488) \u201cAnd he blessed them on that day saying, \u2018By you will Israel bless.\u2019\u201d What is, \u201cOn that day\u201d? It would have been enough to say, \u201cAnd he blessed them.\u201d Also, in all other places it writes \u201csaying\u201d without a Vav [in Hebrew], why does it write \u201csaying\u201d with a Vav here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
489) \u201cOn that day\u201d is the degree that was appointed over the blessings above, Bina. \u201cThat day\u201d is ZA, from a high place called \u201cHe,\u201d Bina, where there is no separation between \u201cday\u201d and \u201cHe.\u201d And wherever it says, \u201cThat day,\u201d the upper degree, Bina, and the lower one, ZA, are together, meaning ZA rose to Bina and became like her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
490) For this reason, when Jacob wished to bless the sons of Joseph, he blessed them with the unification of above and below, all as one, so that their blessing will persist. Afterwards he included all of them together and said, \u201cBy you will Israel bless.\u201d \u201cBy you\u201d is the unification: In the beginning, he blessed from below upwards, \u201cAnd he blessed them on that day,\u201d meaning that ZA and Bina are together. Afterwards, he descended to the middle, to ZA, and down to Nukva, meaning with a Vav it is the middle because Vav is ZA. And then he descended below and said, \u201cBy you,\u201d which indicates to the Nukva. Thus, the blessing is proper, from below upwards and from above downwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
491) Israel is Ysrael Saba, ZA of Bina. It does not write, \u201c…will Israel be blessed,\u201d but \u201c…will Israel bless,\u201d meaning that he will bless others, since Ysrael Saba receives the blessings from above and blesses all through the lower degree, the Nukva, as it is written, \u201cBy you will Israel bless.\u201d Through the \u201cBy you,\u201d which is the Nukva, Ysrael Saba blesses all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
492) \u201c’May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh. And he put Ephraim before Manasseh.\u201d He put Ephraim first because Ephraim is named after Israel because when the tribe of Ephraim came out, before the time of the enslavement in Egypt was completed, they rushed the hour and came out of exile, and their enemies rose against them and killed them. It is written, \u201cSon of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel.\u201d this means that Ephraim was called \u201cIsrael,\u201d since it is written, \u201c[they] are the whole house of Israel.\u201d This is why he preceded Ephraim to Manasseh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this reason, Ephraim\u2019s journey was to the west, and this was his journeying, since the Shechina\u2014in whom all of Israel are included\u2014is in the west. And for this reason, Ephraim, who is called by the name, \u201cIsrael,\u201d was on the side of the Shechina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
493) Regarding the blessing that he blessed the sons of Joseph, why did he bless them first, before he blessed his own sons? It sounds as though one loves one\u2019s grandchildren more than one\u2019s own sons. And because the love of one\u2019s grandchildren comes before one\u2019s sons, he blessed them first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
494) \u201cAnd he blessed them on that day saying, \u2018By you will Israel bless.\u2019\u201d This is as it is written, \u201cThe Lord has been mindful of us, He will bless\u2014He will bless the house of Israel.\u201d Why does it write, \u201cBless,\u201d twice? \u201cThe Lord has been mindful of us, He will bless\u201d are the men, and \u201cHe will bless the house of Israel\u201d are the women. This is so because the males need to be blessed first, and then the women, for women are blessed only by the blessing of the males. And when the males are blessed, the women are blessed, as it is written, \u201cAnd made atonement for himself, and for his house.\u201d Thus, one needs to make atonement for oneself first, and then for one\u2019s home, since the male comes before the female so that she will be blessed from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
495) Women are blessed only by males, when they are blessed first. And they are blessed from this blessing of the males. They do not need a special blessing of their own. Then why does the verse say, \u201cWill bless the house of Israel,\u201d if the women do not need a special blessing? Indeed, the Creator gives an additional blessing to a male who is married to a woman so that his wife will be blessed from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, in all places, the Creator gives additional blessing to a male who has married a woman so she will be blessed by this addition. And since a man marries a woman, He gives him two shares, one for himself and one for his wife. And he receives everything, his own share and his wife\u2019s. This is why a special blessing is written for the women, \u201cWill bless the house of Israel,\u201d for this is their share. However, the males receive their share, as well, and give it to them later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
496) \u201cAnd he blessed them on that day saying.\u201d \u201cSaying\u201d is with a Vav [in Hebrew], implying to the firstborn son, since the Vav indicates to birthright, as it is written, \u201cMy son, My firstborn, Israel,\u201d and as it is written, \u201cEphraim is My firstborn.\u201d For this reason, the added Vav comes on the name, Ephraim, who is included in that blessing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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