{"id":43570,"date":"2020-10-28T04:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T02:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=43570"},"modified":"2020-10-28T04:35:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T02:35:38","slug":"daily-zohar-3479","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=43570","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 3479 &#8211; Lech Lecha &#8211; Why did Abraham go down to Egypt?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-3479.mp3\">Daily Zohar 3479<\/a><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -3479 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-3479.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -3479\"\/><br>\n.<\/p>\n<p>Hebrew translation:<\/p>\n<div id=\"hebrew_trans\" class=\"zohartext\" dir=\"rtl\">106. &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1461;&#1512;&#1462;&#1491; &#1488;&#1463;&#1489;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492; &#1500;&#1464;&#1490;&#1493;&#1468;&#1512; &#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1501;. &#1502;&#1464;&#1492; &#1492;&#1463;&#1496;&#1468;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1501; &#1500;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501;? &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1511;&#1493;&#1468;&#1500; &#1500;&#1456;&#1490;&#1463;&#1503; &#1492;&rsquo;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1490;&#1463;&#1503; &#1492;&rsquo; &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1509; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501;. &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1511;&#1463;&#1500; &#1493;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1491; &#1504;&#1464;&#1492;&#1464;&#1512; &#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1464;&#1491; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1500;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1503;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; (&#1489;&#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&#1497;&#1514; &#1489;) &#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1501; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1464;&#1491; &#1508;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1492;&#1463;&#1505;&#1468;&#1465;&#1489;&#1461;&#1489; &#1488;&#1461;&#1514; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1488;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1509; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1493;&#1460;&#1497;&#1500;&#1464;&#1492; &#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512; &#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492;&#1464;&#1489;.<br>\n107. &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1463;&#1489;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492;&#1464;&#1501; &#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1497;&#1493;&#1464;&#1503; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1491;&#1463;&#1506; &#1493;&#1456;&#1504;&#1460;&#1499;&#1456;&#1504;&#1463;&#1505; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1457;&#1502;&#1493;&#1468;&#1504;&#1464;&#1492; &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1456;&#1500;&#1461;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1512;&#1464;&#1510;&#1464;&#1492; &#1500;&#1464;&#1491;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1514; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1503; &#1492;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1462;&#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1456;&#1494;&#1493;&#1468; &#1500;&#1456;&#1502;&#1463;&#1496;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492; &#1504;&#1493;&#1465;&#1505;&#1461;&#1506;&#1463; &#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1503; [&#1491;&rdquo;&#1488; &#1500;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1503;], &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1501; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456; &#1497;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1491; &#1500;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1465;&#1488; &#1493;&#1468;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1492;, &#1492;&#1464;&#1512;&#1464;&#1506;&#1464;&#1489; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1504;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1510;&#1464;&#1488; &#1489;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1512;&#1462;&#1509; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512; &#1502;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1456;&#1511;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1512;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1503; &#1492;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1503;.<br>\n108. &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497; &#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512; &#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489; &#1500;&#1464;&#1489;&#1465;&#1488; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1497;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492;. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1512;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1494;&#1464;&#1512;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512; &#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489;? &#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512; &#1511;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1489; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492; &#1510;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1498;&#1456; &#1500;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;! &#1502;&#1463;&#1492; &#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512; &#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489;? &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; (&#1513;&#1502;&#1493;&#1514; &#1497;&#1491;) &#1493;&#1468;&#1508;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1506;&#1465;&#1492; &#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1511;&#1461;&#1512;&#1463;&#1489; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1497;&#1460;&#1513;&#1474;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500; &#1500;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1464;&#1492;. &#1488;&#1463;&#1507; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1503; &#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1506;&#1463;&#1510;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1500;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;-&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456;-&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1493;&#1468;&#1497;. &#1500;&#1464;&#1489;&#1465;&#1488; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1497;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1461;&#1503; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1503; &#1492;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1493;&#1468;&#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1495;&#1461;&#1511; &#1502;&#1461;&#1492;&#1462;&#1503; &#1493;&#1468;&#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1495;&#1461;&#1511; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1463;&#1506;&#1458;&#1513;&#1474;&#1461;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501;.<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zohar Lech Lecha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#106<br>\nAnd Abram went down to Egypt to live there. What was the point of going to Egypt? because it was considered as the Garden of God, which is written (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.13.10?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 13:10<\/a>) &ldquo;as the Garden of God in the land of Egypt&rdquo;. It is called so, for a river that descends from the Right to Egypt. It is written (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.2.11?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 2:11<\/a>)<br>\n&ldquo;&#1513;&#1461;&#1473;&#1501; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1464;&#1491; &#1508;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1492;&#1463;&#1505;&#1465;&#1468;&#1489;&#1461;&#1489; &#1488;&#1461;&#1514; &#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500; &#1488;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1509; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1493;&#1460;&#1497;&#1500;&#1464;&#1492; &#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1512; &#1513;&#1464;&#1473;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492;&#1464;&#1489;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.&rdquo;<br>\nFrom the rivers that come out from the Garden of Eden (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.2.10?