Daily Zohar # 3614 – Shemini – A path to holiness

Daily Zohar 3614

Hebrew translation:

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Zohar Shemini

#116
Leviticus 20:25
“וְהִבְדַּלְתֶּם בֵּין הַבְּהֵמָה הַטְּהֹרָה לַטְּמֵאָה וּבֵין הָעוֹף הַטָּמֵא לַטָּהֹר וְלֹא תְשַׁקְּצוּ אֶת נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם בַּבְּהֵמָה וּבָעוֹף וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּרְמֹשׂ הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר הִבְדַּלְתִּי לָכֶם לְטַמֵּא.”
“You shall therefore distinguish between clean animals and unclean, between unclean birds and clean, and you shall not make yourselves abominable by beast or by bird, or by any kind of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.”

He asks what is “Which I have separated from you as unclean” and explains that Israel is from the side of holiness and the other nations are idol worshipers and impurity is part of them.

#117
Rabbi Elazar was sitting in front of Rabbi Shimon, his father. He said; we learned that in the future the Holy One Blessed be He would purify Israel. What would he use to do that? Rabbi Shimon answers by quoting Ezekiel 36:25
“וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַיִם טְהוֹרִים וּטְהַרְתֶּם מִכֹּל טֻמְאוֹתֵיכֶם וּמִכָּל גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם אֲטַהֵר אֶתְכֶם.”
“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.”

The clean water is the secret of the water of Chassadim that includes the Light from the Left and brings purification. The purification connects Israel to the holiness of Zeir Anpin that includes the Mochin (Higher Light) of Father and Mother that are called ‘Holy’.
Israel adhere to the Holy One Blessed be He and called ‘Holy’ as it is written;
Jeremiah 2:3
“קֹדֶשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל לַיהוָה רֵאשִׁית תְּבוּאָתֹה כָּל אֹכְלָיו יֶאְשָׁמוּ רָעָה תָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶם נְאֻם יְהוָה.”
“Israel is holiness to YHVH, The first fruits of His increase. All that devour him will offend; Disaster will come upon them,” says YHVH”
and
Exodus 22:30
“וְאַנְשֵׁי קֹדֶשׁ תִּהְיוּן לִי וּבָשָׂר בַּשָּׂדֶה טְרֵפָה לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ לַכֶּלֶב תַּשְׁלִכוּן אֹתוֹ.”
“And you shall be holy men to Me: you shall not eat meat torn by beasts in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.”

Israel is happy for the Holy One Blessed be He says on them;

Leviticus 11:44
“כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם וִהְיִיתֶם קְדֹשִׁים כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אָנִי וְלֹא תְטַמְּאוּ אֶת נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם בְּכָל הַשֶּׁרֶץ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל הָאָרֶץ.”
“For I am YHVH your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Deuteronomy 10:20
“אֶת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּירָא אֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹד וּבוֹ תִדְבָּק וּבִשְׁמוֹ תִּשָּׁבֵעַ.”
“You shall fear YHVH your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.”
Psalms 147:20
“לֹא עָשָׂה כֵן לְכָל גּוֹי וּמִשְׁפָּטִים בַּל יְדָעוּם הַלְלוּ יָהּ.”
“He has not done this for any other nation; they do not know his regulations. Praise YH! (Hallelujah)”

Lesson;
The Israelites accepted the Torah and the Holy One Blessed be He gave them the path to holiness through the Torah. If we stay on the path we will have the final purification and reach holiness.

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