Daily Zohar # 2171 – Chukat – Cleansing waters
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Hebrew translation:
35. וַיָּבֹאוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל הָעֵדָה מִדְבַּר צִין וְגוֹ’. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אָמַר, לָמָּה פָּרָשַׁת פָּרָה סְמוּכָה לְמִיתַת מִרְיָם, הֲרֵי פֵּרְשׁוּהָ. אֶלָּא כֵּיוָן (כְּמוֹ) שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה הַדִּין בְּפָרָה זוֹ לְטַהֵר הַטְּמֵאִים, נַעֲשָׂה דִין בְּמִרְיָם לְטַהֵר הָעוֹלָם, וְהִסְתַּלְּקָה מֵהָעוֹלָם. כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִסְתַּלְּקָה מִרְיָם, הִסְתַּלְּקָה אוֹתָהּ בְּאֵר שֶׁהָיְתָה הוֹלֶכֶת עִם יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּדְבָּר, וְהִסְתַּלְּקָה הַבְּאֵר בַּכֹּל.
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Zohar Chukat
Continued from previous DZ
The portion of Chukat reveals the great power of cleansing that comes from the ashes of a Red Heifer. The High Priest used it to cleanse the inequities from all the Israelites.
In the same portion, we read about the death of Miriam. The Zohar explains that like the ashes of the Red Heifer the death of righteous people like Miriam cleanses the souls of the people.
As we studied previously, death is an important aspect of correction for the soul. When we lose tzadikim, we lose their support and protection. When Miriam passed away, her well of water that was traveling with the camps of the Israelis, disappeared.
As we are getting close to the revelation of Mashiach we lost many tzadikim. We are left alone to deal with our correction without their support. Without them, we have to prove our ability to follow the righteous path. Many communities that lost their righteous leader are left in a weak and unstable spiritual state.
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