Daily Zohar # 1798 – Metzora – Buy light of ‘happiness’
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Hebrew translation:
21. וְתֹמְכֶיהָ, זוֹכֶה שֶׁיֵּצְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ נְבִיאִים נֶאֱמָנִים. מְאֻשָּׁר, אַל תִּקְרֵי מְאֻשָּׁר אֶלָּא מֵרֹאשׁוֹ. אוֹתָם הַתּוֹמְכִים שֶׁל הַתּוֹרָה מֵרֹאשׁוֹ וְעַד סוֹפוֹ. מֵרֹאשׁוֹ, צַד הָרֹאשׁ שֶׁל הַכֹּל שֶׁנִּקְרָא רֹאשׁ, שֶׁכָּתוּב (שם ח) מֵעוֹלָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ. וְרֹאשׁ זוֹ חָכְמָה, שֶׁהִיא הָרֹאשׁ לְכָל הַגּוּף, וְהַגּוּף מִתְפַּשֵּׁט בָּהּ עַד הַסִּיּוּם שֶׁל שֵׁשֶׁת הַצְּדָדִים וְתֹמְכֶיהָ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שיר ה) שׁוֹקָיו עַמּוּדֵי שֵׁשׁ. שֶׁאוֹתָם שֶׁמְּטִילִים מְלַאי לְכִיסָם שֶׁל תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים, הֵם תּוֹמְכִים אֶת הַתּוֹרָה מֵהָרֹאשׁ עַד סִיּוּם הַגּוּף, וְכָל הָאֱמוּנָה בּוֹ תְּלוּיָה, וְנִתְמָךְ. וְזוֹכֶה לְבָנִים שֶׁיֵּרָאוּ לִנְבִיאִים נֶאֱמָנִים.
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Zohar Metzora
Proverbs 3:18
“עֵץ-חַיִּים הִיא, לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ; וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר”
“She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who support her are called blessed (happy).”
The Zohar teaches us that ‘Tree of Life’ is the Torah. The meaning of the word Torah is ‘a Guide’ ‘giving direction’, ‘revelations’. It is called Torah תורה because it reveals what is concealed and unknown. It is called ‘life’ because the life force of the upper levels is included in the Torah and comes out of it.
Those who hold the Torah hold the life force of the upper levels and bring it down to this world.
‘Those who support her’ are people who give money to those who study the Torah and reveal light. That light benefits all people and those who give money for it support the continuation of light in their lives.
The Zohar explains that מאושר, ‘happy’ when rearranging the letters we get the word ‘מראשו’, ‘from its head’ that is Chokmah.
More studies related to Proverbs 3:18
Daily Zohar # 1615 – Ki Tavo – Diamonds are for pure
Daily Zohar # 1734 – Yitro – How to reveal the light of Torah
Daily Zohar # 1539 – Korach – Sweeter than honey
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