{"id":18175,"date":"2015-08-01T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=18175"},"modified":"2015-08-01T21:58:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T01:58:00","slug":"daily-zohar-1889","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=18175","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 1889 &#8211; Ekev &#8211; Blessed from above and below"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-1889.mp3\">Daily Zohar 1889<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dznoplugin\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-1889.mp3\">Daily Zohar 1889<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -1889 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-1889.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -1889\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<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;\">14. &#1493;&#1468;&#1499;&#1456;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1513;&#1464;&#1468;&#1473;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1500;&#1456;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1464;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1493;&#1456;&#1504;&#1460;&#1499;&#1456;&#1504;&#1464;&#1505;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1500;&#1456;&#1513;&#1464;&#1473;&#1501;, &#1488;&#1464;&#1494; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1464;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1504;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488; &#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1504;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;, &#1512;&#1463;&#1511; &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1492;&#1461;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1511;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;, &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1502;&#1464;&#1514;&#1463;&#1497; &#1504;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488; &#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456;? &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1490;&#1456;&#1468;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1506;&#1458;&#1513;&#1460;&#1473;&#1497;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1502;&#1456;&#1505;&#1467;&#1508;&#1464;&#1468;&#1511;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1499;&#1464;&#1500; &#1502;&#1463;&#1492; &#1513;&#1462;&#1468;&#1473;&#1492;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1496;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1493;&#1468;, &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1495;&#1460;&#1505;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1494; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456;. &#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1500;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1496;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492;, &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1502;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1496;&#1456;&#1468;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1505;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1511; &#1489;&#1463;&#1468;&#1506;&#1458;&#1496;&#1464;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1511;&#1456;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1488;&#1503; &#1504;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488; &#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;? &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1512; &#1511;&#1460;&#1491;&#1456;&#1468;&#1513;&#1464;&#1473;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468; &#1493;&#1456;&#1510;&#1460;&#1493;&#1464;&#1468;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1501; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1500;&#1465;&#1468;&#1488; &#1492;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1490;&#1463;&#1468;&#1500;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1489;&#1463;&#1495;&#1493;&#1468;&#1509;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1504;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;, &#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1461;&#1488; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1491;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1504;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1504;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;, &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1491;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1504;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;.<br>\n15. &#1493;&#1468;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1488;&#1463;&#1514;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1497;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1503;, &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1504;&#1460;&#1468;&#1514;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1461;&#1512;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1499;&#1465;&#1468;&#1492;&#1461;&#1503; &#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1508;&#1493;&#1468;&#1507; &#1500;&#1456;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1464;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1465;&#1488;&#1513;&#1473; &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1463;&#1505;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1507;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1514;&#1463;&#1468;&#1495;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503;, &#1499;&#1456;&#1468;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1504;&#1460;&#1468;&#1511;&#1456;&#1513;&#1464;&#1473;&#1512; &#1500;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1503; &#1493;&#1456;&#1504;&#1460;&#1491;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1511; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1461;&#1488; &#1502;&#1460;&#1500;&#1456;&#1468;&#1502;&#1463;&#1496;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1500;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1506;&#1456;&#1500;&#1464;&#1492; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1504;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456;, &#1512;&#1463;&#1511; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1505;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491; &#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1491;&#1464;&#1468;&#1489;&#1461;&#1511; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1456;&#1504;&#1460;&#1499;&#1456;&#1504;&#1464;&#1505; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1500;&#1461;&#1468;&#1488; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465;. &#1488;&#1463;&#1514;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492;, &#1492;&#1463;&#1505;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1500; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1465;&#1468;&#1492;&#1461;&#1503; &#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1491;&#1464;&#1468;&#1489;&#1461;&#1511; &#1488;&#1460;&#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1489;&#1463;&#1468;&#1514;&#1456;&#1468;&#1508;&#1460;&#1500;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1491;&#1464;&#1501; &#1499;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1461;&#1506;&#1463; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456;, &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1508;&#1493;&#1468;&#1507; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1502;&#1463;&#1506;&#1456;&#1500;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1494;&#1462;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468; &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1460;&#1468;&#1473;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1497; &#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1497;&#1503; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1514;&#1456;&#1468;&#1508;&#1460;&#1500;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1461;&#1497;&#1503; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456; &#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1500; &#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1488;&#1464;&#1512; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1512;&#1464;&#1499;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1465;&#1468;&#1500; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1505;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491; &#1506;&#1462;&#1500;&#1456;&#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503;, &#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1511; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1512;&#1464;&#1499;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1500;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1500; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;.