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Adorned with the Crown of Delight

Based on Zohar Vayikra 85a

From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

"Six days shall work be done".(Lev. 23:3)He asks: What are these six days? [Since the verse comes to teach about Shabbat – why does it start by saying that one should work for six days – unless that work itself is also a mitzvah?]

Rabbi Yosi answered, It is written, "for six days G‑d made heaven and earth," (Ex. 20:11) and not 'in six days'. We have explained that each day [supernal days which are the sefirot of the world of Atzilut] did its work [in creation. Thus the first day was created with the attribute of chesed, the second with gevura and so on till the sixth day created with the attribute of yesod]. These [sefirot] are called "days of work" [referring to the six days of creation].

Rabbi Yitzhak said, if that is so, why are they called weekdays [(lit. 'secular days')? If the 6 days of the week are the secret of the 6 extremities of the World of Atzilut, why are they called "secular days"?] Rabbi Yosi said, Now [after creation], the world is conducted by their messengers [the spiritual forces they empower in the lower worlds of Beriyaand Yetzira]. Hence they are called secular [in relation to their source in Atzilut]

Rabbi Hiya said [the reason why the 6 days are called "secular"] is because it is permitted to work on them. They are not considered holy [like Shabbat]. For those who are not called holy are called secular. This is why our colleagues [the disciples of RebbeShimon bar Yochai] have composed the Havdalah[prayer] to mark the separation between the holy and the secular.

[And RavYitzchak asked] What does 'Havdalah/separation' have to do with it? [Shouldn’t we be unifying the higher sefirot – not "separating" them?]

[Rav Hiya answered] Holiness [Shabbat] is on its own [Unlike the six "work" days Shabbat receives its flow from from chochma called "Holiness] while all the rest receive from Her. [The six days of the week each receive from the flow of higher consciousness from Shabbat, which is called Holy.] Therefore, these [6 days] are meant for work while these [Holy days of Shabbat] are for safekeeping [and safeguarded from doing work]. When are they found to be kept [as when a festival falls on a week day]? When they are summoned to receive from holiness [they are summoned to receive the flow from Abba/chochma called holiness and the days are called 'Mikra Kodesh', summoned from holiness].

Rabbi Yehuda said that safeguarding and joy on the day of Shabbat is above everything, and since this day [is when Zeir Anpin] is adorned with Abba and Imma, [as Zeir Anpin and Nukva elevate and are vested with Abba and Imma in all their stature] more holiness [through the transmission of higher consciousness] is added to their own holiness, unlike anything found on other days [even Festival days]. For [on Shabbat] there is holiness, and [Zeir Anpin] crowned with holiness [from the higher consciousness of Abba and Imma] and this adds holiness to the holiness [of Zeir Anpin]. For that reason that day is the joy of the upper and lower beings. Everybody rejoices in it, since it fills all the worlds with blessings all the worlds are nurtured from this day. On this day there is repose for higher and lower beings. On this day there is respite for the wicked in Purgatory.

Like a king who held a [wedding] feast for his only son [a parable of the King as Supernal Abba, and Imma which are included in Abba called King, have a feast for Zeir Anpin who is united with malchut on Shabbat] and put a superior crown on him [from the consciousness of Abba and Imma] . The king put him in command over everything [of all the worlds through the unification of Zeir Anpin and Nukva, from the power of the flow that is received from Abba on Shabbat]. That day there is joy to all. A certain officer [Sam-kel] in charge of punishing people had in his care people who should be put to death and people who should be flogged, but for the glory of the king's joy, he disregarded his punishments and kept the king's joy [on Shabbat].

