Zohar Vayichi - Section 7 - "The Names of the Hand"

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Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayichi Section 7

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SYNOPSIS:

Rabbi Elazar first explains that the hands belong to The Creator, the source of Light for everything, meaning mercy. He then begs Rabbi Shimon to reveal to him the secret of the name "hand." Rabbi Shimon explains that without the "hand," which is mercy, war would prevail, since judgment would be allowed to come before mercy. But the Messiah will come and wage war against Amalek through judgment, and in it, prevail. Rabbi Elazar then explains that the "the great hand" and "the supernal hand" are the same thing. They have the same numerical value and therefore, will be the left and right hands joined together. Even though one is called "great" and the other "strong," and therefore, must be different, they are equal by the name "hand," because of their letters Yud - Dalet, and will therefore create the heaven and the earth.

THE RELEVANCE OF THE PASSAGE:

Many profound lessons and benefits arise from this passage, including a secret concerning the nation of Amalek. Kabbalists have revealed that the nation of Amalek is a code term that refers to the doubts and uncertainties that dwell within the consciousness of man. Specifically, these doubts concern the following, our recognition of the reality of The Creator; our trust in the spiritual laws of our universe; our willingness to embark on and remain on the correct spiritual path. Whenever we begin to approach these universal truths and come nearer to the Light, doubts automatically set in. Consciously waging war against uncertainty helps to hasten the arrival of our personal Messiah, as well as the global redemption. Moreover, triumphing over our doubt helps to ignite the Light of mercy, which sweetens the Judgments due to us as a result of previous iniquities in this life or past incarnations. Hence, the strength to defeat skepticism is summoned forth herein and the Light of mercy shines brighter in our lives, helping to soften decrees of judgement that might be due us.

Pasook 59. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayichi

וּשְׁמָהָן דְּאִתְקְרִיאַת יַד, הִיא מַבּוּעָא לְכֹלָּא, וְתִשְׁכַּח יַד הוי"ה, הֵן לָא קָצְרַת יַד הוי"ה, דְּלָא אִדְכַּר יָדָא אֶלָּא בִּשְׁמָא.

Transliteration

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Translation

The names called 'hand' - NAMELY THE HAND OF HASHEM, THE GREAT HAND, THE STRONG HAND - are the source OF LIGHT for everything. You will find only the hand of Yud Hei Vav Hei, as in the verse "the hand of Hashem is not shortened" (Yeshayah 59:1), since 'hand' is always combined with the name Yud Hei Vav Hei, which is Mercy.

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk appears to be clear as written. Yet there three hands of HaShem.

Pasook 60. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayichi

אָתָא רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, וּשְׁאַל לְר"ש אֲבוֹי, וּבְכָה וא"ל, גַּלֵּי לִי הַאי רָזָא אַבָּא מָארִי. א"ל בְּהַאי קְרָא אִתְגְּלֵי לָךְ, כִּי יָד עַל כֵּס יָהּ מִלְחָמָה לַיי', כֵּס בְּגִין הוי"ה, שַׁלֵּיט רַחֲמֵי עַל דִּינָא. צָבֵי לְמֵימַר, יְהֵא רַעֲוָא דִּיְהֵא לְעַלְמָא בַּאֲתַר גְּבוּרָה, יַד רַבָּתָא דַּהֲוַת בְּמִצְרַיִם, וְאִי לָאו הֲווֹ בְּדִינֵי.

Transliteration

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Translation

Rabbi Elazar came to ask his father Rabbi Shimon. He wept and said to him: Reveal to me this secret, my father and master, OF THE NAME 'HAND'. He said to him: It will be revealed to you through the verse, "Because Hashem has sworn by His throne (lit. 'a hand on the throne of Yah'); that Hashem will have war" (Shemot 17:16), TO WIT, hand on the throne due to Yud Hei Vav Hei, WHICH IS MERCY, Mercy being stronger than Judgment. The verse wishes to say, may there be forever, instead of Gvurah, the great hand which was in Egypt, WHICH IS MERCY; for were it not FOR THE GREAT HAND, WAR would be through Judgment WITHOUT MERCY.

chanoch's Commentary

With Rabbi Ashlag's Comments the pasuk becomes clear as written.

