Zohar Shemini - Section 5 - Aaron and Elisheba

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Shemini Section 5

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SYNOPSIS:

Rabbi Elazar says that Elisheba was destined for Aaron and Bathsheba was destined for David from the time the world was created. Bathsheba is from the aspect of judgment and Elisheba is from the aspect of mercy. Rabbi Shimon speaks about the inner meaning of the sound of the Shofar that is to do with the bringing together of the thought, the unity of Chochmah with Binah. He speaks about the two voices of the lock and the key and seven sounds corresponding to seven Sfirot. He tells us that the priest must be smiling and joyful so that blessings may be spread over the whole world.

Pasook 56. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Shemini

רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר פָּתַח, וַיִּקַּח אַהֲרֹן אֶת אֱלִישֶׁבַע בַּת עַמִּינָדָב אֲחוֹת נַחְשׁוֹן לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה. וַיִּקַח אַהֲרֹן. כֹּלָּא כְּמָה דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ, כֹּלָּא כְּגַוְונָא דִּלְעֵילָּא. ת"ח, רְאוּיָה הָיְתָה בַּת שֶׁבַע לְדָוִד, מִיּוֹמָא דְּאִתְבְּרֵי עָלְמָא. רְאוּיָה הָיְתָה אֱלִישֶׁבַע לְאַהֲרֹן מִיּוֹמָא דְּאִתְבְּרֵי עָלְמָא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Rabbi Elazar opened the discussion with the verse: "And Aaron took him Elisheba daughter of Amminadav, sister of Nachshon, to wife" (Shemot 6:23). "And Aaron took," properly, as the supernal model. Come and behold: Elisheba, WHO IS MALCHUT, was destined for Aaron from the day of the creation of the world, and Bathsheba, WHO IS MALCHUT, was destined for David from the time of the creation of the world.

chanoch's Commentary

Elisheba means "My God of 7". Bathsheba means "Daughter of Seven". From the Names of the wives which are cosmic soul mates, one learns the relationship of the men to HaShem.

Pasook 57. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Shemini

מַה בֵּין הַאי לְהַאי. אֶלָּא כֹּלָּא חַד. אֲבָל הָתָם לְדִינָא, הָכָא לְרַחֲמֵי. כַּד אִתְחַבְּרָא בְּדָוִד, לְדִינָא, לְאַגָּחָא קְרָבִין, לְאוֹשָׁדָא דָּמִין. הָכָא בְּאַהֲרֹן, לִשְׁלָמָא, לְחֶדְוָה, לִנְהִירוּ דְּאַנְפִּין, לְאִתְבָּרְכָא. וְעַל דָּא אִתְקְרֵי הָתָם בַּת שֶׁבַע, הָכָא אֱלִישֶׁבַע. אֱלִישֶׁבַע: דְּאִתְחַבְּרָא בְּחֶסֶד, בַּת שֶׁבַע לְדִינָא, לְיָרְתָא מַלְכוּתָא וּלְאִתָּקְפָא.

Transliteration

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Translation

HE ASKS: SINCE BOTH OF THEM ARE MALCHUT, what is the difference between them, BETWEEN BATHSHEBA AND ELISHEBA? HE ANSWERS: All is one AND BOTH ARE MALCHUT, but one name refers to Judgment, the other to Mercy. When she was joined with David, it was for THE ASPECT OF Judgment (to wage war and shed blood), while here with Aaron it was for peace, joy, gladness and to be blessed BY HIM. Therefore, she is called Bathsheba there and Elisheba here, because Elisheba was joined with Mercy, FOR SHE CONTAINS THE LETTERS ELI-SHEVA AND EL IS MERCY. Bathsheba was sent before Judgment in order to be a worthy heir of the royal family and to gain strength.

chanoch's Commentary

Do you understand this pasuk? Do you understand unity and unification? Do you understand oneness?

Pasook 58. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Shemini

א"ר שִׁמְעוֹן, הָא דְּתָנֵינָן דִּכְתִּיב קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר, שַׁפִּיר הוּא, וְדָא הוּא יַעֲקֹב, דְּאִסְתַּלָּק בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה דַּאֲבָהָן, וְנַפְקוּ כַּחֲדָא מִגּוֹ שׁוֹפָר, דְּהָא שׁוֹפָר אַפִּיק מַיָּא וְאֶשָּׁא וְרוּחָא כַּחֲדָא, וְאִתְעָבֵיד מִנַּיְיהוּ קָלָא. כַּךְ אִמָּא עִלָּאָה, אַפִּיק לַאֲבָהָן, בְּקָל חַד. וּמִגּוֹ מַחֲשָׁבָה אִסְתְּלָקוּ כַּחֲדָא בְּחַד קוֹל, וְהַהוּא קוֹל אִקְרֵי קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר, וְדָא יַעֲקֹב דְּכָלִיל לַאֲבָהָן כַּחֲדָא, וְאִקְרֵי קוֹל.

