33. \u201cNor shall he profane his semen among his people, for I the Lord sanctify him.\u201d Anyone who emits semen in vain is not rewarded with seeing the face of the Shechina, and he is called \u201cbad,\u201d as it is written, \u201cFor You are not a God who delights in evil; evil shall not dwell with You.\u201d This is one who emits his semen with his hand, or with another woman, who is not kosher [improper\/unfit for spiritual use]. One who emits it with a woman who does not conceive is not regarded as emitting semen in vain, except those that we said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
34. Hence, one should pray to the Creator to provide for him a proper vessel, a proper woman, so he will not blemish his semen. One who emits his semen in a vessel that is not kosher, blemishes his semen. As it is for the rest of the people, it is certainly more so for the priest who stands below and aims such as above in the upper holiness. This is why it is written, \u201cNor shall he profane his semen among his people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
35. It is written, \u201cA widow, or a divorced woman, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not take.\u201d Afterwards, it is written, \u201cNor shall he profane his semen among his people.\u201d Why is it written \u201camong his people\u201d? It should have written \u201cin them.\u201d However, this matter is a disgrace in his people, a blemish in his people. This is why it is written, \u201cBut he shall take as his wife a virgin from his own people.\u201d Certainly, from his own people. Everything is such as above. \u201cFor I the Lord sanctify him.\u201d I sanctify him every day; hence, he will not blemish his semen and no blemish shall be found in him, for I sanctify him, for I want to sanctify him, and he will be holy in everything, and the holy will serve through the holy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200e36) The Creator will be served by the priest who will be found holy when he comes to serve. Because the Creator will be served by the priest, who is holy, the priest will be served by a pure one, who is sanctified in his purity, which are the Levites. Another person, the priest, will be served by another holy one, the Levite, so that all will be in holiness in serving the Creator. Happy are Israel in this world and in the next world, of whom it is written, \u201cAnd I \u200ewill distinguish you from among the nations to be unto Me.\u201d How distinguished are Israel from \u200eeveryone in Kedusha [holiness], to serve the Creator, as it is written, \u201cSanctify yourselves and be holy, \u200efor I am the Lord your God.\u201d\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200e37) \u201cSalvation is the Lord\u2019s, Your blessing is upon Your people, Selah.\u201d Happy are Israel, for \u200ewherever they are exiled, the Shechina [Divinity] is exiled with them. Thus, when Israel \u200ecome out of exile, the Shechina will also come out of exile. To whom will be the \u200eredemption, to Israel or to the Creator? Salvation is certainly the Lord\u2019s. When? When \u201cYour \u200eblessing is upon Your people, Selah,\u201d when the Creator watches over Israel with blessings, to \u200ebring them out of exile and do good to them. At that time, salvation is certainly the Lord\u2019s, \u200efor the Shechina will come out of exile. For this reason, the Creator will bring the people of \u200eIsrael back from the exile, as it is written, \u201cAnd the Lord your God will bring you back from \u200ecaptivity and have mercy on you,\u201d where bringing back means that He, too, will return with Israel \u200efrom the exile.\u200e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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