So is Shabbat that day of the feast of joy of the King with the Queen [in the unification of Zeir Anpin and Nukva] and the joy of Abba and Imma[for Zeir Anpin and Nukva elevate and vest themselves in Abba and Imma]. The higher and lower beings rejoice in it. Everyone has joy and have no pain in it. It is therefore written, "and you [affectionately] call the Shabbat a delight" (Isaiah 58:13)[when Zeir Anpin and Nukva are in the aspect of Shabbat and receive flow of the consciousness of Abba and Imma]. What is oneg/delight? Delight only exists above, where supernal holiness dwells [in Abba and Imma called holiness], as written, "then shall you delight yourself in ('above') G‑d"[for delight is in Abba and Imma which is above Zeir Anpin, called 'G‑d'].For that delight is above G‑d. That day which is the feast of joy of the King, is adorned with that crown of delight. This is the meaning of, "and you shall call the Shabbat a delight," which is not the case in other days [which receive a lower form of flow from above].

On that day it behooves the King's children to prepare three meals and set the table in honor of the King, as we explained.

BeRahamim LeHayyim: Today we get a Wednesday reminder that Shabbat is coming! All of us need work on how to make our Shabbat a day of complete ceasing of earthly work, and a day of delight both above and below. We learn that this light is "above G‑d"? Besides the mystical meaning described above, what does that mean to us and our Shabbaton? If G‑d's Name Havaya has been "defined" as it wereas IS-WAS-WILL BE, then the concept of "delight" is actually "higher" than this definition. Which means that when we experience delight on Shabbat, recognize that there is a far superior supernal delight that is connected to the instant pleasure. That is why food, drink, lovely clothing, sleep, and marital relations are emphasized on Shabbat. As too are singing and learning. Truly a taste of the World to Come!

