Zohar Commentary on Parasha Section 5 - Heavens Revealed on the Day He Passed

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Zohar Commentary of the Zohar PORTION called Ha'Azinu

SYNOPSIS:

Rabbi Shimon says that the last generation that left Egypt knew everything, because Moses revealed it all to them during the forty years that they wandered in the wilderness. Rabbi Yitzchak had taught that even Moses only revealed secrets on the last day before he died, once he was given permission to reveal them. The poem that Moses delivered to the people was drawn from the Holy Spirit downwards, and he called on the name of God when he spoke.

Pasook 19. from the Zohar Commentary on the Parasha Ha'Azinu.

ת"ח, דָּרָא בַּתְרָאָה דְּנַפְקוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם, יָדְעוּ כֺּלָּא, דְּהָא מֺשֶׁה גַּלֵּי לוֹן כָּל אִינּוּן מ' שְׁנִין דַּהֲווֹ בְּמַדְבְּרָא, כְּמָה דַּאֲמֵינָא. תָּאנָא א"ר יִצְחָק, וְאַף מֺשֶׁה לָא גַּלֵּי דָּא, אֶלָּא בְּהַהוּא יוֹמָא דַּהֲוָה סָלִיק מִן עָלְמָא, דִּכְתִּיב בֶּן מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אָנֺכִי הַיּוֹם, בְּהַהוּא יוֹמָא מַמָּשׁ, ועכ"ד לָא אָמַר, עַד דְּיָהֲבוּ לֵיהּ רְשׁוּתָא. דִּכְתִּיב, וְעַתָּה כִּתְבוּ לָכֶם אֶת הַשִּׁירָה הַזֺּאת. וְכַד גַּלֵּי, לָא אָמַר הַאֲזִינוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶלָּא הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם.

Come and see, the last generation that left Egypt knew everything because Moses revealed it to them all the forty years they were in the wilderness, as I said. We learned that Rabbi Yitzchak said, Even Moses revealed it only on the day he departed from the world, as written, "I am a hundred and twenty years old this day" (Devarim 31:2), on the very day HE PASSED AWAY. Hence he did not speak until he was given permission as written, "Now therefore write this poem for yourselves" (Ibid. 19). When he did reveal, he did not say 'Give ear, Yisrael', but, "Give ear, O heavens" (Devarim 32:1).

chanoch's Commentary

This song / poem has many codes as to how to pass through the gates and how to receive additional information from the Angels in order to manifest this wisdom in our world. Moshe knew this wisdom and taught it to Joshua as the Pirkei Avot teaches us. Just as we know that the game called whisper a secret gets corrupted this wisdom became corrupted through the process of teaching teacher to student when the student did not practice it and learn if it worked. This is still true today since many students of Kabbalah learn secrets that they do not use our of fear and because the soul roots are different for different schools of prophecy and different paths to follow.

Pasook 20. from the Zohar Commentary on the Parasha Ha'Azinu.

א"ר יוֹסֵי, כְּתִיב אֶת הַשִּׁירָה, וְכִי שִׁירָה אִקְרֵי. א"ר יִצְחָק שִׁירָה וַדַּאי, מַה שִׁירָה אִתְמַשְּׁכָא בְּרוּחַ הַקֺּדֶשׁ מֵעֵילָּא לְתַתָּא, אוֹף הָכִי מִלִּין אִלֵּין אִתְמַשְּׁכָן בְּרוּחַ הַקֺּדֶשׁ מֵעֵילָּא לְתַתָּא, ובג"כ אָמַר מֺשֶׁה שִׁירָה.

Rabbi Yosi said, It is written, "this poem," THAT IS, "NOW THEREFORE WRITE THIS POEM FOR YOURSELVES." Could it be called a poem? IT SHOULD HAVE SAID 'THIS TORAH'. Rabbi Yitzchak said, It is surely a poem. As a poem is drawn through the Holy Spirit from above downwards, SO these words also were drawn through the Holy Spirit from above downwards. This is why Moses spoke of a poem.

chanoch's Commentary

There is a significant teaching in this Pasook having to deal with the differences between the levels of different types of song or songs within the Tehillim.

Pasook 21. from the Zohar Commentary on the Parasha Ha'Azinu.

ת"ח, כּוּלֵי הַאי אָמַר מֺשֶׁה, וְקָרָא לְעִלָּאִין, עַד לָא יֵימָּא מִלָּה, דִּכְתִּיב הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם. יַעֲרוֹף כַּמָּטָר וְגוֹ'. וְכָל כַּךְ לָמָּה. מִשּׁוּם כִּי שֵׁם יְיָ' אֶקְרָא. עַד דְּיֵימָּא מִלָּה, אַרְעִישׁ כֻּלְּהוּ עָלְמִין.

Come and see all that Moses has spoken and called to the high ones before he uttered a word, as written, "Give ear, O heavens." "My doctrine shall drop as the rain" (Ibid. 2). Why all that? Because "I will call on the name of Hashem" (Ibid. 3). Before he said that, he caused all the worlds to tremble.

chanoch's Commentary

To truly learn Kabbalah one must learn all of the techniques to reveal the various Names of HaShem and how to use them. This means to know where you are going in the process of the Names of HaShem. Which gate; which world; which dimension; how to read the Names of Angels and other aspects of the Kabbalah.

Pasook 22. from the Zohar Commentary on the Parasha Ha'Azinu.

תָּאנָא בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּאָמַר מֺשֶׁה הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה, אִתְרְגִּישׁוּ עָלְמִין. נָפַק קָלָא וְאָמַר, מֺשֶׁה מֺשֶׁה, אֲמַאי אַתְּ מַרְעִישׁ עָלְמָא כֺּלָּא. אַתְּ בְּרֵיהּ דְּבַר נָשׁ, וּבְגִינָךְ אִתְרְגִּישׁ עָלְמָא. פָּתַח וְאָמַר כִּי שֵׁם יְיָ' אֶקְרָא. בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא אִשְׁתָּתָקוּ, וַאֲצִיתוּ מִלּוֹי. האדרא זוטא קדישא

We learned that when Moses said, "Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak," the worlds shook. A voice resounded saying, Moses, Moses, why are you shaking the whole world? You are human, shall the world shake because of you? He opened and said, "I will call on the name of Hashem." At that moment they became silent and listened to his words.The holy Idra Zuta (the smaller assembly)

chanoch's Commentary

We need to listen to these words of Moshe also since the Idra Zuta was clarifying the words of Ha'Azinu. This is because Rabbi Shimon is a spark of the soul of Moshe.