמִשָּׁה בְּרִיחִים לְקַרְשֵׁי צֶלַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן הָאֶחָד,
And five bars for the frames of one side of the Tabernacle —הֵן חָמֵשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת יַד יָמִין.
they are the five fingers of the right hand.וַחֲמִשָּׁה בְּרִיחִים לְקַרְשֵׁי צֶלַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן הַשֵּׁנִית,
And five bars for the frames of the second side of the Tabernacle —חָמֵשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת יַד שְׂמֹאל,
five fingers of the left hand,וְאֵלּוּ חָמֵשׁ אֶצְבָּעוֹת כֻּלָּן מִדָּה לַבְּרִיחִים.
and these five fingers are all the measure for the bars.וְהֵן מִי מָדַד בְּשָׁעֳלוֹ מַיִם.
And they are “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand.”וְהֵן אָ אֵ אֹ אִ אֻ חָמֵשׁ נְקֻדּוֹת אֵלּוּ,
And they are אָ אֵ אֹ אִ אֻ — these five points,שֶׁהֵם קָמֵץ צֵירֵי חוֹלָם חִירִיק שׁוּרוּק,
which are Kamatz, Tzere, Cholam, Chirik, Shuruk,הֵן בְּסוֹד שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים, שֶׁכָּךְ עוֹלֶה בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן.
are in the secret of Elohim, for thus they ascend in numerical value.וְסוֹד שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים מָלֵא י”ה.
And the secret of Elohim is filled with Yod-Heh.וְזֶה הוּא יָה”ו בִּינָה וַדַּאי.
And this is Yod-Heh-Vav — Binah certainly.וְכָךְ בְּסוֹד ה’ אֲלָפִים כְּלוּלִים בְּה’ תַּחְתּוֹנָה.
And so in the secret — five thousand are included in the lower Heh.וְאֵלּוּ אוֹתִיּוֹת הֵן שָׁלוֹשׁ, נְשָׁמָה רוּחַ וְנֶפֶשׁ.
And these letters are three: Neshamah, Ruach, and Nefesh.ה’ קְטַנָּה הַגּוּף, בֵּית קִבּוּל שֶׁל כֻּלָּם.
The lower Heh — the body, the vessel that receives all of them.פְּתִילָה, פְּתִיל ה’, שֶׁמִּתְאַחֲדִים בּוֹ שְׁלוֹשָׁה גּוֹנֵי הַנֵּר שֶׁהוּא נֵר ה’ נִשְׁמַת אָדָם.
Wick — the wick of Heh, in which the three colors of the candle unite, which is “the candle of Hashem is the soul of man.”זַיִת מִזֵּיתִים זֶה צַדִּיק, שֶׁכָּתוּב שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ.
“Olive from olive trees” — this is Yesod, as it is written: “pure olive oil.”כָּתִית, שֶׁכּוֹתֵשׁ כְּתִישָׁה בָּאֵלּוּ הָאוֹתוֹת, זֵיתִים, שֶׁהֵם אֵיבְרֵי גּוּף.
“Beaten” — that is pounded in these signs, olives, which are the limbs of the body.וְזֶה בְּרִית מִילָה לְגַבֵּי הַשְּׁכִינָה שֶׁנִּקְרֵאת גַּד.
And this is the covenant of circumcision with regard to the Shechinah that is called Gad.וְסוֹד הַדָּבָר, וְהַמָּן כִּזְרַע גַּד הוּא.
And the secret of the matter: “And the manna was like coriander seed.”בְּאוֹתָהּ יו”ד נַעֲשֵׂית גִּיד,
With that Yod a gid (sinew / tendon) is made,וּמַדּוּעַ נִקְרֵאת גַּד, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא כְּלוּלָה מִז’ סְפִירוֹת שֶׁעוֹלוֹת לְחֶשְׁבּוֹן ג”ד.
and why is it called Gad? Because it is included from the seven Sefirot that ascend to the value of Gad (3+4=7).וּמַדּוּעַ נִקְרָא מָן, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַכֹּל לֹא יָדְעוּ מַה הוּא.
And why is it called Man? Because everything did not know what it was.שֶׁהוֹרִיד לָהֶם הַקָּבָּ”ה מָן שֶׁהוּא כִּזְרַע גַּד לָבָן.
That the Holy One, blessed be He, brought down to them manna that is like white coriander seed.וְעֵינוֹ כְּעֵין הַבְּדֹלַח, שֶׁהוּא לָבָן מִצַּד הַיָּמִין.
