283) \u201cThen it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud sound of the horn, and all the people who were in the camp trembled.\u201d It is written, \u201cWe have a little sister; she has no breasts; what shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?\u201d \u201cWe have a little sister,\u201d referring to the Assembly of Israel, who is called \u201csister of the Creator.\u201d \u201cShe has no breasts,\u201d meaning when Israel approached Mount Sinai, there were no merits and good deeds in them to protect them. \u201cShe has no breasts,\u201d which are the correction and beauty of the woman, and there is no beauty for a woman but them. \u201cWhat shall we do for our sister?\u201d What shall become of her when the Creator appears on Mount Sinai to speak the words of Torah and those souls flee?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
284) At that time, when Israel approached Mount Sinai, with the night and the morning, for three days they had not made a coupling with their wives. The holy angels came and accepted Israel in brotherhood because they are angels above and Israel are angels below. They sanctify the name of the upper one above and Israel sanctify the name of the upper one below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
285) On that night, Israel crowned themselves with 70 crowns [Ketarim<\/em>], and the high angels were saying, \u201cWe have a little sister; she has no breasts,\u201d meaning that there were no merits and good deeds in them. \u201cWhat shall we do for our sister,\u201d meaning what honor and glory shall we do for our sister on the day when the Creator appears on Mount Sinai to give them the Torah?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 286) It is written, \u201cBe ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.\u201d This is the meaning of what is written, \u201cAnd it came to pass on the third day.\u201d When the Creator wished to appear on Mount Sinai, the Creator summoned His entire company and said, \u201cNow, the land of Israel, who do not know My commandments, I wish to appear to them with mercy and they will accept My commandments.\u201d This is the meaning of \u201cAnd it came to pass on the third day,\u201d which is Tifferet<\/em>, mercy, as it is written, \u201cHe bowed the heavens and came down,\u201d and heaven is Tifferet<\/em>, mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 287) By that, the Creator appeared to Israel, by first giving them mercy, and then giving them the Torah from the side of Gevura<\/em> on the third day. Thus, they are included with mercy and Gevura<\/em>, for so they deserve. This is why they are called \u201cIsrael,\u201d for the name Israel indicates inclusion of mercy and Gevura<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 288) \u201cWhen it was morning.\u201d It is written, \u201cA morning without clouds,\u201d for if there were clouds, he would be in the dark and the Hesed<\/em> would not appear. Hesed<\/em> appears in the morning, as it is written, \u201cThe morning was light,\u201d since when the morning rises there is Hesed<\/em> in the world and the judgments pass away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And when the morning does not shine, the judgments have not yet passed away, as it is written, \u201cWhen the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy.\u201d When the stars have passed away and the sun shines, it is written, \u201cA morning without clouds,\u201d Hesed<\/em> awakens in the lower world, and it is written, \u201cWhen it was morning.\u201d When the stars have passed, there is the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 289) \u201cWhen it was morning,\u201d the Creator began to appear on Mount Sinai. \u201cWhen it was morning\u201d means when Abraham\u2019s merit awakened, as it is written about him, \u201cAnd Abraham rose early in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 283) \u201cThen it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":11434,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"topic":[28],"class_list":["post-11485","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-zohar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n