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[i.e., the verse is literally referring to the pole upon which the banner is attached.] And it shall be for a sign to gather to him and to bring the exiles of Israel to Him as a present. רשי": נשא נס: פירקא בלע"ז והיה לאות לקבוץ אליו ולהביא את גליות ישראל מנחה לו:   13  And the envy of Ephrayim shall turn aside, and the adversaries of Yehuḏah be cut off. Ephrayim shall not envy Yehuḏah, and Yehuḏah not trouble Ephrayim.  יג וְסָ֙רָה֙ קִנְאַ֣ת אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְצֹֽרְרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ לֹֽא־יְקַנֵּ֣א אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה לֹֽא־יָצֹ֥ר אֶת־אֶפְרָֽיִם:   Rashi: Ephraim shall not envy Judah: The Messiah, the son of David, and the Messiah, the son of Joseph, shall not envy each other. רשי": אפרים לא יקנא את יהודה: משיח בן יוסף ומשיח בן דוד לא יקנאו זה בזה:   14  But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; together they plunder the people of the east, their hand stretching forth on Eḏom and Mo’aḇ, and the children of Ammon shall be subject to them.  יד וְעָפ֨וּ בְכָתֵ֚ף פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ יָ֔מָּה יַחְדָּ֖ו יָבֹ֣זּוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי־קֶ֑דֶם אֱד֚וֹם וּמוֹאָב֙ מִשְׁל֣וֹחַ יָדָ֔ם וּבְנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן מִשְׁמַעְתָּֽם:   Rashi: And they shall fly of one accord against the Philistines in the west: Heb. בְכָתֵף. Israel will fly and run of one accord against the Philistines who are in the west of Eretz Israel and conquer their land. [כָּתֵף, lit. a shoulder, is used in this case to denote unity. The word שֶׁכֶם, also lit. a shoulder, is used in a similar sense.] Comp. (Hoshea 6:9) “They murder on the way in unison (שֶׁכְמָה);” (Zeph. 3:9) “One accord (שְׁכֶם אֶחָד).” And so did Jonathan render it: And they shall join in one accord to smite the Philistines who are in the west. and the children of Ammon shall obey them: As the Targum states: Will hearken to them. They will accept their commandments over them. רשי": ועפו בכתף פלשתים ימה: יעופו וירוצו ישראל שכם אחד על הפלשתים אשר הם במערבה של ארץ ישראל ויכבש את ארצם כמו דרך ירצחו שכמה (הושע ו׳:ט׳) שכם אחד (צפניה ג) וכן ת"י ויתחברון כתף חד למימחי פלישתאי די במערבא: ובני עמון משמעתם: כתרגומו ישתמעון להון, מקבלין מצותם עליהם:   15  And יהוה shall put under the ban the tongue of the Sea of Mitsrayim, and He shall wave His hand over the River with the might of His Spirit, and shall strike it in the seven streams, and shall cause men to tread it in sandals.  טו וְהֶֽחֱרִ֣ים יְהֹוָ֗ה אֵת לְשׁ֣וֹן יָם־מִצְרַ֔יִם וְהֵנִ֥יף יָד֛וֹ עַל־הַנָּהָ֖ר בַּעְיָ֣ם רוּח֑וֹ וְהִכָּ֙הוּ֙ לְשִׁבְעָ֣ה נְחָלִ֔ים וְהִדְרִ֖יךְ בַּנְּעָלִֽים:   Rashi: And… shall dry up: [lit. shall cut off] to dry it, so that the exiles of Israel will pass through it from Egypt. over the river: The Euphrates River, for the exiles from Assyria to cross. with the strength of His wind: Heb. בַּעְיָם. This is hapax legomenon in Scripture, and according to the context it can be interpreted as “with the strength of His wind.” into seven streams: into seven segments, for the aforementioned seven exiles: from Assyria and from Egypt, etc. Those from the islands of the sea are not from that side. and He shall lead: the exiles within it. with shoes: on dry land. רשי": והחרים: ליבשו כדי שיעברו בו גליות ישראל ממצרים:   על הנהר: נהר פרת לעבור בו גליות אשור:   בעים רוחו: אין לו דמיון במקרא ולפי הענין יפתר בחוזק רוחו:   לשבעה נחלים: לשבע גזרים לעבור בו שבע גליות האמורות למעלה מאשור וממצרים וגו', ומאיי הים אינו מאותו צד: והדריך: בתוכו את הגליות: בנעלים: ביבשה:   16  And there shall be a highway for the remnant of His people, those left from Ashshur, as it was for Yisra’ěl in the day when he came up from the land of Mitsrayim.  