And its appearance was like the appearance of bdellium, which is white from the right side.וְטַעְמוֹ כִּצְפִיחִת בִּדְבַשׁ, מִצַּד הַשְּׂמֹאל.
And its taste was like wafers with honey, from the left side.מָה הוּא, כָּלוּל מֵעֶשֶׂר אוֹתִיּוֹת שֶׁהֵן יו”ד ה”א וָא”ו ה”א.
What is it? Included of ten letters which are Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh.וְזֶה הַמָּן הַתּוֹרָה, וְעוֹלֶה לְחֶשְׁבּוֹן מ”ה.
And this is the manna of the Torah, and it ascends to the value of Mah (45).וְלֹא יָדְעוּ מ”ה הוּא.
And they did not know what Mah it was.וְעֵרֶב רַב שָׁאֲלוּ בָּשָׂר וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם.
And the mixed multitude asked for meat and He gave it to them.וּמַה כָּתוּב, הַבָּשָׂר עוֹדֶנּוּ בֵּין שִׁנֵּיהֶם טֶרֶם יִכָּרֵת וְאַף ה’ חָרָה בָּעָם.
And what is written: “The meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, and the anger of Hashem was kindled against the people.”וְזֶה הַבָּשָׂר הֲרֵי נֶאֱמַר בַּבָּשָׂר הַיּוֹרֵד מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם.
And this meat — behold it is said concerning the meat that descends from heaven.זֶה הַמָּן שֶׁאָכְלוּ עֵרֶב רַב.
This is the manna that the mixed multitude ate.וְעִם כָּל זֶה אָמְרוּ עָלָיו, אֵין דָּבָר טָמֵא, רָע, יוֹרֵד מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם.
And with all this they said concerning it: “No impure thing, no evil thing, descends from heaven.”וְסוֹד זֶה הַבָּשָׂר מַה הוּא.
And the secret of this meat — what is it?אֶלָּא כְּמוֹ שֶׁאַתָּה אוֹמֵר בְּשֶׁגַּם הוּא בָּשָׂר.
Rather like you say: “in that he also is flesh.”וְסוֹד זֶה לַחַכְמֵי לֵב נִמְסָר,
And this secret is transmitted to the wise of heart,וְזֶה בָּשָׂ”ר בְּהִיפּוּךְ שְׁבָ”ר.
and this Basar in reverse is Shever.וְעָלָיו נֶאֱמַר שֶׁבֶר רַעֲבוֹן בְּתוֹכָם.
And concerning it is said: “The breaking of famine in their midst.”אִם זָכוּ בָּשָׂר קֹדֶשׁ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ וּמִבְּשָׂרִי אֶחֱזֶה אֱלוֹהַּ.
If they merit — holy flesh, concerning which it is said: “And from my flesh I shall behold God.”וְאִם לֹא שׁוֹמְרִים בְּזֶה בָּשָׂ”ר אוֹת בְּרִי”ת,
And if they do not guard in this Basar the sign of Brit,נֶהְפַּךְ לָהֶם בְּשֶׁבֶ”ר.
it turns for them into Shever (breaking / calamity).וּבוֹא רְאֵה, כָּל שֵׁם שֶׁהוּא מִן שְׁתֵּי אוֹתִיּוֹת כְּגוֹן כִּי בְּיָהּ ה’ צוּר עוֹלָמִים.
Come and see: every name that is from two letters, for example “For with Y-ah Hashem is an everlasting rock.”תָּלוּשׁ מִן חָכְמָה.
It is suspended from Chochmah.וּמִן שָׁלוֹשׁ אוֹתִיּוֹת, תְּלוּיִים מִן בִּינָה.
And from three letters — suspended from Binah.וּמִן אַרְבַּע, תְּלוּיִים מִן שְׁכִינָה תַּחְתּוֹנָה.
And from four — suspended from the lower Shechinah.וּמִן חָמֵשׁ, תְּלוּיִים בְּחָמֵשׁ סְפִירוֹת.
And from five — suspended in five Sefirot.וּמִן שֵׁשׁ, תְּלוּיִים מִן צַדִּיק.
And from six — suspended from Yesod.וּמִן שֶׁבַע וְתֵשַׁע, בּוֹ.
And from seven and nine — in him.מִן עֶשֶׂר, בַּשְּׁכִינָה תַּחְתּוֹנָה, שֶׁהִיא עֲשִׂירִית הָאֵיפָה סֹלֶת,
From ten — in the lower Shechinah, which is the tenth of the ephah of fine flour,וּבָהּ מְעַשְּׂרִים.
and in her they tithe.וּמִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא כְּלוּלָה מֵעֶשֶׂר, נֶאֱמַר בָּהּ אֵין שְׁכִינָה שׁוֹרָה בְּפָחוֹת מֵעֲשָׂרָה.
