{"id":23913,"date":"2017-08-05T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=23913"},"modified":"2023-01-23T04:16:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T02:16:44","slug":"daily-zohar-2502","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=23913","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 2502 &#8211; Ekev &#8211; How to create weapons with your mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-2502.mp3\">Daily Zohar 2502<\/a><br>\n<a class=\"dznoplugin\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-2502.mp3\">Daily Zohar 2502<\/a><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -2502 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-2502.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -2502\"\/><br>\n.<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;\">26. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1500;&#1464;&#1492;&#1462;&#1501;, (&#1502;&#1500;&#1499;&#1497;&#1501;-&#1488; &#1499;) &#1488;&#1463;&#1500; &#1497;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500; &#1495;&#1493;&#1465;&#1490;&#1461;&#1512; &#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1508;&#1463;&#1514;&#1468;&#1461;&#1495;&#1463;. &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1458;&#1512;&#1461;&#1497; &#1493;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1497; &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488;&#1463;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1506; &#1508;&#1468;&#1461;&#1512;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1492;&#1464;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1461;&#1488; &#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488;&#1463;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1506; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1502;&#1460;&#1496;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1488;&#1460;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1495;&#1461;&#1494; &#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1508;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; (&#1514;&#1492;&#1500;&#1497;&#1501; &#1511;&#1502;&#1496;) &#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1502;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1488;&#1461;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1490;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1464;&#1501; &#1493;&#1456;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1508;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1464;&#1501;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1504;&#1460;&#1506;&#1456;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468;&#1506;&#1463; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1510;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1498;&#1456; &#1500;&#1456;&#1504;&#1463;&#1506;&#1456;&#1504;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1500;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1492; &#1510;&#1456;&#1491;&#1464;&#1491;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1488;&#1458;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1492;&#1464;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1461;&#1497; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1502;&#1456;&#1500;&#1460;&#1497;&#1499;&#1493;&#1468;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501; &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1512;&#1462;&#1509; &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1488;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1506; &#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1494;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&rsquo;, &#1490;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1507; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489;. &#1497;&rsquo; &#1512;&#1465;&#1488;&#1513;&#1473; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489;. &#1492;&rdquo;&#1492;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1461;&#1497; &#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;. &#1504;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1511; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489;, &#1488;&#1458;&#1491;&#1465;&#1504;&#1464;&#1497;.<br>\n27. &#1512;&#1465;&#1502;&#1463;&#1495;, &#1512;&#1502;&rdquo;&#1495; &#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488;&#1463;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1506;, &#1506;&#1460;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1513;&#1473; &#1514;&#1468;&#1461;&#1489;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1492;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1460;&#1495;&#1493;&#1468;&#1491;, &#1492;&#1458;&#1512;&#1461;&#1497; &#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1502;&#1463;&rdquo;&#1495;. &#1502;&#1464;&#1490;&#1461;&rdquo;&#1503; &#1506;&#1460;&#1501; &#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489;, &#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1499;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500; &#1490;&#1468;&#1463;&#1489;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500; &#1504;&#1493;&#1468;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;, &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500; &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1514; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1489;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;. &#1511;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1497;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492; &#1495;&#1460;&#1510;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1500; &#1494;&#1462;&#1512;&#1463;&#1506; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1493;&#1465; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1462;&#1492; &#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1495;&#1461;&#1509; &#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1460;&#1497;&#1491;. &#1502;&#1463;&#1511;&#1456;&#1500;&#1461;&#1506;&#1463;, &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488;&#1463;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1506;. &#1495;&#1458;&#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1492; &#1488;&#1463;&#1489;&#1456;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1502;&#1463;&#1511;&#1456;&#1500;&#1461;&#1506;&#1463;, (&#1491;&#1489;&#1512;&#1497;&#1501; &#1493;) &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1506; &#1497;&#1460;&#1513;&#1474;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500; &#1492;&rsquo; &#1488;&#1457;&#1500;&#1465;&#1492;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468; &#1492;&rsquo;. &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1504;&#1462;&#1490;&#1456;&#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1501;, &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1460;&#1511;&#1468;&#1463;&#1495; &#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1493;&#1460;&#1491; (&#1513;&#1502;&#1493;&#1488;&#1500;-&#1488; &#1497;&#1494;) &#1495;&#1458;&#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1492; &#1495;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1467;&#1511;&#1461;&#1497; &#1488;&#1458;&#1489;&#1464;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1503; &#1492;&#1463;&#1504;&#1468;&#1463;&#1495;&#1463;&#1500;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1499;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1513;&#1468;&#1474;&#1464;&#1501; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1463;&#1511;&#1456;&#1500;&#1461;&#1506;&#1463;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488; &#1513;&#1474;&#1464;&#1508;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488; &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497;&#1504;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1504;&#1463;&#1506;&#1458;&#1513;&#1474;&#1493;&#1468; &#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1464;&#1491; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1490; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;.