{"id":14272,"date":"2014-06-28T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T02:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/daily-zohar-1551\/"},"modified":"2014-06-28T22:39:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T02:39:00","slug":"daily-zohar-1551","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=14272","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 1551 &#8211; Balak &#8211; Why Balaam?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-1551.mp3\">Daily Zohar 1551<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dznoplugin\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-1551.mp3\">Daily Zohar 1551<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -1551 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-1551.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -1551\"\/><br>\nHebrew translation:<\/p>\n<div id=\"hebrew_trans\" class=\"zohartext\" dir=\"rtl\" style=\"width: 420px; border: solid 1px silver; padding: 14px 14px 14px 14px; margin-left: 22px;\">1. &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1463;&#1468;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500;&#1464;&#1511; &#1489;&#1462;&#1468;&#1503; &#1510;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1493;&#1456;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&rsquo;. &#1512;&#1463;&#1489;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1513;&#1460;&#1473;&#1502;&#1456;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512;, &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1463;&#1468;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;, &#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1494;&#1493;&#1465; &#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1460;&#1497;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492;? &#1493;&#1463;&#1491;&#1463;&#1468;&#1488;&#1497; &#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1460;&#1497;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1502;&#1463;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1513;&#1473; &#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1502;&#1463;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1507; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1464;&#1499;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492; &#1489;&#1456;&#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;. &#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1502;&#1463;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1507; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1464;&#1499;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; (&#1489;&#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&#1497;&#1514; &#1499;&#1493;) &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1463;&#1468;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1511;&#1461;&#1507; &#1488;&#1458;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&#1501; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1506;&#1463;&#1491; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503;. &#1502;&#1463;&#1492; &#1494;&#1462;&#1468;&#1492; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1506;&#1463;&#1491; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503;? &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1504;&#1462;&#1468;&#1488;&#1457;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; (&#1513;&#1493;&#1508;&#1496;&#1497;&#1501; &#1492;) &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1506;&#1463;&#1491; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; &#1504;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1511;&#1456;&#1508;&#1464;&#1492; &#1493;&#1463;&#1514;&#1456;&#1468;&#1497;&#1463;&#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1489; &#1488;&#1461;&#1501; &#1505;&#1460;&#1497;&#1505;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;. (&#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;) (&#1493;&#1463;&#1491;&#1463;&#1468;&#1488;&#1497;) &#1495;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1464;&#1499;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1500; &#1494;&#1463;&#1504;&#1456;&#1489;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1500;&#1461;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1499;&#1464;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1461;&#1501; &#1495;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1464;&#1499;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1497;&#1461;&#1513;&#1473; &#1495;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; &#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1464;&#1491; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1464;&#1499;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1493;&#1465; &#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1502;&#1460;&#1497; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1506;&#1460;&#1511;&#1463;&#1468;&#1512; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1464;&#1499;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492;. &#1488;&#1463;&#1507; &#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1503; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1463;&#1468;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500;&#1464;&#1511;, &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1495;&#1464;&#1499;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465;.