KabbalaOnline.org Ki Tissa 5783 The Holy Zohar Insights on the Torah Reading
KabbalaOnline.org Ki Tissa 5783 The Holy Zohar Insights on the Torah Reading Please Note: The bold text is the direct translation of the classic text source. The regular text is the explanation of the editor/translator Traveling Blues The Zohar From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation and commentary by Shmuel-Simcha Treister, based on Metok MiDevash This Torah reading mentions the building of the Tabernacle in the desert. This tent was the symbol of the closeness of G‑d to His people, and this glorious period was in many ways a taste of the ultimate redemption. Rebbe Yossi and Rebbe Chiya were traveling and discussing Torah and dwelt on this topic, as well the long Exile the Jewish people are still in. Rabbi Yossi said [to Rabbi Chiya that] all that you have said [about how extended the period of Exile will be] is correct. Nevertheless, what will enable Israel to endure this exile? It is all those promises that the Holy