250430.Shmini par41
Shmini: Verse 41
Come and behold: the Congregation of Yisrael is blessed by the priest, and Yisrael are blessed by the priest, and the priest is blessed by the Supernal Priest, WHO IS CHESED OF ZEIR ANPIN, as is written: "And they shall put my Name upon the children of Yisrael and I will bless them" (Bemidbar 6:27).
Shmini: Verse 42
It is written: "Remember, Hashem, Your tender Mercies and your Truth, for they have been from of old" (Tehilim 25:6). "Your tender Mercies," refers to Jacob and, "Your Truth," to Abraham. "For they have from of old (Heb. me'olam, lit. 'from the world')," indicates that the Holy One, blessed be He, took them and raised them aloft and made of them the Holy Chariot to shield the world. Since they are from the world, He remembers them and protects them and has Mercy on the world. So the Holy One, blessed be He, takes the righteous from the world and raises them aloft to protect the world.
Shmini: Verse 43
If you ask why there is no reference to Isaac, I WILL ANSWER that he was left to punish those who oppress his children, as it is written: "Stir up your might and come to save us" (Tehilim 80:3). It is also written: "Hashem shall go forth as a mighty man, He shall stir up ardour like a man of war" (Yeshayah 42:13). That is Isaac, who is not mentioned here, FOR ISAAC IS THE ASPECT OF GVURAH AND HIS MERIT IS KEPT TO THE DAY OF VENGEANCE. Rabbi Chiya said: "Remember, Hashem, Your tender Mercies and your Truth," refers to Jacob and Abraham, whom we need to shield us. But Isaac's function is to make war, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF MERCY AND CHASSADIM. Therefore, they do not need to be associates with him, SO THAT HE WILL NOT AROUSE JUDGMENT.
Shmini: Verse 44
Another explanation for "from the world:" When the Holy One, blessed be He, created the world, He took Isaac and created the world with him, MEANING THAT HE CREATED THE WORLD WITH THE ASPECT OF JUDGMENT. When He saw that Judgment could not remain alone, He took Abraham, WHO IS CHESED, and made the world endure by him, as it is written: "These are the generations of heaven and of the earth when they were created" (Beresheet 2:4). Read it not 'behibaram' (lit. 'created'), but "beAbraham" (lit. 'by Abraham'). He saw that further support was needed, so He took Jacob, WHO IS THE ASPECT OF MERCY, joined him with Isaac, WHO IS THE ASPECT OF JUDGMENT, and made the world to be supported, as it is written: "In that day that Hashem Elohim made the earth and the heavens" (Beresheet 2:4). FOR YUD HEI VAV HEI IS ASPECT OF MERCY AND ELOHIM IS THE ASPECT OF JUDGMENT. Therefore, the world is supported by Abraham and Jacob, and they are, AS IT IS WRITTEN, "From the world."
Shmini: Verse 45
Rabbi Yehuda opened the discussion with the verse: "And it came to pass on the eighth day." Aaron was completed by those seven days - WHICH ARE BINAH, CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD - and was crowned with them. THEN the eighth day, WHICH IS MALCHUT, was to be completed with the seven days OF CONSECRATION by a priest. Therefore, the service on the eighth day is in order to be crowned with the seven, WHICH ARE BINAH, CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD. By performing this task, the priest would be cleansed of his previous sins - NAMELY THE SIN OF THE GOLDEN CALF.
