260901.Vayera v381
Vayera: Verse 381
תָּא חֲזֵי, כְּגַוְונָא דָא, בְּיוֹם ר"ה, וְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, דְּדִינָא אִשְׁתְּכַח בְּעָלְמָא, אִיהוּ קָאֵים לְקַטְרְגָא, וְיִשְׂרָאֵל בָּעְיָין לְאִתְעָרָא בְּשׁוֹפָר, וּלְאַתְעָרָא קוֹל, דְּכָלֵיל בְּאֶשָׁ"א וּמַיָ"א וְרוּחָ"א, וְאִתְעֲבִידוּ חָד, וּלְאַשְׁמָעָא הַהוּא קוֹל, מִגּוֹ שׁוֹפָר.
Come and behold, the same applies for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Hakippurim, when Judgment hovers over the world and the Satan is there to prosecute. The children of Yisrael should be aroused by the Shofar, to create a voice (also: 'sound') that is a combination of water, fire, and wind, WHICH ARE CHESED, GVURAH, AND TIFERET, which become one in it, and sound that voice from within the Shofar.
Vayera: Verse 382
וְהַהוּא קוֹל, סָלְקָא עַד אֲתַר, דְּכָרְסְיָיא דְדִינָא יָתְבָא, וּבָטַשׁ בָּהּ, וְסָלְקָא, כֵּיוָן דְּמָטָא הַאי קוֹל מִתַּתָּא, קוֹל דְּיַעֲקֹב אִתְתַּקַּן לְעֵילָא, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִתְעַר רַחֲמֵי, דְּהָא כְּגַוְונָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מִתְעָרֵי לְתַתָּא, קוֹל חַד, כָּלֵיל בְּאֶשָׁ"א וְרוּחָ"א וּמַיָ"א, דְּנָפְקֵי כַּחֲדָא, מִגּוֹ שׁוֹפָר, הָכֵי נָמֵי אִתְעַר לְעֵילָא שׁוֹפָר, וְהַהוּא קוֹל דְּכָלֵיל בְּאֶשָׁ"א וּמַיָ"א וְרוּחָ"א אִתְתַּקַּן, וּנְפַק דָּא מִתַּתָּא, וְדָא מֵעֵילָא, וְאִתְתַּקַּן עָלְמָא, וְרַחֲמֵי אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ.
And this voice rises up to the Throne of Judgment, strikes it, and rises further. And after this voice has reached above, then the voice of Jacob is established on high and the Holy One, blessed be He, is aroused with Mercy. Just as Yisrael uses the Shofar to release a voice from below, which includes fire, water, and air, so a voice is released from on high from the supernal Shofar, WHICH IS BINAH. THE POWER TO BLOW THE SHOFAR IS FIRE, AND THE VOICE IS FORMED BY THE AIR. THE AIR IS MINGLED WITH SWEAT AND HOT BREATH, WHICH ARE THE SECRET OF WATER, AND THESE AROUSE THE THREE UPPER COLUMNS OF BINAH, FROM WHERE THE MOCHIN ARE DRAWN DOWN TO ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT. And this voice, which consists of fire, water, and air, AND HAS RISEN FROM BELOW; it is established and appears from below, and another appears from above. So the world, WHICH IS MALCHUT, is established and Mercy prevails.
Vayera: Verse 383
וְהַהוּא מְקַטְרְגָא אִעַרְבֵּב, דַּחֲשִׁיב לְשַׁלְטָאָה בְּדִינָא, וּלְקַטְרְגָא בְּעָלְמָא, וְחָמֵי דְּמִתְעָרֵי רַחֲמֵי, כְּדֵין אִעַרְבֵּב, וְאִתְּשַׁשׁ חֵילֵיהּ, וְלָא יָכֵיל לְמֶעְבַּד מִדֵי, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא דָּאִין עָלְמָא בְּרַחֲמֵי, דְּאִי תֵימָא דְדִינָא אִתְעֲבֵיד, לָאו הָכֵי, אֶלָּא אִתְחַבָּרוּ רַחֲמֵי בְּדִינָא, וְעָלְמָא אִתְדָּן בְּרַחֲמֵי.
Now the prosecutor is confused, because he thought that by executing Judgment, he would punish the world. But when he realizes that Mercy was aroused, he is perplexed, his strength fails, and he is unable to do anything. Then the Holy One, blessed be He, judges the world with Mercy. You may say that Judgment has been executed, but it is not so. Judgment and Mercy are joined, and the world is judged Mercifully.
Vayera: Verse 384
Come and behold. It is written, "Blow the Shofar at the new moon, at the time appointed (lit. 'when the moon is covered') on our solemn feast day" (Tehilim 81:4), when the moon, WHICH IS MALCHUT, is covered, because at that time, AS A RESULT OF THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LEFT, that evil Serpent prevails and may bring harm to the world. But when Mercy is aroused BY BLOWING THE SHOFAR, the moon rises and moves away FROM THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LEFT. THUS, THE SATAN is confused and loses control. Then he is removed FROM THE MOON and never comes near again. This is why on Rosh Hashanah, THE SATAN IS dumbfounded, as is a person who has just been awakened and is still half asleep.