Transliteration

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Translation

Rabbi Shimon said: What we have learned of "the sound of the Shofar" (Shemot 19:16), is well and that is Jacob, who occurred in thought, WHICH IS CHOCHMAH, with the Fathers NAMELY, INCLUDED WITH CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET. They all came out of the Shofar, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF BINAH CALLED 'THE SUPERNAL IMA'. As the Shofar, WHEN BLOWN, draws out water, air and fire, and all together they create a sound, so does the supernal Ima WHICH IS CALLED 'SHOFAR' draw out the Fathers (WHO ARE CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET) in one sound, WHICH IS THE CENTRAL COLUMN, TIFERET. From the plane of thought, they arose in one sound that was called "the sound of the Shofar," who is also Jacob, THE CENTRAL COLUMN. This is including the Fathers CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET together, FOR THE CENTRAL COLUMN INCLUDES WITHIN ITSELF ALL THREE COLUMNS, and it is called "a sound."

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is clear as written. Tiferet which is air includes fire and water which are Chesed and Gevurah and all are included in Tiferet.

Pasook 59. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Shemini

וּתְרֵי קַלֵי נִינְהוּ, דְּהָא מִגּוֹ קָלָא, נָפִיק קָלָא. אֲבָל קוֹל חַד דְּאִקְרֵי קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר, וּמֵהָכָא נָפְקוּ שְׁאָר קוֹלוֹת, מִגּוֹ הַהוּא שׁוֹפָר בְּזִוּוּגָא דְּמַחֲשָׁבָה. וְשִׁבְעָה קוֹלוֹת נִינְהוּ, דְּנָפְקִין בְּזִוּוּגָא דְּמַחֲשָׁבָה בְּשּׁוֹפָר, וְדָא שׁוֹפָר דְּאַשְׁקֵי לוֹן וְרַוֵּי לוֹן לַאֲבָהָן בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, וּלְבָתַר לִבְנִין, וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ מִלָּה.

Transliteration

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Translation

There are two sounds, as a sound that comes out of a sound. But there is one sound, called 'the sound of the Shofar'. All other sounds come out from the Shofar in the bringing together of the thought, WHICH IS THE UNITY OF CHOCHMAH WITH BINAH. There are seven sounds CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT OF ZEIR ANPIN which emerge by the unity of the thought with the Shofar, WHICH ARE CHOCHMAH WITH BINAH. That Shofar, WHICH IS BINAH, waters first the Fathers CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET and afterwards the children NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT as was already explained.

chanoch's Commentary

What are the sounds? The seven notes in music. We hear them separated except when we hear the Shofar. This is the power of the Shofar - one sound with 7 components which is one God - HaShem.

Pasook 60. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Shemini

תָּא חֲזֵי, וַיִּקַּח אַהֲרֹן אֶת אֱלִישֶׁבַע, לְבַסְּמָא לָהּ, לְמֵחֱדֵי לָהּ, לְחַבְּרָא לָה בְּמַלְכָּא, בְּזִוּוּגָא שְׁלִים, לְאִשְׁתַּכְּחָא בִּרְכָאן לְעָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ, ע"י דְּאַהֲרֹן. בְּג"כ, בָּעֵי כַּהֲנָא לְאִשְׁתַּכְּחָא בִּנְהִירוּ דְּאַנְפִּין, בְּחֵידוּ, כֹּלָּא כְּגַוְונָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, דְּהָא עַל יְדוֹי בִּרְכָאן וְחֶדְוָון מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי. וְעַל דָּא אִתְרַחֲקָא מִנֵּיהּ דִּינָא וְרוּגְזָא וְעָצִיבוּ, בְּגִין דְּלָא יִתְפְּגָם מֵהַהוּא אֲתַר דְּאִתְקְטַר בֵּיהּ. וְעַ"ד וַאֲחֵיכֶם כָּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל יִבְכּוּ אֶת הַשְּׂרֵפָה, וְלָאו כַּהֲנָא. עָלַיְיהוּ כְּתִיב בָּרֵךְ יְיָ' חֵילוֹ וּפֹעַל יָדָיו תִּרְצֶה וְגוֹ'.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and see: "And Aaron took him Elisheba," WHO IS MALCHUT, to perfume her and gladden her and join her with the Holy King, WITH ZEIR ANPIN, in a perfect union so that blessings may be spread all over the world, diffused through Aaron. Therefore, the priest must ever be smiling and joyful as the supernal model above, for blessings and joy come through him. Therefore, punishment, wrath and gloom are removed from him, so that he may not be disqualified from the place to which he is linked, NAMELY MALCHUT. Therefore, "let your brethren, the whole house of Yisrael bewail the burning" but not the priest. It is also written: "Bless Hashem, His substance, and accept the work of His hands" (Devarim 33:11).

chanoch's Commentary

As a general statement Priests - Cohenim are very angry people. This is so when they make tikune of this trait they will be smiling and joyful. This pasuk tells us that if we pretend to be joyful and happy by smiling eventually we will be joyful and happy. In short learn the adage because it works. Fake it till you make it.