Pasook 61. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayichi

וְכַד יֵיתֵי מְשִׁיחָא, יֵיתֵי בְּחַדְתּוּ בִּידָא רַבָּתָא, וְיִגַּח קְרָבָא בַּעֲמָלֵק. בְּחוֹזֶק יָד הוֹצִיאֲךָ ה' מִמִּצְרָיִם, וְכַד יֵיתֵי שְׁמָא דְיַד בְּתוֹקְפָא יְדָא לְחוּדֵיהּ, הוּא בְּדִינָא, דְּיַגִּיחַ קְרָבָא בַּעֲמָלֵק, לֵיתֵי מְשִׁיחָא. ר' אֶלְעָזָר מְסַיֵּיעַ, וְיָצָא יי' וְנִלְחַם בַּגּוֹיִם הָהֵם כְּיוֹם הִלָּחֲמוֹ בְּיוֹם קְרָב.

Transliteration

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Translation

When Messiah will come with the renewal of the great hand, he will wage war against Amalek, AND MERCY WILL OVERCOME JUDGMENT LIKE AT THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT, AS IT IS WRITTEN "By strength of hand Hashem brought us out of Egypt" (Shemot 13:14). When the name hand will come with 'strength of hand' alone, NOT WITH HASHEM'S HAND OR THE GREAT HAND, it is then in Judgment; namely war against Amalek will be fought through Judgment, and then Messiah will come. Rabbi Elazar supports his explanation with the verse, "Then shall Hashem go out, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle" (Zecharyah 14:3).

chanoch's Commentary

This pasuk is hinting at the possibility of two paths to completion. This pasuk is describing one path that of judgment. It says that the Armageddon war will come prior to Mashiach Chas V'Shalom.

Pasook 62. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayichi

תָּא חֲזֵי כַּמָּה הִיא יְדָא רַבָּתָא דְּמָטָא לְהַאי יָדָא עִלָּאָה, וּבְדָא יָדָא נְפָקוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם, בְּגִין דְּמִנְיָנֵיהוֹן שָׁוִין, מַנֵּי י' לְי', ד' לְד', שָׁוִין דָּא לְדָא, שְׁמָא דְּיָדָא רַבָּתָא, וּשְׁמָא דְּיָדָא עִלָּאָה, דְיִפְקוּן כַּחֲדָא, אִינוּן שָׁוִין בְּאַתְוַותְהוֹן דְּמִנְיָינֵיהוֹן כְּמִנְיָינֵיהוֹן, דְּקִבְּלָא תְּרֵין יַד, תְּרֵין כַּחֲדָא.

Transliteration

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Translation

Come and see, THE STRENGTH OF the great hand, THE RIGHT HAND, reaches the supernal hand, THE LEFT HAND CALLED THE STRONG HAND. By this hand, they came out of Egypt, AS IT SAYS, "BY STRENGTH OF HAND Hashem brought us out of Egypt." THEY ARE CONNECTED since they have the same numerical value, one Yud equals the other Yud and one Dalet the other (Yud-Dalet = HAND). The name 'the great hand' and the name 'the supernal hand' are the same, equal in letters and numerical value. UNISON receives two hands together, in other words, the right and left were joined together.

chanoch's Commentary

The redemption from Egypt was based on Judgment. The third hand is when the two hands are joined together and then Mercy is in control.