<\/div>\n<p>.<br>\n<strong>Zohar Ekev<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The commentary of Ekev this week will focus on the spiritual significance of blessings and the blessing of the food (<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Birkat Hamazon&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Birkat HamazonThe blessing that is done at the end of a meal when we start by breaking bread at the beginning with the blessing of Hamotzie. The first blessing on the bread that we say before we start the meal:&#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456; &#1488;&#1463;&#1514;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1492;&amp;#039;, &#1488;&#1457;&#1500;&#1465;&#1492;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468; &#1502;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1510;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488; &#1500;&#1462;&#1495;&#1462;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1503; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1512;&#1462;&#1509;.Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from the ground.Text and translation of the entire Birkat Hamazon on Sefaria.orghttps:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Birkat_Hamazonhttps:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/daily-zohar-2807\/&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=birkat-hamazon\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Birkat Hamazon<\/a>). I recommend the important study of previous commentaries on Ekev paragraphs 1 through 13. DZ 1587 (https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/daily-zohar-1587-2\/) through DZ 1592.<\/p>\n<p>Please read DZ 1591, 1592 to understand the following study.<\/p>\n<p>When the words of the blessings from below ascend, they return to <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>. The six Sefirot of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Zeir Anpin&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Literally means &amp;#039;Small Face&amp;#039;. It represents the Six Sefirot, Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod, and Yessod. The Light from the upper three Sefirot of Chokmah, Binah, and Da&amp;#039;at comes to Malchut through Zeir Anpin.The Torah is Zeir Anpin, a channel that connects us to the upper three Sefirot through Binah. Our connection to Zeir Anpin is through Yessod by studying the Torah on all levels. Doing good, Tzedakah, and all kinds of sharing.Zeir Anpin also called Tiferet, is the name of the Sefira in the center of the Tree.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=zeir-anpin\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Zeir Anpin<\/a> below use the words of the blessings to come close to <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>, that is then called &lsquo;King&rsquo;.<br>\nBecause the &lsquo;king&rsquo; is concealed (upper three sefirot), the words of the blessings that follow are in &lsquo;third person&rsquo; form and not in the &lsquo;second person&rsquo; form as in the first words of &ldquo;Baruch Atah&rdquo;, &ldquo;Blessed you&hellip;&rdquo;.<br>\nex: Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kidshanu b&rsquo;mitzvotav, v&rsquo;tzivanu &hellip;<br>\n&ldquo;Blessed are You, Adonai our God, King of the world, who hallows us with mitzvot, commanding us to&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The word of the blessing &#1488;&#1514;&#1492; &lsquo;Atah&rsquo; is the aspect of the Right and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a>. The word Adonai &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492; is the Center and the word Eloheinu &#1488;&#1500;&#1492;&#1497;&#1504;&#1493; is to the Left.<br>\nWhen <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Malchut&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: #0000ff;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#1502;&#1500;&#1499;&#1493;&#1514;&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;Malchut is the lowest sefira of the ten sefirot. There is a level of Malchut in all worlds (Atzilut, B&amp;#039;riah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah). In the Daily Zohar studies, the mention of Malchut could be on the upper levels, not necessarily Malchut of the world of Asiyah that is the material world. In general, Malchut doesn&amp;#039;t have a light of its own but can draw from all the levels above it. Malchut can receive the Light in a pure process of &amp;#039;earning.&amp;#039;Malchut is an aspect of the female with a desire for the Light.The image of the sefirot below represents the lowest level of the world of Asiyah, Action, where there is an aspect of physicality, material existence.Malchut of the upper worlds manifests the levels below it. Therefore Malchut is also the Keter of the level below it. &lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=malchut\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Malchut<\/a> connects to the Right , which is <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Chessed&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Chessed &#1495;&#1505;&#1491;. represents the Right column of the Tree of Life.&#1495;&#1505;&#1491; = 72&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=chessed\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chessed<\/a> then the blessing, &lsquo;&#1489;&#1512;&#1499;&#1492;&rsquo; comes and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Malchut&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: #0000ff;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#1502;&#1500;&#1499;&#1493;&#1514;&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;Malchut is the lowest sefira of the ten sefirot. There is a level of Malchut in all worlds (Atzilut, B&amp;#039;riah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah). In the Daily Zohar studies, the mention of Malchut could be on the upper levels, not necessarily Malchut of the world of Asiyah that is the material world. In general, Malchut doesn&amp;#039;t have a light of its own but can draw from all the levels above it. Malchut can receive the Light in a pure process of &amp;#039;earning.&amp;#039;Malchut is an aspect of the female with a desire for the Light.The image of the sefirot below represents the lowest level of the world of Asiyah, Action, where there is an aspect of physicality, material existence.Malchut of the upper worlds manifests the levels below it. Therefore Malchut is also the Keter of the level below it. &lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=malchut\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Malchut<\/a> is called &lsquo;&#1489;&#1512;&#1493;&#1498;&rsquo; (Baruch) &lsquo;Blessed&rsquo;.<br>\n&lsquo;Baruch&rsquo; that is part of the prayers is in <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Malchut&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color: #0000ff;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&#1502;&#1500;&#1499;&#1493;&#1514;&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;Malchut is the lowest sefira of the ten sefirot. There is a level of Malchut in all worlds (Atzilut, B&amp;#039;riah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah). In the Daily Zohar studies, the mention of Malchut could be on the upper levels, not necessarily Malchut of the world of Asiyah that is the material world. In general, Malchut doesn&amp;#039;t have a light of its own but can draw from all the levels above it. Malchut can receive the Light in a pure process of &amp;#039;earning.&amp;#039;Malchut is an aspect of the female with a desire for the Light.The image of the sefirot below represents the lowest level of the world of Asiyah, Action, where there is an aspect of physicality, material existence.Malchut of the upper worlds manifests the levels below it. Therefore Malchut is also the Keter of the level below it. &lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=malchut\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Malchut<\/a> and in other blessings it&rsquo;s in <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>.<\/p>\n<p>{||}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-1889.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-1889 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-1889.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. 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