Zohar Bechukotai - Section 6 - Charity to the Poor

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Bechukotai Section 6

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SYNOPSIS:

We learn from Rabbi Shimon that giving charity to the poor causes the Holy Name to be made whole since charity is the Tree of Life and it bestows blessings upon righteousness. He says that the awakening above is according to one's actions below. The poor man has nothing of his own except what he is given; the moon has no light except what the sun gives her. Rabbi Shimon says that the poor man is as if dead because he is from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, but anyone who pities him and gives him charity causes the Tree of Life to rest upon the Tree of Death. He concludes by saying that righteousness is not rectified or perfected except through charity.

Pasook 21. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Bechukotai

ת"ח, הָא אוּקְמוּהָ הָכִי הוּא, דְּמִסְכְּנָא אָחִיד בֵּיהּ בְּדִינָא, וְכָל מֵיכְלַיְיהוּ בְּדִינָא הוּא, אֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי צֶדֶק, כד"א תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִי יַעֲטֹף. תְּפִלָּה, דָּא תְּפִלָּה שֶׁל יַד, וְאוֹקִימְנָא. וּמַאן דְּיָהִיב לֵיהּ צְדָקָה לְמִסְכְּנָא, הוּא עָבֵיד לְעֵילָּא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא שְׁלִים כַּדְקָא יָאוּת. בְּגִין דִּצְדָקָה דָּא אִילָנָא דְּחַיֵּי, וּצְדָקָה יָהִיב לְצֶדֶק. וְכַד יָהִיב לְצֶדֶק, כְּדֵין אִתְחַבָּר דָּא בְּדָא, וּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא אִשְׁתְּכַח שְׁלִים. מַאן דְּעָבֵיד אִתְּעָרוּתָא דָּא דִּלְתַּתָּא, וַדַּאי כְּאִלּוּ עָבֵיד שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא בִּשְׁלִימוּ. כְּגַוְונָא דְּאִיהוּ עָבֵיד לְתַּתָּא, הָכִי אִתְּעַר לְעֵילָּא. וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב, אַשְׁרֵי שׁוֹמְרֵי מִשְׁפָּט עוֹשֵׂה צְדָקָה בְּכָל עֵת. עוֹשֵׂה צְדָקָה, דָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כִּבְיָכוֹל הוּא עָבֵיד לֵיהּ.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and behold. It has been explained this way: the poor man is attached to Judgment, and all that he eats is through Judgment, which is the place called 'righteousness,' MALCHUT, as is written, "A prayer (Heb. tfilah) of the poor, when he faints" (Tehilim 102:1). This Tfilah is the hand Tefilin, NAMELY MALCHUT, THAT WHEN NOT UNITED WITH ZEIR ANPIN, IS POOR AND IS CALLED 'RIGHTEOUSNESS.' He who gives charity to the poor makes the Holy Name above properly whole. HE JOINS HER WITH ZEIR ANPIN THAT BESTOWS EVERYTHING UPON HER, since charity is the Tree of Life, ZEIR ANPIN, and charity gives and bestows upon righteousness, MALCHUT. When it bestows upon righteousness, they are united with each other, ZEIR ANPIN WITH MALCHUT, and the Holy Name is whole. He who affects an awakening below, BY GIVING CHARITY, is surely as if he made whole the Holy Name. In a similar manner, according to one's actions below, so is the awakening above. Hence, it is written: "Happy are they who maintain justice, and do righteousness at all times" (Tehilim 106:3). "Do righteousness," refers to the Holy One, blessed be He, whom one made so to speak.

chanoch's Commentary

The act of giving charity to the poor creates a healing in the Name of HaShem. This healing relates to the person who gives the Tzedaka. This is because if the person is not truly poor it does not work as well as the circuit between the giver and receiver is not complete. Also the act of giving charity reconnects the connection of the giver to HaShem no matter who the receiver is. Yet when the receiver is whole and truly poor - meaning his consciousness is "i don't need your donation since HaShem provides for me" - the circuit reveals a level of light that is overwhelming all Klipot, depending on the relationship between the giver and receiver.

Pasook 22. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Bechukotai

תָּא חֲזֵי, מִסְכְּנָא הָא אִתְּמַר מַאן הוּא אַתְרֵיהּ. מ"ט. בְּגִין דְּמִסְכְּנָא לָא אִית לֵיהּ מִדִילֵיהּ כְּלוּם, אֶלָּא מַה דְּיָהֲבִין לֵיהּ וְסִיהֲרָא לָא אִית לָהּ נְהוֹרָא מִדִילָהּ, אֶלָּא מַה דְּיָהִיב לָהּ שִׁמְשָׁא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and behold: we learned where the poor man is; THAT IS, MALCHUT, WHEN NOT UNITED WITH ZEIR ANPIN. What is the reason thereof? It is that the poor man has nothing of his own, save that which he is given. The moon, MALCHUT, also has no light of her own, save what the sun, ZEIR ANPIN, gives her.

chanoch's Commentary

This verse is clear and understandable. The moon is poor since it has no light of its own. The poor person is like the moon since it has no light of his/her own. In other words the poor person does not create his own light or money since what he / she receives is dependent on the giver. The poor person is an effect and that is why he / she is poor.