טז וְהָֽיְתָ֣ה מְסִלָּ֔ה לִשְׁאָ֣ר עַמּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשָּׁאֵ֖ר מֵֽאַשּׁ֑וּר כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֚ר הָֽיְתָה֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּי֥וֹם עֲלֹת֖וֹ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם:   Rashi: And there shall be a highway: in the midst of the water for the remnant of His people. רשי": והיתה מסילה: בתוך המים לשאר עמו:   Hashem is bringing and restoring Yehuda first….. Ephraim you shall come to restoration when the Jews starting to build a House for Hashem when, They do no evil nor destroy in all My set-apart mountain, for the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of יהוה as the waters cover the sea. Think about it? 'Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher (Chabad) Rabbi, made the following observations on the action of Judah (Genesis: VaYigash). Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson was considered inspired by his followers and by many others. The relevant verse says: [GENESIS 44:18] THEN JUDAH CAME NEAR UNTO HIM, AND SAID, OH MY LORD, LET THY SERVANT, I PRAY THEE, SPEAK A WORD IN MY LORD'S EARS, AND LET NOT THINE ANGER BURN AGAINST THY SERVANT: FOR THOU ART EVEN AS PHARAOH. Commentary: On the verse: “FOR THOU ART EVEN AS PHARAOH”: Rabbi Schneerson quotes the source saying that Judah meant to say that Joseph is as powerful as Pharaoh and that Judah acknowledges his authority. Judah acknowledged the authority of Joseph. Because of this Judah merited the Promise in Ezekiel 37, “MY SERVANT DAVID SHALL BE THEIR PRINCE FOR EVER”. The Rabbi says that in order for Judah to bring on the Messiah, to help the Messiah come, and realize the promise given to his seed (“MY SERVANT DAVID SHALL BE THEIR PRINCE FOR EVER) Judah must first do as the Patriarch Judah did when he CAME NEAR UNTO Joseph and he acknowledged the authority of Joseph and initially was influenced from Joseph.' (Yair Davidiy, Brit-Am) ה' מביא ומשקם קודם את יהודה...   אפרים תבוא לשיקום כאשר היהודים יתחילו לבנות בית להשם כאשר,   לא עושים רע ולא משמידים בכל ההר המופרד שלי, כי תמלא הארץ ידיעת יהוה כמו המים מכסים את הים.  תחשוב על זה?   'רבי מנחם מנדל שניאורסון, הרבי מליובאוויטש (חב"ד), ערך את ההערות הבאות על פעולת יהודה (בראשית: ויגש). רבי מנחם מנדל שניאורסון נחשב בהשראת חסידיו ורבים אחרים. הפסוק הרלוונטי אומר: [בראשית 44:18] אז התקרב אליו יהודה, ואמר, הו אדוני, נא עבדך, דבר דבר באזני יהוה, ואל יבעור כעמך על עבדך: כמו פרעה.   פירוש: על הפסוק: "כי אתה אפילו פרעה": הרב שניאורסון מצטט את המקור שאומר שיהודה התכוון לומר שיוסף חזק כמו פרעה וכי יהודה מכיר בסמכותו. יהודה הכיר בסמכותו של יוסף. בגלל זה יהודה זכאי להבטחה ביחזקאל 37, "עבדי דוד יהיה הנסיך שלהם לעולמים". הרבי אומר שכדי שיהודה יביא את המשיח, יעזור למשיח לבוא ולממש את ההבטחה שניתנה לזרעו ("עבדי דוד יהיה הנסיך שלהם לנצח)   יהודה צריך לעשות תחילה כפי שעשה הפטריארך יהודה כאשר התקרב אל יוסף והוא הכיר בסמכותו של יוסף ובתחילה הושפע מיוסף.' (יאיר דוידי, ברית-עם)   Gen 49:10 “The sceptre shall not turn aside from Yehuḏah, nor an Inscriber from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to Him is the obedience of peoples.  