Daily Zohar # 5105 – Vayikra – The sight of this blood removes judgments

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Zohar Vayikra
Continued from previous DZ
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Rabbi Aba said: From this it is understood that whoever guards this holy sign and mark (Brit), these two supernal levels unite with him to guard him in everything and to crown him with supernal honor. And therefore Yosef merited two kingdoms: one is himself, and one is his son — that is, Yerovam — for when King Shlomo cleaved to foreign women, the kingdom was given to Yerovam. And therefore the Brit is beloved above all.
Notes:
Guarding the brit milah (the holy sign/mark) causes Yessod and Malchut (the two levels of the Brit) to unite with the person, protecting and crowning him with supernal honor. Yosef’s merit in guarding the Brit granted him two kingdoms: his own (as a ruler in Egypt), and that of his descendant (from the tribe of Efrayim), Yerovam, who received ten tribes after Shlomo’s sin with foreign wives led to the kingdom’s division. This underscores the supreme value of the Brit — beloved above all because it draws divine protection, unity, and an enduring legacy across generations.
#221
Because of this, Rabbi Shimon said: A man who fathers a son becomes connected to the Shekhinah, which is the gate of all the upper gates, the gate that is connected to the Holy Name YHVH, for every sefirah is a gate to the one above it.
And that blood that comes from the child at the time of brit milah is guarded before the Holy One, blessed be He. And at the hour when the judgments (dinim) awaken in the world, the Holy One, blessed be He, looks upon that blood and saves the world.
And because of this, it is written: “וּבֶן שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים יִמּוֹל לָכֶם כָּל זָכָר” “And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised” etc. (Leviticus 12:3). For the eighth day alludes to Binah, which is the eighth from below to above. And from her is drawn the illumination of “פני שור” “face of an ox” — that is, from the left line of Binah.
And therefore one must wait until the eighth day. And it is written: “וְאִם בִּגְבוּרוֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה” “And if by reason of strength they be fourscore years” (Psalms 90:10) — that is, he draws his life from Binah, which is the eighth sefirah. And everything ascends in one measure.
Notes:
Rabbi Shimon teaches that brit milah (circumcision) connects the father (through the birth of a son) to the Shekhinah — the gate linked to YHVH, opening all higher gates (each sefirah as a gate to the one above). The blood of circumcision is treasured by YHVH, averting judgments and saving the world when judgments arise. Circumcision on the eighth day corresponds to Binah (the eighth from below), drawing Chokhmah’s illumination from her left line. Waiting until the eighth day aligns with Binah’s mercy, and long life (“eighty years”) draws vitality from this eighth sefirah, balancing everything in perfect measure.
Looking at the blood of the brit milah can sweeten or remove dinim, as the Zohar teaches that Dam HaBrit rises before Hashem and arouses mercy for Israel. This connects to the verse “בְּדָמַיִךְ חֲיִי” “By your blood you shall live” (Ezekiel 16:6), which the sages associate with the blood of the Pesach offering and circumcision — both symbols of covenant and life (see Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael, Chapter 5). In the writings of the Holy Ari, brit milah is a powerful tikkun in Yessod, drawing light and sweetening judgments (Sha’ar HaMitzvot, Parashat Lech Lecha; Pri Etz Chaim, Sha’ar HaMilah). For this reason, some Kabbalistic traditions regard the moment of the Brit and the sight of Dam HaBrit (blood of the circumcision) as a time when heavenly mercy is awakened.

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