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זוהר, אמור כ׳Zohar, Emor 20

Section 20 of 51 in Emor — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

תּוּ פָּתַח וְאָמַר, (ויקרא ט׳:כ״ב) וַיִשָּׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת יָדָיו אֶל הָעָם וַיְבָרַכֵם. וְתָנֵינָן יָדוֹ כְּתִיב, דְּבָעֵי לְזַקְפָא יְמִינָא עַל שְׂמָאלָא. וַאֲמַאי. לְאַחֲזָאָה עוֹבָדָא לְתַתָּא, בְּגִין דְּיִתְּעַר עוֹבָדָא לְעֵילָּא.

So, too, when Aaron blessed the people he raised his right hand above his left, so that the action below should stimulate a corresponding action above.’

Segment 2ב׳

כְּתִיב (ויקרא כ״ה:ט׳) וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ שׁוֹפָר תְּרוּעָה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְגוֹ', שׁוֹפָר תְּרוּעָה אֲמַאי. אֶלָּא שׁוֹפָר, דְּמַתְבָּר שַׁלְשְׁלָאִין, דְּמַתְבָּר שׁוּלְטָנוּתָא מִכָּל עַבְדִּין. וּבַעְיָא לְאַחֲזָאָה שׁוֹפָר דְּאִיהוּ פָּשִׁיט, וְלָא כָּפִיף, לְאַחֲזָאָה חֵירוּ לְכֹלָּא, דְּהָא יוֹמָא גָּרִים. וּבְכֹלָּא בָּעֵי לְאַחֲזָאָה עוֹבָדָא, וְעַל דָּא שׁוֹפָר, וְלָא קֶרֶן, בְּגִין לְאַחֲזָאָה מַאן הוּא אֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי שׁוֹפָר.

It is written, “then you shall sound the shofar of blasting in the seventh month,” etc. (Lev. 25, 9). Why “the shofar of blasting”? Because the shofar breaks chains, it breaks the dominion from all bondmen. And it must show a shofar that is straight and not bent, to show freedom to all, for the day brings this about. And in everything an act must be shown; and therefore a shofar and not a horn, in order to show which is the place that is called shofar.

Segment 3ג׳

זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, דְּאִינּוּן יַדְעִין לְאִתְדַּבְּקָא בְּמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא, וּלְאַתְעֲרָא חֵילָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, וּלְאַמְשָׁכָא קְדוּשָּׁה דְּמָארֵיהוֹן עָלַיְיהוּ, בְּגִין כָּךְ כְּתִיב (דברים ל״ג:כ״ט) אַשְׁרֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִי כָמוֹךָ וְגוֹ'. (דברים ד׳:ד׳) וְאַתֶם הַדְּבֵקִים בַּיְיָ' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם חַיִּים כֻּלְּכֶם הַיּוֹם.

Happy are Israel in this world and in the world to come, for they know how to cleave to the holy King, and to awaken the power that is above, and to draw the holiness of their Master upon themselves. Therefore it is written, “Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you,” etc. (Deut. 33, 29); “But you that cleave to the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day” (Deut. 4, 4).

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: The Zohar — Soncino Press, London 1933 (public domain)

English: rendered from the Aramaic for this app — The Gematria's own rendering program. A rendering of the words, not a commentary; the Zohar is learned with a teacher