Zohar Emor Section 25 - Why there are not seven days to Shavuot

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor Section 25

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SYNOPSIS:

We learn why the day of Shavuot is the bond of Faith that bonds everything together, and why that day is not extended to seven days.

THE RELEVANCE OF THE PASSAGE:

The Relevance of this passage is not yet revealed.

Pasook 140.from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor

אָ"ל ר' יְהוּדָה, שַׁפִּיר הוּא, וְהָכִי הוּא וַדַּאי. וְהַאי זִמְנָא אָחֳרָא שְׁמַעְנָא לֵיהּ בְּהַאי גַּוְונָא, וְאַנְשֵׁינָא מִלֵּי. הַשְׁתָּא מִלָּה אָחֳרָא בָּעֵינָא לְמִנְדַּע, הָא חֲזֵינָא בַּפֶּסַח ז,' וּבְסֻכּוֹת ז,' וּשְׁלִימוּ דְּחֶדְוָותָא בְּיוֹמָא אָחֳרָא. בְּשָׁבוּעוֹת, אֲמַאי לָא אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ בֵּיהּ ז' יָמִים, וְהָא הָכָא אִתְחָזוּן יַתִּיר מִכֹּלָּא.

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Translation

Rabbi Yehuda said, This is well and assuredly it is so. I have already heard this another time this way but I forgot. Now I wish to know something else. We see that on Pesach THERE ARE SEVEN DAYS, and on Sukkot THERE ARE SEVEN DAYS, with the wholeness of joy OF SUKKOT on another day, SHMINI ATZERET. But why are there not seven days to Shavuot? It is worthy TO EXTEND SEVEN DAYS more than all others.

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments. An important question.

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    • Pasook 141. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor

    פָּתַח וְאָמַר, וּמִי כְעַמְּךָ כְּיִשְׂרָאֵל גּוֹי אֶחָד בָּאָרֶץ. וְכִי מַאי שְׁנָא הָכָא דְּאִקְרוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶחָד, יַתִּיר מֵאֲתַר אָחֳרָא. אֶלָּא, כֵּיוָן דִּשְׁבָחָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, אַתְיָיא לְפָרְשָׁא, קָרָא לוֹן אֶחָד, דְּהָא בְּכָל אֲתַר שְׁבָחָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֶחָד הוּא. מ"ט. בְּגִין דְּכָל קְשִׁירוּ דְּעִלָאֵי וְתַתָּאֵי, בְּהַאי אֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִשְׁתְּכַח. דְּאִתְקְשַׁר בְּמָה דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְאִתְקְשַׁר בְּמָה דִּלְתַתָּא, וְאִתְקְשַׁר בכ"י. וְעַ"ד אִקְרֵי כֹּלָּא אֶחָד. וּבַאֲתַר דָּא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָא מְהֵימְנוּתָא, וְקִשּׁוּרָא שְׁלֵימָא, וְיִחוּדָא עִלָּאָה קַדִּישָׁא.

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    Translation

    He opened by quoting, "And what one nation in the earth is like Your people, like Yisrael" (II Shmuel 7:23). HE ASKS, What is the difference that here Yisrael are called one rather than in other places, AND HE ANSWERS, Since its purpose here is to specify Yisrael's praise, it called them 'one.' For the place of praise of Yisrael is one. The reason is that the whole bond of the upper and lower beings is in the place called Yisrael, NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN CALLED YISRAEL, since it is connected with that which is above, THAT IS, ABOVE ITS CHEST, WHICH IS CHASSADIM, and is connected to that which is below, THAT IS, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD BELOW HIS CHEST, WHENCE THE PLENTY OF CHOCHMAH COMES. And it is connected with the Congregation of Yisrael, MALCHUT, WHERE CHOCHMAH IS REVEALED. Therefore, SINCE IT CONNECTS THE THREE PLACES, all is called one. Faith is known in that place, MALCHUT, and the whole bond, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD, and the supernal holy union IN THE FIRST THREE SFIROT.

    chanoch's Commentary

    This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments. This is a verbal description of oneness.

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    • Pasook 142. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor

    וְעַ"ד, יוֹמָא דָּא, קִשּׁוּרָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא הוּא, קִשּׁוּרָא דְּכֹלָּא. וּכְתִיב עֵץ חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ אִילָנָא הוּא דְּאִקְרֵי אֶחָד. וְעַ"ד בְּגִין דְּאִינּוּן מִתְקַשְּׁרֵי בַּאֲתַר דָּא, אִקְרֵי הָכִי. וְעֵץ חַיִּים אֶחָד הוּא וַדַּאי אִקְרֵי, בְּגִין דְּכֹלָּא בֵּיהּ אִתְקְשַׁר, וְיוֹמָא דִּילֵיהּ, אֶחָד וַדַּאי, קִשּׁוּרָא דְּכֹלָּא, וְאֶמְצָעִיתָא דְּכֹלָּא.

