500) Happy are Israel, whom the Creator wishes to honor more than all the people in the world. In the beginning, He said to them, \u201cAnd you will be unto Me, a kingdom of priests.\u201d The great love was not removed from them until He called them \u201cA holy nation,\u201d which is more important. The love was not removed from them until He called them \u201cFor you are a holy nation.\u201d The love was not removed from them until He called them, \u201cYou shall be holy men unto Me,\u201d which is more important than anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
501) The Torah emerged from the place called \u201choliness,\u201d Hochma<\/em>. Hochma<\/em> emerged from the place called \u201cHoly of Holies,\u201d Keter<\/em>. Likewise, Yovel<\/em>, Bina<\/em>, is called \u201choliness.\u201d Israel consist of HB<\/em>, as it is written, \u201cYou shall be holy men unto Me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 502) In the beginning, the Creator called them \u201choly,\u201d and now He calls them \u201choliness.\u201d Holiness is up above in HB<\/em>, and holy is the Malchut<\/em>, in Zion and Jerusalem, which is Malchut<\/em>, who is called \u201choly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 503) \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me\u201d is Hochma<\/em>, and this is the meaning of the verse, \u201cIsrael are holiness to the Lord, the first of His harvest.\u201d Hochma<\/em> is called beginning, as it is written, \u201cFear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 504) Because Israel are called \u201choliness,\u201d which is the entire perfection, it is written, \u201cAnd you shall not eat flesh in a non-kosher field,\u201d since Israel, who are more whole than everyone, do not suckle from the side of the harsh judgment, to which non-kosher implies. It is written, \u201cYou shall throw it to the dog,\u201d for the dog is an insolent judgment, a stronger judgment than all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because there is a strong judgment over the non-kosher meat and he cast filth in it, it is forbidden for those who are called \u201choly\u201d to eat from it. This is the meaning of the verse, \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me, and you shall not eat flesh in a non-kosher field.\u201d The text ties the prohibition on non-kosher meat to men of holiness. Rather, \u201cYou shall throw it to the dog,\u201d indeed, for it is insolent and a stronger judgment than anything, as it is written, \u201cAnd the dogs are insolent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 505) When a carcass is mentioned in the Torah, it is written about Israel \u201choly\u201d and not \u201choliness.\u201d And here with the non-kosher meat it writes, \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me, and you shall not eat flesh in a non-kosher field.\u201d It is written in regard to the carcass, \u201cYou shall not eat any carcass,\u201d for you are a holy nation. It writes \u201choly\u201d and not \u201choliness,\u201d since the carcass was made on the part of Israel, by slaughtering. It follows that only Israel make it non-kosher, so the judgment is not so strong. However, with non-kosher meat that was made non-kosher by evil animals, the judgment is harsh. This is why abstention from non-kosher meat is called \u201choliness\u201d and from a carcass is called \u201choly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 506) It is written here, \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me.\u201d It is written there, \u201cFor you are a holy nation to the Lord your God.\u201d Why is it written, \u201cTo the Lord your God,\u201d and it is not written, \u201cTo Me\u201d? Here it is up above, in HB<\/em>, and there it is in the Shechina, Malchut<\/em>. This is why it is written, \u201cTo the Lord your God,\u201d for Malchut<\/em> is called Elokim [God]. In Malchut<\/em>, which is called \u201cZion\u201d and \u201cJerusalem,\u201d it is holy, and above in HB<\/em>\u2014holiness. And it writes, \u201cIsrael are holiness to the Lord, the first of His harvest,\u201d with an extra letter Hey<\/em>, implying Bina<\/em>, who is the first Hey<\/em> of HaVaYaH<\/em>, and beginning is Hochma<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 507) Why is it written, \u201cIsrael are holiness to the Lord,\u201d and the end of the verse is \u201cAll who ate of it became guilty\u201d? It is because it is written, \u201cBut if a man eats a holy gift unintentionally,\u201d and it is written, \u201cNo foreigner is to eat the holy gift.\u201d And because Israel are called \u201choly,\u201d it is written, \u201cAll who ate of it became guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 508) Thus, holiness is above holy. But is written, \u201cHoly, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts,\u201d which is the wholeness of everything. Thus, why is it written \u201choly\u201d? When the three holies join together they become one house, called holiness, containing all three holies. This is why it is the perfection of everything, and this is why holy is a whole in which everything is included. And when complete faith is included in Israel, they are called \u201choly,\u201d the whole of everything, as it is written, \u201cIsrael are holiness to the Lord.\u201d This is why it is written, \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 509) It is written, \u201cAnd you shall not eat flesh in a non-kosher field.\u201d Hence, why does it say, \u201cHe gives prey to those who fear Him\u201d? It should have written, \u201cHe has given prey to the dogs.