זוהר, ויקרא ל״הZohar, Vayikra 35

Segment 1א׳

אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי, (ויקרא י״ח:ז׳) כְּתִיב עֶרְוַת אָבִיךָ וְעֶרְוַת אִמְּךָ לֹא תְּגַלֵּה. וּכְתִיב, אִמְּךָ הִיא לא תְגַלֶּה עֶרְוָתָהּ. וְתָנֵינָן אִמְּךָ הִיא וַדַּאי. הָא אִם גִּלָּה עֶרְיָיתָהּ, לְמַאן בָּעֵי לְאָתָבָא לָהּ, ודַּאי לְתַקְּנָא. מַאי דְּגַלֵּי.

R. Jose said: it is written, “The nakedness of your father, and the nakedness of your mother, you shall not uncover” (Lev. 18, 7). And it is written, “she is your mother, you shall not uncover her nakedness.” And, as we have learnt, “she is your mother” — assuredly. Now if he has uncovered her nakedness, to whom must he restore her? Assuredly, to set right what he uncovered.

Segment 2ב׳

דְּתַנְיָא כַּד סַגְיָא יִצְרָא בִּישָׁא בְּבַּר נָשׁ, לָא סַגִּי אֶלָּא בְּאִינּוּן עֶרְיָין, וְכֻלְּהוּ חוֹבֵי אֲחִידָן בְּהַהוּא עֶרְיָא. וּכְתִיב לֹא תְגַלֶּה. כַּד אִתְתָּקַּן, אִתְתָּקַּן לָקֳבֵל הַהוּא דְּגַלֵּי, ודָא אִקְרֵי תְּשׁוּבָה.

For it has been taught: when the evil inclination grows strong in a man, it grows strong only in those forbidden relations, and all sins take hold in that nakedness. And it is written, “you shall not uncover.” When it is set right, it is set right over against that which he uncovered; and this is called repentance.

Segment 3ג׳

אָמַר רִבִּי יִצְחָק, כָּל חוֹבֵי עָלְמָא אֲחִידָן (ס"א דא) בְּדָא, עַד דְּאִימָּא אִתְגַּלְיָא בְּגִינֵיהוֹן. וְכַד אִיהִי אִתְגַּלְיָא, כָּל אִינּוּן בְּנִין אִתְגַּלְּיָין (בגינה). וּכְתִיב (דברים כ״ב:ו׳) לֹא תִקַּח הָאֵם עַל הַבָּנִים. וְכַד אִתְתָּקַּן עָלְמָא לְתַתָּא, אִתְתָּקַּן כֹּלָּא, עַד דְּסַלְּקָא תִּקּוּנָא לְאִימָּא קַדִּישָׁא, וּמִתְתַּקְנָא, וְאִתְכַּסְּיָא מִמָּה דְּאִתְגַּלְיָא. וּבְגִין כַּךְ כְּתִיב, (תהילים ל״ב:א׳) אַשְׁרֵי נְשׂוּי פֶּשַׁע כְּסוּי חַטָאָה, וּכְדֵין אִקְרֵי תְּשׁוּבָה, תְּשׁוּבָה וַדַּאי. וּכְדֵין יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים אִתְקְרֵי, כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, (ויקרא ט״ז:ל׳) מִכֹּל חַטֹּאתֵיכֶם לִפְנֵי יְיָ' תִּטְהָרוּ.

R. Isaac said: all the sins of the world take hold in this, until the Mother is uncovered on their account. And when she is uncovered, all those children are uncovered on her account. And it is written, “You shall not take the dam with the young” (Deut. 22, 6). And when the world below is set right, all is set right, until the setting right ascends to the holy Mother; and she is set right and covered from that which was uncovered. And therefore it is written, “Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered” (Ps. 32, 1); and then it is called repentance, repentance indeed. And then it is called the Day of Atonement, as it is written, “from all your sins before the Lord you shall be clean” (Lev. 16, 30).