Rashi: The scepter shall not depart from Judah: from David and thereafter. These (who bear the scepter after the termination of the kingdom) are the exilarchs (princes) in Babylon, who ruled over the people with a scepter, [and] who were appointed by royal mandate. — [From Sanh. 5a] nor the student of the law from between his feet: Students. These are the princes of the land of Israel. — [From Sanh. 5a] until Shiloh comes: [This refers to] the King Messiah, to whom the kingdom belongs (שֶׁלוֹ) , and so did Onkelos render it: [until the Messiah comes, to whom the kingdom belongs]. According to the Midrash Aggadah, [“Shiloh” is a combination of] שַׁי לוֹ, a gift to him, as it is said: “they will bring a gift to him who is to be feared” (Ps. 76:12). - [From Gen. Rabbah ed. Theodore-Albeck p. 1210 ] and to him will be a gathering of peoples: Heb. יִקְּהַת עַמִּים denoting a gathering of peoples, for the “yud” of (יִקְּהַת) is part of the root [and not a prefix], like “with your brightness (יִפְעָתֶךָ‏ֶ)” (Ezek. 28: 17), and sometimes [the “yud” is] omitted. Many letters are subject to this rule, and they are called defective roots, like the “nun” of נוֹגֵף (smite), נוֹשֵׁךְ (bite), and the “aleph” of “and my speech (אַחְוָתִי) in your ears” (Job 13:17); and [the “aleph”] of “the scream of (אִבְחַת) the sword” (Ezek. 21:20); and [the “aleph”] of “a jug (אָסוּ‏) of oil” (II Kings 4:2). This too, is [a noun meaning] a gathering of peoples, [meaning: a number of nations who unite to serve God and join under the banner of the King Messiah] as it is said: “to him shall the nations inquire” (Isa. 11:10). Similar to this is “The eye that mocks the father and despises the mother’s wrinkles (לְיִקְּהַת אֵם)” (Prov. 30:17), [i.e., meaning] the gathering of wrinkles in her face, due to her old age. And in the Talmud [we find]: “were sitting and gathering assemblies וּמַקְהוֹ אַקְהָתָא in the streets of Nehardea” [Pumbeditha] in Tractate Yebamtoh (110b). He (Jacob) could also have said: קְהִיּת עַמִּים [Since the “yud” of יִקְהַת is not a prefix denoting the third person masculine singular, but is a defective root, the form קְהִיּת עַמִּים would be just as appropriate.]- [From Gen. Rabbah 98:9] י לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר שֵׁ֨בֶט֙ מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק מִבֵּ֣ין רַגְלָ֑יו עַ֚ד כִּֽי־יָבֹ֣א שִׁילֹ֔ה וְל֖וֹ יִקְּהַ֥ת עַמִּֽים:      רש"י:לֹֽא־יָסוּר שֵׁבֶט מִֽיהוּדָה: מִדָּוִד וָאֵילָךְ, אֵלּוּ רָאשֵׁי גָּלֻיּוֹת שֶׁבְּבָבֶל, שֶׁרוֹדִים אֶת הָעָם בַּשֵּׁבֶט שֶׁמְּמֻנִּים עַל פִּי הַמַּלְכוּת (בראשית רבה): וּמְחֹקֵק מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו: הַתַּלְמִידִים, אֵלּוּ נְשִׂיאֵי אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל: עַד כִּֽי־יָבֹא שִׁילֹה: מֶלֶךְ הַמָּשִׁיחַ שֶׁהַמְּלוּכָה שֶׁלּוֹ, וְכֵן תִּרְגְּמוֹ אֻנְקְלוֹס. וּמִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדָה שִׁילוֹ – שַׁי לוֹ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר, יֹבִילוּ שַׁי לַמּוֹרָא (תהילים ע"ו):      וְלוֹ יִקְּהַת עַמִּֽים: אֲסֵפַת הָעַמִּים, שֶׁהַיּוֹ"ד עִקָּר הִיא בַּיְסוֹד, כְּמוֹ יִפְעָתֶךָ (יחזקאל כ"ח), וּפְעָמִים שֶׁנּוֹפֶלֶת מִמֶּנּוּ, וְכַמָּה אוֹתִיּוֹת מְשַׁמְּשׁוֹת בְּלָשׁוֹן זֶה, וְהֵם נִקְרָאִים עִקָּר נוֹפֵל; כְּגוֹן נוּ"ן שֶׁל נוֹגֵף וְשֶׁל נוֹשֵׁךְ, וְאָלֶ"ף שֶׁבִּוְאַחֲוָתִי בְּאָזְנֵיכֶם (איוב י"ג), וְשֶׁבְּאִבְחַת חָרֶב (יחזקאל כ"א), וְאָסוּךְ שָׁמֶן (מלכים ב ד'), אַף זֶה יִקְּהַת עַמִּים אֲסֵפַת עַמִּים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אֵלָיו גּוֹיִם יִדְרֹשׁוּ (ישעיהו י"א). וְדוֹמֶה לוֹ עַיִן תִּלְעַג לְאָב וְתָבֻז לִיקְּהַת