Pasook 63. from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Vayichi

כֵּיצַד לָא אִתְמְנָעוֹ דָּא מִן דָּא, וְלָא שָׁוִין. אִתְפְּרַשׁ תְּרֵין אִלֵּין דִּבְאַתְוַותְהוֹן יַד סַיְיעָאן בְּעִנְיָינָא, תְּרֵין לָא בְּעֵינֵיהוֹן מִתְפָּרַשׁ. מֵאִלֵּין אִתְבְּרִיאוּ שְׁמַיָא וְאַרְעָא וּדְעִמֵּיהּ. (בָּעִגּוּל הָעֶלְיוֹן) י' לְי', ד' לְד'.(בְּעִגּוּל ב' שֶׁבְּתוֹךְ הָעֶלְיוֹן בִּימִין הָעִגּוּל) י' לְי', ו' לְו' לְד' ד'. (וּבִשְׂמֹאלוֹ) לְד' ד', לְל' ל', לְת' ת'.(בְּעִגּוּל ג' שֶׁבְּתוֹךְ הַב' בִּימִין הָעִגּוּל) ד' לְד' ל' לְל' לְת' ת'. (וּבִשְׂמֹאלוֹ) לְל' ל', לְמ' מ', לְד' ד', לְת' ת', לְו' ו'.(בְּמֶרְכַּז אֵלּוּ הָעִגּוּלִּים) ו' לְמַעְלָה, (וּמִתַּחְתָּיו) י"ה י"ה (וּמִתַּחְתֵּיהֶם) שַׁדַּי, (וּמִתַּחְתָּיו) מֶרְכָּבָה דַּאֲבָהָן יִשְׂרָאֵל.וְאִינוּן סְפִירָא קַדְמָאָה: דְּהִיא כִּתְרָא עִלָּאָה. תִּנְיָנָא: בְּכָל מָקוֹם עֵינֵי ה' צוֹפוֹת רָעִים וְטוֹבִים. תְּלִיתָאָה: הֵם מְסַיַּיעְתָּן לִשְׁמָא חַד ו' דַּעֲבַד כַּמָּה אַתְוָון בְּאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם.

Transliteration

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Translation

HE ASKS, Why were their mutual JOINING not withheld, as they are not equal, THE ONE IS CALLED GREAT AND THE OTHER STRONG. HE ANSWERS, The connection of these two was explained BECAUSE their letters, Yud-Dalet, are the same, THOUGH they are not exactly of the same content. TO WIT, SINCE THEY ARE EQUAL BY THE NAME HAND, THEY MAY BE JOINED TOGETHER THOUGH THE ONE IS CALLED GREAT AND THE OTHER STRONG. From these TWO HANDS, the heaven and earth were created, and all that is with them. INSIDE THE UPPERMOST CIRCLE, Yud to Yud, Dalet to Dalet. INSIDE THE SECOND CIRCLE WITHIN THE UPPERMOST ONE, TO THE RIGHT OF THE CIRCLE, Yud to Yud, Vav to Vav, Dalet to Dalet; AND TO ITS LEFT: Dalet to Dalet, Lamed to Lamed, Tav to Tav. Inside the third circle, that is within the second, to the right of the circle, Dalet to Dalet, Lamed to Lamed, Tav to Tav; AND TO ITS LEFT: Lamed to Lamed, Mem to Mem, Dalet to Dalet; Tav to Tav, Vav to Vav. In the center of these circles, Vav above; AND BELOW IT Yud-Hei, Yud-Hei, BELOW THEM Shadai, AND BELOW IT the Chariot of the fathers of Yisrael. They are the first Sfirah, NAMELY THE UPPER CIRCLE, which is sublime Keter, WHERE THE SIMPLE LETTERS ARE, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF KETER. The second CIRCLE IS THE SECRET OF THE VERSE, "The eyes of Hashem are in every place, watching the evil and the good" (Mishlei 15:3); NAMELY THE SFIRAH CHOCHMAH, SINCE EYES ARE THE SECRET OF CHOCHMAH. HENCE, IT CONTAINS THE LETTERS OF THE LETTERS FULLY SPELLED OUT, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF CHOCHMAH. IN the third CIRCLE, THERE IS THE SFIRAH BINAH, SINCE IN IT ARE THE FULLY SPELLED OUT LETTERS OF THE FULLY SPELLED OUT LETTERS. They help AND POUR UPON Vav OF THE NAME YUD HEI VAV HEI, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, which performed many miracles in the land of Egypt.

chanoch's Commentary

This verse is clear to a Student of Kabbalah. If it is not clear to you and you consider yourself a student of Kabbalah call chanoch at yeshshem.com to discuss how to learn more and deeper Kabbalah.