61) Nadab and Abihu were drunken by wine, and \u201cwine makes man’s heart glad.\u201d If the priest needs to rejoice and have an exceptionally bright face, why is he forbidden to have wine? After all, this is where joy lies, and the brightness of the face is within it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
62) The beginning of wine is gladness and its end is sadness. And the priest should be glad forever. Moreover, the wine comes from the side of the Levis, the left, since the Torah and the wine of Torah are from the side of Gevura<\/em>, while the side of the priests is clear and bright water, which is Hesed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 63) The left is included with the right, and the right with the left. Hence, wine, which is from the left, begins with joy, since it consists of water, which is from the right, and then returns to its place, the left, and he is sad, angry, and judgmental, as is the way of the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 64) Wine, oil, and water come from one place. The priests take the water and oil from the right and inherit them. Oil, Hochma<\/em>, more than anything, is joy in the beginning and in the end, unlike wine, which ends in sadness, as it is written, \u201clike the precious oil upon the head, coming down upon the beard; even Aaron’s beard.\u201d And wine, which is to the left, is what the Levis inherit, to raise the voice and to sing, and not to keep silent, since wine is never silent and oil is always in a whisper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 65) What is the difference between oil and wine? Oil is in secret and always in a whisper. It comes from the thought, Hochma<\/em>, like an undisclosed thought. Hence, oil is from the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wine is to raise the voice; it is never silent. This is because the drunk cannot keep silent. It comes from the side of Ima<\/em>, from the left of Bina<\/em>, and it is inherited by the Levis, which are to the left, and are ready to sing and to raise the voice. They are in judgment. Hence, it is written, \u201cand according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.\u201d And although this is said about the priests, it is written there, \u201cthe priests the sons of Levi,\u201d which indicates that they are Levis. Thus, \u201caccording to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 66) For this reason, when a priest begins to work at the Temple, he is forbidden to drink wine, since his actions are secretive. He comes secretly and makes unifications and mates whom he mates, ZON<\/em>, and extends blessings to all the worlds. And it is all in secret, for all his deeds are hidden. This is why he is forbidden to drink wine, which reveals secrets, because when wine enters, a secret exits, and in all his deeds, he is about to raise his voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oil extends from Hochma<\/em>, right, and AVI<\/em> are always in covered Hassadim<\/em>. And the oil is in concealment and in secret, for it does not appear in illumination of Hochma<\/em>. And from there the priests extend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The wine is from the left of Bina<\/em> that returned to being Hochma<\/em>, illumination of Hochma<\/em>, which reveals the Hassadim<\/em> and sounds them. Hence, the wine reveals a secret. It raises the voice because voice is Hassadim<\/em> and the wine reveals the Hassadim<\/em>, for the outward appearance is tantamount to raising one\u2019s voice. Hence, the priest, whose every action is in secret and in hiding, since he extends from Hochma<\/em> and Hesed<\/em>, is entirely right and covered Hassadim<\/em>. This is why he is forbidden to drink wine, for he must be like his root above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 68) \u201cAnd your mouth is like the good wine! It goes straight to my beloved.\u201d \u201cAnd your mouth is like the good wine\u201d is the wine of Torah. It is good because the wine of the Sitra Achra<\/em> is not good, and the wine of Torah is good for all\u2014good for this world and good for the next world. It is a wine that is more acceptable to the Creator than any other. And because of that, one who satiates himself with the wine of Torah will awaken to the next world and will be rewarded with the revival of the dead when the Creator raises the righteous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 69) Had it been written, \u201cAnd your mouth is from the good wine,\u201d we would have said that it means from the wine of Torah. But it writes, \u201clike the good wine,\u201d and not, \u201cfrom wine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 70) One who engages in Torah and adheres to it, that word of Torah is sounded from him, and he does not whisper it but raises his voice. This is so because the voice should be raised in the Torah, for it is written, \u201cShe calls at the head of the noisy streets,\u201d to raise the song of Torah and not in a whisper. That person is like good wine that does not keep silent. He is destined to raise a voice when he leaves this world. \u201cIt goes straight to my beloved,\u201d since he will not stray to the right or to the left, and will find no one to detain him. \u201c\u2026speaking through the lips of those who are asleep,\u201d for even in that world, his lips speak words of Torah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 71) Moreover, \u201cAnd your mouth is like the good wine\u201d is said to the assembly of Israel, Malchut<\/em>, in her praise. Who praises her? If it is the Creator who praises her, what is, \u201cIt goes straight to my beloved\u201d? It should have said, \u201cgoes straight to Me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 72) But certainly, the Creator is the one who praises the assembly of Israel, as she praises Him, as it is written, \u201cHis mouth is full of sweetness.\u201d Similarly, the Creator praises the assembly of Israel, \u201cAnd your mouth is like the good wine.\u201d The good wine is the kept wine, illumination of Hochma<\/em> that is in Bina<\/em>. \u201c\u2026goes to my beloved\u201d is Isaac, the left line of ZA<\/em>, called, \u201ca friend from the womb.\u201d \u201c\u2026straight,\u201d as in, \u201cYou have established equity,\u201d which are Hesed<\/em> and Gevura<\/em>, to include the left, Gevura<\/em>, to the right of Hesed<\/em>, and this is \u201c\u2026straight.\u201d Because of the joy of that good wine, the left is included in the right and all rejoice because all awaken with joy and blessings, and all the worlds are glad and awaken to impart blessings below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 61) Nadab and Abihu were drunken by wine, and \u201cwine makes man’s heart glad.\u201d If the priest needs to rejoice […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":14981,"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-15035","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-zohar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n