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זוהר, שמיני ט׳Zohar, Shmini 9

Section 9 of 16 in Shmini — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

רִבִּי יִצְחָק פָּתַח, (דברים ל״ב:ל״ח) אֲשֶׁר חֵלֶב זְבָחֵימוֹ יֹאכֵלוּ יִשְׁתּוּ יֵין נְסִיכָם. זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּאִינּוּן קַדִּישִׁין, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בָּעֵי לְקַדְּשָׁא לוֹן. תָּא חֲזֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קַדִּישִׁין, כָּל חַיֵּי עָלְמָא דְּיַרְתִין, כֹּלָּא תַּלְיָין בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ חַיִּין דְּכֹלָּא, לְעֵילָּא וְתַתָּא, וְהוּא אֲתַר, דְּיַיִן דְּמִנְטְרָא שָׁארֵי (ואקרי יין) וּמִתַּמָּן נָפְקִין חַיִּין וּקְדוּשָׁא לְכֹלָּא. וְיַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגִין יַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אָחֳרָא, וְדָא בְּדָא תַּלְיָא. דְּהָא יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעֵילָּא, בֵּיהּ נָטִיל חַיִּין, וּבְגִין כָּךְ אִקְרֵי עֵץ חַיִים, עֵץ מֵהַהוּא אֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי חַיִּים, וְנַפְקֵי מִתַּמָּן חַיִּין, וְעַל דָּא מְבָרְכִין לֵיהּ לְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּיַיִן. וְיַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַתָּא כְּהַאי גַּוְונָא.

R. Isaac took the verse: “Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices and drink the wine of their drink offering”. He said: ‘Happy are Israel in that they are holy, and God desired to sanctify them. All the life of this world that they inherit is derived from the World-to-come, because that is life both above and below, and the place where the “treasured wine” commences, and from which life and holiness issue. And Israel use wine on account of the wine of another Israel, for the supernal Israel derives life therefrom, and therefore they bless the Holy One with wine.

Segment 2ב׳

עוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, דְּאִיהוּ מְסָאָב, וּמַאן דְּקָרִיב בַּהֲדֵיהּ יִסְתְּאָב, כַּד יִקְרַב בְּיַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, הָא אִסְתְּאַב וְאָסִיר, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן הַהוּא יַיִן דְּאִיהוּ עָבִיד. וְעַל דָּא לָא תֵּימָא דְּדָא הוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, אֶלָּא כָּל מַה דְּעָבְדֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַתָּא, כֹּלָּא הוּא כְּעֵין דּוּגְמָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן יַיִן, דְּקָאֵי בַּאֲתַר עִלָּאָה, דּוּגְמָא דְּיַיִן דְּמִנְטְרָא.

Hence, when the idolater, who is unclean and defiles anyone who associates with him, touches the wine of Israel it becomes unclean and is forbidden; all the more the wine which he himself makes. All the practices of Israel are on the supernal pattern, and especially their offering of wine, which holds a very high rank, like the “treasured wine”.

Segment 3ג׳

בְּגִין כַּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל שַׁתְיָין יַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּאִתְעָבִיד כַּדְקָא חֲזֵי בִּקְדוּשָּׁה, כְּגַוְונָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְעֵילָּא, דְּשָׁתֵי וְאִשְׁתָּרְשָׁא וְאִתְבָּרְכָא בְּהַהוּא יַיִן עִלָּאָה קַדִּישָׁא, וְלָא שָׁתָאן יַיִן דְּאִתְעָבִיד בִּמְסָאֲבוּתָא, וּמִסִּטְרָא דִּמְסָאֲבוּתָא, דְּהָא בֵּיהּ שַׁרְיָא רוּחָא דִּמְסָאֲבוּתָא. (ולאו הוא מסטרא דישראל) וּמַאן דְּשָׁתֵי לֵיהּ (בהדייהו), אִסְתְּאַב רוּחֵיהּ, וְאִסְתְּאַב אִיהוּ, וְלָאו הוּא מִסִּטְרָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלֵית לֵיהּ חוּלָקָא בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. דְּהָא הַהוּא עָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, יַיִן דְּמִנְטְרָא אִיהוּ.

Hence Israel drink the wine of Israel which has been made in holiness, as is fitting, just as the Israel above drinks of that holy wine, and they do not drink wine which has been made in defilement and from the side of defilement, for the spirit of uncleanness rests on it, and if one drinks it his spirit is defiled and he is not of the side of Israel and has no share in the World-to-come, which is the “treasured wine”.

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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