Zohar Emor Section 14 - It is Forbidden to Teach Torah to the Uncircumcized

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor Section 14

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SYNOPSIS:

Rabbi Aba tells us that anyone who teaches the Torah to the uncircumcised is false to the Torah, false to the prophets and false to the Writings. We learn how a circumcised man can attain the light of the Ruach and the Neshamah and the Chayah.

THE RELEVANCE OF THE PASSAGE:

The Relevance of this passage is not yet revealed.

Pasook 57. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor

רִבִּי אַבָּא אָמַר, מְשַׁקֵּר בִּתְלַת דּוּכְתֵּי עִלָּאֵי, מְשַׁקֵּר בַּתּוֹרָה, מְשַׁקֵּר בַּנְּבִיאִים, מְשַׁקֵּר בַּכְּתוּבִים. מְשַׁקֵּר בַּתּוֹרָה, דִּכְתִּיב וְזֹאת הַתּוֹרָה וְגוֹ'. מְשַׁקֵּר בַּנְבִיאִים דִּכְתִּיב וְכָל בָּנַיִךְ לִמּוּדֵי יְיָ'. אִינּוּן לִמּוּדֵי יְיָ', וְלָא אָחֳרָא, וּכְתִיב חֲתוֹם תּוֹרָה בְּלִמּוּדָי, אִינּוּן, וְלָא אָחֳרָא. מְשַׁקֵּר בַּכְּתוּבִים, דִּכְתִּיב וַיָּקֶם עֵדוּת בְּיַעֲקֹב וְתוֹרָה שָׂם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וּכְתִיב אַךְ צַדִּיקִים יוֹדוּ לִשְׁמֶךָ. מַאן צַדִּיקִים. דָּא צַדִּיק וּכְנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. דְּמַאן דְּלָא אִתְגְּזַר, וְלָא עָאל בְּקִיּוּמָא דִּלְהוֹן, לָא יוֹדוּן לִשְׁמֵיהּ קַדִּישָׁא, דְּהִיא אוֹרַיְיתָא. אָמַר רִבִּי חִיָּיא כֵּיוָן דְּאִתְגְּלֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עַל טוּרָא דְּסִינַי, לְמֵיהַב אוֹרַיְיתָא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, שְׁכִיבַת אַרְעָא, וְתָבַת בְּנַיְיחָא, הה"ד אֶרֶץ יָרְאָה וְשָׁקָטָה.

Transliteration

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Translation

Rabbi Aba said, WHOEVER TEACHES THE TORAH TO THE UNCIRCUMCISED is false to three high places. He is false to the Torah, false to the Prophets, false to the Writings. He is false to the Torah, as written, "And this is the Torah which Moses set before the children of Yisrael" (Devarim 4:44), AND NOT BEFORE THE UNCIRCUMCISED. He is false to the Prophets, as written, "And all your children shall be taught of Hashem" (Yeshayah 54:13), not others. It is also written, "seal the Torah among My disciples" (Yeshayah 8:16), among them and not among others. He is false to the Writings, as written, "For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a Torah in Yisrael" (Tehilim 78:5), and, "Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name" (Tehilim 140:14). Who are the righteous? They are the Righteous, YESOD OF ZEIR ANPIN, and the Congregation of Yisrael, WHICH IS MALCHUT CALLED RIGHTEOUSNESS. For whoever is not circumcised or has not entered their covenant, will not give thanks to His Holy Name, which it THE STUDY OF the Torah. Rabbi Chiya said, Once the Holy One, blessed be He, was revealed on Mount Sinai to give the Torah to Yisrael, the land abated FROM ITS TREMBLING, and was quiet. Hence, "the earth feared, and was still" (Tehilim 76:9).

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk, with Rabbi Ashlag's Commentary, is clear at written. Yet how does one start a conversion under the Talmuds and Zohar's tutelage? The answer is to reveal the Pshat level and not the Sod level until one enters under the wings of the Shechina. The Zohar was written prior to the destruction of the Second Temple. Still the lost tribes need to find their way home to the Children of Israel and thus the Torah protects itself from teaching someone who is not circumcized. This is one reason for so many men in this generation being circumcized even if the circumcision is incomplete and incorrect according to the ritual of the children of Israel. Also are women forbidden to study Torah? Of course not. This last question teaches us tha this pasuk applies to certain aspects of the Torah only.

Pasook 58. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor

תָּא חֲזֵי, בַּר נָשׁ דְּאִתְיְילִיד לָא אִתְמָנָא עָלֵיהּ חֵילָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, עַד דְּאִתְגְּזַר. כֵּיוָן דְּאִתְגְּזַר, אִתְּעַר עָלֵיהּ אִתְּעָרוּתָא דְּרוּחָא דִּלְעֵילָּא. זָכֵי לְאִתְעַסְּקָא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, אִתְּעַר עָלֵיהּ אִתְּעָרוּתָא יַתִּיר. זָכֵי וְעָבֵיד פִּקּוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, אִתְּעַר עָלֵיהּ אִתְּעָרוּתָא יַתִּיר. זָכֵי וְאִתְנְסִיב, זָכֵי וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין, וְאוֹלִיף לוֹן אוֹרְחוֹי דְּמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא, הָא כְּדֵין הוּא אָדָם שְׁלִים. שְׁלִים בְּכֹלָּא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and see, when a man is born, no force from above is appointed over him until he is circumcised. Once he is circumcised the awakening of the spirit, NAMELY THE LIGHT OF NEFESH, was roused over him from above. If he merits to be occupied with the Torah, an additional awakening is stirred over him, THE LIGHT OF RUACH. If he merits to perform the commandments of the Torah, an additional awakening is roused over him, WHICH IS THE LIGHT OF NESHAMAH. If he was worthy to be married, begot children and taught them the ways of the Holy King, then he is whole in every respect, BECAUSE HE ATTAINED THE LIGHT OF CHAYAH. THESE FOUR LEVELS ARE FROM THE FOUR WORLDS, ATZILUT, BRIYAH, YETZIRAH AND ASIYAH, AND APPLY TO EACH INDIVIDUAL WORLD.

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is clear as written. Rabbi Ashlag helps us to understand this on a deeper level. We have learned elsewhere that the different levels of soul apply to the different worlds. This reinforces this teaching.

Pasook 59. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor

אֲבָל בְּהֵמָה דְּאִתְיְלִידַת, בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּאִתְיְלִידַת, הַהוּא חֵילָא דְּאִית לָהּ בְּסוֹפָהּ, אִית לָהּ בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּאִתְיְלִידַת, וְאִתְמָנָא עָלֵיהּ. וּבְגִין כַּךְ כְּתִיב, שׁוֹר אוֹ כֶשֶׂב אוֹ עֵז כִּי יִוָּלֵד. עֵגֶל אוֹ טָלֶה, אוֹ שָׂעִיר אוֹ גְּדִי לָא אִתְּמַר, אֶלָּא שׁוֹר אוֹ כֶשֶׂב אוֹ עֵז, הַהוּא דְּאִית לֵיהּ לְסוֹפָא, אִית לֵיהּ בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאִתְיְילִיד.

Transliteration

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Translation

But when an animal is born, whatever force is in it at its end it has at the hour of its birth, which is appointed over it. Hence it is written, "When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth" (Vayikra 22:27), for whatever it possesses at the end it has when it is born.

chanoch's Commentary

This teachs us that Animals do not have free choice to grow spiritually as man does.