<br>\n2. &#1489;&#1462;&#1468;&#1503; &#1510;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;, &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;. &#1488;&#1458;&#1489;&#1464;&#1500; &#1489;&#1462;&#1468;&#1503; &#1510;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1502;&#1463;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1513;&#1473;, &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1492;&#1458;&#1512;&#1461;&#1497; &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1513;&#1464;&#1473;&#1508;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;&#1468; &#1489;&#1456;&#1499;&#1463;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1500; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1510;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;. &#1500;&#1493;&#1465;&#1511;&#1461;&#1495;&#1463; &#1510;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;, &#1502;&#1456;&#1499;&#1463;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1499;&#1461;&#1468;&#1513;&#1473; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1506;&#1461;&#1513;&#1462;&#1474;&#1489;, &#1502;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1495;&#1463; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1458;&#1493;&#1460;&#1497;&#1512;, &#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1462;&#1474;&#1492; &#1502;&#1463;&#1506;&#1458;&#1513;&#1460;&#1474;&#1497;&#1501; &#1493;&#1456;&#1500;&#1493;&#1465;&#1495;&#1461;&#1513;&#1473; &#1500;&#1456;&#1495;&#1464;&#1513;&#1460;&#1473;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1510;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1456;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492; &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1506;&#1461;&#1513;&#1462;&#1474;&#1489; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1492;&#1464;, (&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1463;&#1495;&#1463;&#1514; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1458;&#1493;&#1460;&#1497;&#1512;) &#1502;&#1456;&#1510;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1510;&#1462;&#1508;&#1462;&#1514; &#1500;&#1456;&#1508;&#1464;&#1504;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1463;&#1499;&#1456;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1505;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1489;&#1460;&#1468;&#1499;&#1456;&#1500;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; &#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1464;&#1491;. &#1502;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1496;&#1461;&#1468;&#1512; &#1511;&#1456;&#1496;&#1465;&#1512;&#1462;&#1514; &#1500;&#1456;&#1508;&#1464;&#1504;&#1462;&#1497;&#1492;&#1464;, &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491;&#1460;&#1497;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1499;&#1463;&#1468;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1491;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;. &#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1462;&#1474;&#1492; &#1499;&#1456;&#1513;&#1464;&#1473;&#1508;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1507; &#1502;&#1456;&#1510;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1510;&#1461;&#1507;, &#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1461;&#1495;&#1463; &#1493;&#1456;&#1496;&#1464;&#1505; &#1488;&#1461;&#1510;&#1462;&#1500; &#1490;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1493;&#1468;&#1497; &#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491;&#1460;&#1497;&#1506;&#1463; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1500; &#1491;&#1456;&#1468;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1510;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;&#1468;.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Zohar Balak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Proverbs.22.9?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Proverbs 22:9<\/a><br>\n&rdquo; &#1496;&#1493;&#1465;&#1489;-&#1506;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1503;, &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1497;&#1456;&#1489;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456;: &#1499;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;-&#1504;&#1464;&#1514;&#1463;&#1503; &#1502;&#1460;&#1500;&#1463;&#1468;&#1495;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1500;&#1463;&#1491;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500; &rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;The good of eye &mdash; he is blessed, For he has given of his bread to the poor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Holy Ari reveals to us that Moses&rsquo;s root soul came from the good side of &ldquo;&#1492;&#1489;&#1500;&rdquo; (Abel, the son of Adam), which is the letter &#1492;, and Balaam came from the bad side, which is the letters &#1489;&#1500;. They were both connected to the sefira of &#1491;&#1506;&#1514;, Moshe was connected to the side of holiness, and Balaam to the negativity and impurity. They were both prophets.<\/p>\n<p>Balak was a grand magician with deeper understanding and knowledge of the spiritual system. He knew what needed to be done in order to eliminate the growth of the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israelites<\/a> and the threat to his position.<br>\nHe knew that Balaam was at the same level of Moses from the negative side and that he would&nbsp;be the only one that could&nbsp;separate the connection of Moses and the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israelites<\/a> to the Light from their root. That was&nbsp;by using the power of words. No well equipped armies and no sophisticated weapons of mass destructions. Few well selected words by the right person could do the job.<\/p>\n<p>The words come out of the mouth as &ldquo;&#1492;&#1489;&#1500;&rdquo;, &ldquo;vapor&rdquo; of the mouth. The Ari explains that Balaam, with his words and consciousness, wanted to connect Moses and himself together again (as they were in Abel) and let the evil side (Balaam) overcome the good (Moses).<\/p>\n<p>Another connection to the name is in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/%20Numbers.23.20?