Pasook 23. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Bechukotai

ת"ח, אֲמַאי עָנִי חָשׁוּב כַּמֵּת, מ"ט. בְּגִין דְּהַהוּא אֲתַר גָּרִים לֵיהּ, דְּהָא בַּאֲתַר דְּמוֹתָא הוּא שְׁכִיחַ, ובג"כ אִקְרֵי מֵת. הַהוּא דְּחָיֵיס עָלֵיהּ, הוּא יָהִיב לֵיהּ צְדָקָה, אִילָנָא דְּחַיֵּי שַׁרְיָא עֲלוֹי. כד"א, וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּוֶת. וּכְגַוְונָא דְּעָבֵיד ב"נ לְתַתָּא, הָכִי נָמֵי עָבֵיד לְעֵילָּא מַמָּשׁ. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ דְּזָכֵי לְמֶעְבַּד שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא לְעֵילָּא, בְּג"כ צְדָקָה סָלִיק עַל כֹּלָּא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and behold: why is the poor man considered to be as a dead man? Because this is brought about by that place, as he is in a place of death, FOR MALCHUT IS THE SECRET OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. IF ONE IS WORTHY, IT IS OF GOODNESS AND LIFE, BUT IF HE IS NOT, IT IS OF EVIL AND DEATH. He is therefore called 'a dead man'. He who pities him and gives him charity CAUSES the Tree of Life, CALLED 'CHARITY,' to rest upon THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL, WHICH IS THE TREE OF DEATH; as it is written, "but righteousness (lit. 'charity') delivers from death" (Mishlei 10:2). Thus, as man does below, IN RELIEVING THE POOR MAN, CALLED 'A DEAD MAN', so he does exactly above, IN CAUSING THE TREE OF LIFE TO REST UPON THE TREE OF DEATH. Happy is the portion of he who is worthy of making a Holy Name above, NAMELY, TO UNITE IT WITH ZEIR ANPIN. For that reason charity surpasses everything.

chanoch's Commentary

There is a Tree of Life and there is a Tree of Death which the Torah calls a Tree of Knowledge Good and Evil. This language allows the illusion to prevail. If people truly understood the Tree of Knowledge is the Tree of Death they would adjust their consciousness. Malchut and the poor person is related to both good and evil. The poor person can choose which direction they choose. Towards HaShem or towards the desire to receive for oneself alone. Of course one always have free choice which is why the Torah refers to the Tree of Knowledge Good and Evil

Pasook 24. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Bechukotai

וְהָנֵי מִלֵי, צְדָקָה לִשְׁמָהּ. דְּהָא אִתְּעַר צְדָקָה לְצֶדֶק, לְחַבְּרָא לוֹן כַּחֲדָא, וּלְמֶהֱוֵי כֹּלָּא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא כַּדְקָא יָאוּת. דְּהָא צֶדֶק, לָא אִתְתָּקַּן, וְלָא אִשְׁתְּלִים, אֶלָּא בִּצְדָקָה. דִּכְתִּיב, בִּצְדָקָה תִּכּוֹנָנִי, וְלִכְנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אִתְּמַר, ובג"כ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אוֹתָם וְגוֹ'.

Transliteration

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Translation

These words refer to charity for its own sake, as THIS WAY charity arouses righteousness, NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN AROUSES MALCHUT, and causes them to be together, so that everything will turn into a Holy Name properly. For righteousness is not rectified or perfected save through charity, as is written: "In charity shall you be established" (Yeshayah 54:14). This was addressed to the Congregation of Yisrael, MALCHUT, WHICH IS PERFECTED THROUGH CHARITY ALONE. It is therefore WRITTEN, "and do them" (Vayikra 26:3), AS IT IS DONE THROUGH THE AROUSAL BELOW.

chanoch's Commentary

The giving of Tzedaka saves from death. Both the poor person - the receiver and the giver of the Tzedaka. The question is which is more important - Giving Tzedaka or Studying Torah. The simple answer is Studying Torah will teach you to give Tzedaka. Yet if one does not study Torah Chas V'Shalom then the sole help of achieving your Tikune is through the giving of Tzedaka.