אֵם (משלי ל'), לְקִבּוּץ קְמָטִים שֶׁבְּפָנֶיהָ מִפְּנֵי זִקְנָתָהּ; וּבַתַּלְמוּד דְּיָתְבֵי וּמַקְהוּ אַקְהָתָא בְּשׁוּקֵי דִּנְהַרְדְּעָא בְּמַסֶּכֶת יְבָמוֹת; וְיָכוֹל הָיָה לוֹמַר, קְהִיַּת עַמִּים: The Kitzur Shulchan Arukh About This TextAuthor: Shlomo Ganzfried Composed: Uzhgorod, c.1844 - c.1864 CE The Kitzur Shulchan Arukh (“Abridged Shulchan Arukh”) is a simplified summary of the Shulchan Arukh, focusing on Orach Chayim and Yoreh De’ah, the sections most relevant to ordinary daily life. The work presents laws without listing differing views or providing reasoning, interspersing ethical maxims throughout. Immensely popular for its simplicity and clarity, it functions as a handbook for daily life for many Ashkenazi Jews and has been translated into five languages. It is known for its strict rulings. Read it, teach it as your heart 'feels' good about it. There are laws you cannot do..... It is the 'codex' until Shilo comes..... Always read it in Hebrew and English...... Don't worry went you don't understand the Hebrew so good..... It comes better by 'long-time' reading Hebrew-English...... It is our 'guiding' so it should be also for Ephraim, the non-Jews with a 'Jewish heart'........ השולחן ערוך קיצור על הטקסט הזה מחבר: שלמה גנזפריד לחן: אוז'גורוד, בערך 1844 - 1864 לספירה השולחן ערוך קיצור ("שולחן ערוך מקוצר") הוא סיכום פשטני של השולחן ערוך, המתמקד באורח חיים ויורה דעה, הסעיפים הרלוונטיים ביותר לחיי היום יום הרגילים. העבודה מציגה חוקים מבלי לפרט דעות שונות או לספק נימוקים, תוך שהיא משלבת כללים אתיים לכל אורכה. פופולרי מאוד בזכות הפשטות והבהירות שלו, הוא מתפקד כמדריך לחיי היומיום עבור יהודים אשכנזים רבים ותורגם לחמש שפות. היא ידועה בפסיקותיה הנוקשות. קרא את זה, למד את זה כי הלב שלך 'מרגיש' טוב עם זה. יש חוקים שאתה לא יכול לעשות..... זה ה'קודקס' עד שילה יבוא..... תמיד תקרא את זה בעברית ובאנגלית...... אל תדאג הלכתי אתה לא מבין את העברית כל כך טוב..... זה בא טוב יותר בקריאה 'מזמן' עברית-אנגלית..... .  זה ה'מנחה' שלנו אז זה צריך להיות גם לאפרים, הלא-יהודים עם 'לב יהודי'........ To develop your own identity as real Ephraimites, restoring your Kingdom...... Near (but outside), as a defensive shield in friendship and Love to the Jewish State of Israel. Filled with the CheSeD from HaShem streaming from Ephraim to Yehudah and from Yehudah to Ephraim until the end of the earth.  לפתח את הזהות שלך כאפרים אמיתיים, להחזיר את ממלכתך...... קרוב (אך בחוץ), כמגן הגנה בידידות ואהבה למדינת ישראל היהודית. מלא בחסד מהשם הזורם מאפרים ליהודה ומיהודה לאפרים עד סוף הארץ. To develop your own identity as real Ephraimites, restoring your Kingdom...... Near (but outside Israel), as a defensive shield in friendship and Love to the Jewish State of Israel. Filled with the CheSeD from HaShem streaming from Ephraim to Yehudah and from Yehudah to Ephraim until the end of the earth. Developing, completely Independent, from Yehudah and the rest of the world 'restoring' the Ephraimite Kingdom. But in Love to Yehudah: The modern state of Israel. לפתח את הזהות שלך כאפרים אמיתיים, להחזיר את ממלכתך...... קרוב (אך בחוץ), כמגן הגנה בידידות ואהבה למדינת ישראל היהודית. מלא בחסד מהשם הזורם מאפרים ליהודה ומיהודה לאפרים עד סוף הארץ. מתפתח, עצמאי לחלוטין, מיהודה ומשאר העולם 'שיקום' הממלכה האפרימית. אבל באהבה ליהודה: מדינת ישראל המודרנית.   To form a union like the United States, United States of Israel. Existing out of many different 'cultures' but al with her base: The Torah of Moshe Rabbeinu. להקים איחוד כמו ארצות הברית, ארצות הברית של ישראל. קיימת מתוך הרבה 'תרבויות' שונות אבל על הבסיס שלה: תורת משה רבנו.