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Tikkun 21- 79
Genesis 1:5 first part of the verse say “וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם, וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה”
“and God called the Light, Day and for the darkness he called Night”
When judgment transforms into mercy it is considered as the moment of creation. The lights come to their proper vessel.
The Light is the day, right column whereas Night is darkness, left column, and vessel without light.
Rabbi Brandwein in his commentary explains that Adam sinned when he mated with Eve on Friday just before the time of Shabbat. Their connection drew light into the vessel that wasn’t ready for it. If they were to wait six more hours then they could’ve enjoyed the full revelation of the light.
The Zohar says that in the final redemption, when light comes to the vessel, judgments will be transformed into mercy because the light will fill their intended vessels.
In the second part of verse 1:5 we read “וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם אֶחָד”
“And there was evening and there was morning, One day”
When the left and the right join in unity, there is oneness אֶחָד, which represent the love of the Creator expressed with the unity.
Adam and Eve were supposed to make the first proper connection and enjoy the light forever.
Since they failed we need to work, bring the light and create continuation in the world.
Men and women come together for intimate connection to draw and transfer light; the meditation should be of continuing the light that was available to Adam and Eve on the first Friday night, which is Shabbat, of creation.
The act of sex is treated almost like a sin in most cultures. It is done briefly on a physical level like avoiding the sin.
The unification of man and woman is the process of drawing light to create life. Without it, life will cease to exist on earth. It connects us to the first sin and to the first precept.
Life and light begin with this act. It is the responsibility of a man to bring light to the vessel when the vessel is ready or desire it and be part of the correction of the world.Exodus 21:10 “אִם-אַחֶרֶת, יִקַּח-לוֹ–שְׁאֵרָהּ כְּסוּתָהּ וְעֹנָתָהּ, לֹא יִגְרָע”
“If he takes to himself another wife, he must not deprive her food, her clothing, and her conjugal rights”The woman’s meditation should start as Binah, being above the man, Zeir Anpin, to initiate and ‘push’ the desire in him to draw the supernal light to Malchut.
When the desire is aroused in the man, the woman transforms herself from H הּ Binah to הּ H Malchut, from spreading light of Binah to receiving it as Malchut.
In the process of creation of the worlds, Malchut was elevated to Binah to receive the light and on the way down back to Malchut, the light built the channel of Zeir Anpin. Malchut received the same shape of Binah but without the light.
After Malchut is down, the man, Zeir Anpin, should activate and build the desire of the vessel to receive the light that was originally with her in Binah. The whole body of the vessel should be completely involved to draw the maximum light. The man as a conduit of the light should not focus only on channeling the light, but also to fill the vessel with it. When the vessel is well prepared then the light can come down from Binah to fill it without any lacks. Lacks can turn into judgments.
At the peak point of the connection, the light is transferred and it creates vibrations in the vessel.
The man should let the light flow until his channel completes the transfer and retracts by itself. The man and woman stay close to each other until the waters are calm again.
To achieve a higher level connection of light and vessel, the focus should be on the meditation. The physical pleasure then becomes more intense because it all starts higher on the spiritual level.
The experiences of oneness אֶחָד, should be maintained after the connection as long as possible.
Genesis 2:24 “עַל-כֵּן, יַעֲזָב-אִישׁ, אֶת-אָבִיו, וְאֶת-אִמּוֹ; וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ, וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד”
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.”The unity and oneness of man and woman, right and left, light and vessel bring balance and manifest in blessings.
That was a great expalnation Zion. I never quite saw it that way before, but it does make a lot of sense. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I am seeing my teacher this week “you know who he is” and I will discuss this one with him because I think he will enjoy your interpertation.
B’H
All the best,
Shimon E.
Dear Zion
Thank you for
your beautifull demonstration
that the Union
is sacred
shavouah tov
So much for the Missionary Posture!
Amen and thanks.
The vessel should be treated with great care and love. Everything in between the first stage and the last stage should be geared toward having the vessel reach a point of readiness and desire to receive the light.
In our prayers the unification of our soul with the light is reached at the silent standing connection, ‘the Amidah’. before that point we prepare the vessel/soul with soul elevating text from Psalms and the sages. We stand erect in silent to receive the light from above (the head). After the end of the Amidah we have the process of drawing the light gradually until the final bow (Aleinu Leshabeach) where we ‘ground’ the light to our soul and life.
The longer the preparation, the better and the greater light we receive. The desire is the vessel. When we increase the desire the vessel is getting bigger and could contain greater light.
I was asked to comment but unfortunately I had written last week a big piece which wasn’t finished, then I got bogged down with other things, then by mistake I closed this without first saving this information. It will be harder to rewrite as I had put into writing the thoughts that came to me reading this for the first time. Now it will definitely be harder to remember what I had in mind; but I’ll try anyway; but this time probably piecemeal.
As a disclaimer I should say that I am not a rabbi but a simple Jew and only writing what I think.
The act of mating (zivug) in Judaism is a very holy concept, and if done properly then the Schinah (Divine) can be present. Judaism views a man or a woman as half a body, but together they are one body (one man plus one woman equals one complete body). When one is single (half) especially a man, he cannot be considered without sin, since he has no ammunition to fight off lewd thought which will bring him no doubt to sin (either by mating the forbidden, masturbation, or at the very least, have nocturnal emissions).
The husband and the wife have different roles in Judaism, and I’ll try to explain.
1) The husband is obligated to mate with his wife. How often will depend on what he does for a living. If he doesn’t work hard physically then he is obligated more, and if he is a physical day laborer then he is obligated less. The exact number is in the Shulchen Oruch (Jewish code of law). If a husband skirts his obligations, his wife can call him to a Din Torah in a Beth Din (Jewish court). This obligation is called “Parnosah” and is the same word used for supporting a wife financially. The same here,he is also obligated to support her emotional and physical needs.
2) The husband is responsible in setting the mood for a pleasant night. If they argued with each other and she is angry at him, mating can be considered rape, even if not prosecuted by our court system. If the wife is angry with her husband or vice versa, then it is the obligation of both, but more so of the husband to apologize (even if he is right) and make up as needed and bring tranquility back to the home.
3) The spiritual role of a wife is to keep her husband satiated both physically and emotionally (mentally). If he is hungry she needs to give him food, if he has desires, she needs to be there fully for him too. A satiated husband can fight off the temptations even of an “Eishas Potifar”; so the wife in essence protects the husband from sin. Without her, as I have already said, it is impossible to be without sin, but a slave to the devil. If you want to see what I mean, watch the eyes of a man who sees a pretty girl pass by. If he lives a clean life with a healthy sex life then his eyes won’t automatically follow the girl passing by; otherwise he is a slave to his inclinations led by his eyes.
4) Not directly on subject but related. A wife isn’t obligated to work for a living because it is her husband’s obligation to support her financially even if that means begging. (BTW financially doesn’t mean a mink coat, unless maybe if they can afford it). The wife’s obligation is to keep a clean home, both physically and spiritually. The wife’s role is to raise God fearing children. In every case where we find a righteous person, the Talmud always only praises the mother, as we call the mother who gave birth and raised Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai, with the words “Ashrei Yoladetoi” praise to the one (mother) who raised him; all the credit goes to her. Rabbi Yochai was a very great man, but with all his greatness he wouldn’t have a son like that if not for the mother.
So much for now; maybe I’ll continue another time.
I don’t agree that a man needs a wife in order to be free from sin. Sure it’s a great help, but ultimately I think it’s the kind of man he wants to be himself that’s most important.
Also, is the sin of Adam and Eve like when we try to force and ‘steal’ pleasure we haven’t fully earned yet?
Thanks again!