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    Translation

    This is why this day OF SHAVUOT, THE CENTRAL COLUMN THAT CORRESPONDS TO ZEIR ANPIN THAT IS CALLED YISRAEL, is the bond of Faith that bonds everything. Also, it is written, "She is a Tree of Life to those who lay hold on her" (Mishlei 3:18), SINCE THE TREE OF LIFE, ZEIR ANPIN, is a tree called one. Hence, since YISRAEL BELOW are attached AND HOLD to this place, THE TREE OF LIFE, ZEIR ANPIN, they are called ONE. For the Tree of Life is called one, since everything is attached to it, and its day, SHAVUOT, is assuredly one, bonding everything and being the center of everything, SINCE IT IS THE CENTRAL COLUMN.

    chanoch's Commentary

    This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments. This is why Shavuot is one day. The essemce of life is unity. Shavuot represents the Torah which is "LIFE". Torah is revealed to Israel on Shavuot. Thus Shavuot must be one day.

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    • Pasook 143. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor

    הה"ד וְעֵץ הַחַיִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַגָּן, בְּתוֹךְ מַמָּשׁ, בִּמְצִיעוּת, וְאָחִיד בְּכָל סִטְרִין, וְאִתְקְשַׁר בֵּיהּ. וְעַ"ד פֶּסַח וְסֻכּוֹת, וְהוּא בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא. בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ אֶמְצָעִיתָא דְּכֹלָּא, וְדָא הוּא שְׁבָחָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא בְּהַאי יוֹמָא, וְלָא יַתִּיר, שְׁבָחָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, וְקִשּׁוּרָא דְּכֹלָּא. א"ר יְהוּדָה, בְּרִיךְ רַחֲמָנָא דְּשָׁאִילְנָא, וְזָכֵינָא לְהָנֵי מִילֵּי.

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    Translation

    This is the meaning of, "the Tree of Life also in the midst of the Garden" (Beresheet 2:9), AS ZEIR ANPIN CALLED THE TREE OF LIFE is actually inside, in the center and includes all directions, NAMELY, THE RIGHT AND LEFT COLUMNS, and is attached to them - hence, Pesach and Sukkot, and it, SHAVUOT, between them, SINCE PESACH IS THE RIGHT COLUMN, SUKKOT THE LEFT COLUMN, AND SHAVUOT THE CENTRAL COLUMN. For it is central to everything, which is why that day is to the praise of the Torah, BECAUSE THIS IS THE TIME OF THE GIVING OF OUR TORAH, and no more. FOR TORAH IS THE SECRET OF ZEIR ANPIN, THE CENTRAL COLUMN, and it is the praise of Faith, MALCHUT, and the bonding of everything, NAMELY THE FIRST THREE SFIROT, FOR ALL THOSE ARE CONNECTED TO THE CENTRAL COLUMN. Rabbi Yehuda said, Blessed is the Merciful One that I have asked and attained these matters.

    chanoch's Commentary

    This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments. On Shavuot the upper 3 Sefirot come down and unify with the upper triangle.

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    • Pasook 144. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Emor

    א"ר יִצְחָק, חֶדְוָותָא וְשִׁירָתָא, זְמִינִין יִשְׂרָאֵל לְשַׁבְּחָא לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כְּהַאי שְׁבָחָא דִּמְשַׁבְּחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּלֵילְיָא דְּפִסְחָא, דִּכ"י אִתְקַדְּשָׁת בִּקְדוּשָּׁה דְּמַלְכָּא. הה"ד הַשִּׁיר יִהְיֶה לָכֶם כְּלֵיל הִתְקַדֶּשׁ חָג. כְּלֵיל הִתְקַדֶּשׁ חָג דַּיְיקָא. בָּרוּךְ יְיָ.' לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן.

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    Translation

    Rabbi Yitzchak said, Yisrael will praise the Holy One, blessed be He, with joy and song, as that praise Yisrael recite on Pesach's eve, when the Congregation of Yisrael, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF NIGHT, is sanctified with the sanctification of the King. This is the meaning of, "You shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept" (Yeshayah 30:29). "The night when a holy solemnity is kept" is precise, such as that UNION ON PESACH'S EVE. Blessed is Hashem forever and ever. Amen and Amen.

    chanoch's Commentary

    This pasuk is clear as written, with Rabbi Ashlag's comments. The Light of Pesach is revealed again as the Light of Shavuot.

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