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 2:10<\/a>), the river Pishon is the biggest of all, and it falls in the land of Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>#107<br>\nAnd Abraham, coming in complete <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Faith&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492;Generally, Faith is Malchut, meaning the world of action, because faith is expressed in this world.To achieve any of the levels of faith, we need to have love and awe of Hashem.Complete Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1513;&#1500;&#1497;&#1502;&#1492;The Nukva of Zeir Anpin is called &amp;quot;Faith&amp;quot;. After the Nukva is illuminated with the Light of Chokmah that comes from Binah, the Nukva is called Complete Faith, &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1513;&#1500;&#1497;&#1502;&#1492;.Supreme Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1506;&#1500;&#1497;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492;This level is the connection to Binah with the study of the Torah to know the ways of the Holy One, Blessed be He. The Shechina joins at this level.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=faith\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">faith<\/a>, wanted to know all those levels which were held 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> 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> that is called &lsquo;<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Faith&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492;Generally, Faith is Malchut, meaning the world of action, because faith is expressed in this world.To achieve any of the levels of faith, we need to have love and awe of Hashem.Complete Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1513;&#1500;&#1497;&#1502;&#1492;The Nukva of Zeir Anpin is called &amp;quot;Faith&amp;quot;. After the Nukva is illuminated with the Light of Chokmah that comes from Binah, the Nukva is called Complete Faith, &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1513;&#1500;&#1497;&#1502;&#1492;.Supreme Faith - &#1488;&#1502;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492; &#1506;&#1500;&#1497;&#1493;&#1504;&#1492;This level is the connection to Binah with the study of the Torah to know the ways of the Holy One, Blessed be He. The Shechina joins at this level.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=faith\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">faith<\/a>&rsquo;. And Egypt was drawing from the right 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> with the aspect of the Pishon River. For that reason, Abraham went down to Egypt to elevate the sparks of Light from <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>.<br>\nRabbi Ashlag explains that because of the sin of Adam, sparks from the right 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> fell to the land of Egypt. Abraham could expand his vessel and wisdom by collecting these sparks of Light.<br>\nAfter Abraham returned to the Land of <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\">Israel<\/a>, Egypt experienced famine because they lost the support of the Light from the Right 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>.<\/p>\n<p>#108<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.12.11?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 12:11<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497; &#1499;&#1463;&#1468;&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1462;&#1473;&#1512; &#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489; &#1500;&#1464;&#1489;&#1493;&#1465;&#1488; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1497;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1465;&#1468;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1513;&#1464;&#1474;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497; &#1488;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1492;&#1460;&#1504;&#1461;&#1468;&#1492; &#1504;&#1464;&#1488; &#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1463;&#1506;&#1456;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1499;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1488;&#1460;&#1513;&#1464;&#1468;&#1473;&#1492; &#1497;&#1456;&#1508;&#1463;&#1514; &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1488;&#1464;&#1514;&#1456;&#1468;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;And it came to pass, when he was close to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, &ldquo;Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful countenance.&rdquo;<br>\nThe word &ldquo;&#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489;&rdquo; translated as &ldquo;he was close&rdquo; to make sense for the non-Hebrew reader, but this word actually means &lsquo;he drew closer&rsquo;.<br>\nRabbi Elazar said It should be the word &lsquo;&#1511;&#1464;&#1512;&#1463;&#1489;&rsquo; &lsquo;came closer&rsquo;. What does it mean here?, and he answers by quoting the verse from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/%20Exodus.14.10?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\"> Exodus 14:10<\/a> that uses the same word &lsquo;&#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489;&rsquo;.<br>\n&ldquo;&#1493;&#1468;&#1508;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1506;&#1465;&#1492; &#1492;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1513;&#1456;&#1474;&#1488;&#1493;&#1468; &#1489;&#1456;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1497;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1474;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497;&#1492;&#1462;&#1501; &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1504;&#1461;&#1468;&#1492; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501; &#1504;&#1465;&#1505;&#1461;&#1506;&#1463; &#1488;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1512;&#1461;&#1497;&#1492;&#1462;&#1501; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1493;&#1468; &#1502;&#1456;&#1488;&#1465;&#1491; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1468;&#1510;&#1456;&#1506;&#1458;&#1511;&#1493;&#1468; &#1489;&#1456;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1497;&#1460;&#1513;&#1456;&#1474;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1464;&#1492;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of <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\">Israel<\/a> lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of <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\">Israel<\/a> cried out to <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;YHVH&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The Holy Name&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yhvh\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>YHVH<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pharaoh caused 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 come closer to <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Teshuva&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Repentance. &amp;#039;&#1514;&#1513;&#1493;&#1489;&#1492;&amp;#039;. The Hebrew word literally means &amp;#039;Return&amp;#039; to represent the aspect of leaving the bad way and returning to the righteous ways taught in the Torah.&nbsp; We can do Teshuva every day before going to sleep. It helps cleanse the soul from negative &amp;#039;attachments&amp;#039; and support a new beginning in the following day.The most basic and yet powerful repentance is saying&amp;quot;&#1495;&#1464;&#1496;&#1464;&#1488;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497; &#1506;&#1464;&#1493;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497; &#1508;&#1464;&#1468;&#1513;&#1463;&#1473;&#1506;&#1456;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;chata&amp;#039;ti aviti pasha&amp;#039;tti&amp;quot;Loosely translates to &amp;quot;I have sinned, I did wrongs, I did crimes&amp;quot;. By admitting the wrongs, a person opens a path for correction and soul cleansing.Even if a person did a lot of sins and wrongs, but say these words with intention before he dies, he will have a share in the world to come, after he goes through the cleansing process in Gehennam.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=teshuva\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">repentance<\/a>. Abraham brought himself closer to the Holy One Blessed be He. He observed the impure levels in Egypt to stay away from them and from their deeds.<\/p>\n<p>{||}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-3479.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-3479 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-3479.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. 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