Daily Zohar # 1326 – Pinchas – One source, Light and Darkness
Zohar Pinchas, Vol. 20 (English)/Vol 15 (Hebrew)
Hebrew translation:
709. אָמַר הָרוֹעֶה הַנֶּאֱמָן, דְּבָרִים אֵלּוּ סְתוּמִים, וְצָרִיךְ לִפְתֹּחַ אוֹתָם אֵצֶל הַחֲבֵרִים. שֶׁמִּי שֶׁסּוֹתֵם לָהֶם סִתְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה, הוּא מְצַעֵר אוֹתָם. שֶׁלָּרְשָׁעִים, אוֹרוֹת שֶׁל הַסּוֹדוֹת חוֹזְרִים לִהְיוֹת לָהֶם חֹשֶׁךְ. וְהוּא מָשָׁל לְמָמוֹן שֶׁהוּא גָּנוּז – מִי שֶׁחוֹפֵר אוֹתוֹ עַד שֶׁמּוֹצֵא אוֹתוֹ, וְאֵינוֹ שֶׁלּוֹ, חוֹזֵר בְּשִׂכְלוֹ לְחֹשֶׁךְ וַאֲפֵלָה. וּלְמִי שֶׁהוּא שֶׁלּוֹ, מֵאִיר לוֹ. וּמִשּׁוּם זֶה יֵשׁ לַבֶּן אָדָם לְגַלּוֹת סוֹדוֹת סְתוּמִים שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה.
710. בֶּעָשׂוֹר – תִּשְׁעָה הֵם לְכָל כִּוּוּן, כְּנֶגֶד תִּשְׁעָה חֳדָשִׁים שֶׁל הַיּוֹלֶדֶת, כְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן א”ח. מַהִי יוֹלֶדֶת? אוֹת ד’ מֵאֶחָד. א”ח, הִיא ט’, לְאַרְבָּעָה צְדָדִים שֶׁל אוֹת ד’, וְהֵם אַרְבָּעִים. א”ח – זָכוֹר. ד’ – שָׁמוֹר. הֲרֵי אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁנַיִם.
711. נִשְׁאָר כָּבוֹד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. וְהוּא כָּבוֹד ל”ב, אַרְבַּע פְּעָמִים לְכָל צַד שֶׁל אוֹת ד’, הֲרֵי ס”ד לְאַרְבָּעָה צְדָדִים – רנ”ו. וּפֵרְשׁוּהוּ – כָּבוֹד לְמַעְלָה, ל”ב לְמַטָּה. וּמִשּׁוּם זֶה מְיַחֲדִים בְּכָל יוֹם פַּעֲמַיִם, שֶׁאוֹמְרִים בָּהֶם פַּעֲמַיִם כָּבוֹד, שֶׁהֵם ס”ד. וּפַעֲמַיִם ד’ ד’ מֵאֶחָד – הֲרֵי ע”ב. הֲרֵי ד’ שֶׁל אֶחָ”ד הִיא שְׁלֵמוּת שֶׁל מ”ב שֵׁמוֹת, וּשְׁלֵמוּת שֶׁל ע”ב שֵׁמוֹת. וּמִשּׁוּם זֶה אוֹמְרִים בְּמִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד, (תהלים כד) מִי זֶה מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד ה’ עִזּוּז וְגִבּוֹר. וּבְפַעַם שְׁנִיָּה אוֹמְרִים, מִי הוּא זֶה מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד. (ע”כ רעיא מהימנא).
Pinchas 709-711
The Faithful Shepherd, Moses, explains that the secrets of Torah should be revealed and shared among friends. The secrets of the Torah turn into darkness for the wicked. Like hidden money that was dug out, it can not be enjoyed if there is no ‘ownership’. The Light shines for those who ‘own’ it.
I mentioned in previous commentary important tools that help us keep the light by earning it. One of them is removal of ‘Bread of Shame’. It is a spiritual principal that requires from us ‘work’ or ‘payment’ for every benefit we receive in this world. Everything comes from the Light and we should appreciate, give thanks and bless it.
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Moses continues, ‘On the tenth’, means nine Sefirot of each side against the nine month of pregnancy and as the numerical value of אח from the word אחד, ‘One’ of the Shema Israel prayer. The pregnant woman is the letter ד, numerical value 4. 9 on each side equals 36 + 4 = 40. Shabbat represents the unification of the Light and the Vessel as One, אחד.
The Ten Commandments appear twice in the Torah. The first is in Exodus 20:7
“זָכוֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת, לְקַדְּשׁוֹ.” “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy”
and for the commandment related to Shabbat, the word used is “Remember”, ” זָכוֹר ” with the root word זכר, meaning ‘male’.
In the second place, Deuteronomy 5:11 the Torah uses one different word with the commandment of Shabbat and it is “Observe”,”Keep”
“שָׁמוֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת, לְקַדְּשׁוֹ” “Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy”
The אח of אחד, ‘One’ is for זכור, ‘Remember’ that is the aspect of Zeir Anpin. ד from אחד is for שמור, “observe”,”Guard”, which is the aspect of Malchut. Together is comes to 42 that refers to the power of Creation.
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