Daily Zohar # 4598 – Emor – Avoid the vipers

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Zohar Emor
Continued from previous DZ
#329
While they were walking, they saw a snake moving ahead of them. Rabbi Shimon said, “Surely, this snake is going to perform a miracle for us.” The Snake ran ahead of them and encountered a viper in the middle of the road. They fought each other, and both died. When they reached the spot, they saw both of them lying dead on the road. Rabbi Shimon said, “Blessed is the Merciful One who has performed a miracle for us. For anyone who looks at this viper while it is alive, or if it looks at a person, that person is certainly not saved, even more so if he comes close to it.” He recited,
Psalm 91:10
“לֹא תְאֻנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וְנֶגַע לֹא יִקְרַב בְּאָהֳלֶךָ.”
“No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;”
The Holy One, Blessed be He, fulfills His mission in everything around us, and we must not treat with disrespect anything He has made. Therefore, it is written, 
Psalm 145:9
“טוֹב יְהוָה לַכֹּל וְרַחֲמָיו עַל כָּל מַעֲשָׂיו.”
“YHVH is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.”
And it is written,
Psalms 145:10
“יוֹדוּךָ יְהוָה כָּל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יְבָרְכוּכָה.”
“All Your works shall praise You, O LORD, And Your saints shall bless You.”
Notes:
Rabbi Shimon and his friends see the encounter with the Snake and the viper as a miraculous intervention by Hashem. Rabbi Shimon expresses gratitude for the miracle that protected them from harm. Everything created by God serves a purpose, and we must not disrespect any of His creations, even those that seem harmful.
The viper is described as extremely dangerous, to the extent that even looking at it could be fatal. Snakes are messengers of judgment as we read that Hashem told the Snake, “And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” (Genesis 3:15) 
We should avoid looking at anything negative in this world. Looking at negativity, including wicked people, connects to the negativity and state of judgment they brought upon themselves in this lifetime. We pay to see things that give us pleasure, which means that the eyes absorb energy from the outside. For this reason, we don’t want to feed our souls with negative aspects. Reading and studying Torah and Zohar has the aspect of washing away negative sights.

#330
Rabbi Shimon opened,
Songs 2:1
“אֲנִי חֲבַצֶּלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים.”
“I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valleys.” 
How beloved is the Congregation of Israel, which is the Shechina before the Holy One, Blessed be He. The Holy One praises her, and she constantly praises Him. How many praises and songs she always prepares for the King. Blessed are the portion of Israel, who are part of the sacred lot, as it is written,
Deuteronomy 32:9
“כִּי חֵלֶק יְהֹוָה עַמּוֹ יַעֲקֹב חֶבֶל נַחֲלָתוֹ.”
“For the YHVH’s portion is His people; Jacob is a lot of His inheritance.”

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