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\"> Numbers 23:20<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;<strong>&#1492;&#1460;<\/strong>&#1504;&#1461;&#1468;&#1492; <strong>&#1489;&#1464;<\/strong>&#1512;&#1461;&#1498;&#1456;, <strong>&#1500;&#1464;<\/strong>&#1511;&#1464;&#1495;&#1456;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;; &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1461;&#1512;&#1461;&#1498;&#1456;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1460;&#1473;&#1497;&#1489;&#1462;&#1504;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492;&rdquo;, the first letters of the first three words are spelled &ldquo;&#1492;&#1489;&#1500;&rdquo;, the Holy Ari explains that this was&nbsp;where he wanted to take the good from Moses.<br>\nBringing negativity on Moses would have caused him to disconnect from his higher root of the level of Da&rsquo;at &ldquo;&#1491;&#1506;&#1514;&rdquo;. This sefira is actually the result of the connection of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chokmah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: #0000ff;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#1495;&#1499;&#1502;&#1492;&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;Literally means &amp;#039;Wisdom&amp;#039;.Also the aspect of the right brain. Also called &amp;quot;Father&amp;quot;.Father receives the Light from Keter and immediately connects to Binah, who is the Mother that delivers the Light to the lower levels, Zeir Anpin.Top of the Right Column (Chokmah, Chessed, Netzach). The Light of Chokmah comes down to the lower worlds from the Binah.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chokmah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chokmah<\/a> and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Binah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;When it is related to the Sefirot, &amp;#039;Mother&amp;#039; represents Binah. Also called Sea, source of &amp;#039;rivers&amp;#039;, from where Light flows to the lower worlds. The Menorah in the Holy Temple drew the Light of Binah to Malchut.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=binah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Binah<\/a> (Aba and Ima or <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Supernal&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;In the Zohar studies, &amp;#039;Supernal&amp;#039; refers to the highest spiritual level. It usually relate to Chokmah and Binah in the world of Atzilut.Supernal Father (Chokmah) and Supernal Mother (Binah).&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=supernal\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Supernal<\/a> Father and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Binah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;When it is related to the Sefirot, &amp;#039;Mother&amp;#039; represents Binah. Also called Sea, source of &amp;#039;rivers&amp;#039;, from where Light flows to the lower worlds. The Menorah in the Holy Temple drew the Light of Binah to Malchut.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=binah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Mother<\/a>). As a connection to the Light for the whole nation of Yisrael, Balaam and Balak knew that if they were successful, it would have been like a spiritual beheading for the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israelites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Torah stories tell a lot about the &lsquo;fight&rsquo; between good and bad. This is our life from the first day when we (Adam) were born in an environment where negativity (the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sama-l&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Aka Satan, Snake, Angel of Death, Evil-sideSamael &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;script-hebrew&amp;quot; dir=&amp;quot;rtl&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#1505;&#1463;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;&nbsp;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Samma-el &amp;lt;\/i&amp;gt;(We don&amp;#039;t use the proper spelling because it&amp;#039;s better not to say this name).Sama-l is the Minister of the other side. He represents all evil. He is the Sat-n, the Snake, the Angel of Death, and the Evil Inclination, all as one.His female counterpart is Lil-th (we don&amp;#039;t say her name). She is vicious and pushes men to make sins, especially related to sex.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=sama-l\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Snake<\/a>) is always around us.<\/p>\n<p>Our Tikkun is to&nbsp;close all the &lsquo;holes&rsquo; created by our negativity with Light that will protect us when in need of it and keep the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sama-l&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Aka Satan, Snake, Angel of Death, Evil-sideSamael &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;script-hebrew&amp;quot; dir=&amp;quot;rtl&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#1505;&#1463;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;&nbsp;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Samma-el &amp;lt;\/i&amp;gt;(We don&amp;#039;t use the proper spelling because it&amp;#039;s better not to say this name).Sama-l is the Minister of the other side. He represents all evil. He is the Sat-n, the Snake, the Angel of Death, and the Evil Inclination, all as one.His female counterpart is Lil-th (we don&amp;#039;t say her name). She is vicious and pushes men to make sins, especially related to sex.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=sama-l\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Snake<\/a> from coming in to hurt us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>{||}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-1551.mp3\">Click\/Touch here to listen to the Daily Zohar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar Pinchas-1551 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-1551.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. 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