Daily Zohar # 5012 – Vayetze – Yehuda, the chariot

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Zohar Vayetze
Continued from previous DZ
#169
And it is written: “וִיהוּדָה עוֹד רָד עִם אֵל”, “And Yehuda still went down with God” (Hosea 12:1). This means Yehuda, which is Malchut connected with YHVH, descended from that YHVH which includes the six sides, to the name אל (El), that is, the name of Malchut itself, in the secret of “וְאֵל זֹעֵם בְּכָל יוֹם”, “and a God who is angry every day” (Psalms 7:12). And it is written: “אוֹדְךָ בְּכָל לִבִּי נֶגֶד אֱלֹהִים אֲזַמֶּרְךָ”, “I will praise You with all my heart; before gods I will sing to You” (Psalms 138:1). And here in one place he said “before gods (אֱלֹהִים) I will sing to You”, that is, to the name Elohim and not to the name YHVH.
For he sang a song to this level, to the level of Malchut, which is called Elohim, to bind it to the right side, to Chassadim.
And therefore it is written here “אוֹדְךָ בְּכָל לִבִּי”, “with all my heart” (singular), and not בְּכָל לְבָבִי (double Bet, plural).
For he sang only in one place, that is, when Malchut is on the left side and is not attached to the name YHVH.
Notes:
This Zohar passage from Vayetze Interprets”וִיהוּדָה עוֹד רָד עִם אֵל, וְאֵל זֹעֵם” , and “אוֹדְךָ בְּכָל לִבִּי נֶגֶד אֱלֹהִים” (Psalms 138:1). Yehuda/Malchut descends from full YHVH (six sides) to the name El/Elohim (judgment, left). David praises with a single heart (לִבִּי) when Malchut is in judgment, to draw it to the right/Chassadim, unlike the double heart (לְבָבִי) of complete unity with YHVH.
#170
Come and see: The name Yehudah embraces all sides. It embraces the south and the east. The meaning is: In Yehudah is the Name YHVH, and its meaning is “thanksgiving” (הודאה). It is like the verse mentioned above: “אוֹדֶה יְהוָה בְּכָל לֵבָב”, “I will praise YHVH with all my heart” (Psalms 111:1), for the Name YHVH includes all sides, as mentioned above. For he is Yehudah; he comes from the left side, because Yehudah is the Nukva built from the left side. Therefore, its beginning is in the north, and holds the south because he goes to the right side, which is Chessed, and clings to the body, which is Tiferet. Behold, he has all sides.
For this reason, it is written: “הַפַּעַם אוֹדֶה אֶת יְהוָה”, “This time I will thank YHVH” (Genesis 29:35), which shows that it includes all sides.
“וַתַּעֲמֹד מִלֶּדֶת”, “and she stopped giving birth” (Genesis 29:35). וַתַּעֲמֹד means she stood in her existence, she stood as is proper. For now that she had given birth to four sons — Reuben, Shimon, Levi, and Yehudah, which are Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferet, and Malchut — the entire holy chariot was rectified: Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferet, and Malchut.
Notes:
This Zohar interprets “הַפַּעַם אוֹדֶה” and “וַתַּעֲמֹד מִלֶּדֶת” (Genesis 29:35). Yehudah (יהודה ,Malchut) contains יהוה YHVH, uniting all directions: starting from the left/north (Gevurah), holding the right/south (Chessed), and clinging to the centre (Tiferet). Leah’s praise at Yehudah’s birth and her stopping signify the chariot’s completion (Chessed-Gevurah-Tiferet-Malchut), perfecting the holy structure.
#171
Rabbi Shimon went out to the village. Rabbi Abba, Rabbi Chiya, and Rabbi Yossi met him. When he saw them, he said, “Here we must hear new Torah teachings.” These three sat with him. When Rabbi Shimon wanted to leave them, each one opened a verse in honor of Rabbi Shimon.
Notes:
Rabbi Shimon, meeting Rabbi Abba, Rabbi Chiya, and Rabbi Yossi in the village, recognizes the moment for new Torah insights. The three companions sit with him and, before parting, each opens a verse to honor Rabbi Shimon, setting the stage for the upcoming teachings.

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