\u201d Why did He give to those who fear Him? However, it is not written that He did not give non-kosher meat to those who fear Him. It writes \u201cprey,\u201d which means food. And even if you say that prey [Teref<\/em>] is like non-kosher meat [Trefa<\/em>], He certainly gave to those who fear Him, so they would beware of it and would not eat it. \u201cTo those who fear Him,\u201d since only those who fear His name can beware, since they fear Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is why this matter was not given to those who do not fear Him and do not observe His commandments. And because this matter is among the most difficult matters in the Torah, and requires care, it was given to those who fear Him, and not to others. He has given all the difficult things in the Torah only to those who fear sin, who are fearful about observing His commandments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 510) \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me.\u201d Is it not enough to say, \u201cYou shall be holy unto Me\u201d? However, it is certainly holy men since Israel came out to freedom only from the Yovel<\/em>, Bina<\/em>. And after they went out to freedom, Yovel<\/em> welcomed them with His wings and they are called \u201cHis men,\u201d \u201cHis sons.\u201d It is written about the Yovel<\/em>, \u201cYovel<\/em> shall be holy unto you.\u201d This is why it is written, \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me,\u201d actually His men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 511) The Creator said, \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me.\u201d This is why Israel were rewarded with being named \u201cbrothers of the Creator,\u201d as it is written, \u201cFor the sake of My brothers and friends,\u201d since Israel are sons of the Yovel<\/em>, Bina<\/em>, and ZA<\/em> is also the son of Bina<\/em>. It follows that they are brothers of ZA<\/em>. Afterwards, they are actually called \u201choliness,\u201d as it is written, \u201cIsrael are holiness to the Lord, the first of His harvest.\u201d It writes \u201choliness,\u201d and not \u201cmen of holiness.\u201d Because of it, \u201cAll who ate of it became guilty,\u201d as it is written, \u201cNo foreigner is to eat the holy gift,\u201d and \u201cBut if a man eats a holy gift unintentionally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 512) Israel are called \u201choliness.\u201d Because they are holiness, one is forbidden to call one\u2019s friend by a derogatory name or give a nickname to one\u2019s friend. Indeed, his punishment is grave. It is especially so with other things. It is written, \u201cHold your tongue from evil,\u201d since it is because of slander that diseases come down to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 513) Anyone who names his friend by a name that is not in him and despises him is caught into judgment for what is not in him. Anyone who calls his friend \u201cwicked\u201d is brought down to Hell and is struck on his cheeks. An exception are those insolent ones on the Torah, which are permitted for people to call them \u201cwicked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 514) One man was cursing his friend. Rabbi Yissa told him, \u201cYou acted as a wicked.\u201d He came before Rabbi Yehuda to be judged. He told him, \u201cI did not say that he was wicked, but that he was as<\/em> a wicked, that his actions appeared as those of a wicked one.\u201d Rabbi Yehuda came and asked Rabbi Elazar about the incident. He told him, \u201cOf course he is not guilty because it is written \u2018The Lord was as an enemy,\u2019 and it is not written, \u2018an enemy,\u2019 but \u2018as an enemy.\u2019 Otherwise, none of the race of Israel would remain in the world. Likewise, it is written, \u2018She was as a widow,\u2019 and not \u2018A widow.\u2019 As a widow means that her husband went overseas and she is awaiting him, and being alone, without her husband makes her seem as a widow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 515) This is the reason for the prohibition on statues and images, as it is written, \u201cAnd upon the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man.\u201d As the appearance is not like \u201cAn appearance.\u201d It is also written, \u201cAs an apple in the trees of the forest.\u201d \u201cAs an apple,\u201d and not \u201cAn apple.\u201d As an apple that is recognized by its colors, and in the colors, the matter is unified because the unification of the Creator is in three lines\u2014white, red, and green\u2014as it is in an apple\u2014Hesed<\/em>, judgment, and mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 516) It is written, \u201cAnd he that stumbles among them on that day shall be as David,\u201d only \u201cAs David,\u201d and not \u201cDavid.\u201d \u201cAs David,\u201d who said, \u201cAnd behold, in my poverty I have prepared for the house of the Lord.\u201d It is also written, \u201cFor I am afflicted and needy,\u201d and he was the king of kings and called himself that way. Happy are Israel whom the Creator did not call \u201cas holiness,\u201d but \u201choliness\u201d indeed, as it is written, \u201cIsrael are holiness to the Lord.\u201d For this reason, \u201cAll who ate of it became guilty,\u201d like a foreigner who eats the holy gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 500) Happy are Israel, whom the Creator wishes to honor more than all the people in the world. 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