And because she is included from ten, it is said concerning her: “The Shechinah does not dwell with fewer than ten.”זַרְקָא זֶה הַכֶּתֶר הִיא י’ וְהַחוּט שֶׁלָּהּ ו’.
Zarka — this is the crown; it is Yod and its thread is Vav.וַהֲרֵי נֶאֱמַר כּוֹרְכִים אֶת שְׁמַע עִם וְאָהַבְתָּ אֶת.
And behold it is said: they wrap Shema together with “And you shall love.”וְלֹא הָיוּ מַפְסִיקִים.
And they would not interrupt.מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאוֹת י’ הִיא אֶבֶן מַרְגָּלִית קְדוֹשָׁה יְקָרָה.
Because the letter Yod is a holy, precious, pearl-like stone.קֶלַע הִיא שָׂפָה, כְּלוּלָה מֵחָמֵשׁ תִּיקּוּנִים שֶׁהֵם אחה”ע בומ”ף גיחכ”ק זסצ”ש דטלנת”ר,
Kela (sling) is a lip, included of five rectifications which are Aleph-Chet-Heh-Ayin, Bet-Vav-Mem-Peh, Gimel-Yod-Chet-Kuf, Zayin-Samech-Tzadi-Shin, Dalet-Tet-Lamed-Nun-Tav-Reish,וְזוֹ ה’ קְטַנָּה.
and this is the lower Heh.חָמֵשׁ אַבְנֵי הַקֶּלַע זוֹ ה’ עֶלְיוֹנָה,
The five stones of the sling — this is the upper Heh,שֶׁהֵם שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה’,
which are “Hear O Israel, Hashem our God, Hashem”נַעֲשִׂים ה’ אֲבָנִים אֶחָד.
are made into one five stones.כְּרִיכַת כֻּלָּם ו’, שֶׁהִיא כּוֹלֶלֶת שֵׁשׁ תֵּיבוֹת הַיִּחוּד,
The wrapping of all of them is Vav, which includes the six words of unification,שֶׁהֵם שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה’ אֶחָד.
which are “Hear O Israel, Hashem our God, Hashem is One.”וּבְאוֹתוֹ כְּרִיכָה צָרִיךְ לְסַבֵּב הַקֶּלַע וּלְהַאֲרִיךְ בָּהּ.
And in that wrapping one must circle the sling and lengthen in it.זוֹ הָאֶבֶן כְּלוּלָה מֵחָמֵשׁ עַד שֶׁמַּעֲלֶה אוֹתָהּ עַד אֵין סוֹף.
This stone is included from five until one raises it up to Ein Sof.וְסוֹד הַדָּבָר לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיךְ יָמִים עַל מַמְלַכְתּוֹ.
And the secret of the matter: “That he may prolong his days upon his kingdom.”כַּאֲשֶׁר זוֹ הָאֶבֶן מְבַקֶּשֶׁת לַעֲשׂוֹת דִּין בְּעֲמָלֵק, אוֹ בְּצִדִּים אֲחֵרִים, וְכֵן בָּרְשָׁעִים.
When this stone wants to execute judgment against Amalek, or against other sides, and likewise against the wicked.נִטֶּלֶת מִגְּבוּרָה וְנִכְלָלִים בָּהּ כָּל סְפִירוֹת,
It takes from Gevurah and all Sefirot are included in it,וְנִקְרָאוֹת בָּהּ כֻּלָּן גְּבוּרוֹת.
and they are all called Gevurot in her.וְכַאֲשֶׁר מְבַקֶּשֶׁת לַעֲשׂוֹת חֵן וְחֶסֶד בָּעוֹלָם,
And when she wants to perform grace and kindness in the world,נִטֶּלֶת מֵחֶסֶד, וְכָל הַסְּפִירוֹת נִכְלָלִים בָּהּ וְנִקְרָאוֹת חֲסָדִים.
she takes from Chesed, and all the Sefirot are included in her and are called Chasadim.וְכַאֲשֶׁר מְבַקֶּשֶׁת לְרַחֵם עַל הָעוֹלָם,
And when she wants to have mercy on the world,נִטֶּלֶת מֵעַמּוּד הָאֶמְצָעִי, וְכָל הַסְּפִירוֹת נִכְלָלִים בָּהּ וְנִקְרָאוֹת רַחֲמִים.
she takes from the middle pillar, and all the Sefirot are included in her and are called Rachamim.וְזֶה הַי’ הִיא בְּכָל צַד.
And this Yod is in every direction.