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762) What does the Creator do with this gift, with the illumination of the Zivug<\/em> that is made by the offering? It is similar to a king who is eating at his table, and every kind of semolina, regular flour, and waste is brought to his table. He dispenses from his table to all who are present at the meal through his appointees, to each as it befits him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bread of semolina that the king eats, He commands to give to his loved ones with Him, as it is written, \u201cMy bread which is presented unto Me for offerings made by fire, of a fragrance,\u201d which is as it is written, \u201cThey shall eat the Lord’s offerings by fire and His portion.\u201d That food is from the tree of life, hence it is clean semolina without any waste at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But with respect to the tree of knowledge of good and evil, in which there is waste, he commands to give the regular [flour] to the angels, and the waste to the demons and harm-doers, who are serving the king\u2019s horses and horsemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

763) Likewise, regular flour is given to the king\u2019s horsemen, the sages of the Mishnah, who are as angels, and to their servants, who are Jewish Shedim<\/em> [demons], inscribed in the letter Shadai<\/em>, in the letters Shin<\/em>–Dalet<\/em> from Shadai<\/em>. And there are demons and harm-doers from the side of impurity. These are called \u201cidol worshipping demons,\u201d since \u201cGod has made them one opposite the other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

764) This is why the sages of the Mishnah said that of those three kinds from the Jewish demons, one of their kinds is as the ministering angels, and another kind is as people. A third kind is as beasts. Some of them are wise in the written Torah and in the oral Torah, and the one called \u201cthe demon Joseph\u201d is named after the one who begot that demon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is with good reason that the sages of the Mishnah said, \u201cIf the rav [teacher] is similar to the angel of the Lord of hosts, he will seek Torah [teaching] from his mouth,\u201d for the sages of Mishnah are similar to angels. Ashmadai, king of the demons, and all his family, are Jewish demons, who surrendered in the Torah and in the names of the Torah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

765) Because the sons of Aaron set their offerings, they were punished. It is so because although all the offerings approach the king, the king dispenses them to each according what befits him and takes to His portion what befits Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The abundance of the offering is divided into three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Clean semolina, abundant\u00a0Hassadim<\/em>, which extend from\u00a0ZA<\/em>, for in\u00a0Hassadim<\/em>\u00a0there is no grip to the\u00a0Klipa<\/em>. This is why it is called\u00a0Solet<\/em>\u00a0[semolina], for it contains no\u00a0Psolet<\/em>\u00a0[waste]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Regular flour is illumination of\u00a0VAK<\/em>\u00a0de<\/em>\u00a0Hochma<\/em>\u00a0that extends from\u00a0Malchut<\/em>, illumination of\u00a0Hochma<\/em>\u00a0from below upward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Waste is illumination of\u00a0Hochma<\/em>\u00a0that extends from above downward, which was the sin of the tree of knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Israel offer the offering that induces the Zivug<\/em> of ZA<\/em> and Malchut<\/em>, where three kinds of bounty emerge from the illumination of the Zivug<\/em>. ZA<\/em> himself dispenses them. Bread of semolina that the king eats, He is commanded to give to His loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    ZA<\/em> is in desiring mercy, hence he eats the semolina, light of Hassadim<\/em>. He is commanded to give to His loved ones because it is the food of lovers, who are attached to Hesed<\/em>, like ZA<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That food is from the side of ZA<\/em>, the tree of life, from which the abundant Hassadim<\/em> extend. But with respect to the tree of knowledge of good and evil, from Malchut<\/em> from which the abundance of Hochma<\/em> extends, He commanded to give the regular to the angels, regular flour, VAK<\/em> de<\/em> Hochma<\/em>, which illuminates from below upward. And the king\u2019s horsemen, the sages of the Mishnah\u2014who are attached to Malchut<\/em>, called Mishnah\u2014receive the regular flour, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And the waste, the extension of Hochma<\/em> from above downward, is forbidden illumination and regarded as impure blood that was given to the demons and harm-doers. Although this illumination, too, extends through Israel, who are making the offering, it is not regarded for them as sin, since that illumination emerges by necessity and they do not extend or dispense it to the side of impurity, to demons and harm-doers, but ZA<\/em> dispenses the abundance in this manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, the sons of Aaron arranged all three extensions by themselves. They even extended the third extension to the demons and harm-doers, which is forbidden. And because they themselves extended and set up all three extensions and dispensed them, they were punished. It is so because the third extension, which they extended from above downward, is forbidden for Israel. And although in all the offerings, these illuminations go out to the demons and harm-doers, it is done by ZA<\/em>, from above, who dispenses them as he sees fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Although all the offerings are offered to the king, and then all three kinds of illumination emerge\u2014semolina, regular flour, and waste\u2014there is no prohibition here because the king dispenses them to each according to what suits him, for ZA<\/em> dispenses and arranges the three kinds of abundance. He gives the third kind to demons and harm-doers as he sees fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But Israel, who offer the offering, do not do anything by that. But as for the sons of Aaron, they themselves set up the three kinds of abundance, and they themselves dispensed them, hence they were punished, due to the extension of the third kind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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