\n<\/div>\n<p>.<br>\n<strong>Zohar Ekev<\/strong><br>\nIt&rsquo;s interesting that by divine providence, we continue the subject of the Shema prayers; even though we moved from the portion of Vaetchanan to Ekev, we are blessed with additional study of the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Shema Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;iframe src=&amp;quot;\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.dailyzohar.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F08%2Fshemaisrael-dz.pdf&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;embedded=true&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;gde-frame&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:100%; height:500px; border: none;&amp;quot; scrolling=&amp;quot;no&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/iframe&amp;gt;Download (PDF, 125KB)&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=shema-israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Shema Israel<\/a> prayer.<br>\nThe Zohar teaches us that whoever reads the Shema is as if he is holding a double edge sword.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Psalms.149.6?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Psalms 149:6<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1502;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1488;&#1461;&#1500; &#1489;&#1460;&#1468;&#1490;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1464;&#1501; &#1493;&#1456;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1508;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1464;&#1501;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,&rdquo;<br>\n#26<br>\nThe &lsquo;sword&rsquo; is the aspect of the letter Vav &#1493; that represents <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>. The Yod &#1497; is the tip of the sword, and the two HH &#1492;&#1492; are the two sides of the sword. The Scabbard is the &#1488;&#1491;&#1504;&#1497; ADNY name, <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>. The meditation on the unification of heaven and earth, upper and lower names, is the aspect of waving the sword that kills the negative forces around us.<br>\n#27<br>\nThe 248 words &#1512;&#1502;&#1495; with the Vav &#1493;, representing the six letters of the Shema. They spell &lsquo;&#1512;&#1493;&#1502;&#1495;&rsquo;,&rsquo; spear&rsquo; that is another weapon against the &lsquo;enemies&rsquo;.<br>\nThe &lsquo;Shield&rsquo; is the three angels, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Michael&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The archangel Michael represents the Right of holiness.&nbsp; He s also called the High Priest because he is on the side of Chessed of Zeir Anpin.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=michael\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Michael<\/a>, Gabriel, and Nuriel. The initials of their names, &#1502;&#1490;&#1503;, literally mean &lsquo;Shield.&rsquo; We receive this protection by the merits of the patriarchs representing <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>, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Gevurah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Gevurah &#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492;. represents the Left column of the Tree of Life.&#1490;&#1489;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; = 216&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=gevurah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Gevurah<\/a>, and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Tiferet&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sefira of Tiferet &#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; &#1514;&amp;quot;&#1514; represents the Center Column\/Line of the Tree of Life. Also, Zeir Anpin&#1514;&#1508;&#1488;&#1512;&#1514; = 1081 The Torah represents Zeir Anpin which connects us to Binah.Tiferet means &amp;#039;Glory&amp;#039; as in &amp;quot;the Glory of YHVH.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;&#1499;&#1489;&#1493;&#1491; &#1497;&#1492;&#1493;&#1492;&amp;quot;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=tiferet\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Tiferet<\/a> for the Right, Left, and Central columns.<br>\nThe sling is another weapon we activate with the first five words of the Shema.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/I_Samuel.17.40?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">1 Samuel 17:40<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1511;&#1463;&#1468;&#1495; &#1502;&#1463;&#1511;&#1456;&#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1489;&#1456;&#1495;&#1463;&#1512; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1495;&#1458;&#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1464;&#1468;&#1473;&#1492; &#1495;&#1463;&#1500;&#1467;&#1468;&#1511;&#1461;&#1497; &#1488;&#1458;&#1489;&#1464;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1503; &#1492;&#1463;&#1504;&#1463;&#1468;&#1495;&#1463;&#1500; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1464;&#1468;&#1513;&#1462;&#1474;&#1501; &#1488;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1489;&#1460;&#1468;&#1499;&#1456;&#1500;&#1460;&#1497; &#1492;&#1464;&#1512;&#1465;&#1506;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1512; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1463;&#1497;&#1463;&#1468;&#1500;&#1456;&#1511;&#1493;&#1468;&#1496; &#1493;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1500;&#1456;&#1468;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465; &#1489;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1490;&#1463;&#1468;&#1513;&#1473; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1456;&#1468;&#1500;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;He took his stick in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the shepherd&rsquo;s bag which he had, even in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.&rdquo;<br>\nThe five words are the aspect of the five Sefirot, <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> to <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Hod&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=hod\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Hod<\/a>. They become one in <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yessod&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yessod is the sefira that delivers light, and nourishments that sustain life in the world. Joseph is the chariot (vehicle) for the sefira of Yessod. He controlled the sustenance of Egypt and the world, and he is a channel of sustenance.We connect to Yessod through studies, Tzedaka, and Tzadikim.Friday is Yessod of the week. Kislev is Yessod of the months.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yessod\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Yessod<\/a> and come out of the mouth, which is the aspect of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yessod&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yessod is the sefira that delivers light, and nourishments that sustain life in the world. Joseph is the chariot (vehicle) for the sefira of Yessod. He controlled the sustenance of Egypt and the world, and he is a channel of sustenance.We connect to Yessod through studies, Tzedaka, and Tzadikim.Friday is Yessod of the week. Kislev is Yessod of the months.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yessod\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Yessod<\/a>. They shoot out and kill the enemy.<br>\nThe Zohar reveals that the five stones that King David picked from the brook became one in his sling to create a joint force that could kill Goliath, the Philistine.<br>\n{||}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-2502.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-2502 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-2502.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. 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