{"id":46324,"date":"2021-07-26T03:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=46324"},"modified":"2021-07-27T00:09:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T22:09:38","slug":"daily-zohar-3705-balak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=46324","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 3705 &#8211; Balak &#8211; Are you bearing fruits?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-3705.mp3\">Daily Zohar 3705<\/a><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -3705 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-3705.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -3705\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hebrew translation:<\/p>\n<div id=\"hebrew_trans\" class=\"zohartext\" dir=\"rtl\">316. &#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512; &#1488;&#1463;&#1495;&#1461;&#1512; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1506;&#1461;&#1510;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &ndash; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1461;&#1503; &#1506;&#1461;&#1510;&#1464;&#1492; &#1500;&#1464;&#1506;&#1460;&#1497;&#1512; &#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1504;&#1468;&#1464;&#1510;&#1461;&#1500; &#1502;&#1460;&#1503; &#1492;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1503; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1456;&#1500;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1461;&#1491; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1491;&#1468;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1497;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500;&#1456;&#1499;&#1493;&#1468; &#1489;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1514;&#1463;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1495;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1506;&#1461;&#1510;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1500;&#1460;&#1504;&#1456;&#1491;&#1468;&#1465;&#1495;&#1463; &#1506;&#1464;&#1500;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1490;&#1468;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1494;&#1462;&#1503;. &#1500;&#1460;&#1504;&#1456;&#1491;&#1468;&#1465;&#1495;&#1463; &#1506;&#1464;&#1500;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1491;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1503;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497;&#1496; &#1506;&#1464;&#1500;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465;&#1492;&#1462;&#1496;&#1462;&#1514;, &#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468;&#1504;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1462;&#1490;&#1462;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1512; &#1488;&#1463;&#1504;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1497; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501;. &#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1514;&#1465;&#1488;&#1499;&#1461;&#1500;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1456;&#1495;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1500; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1499;&#1461;&#1500; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;? &#1500;&#1465;&#1488;. &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1514;&#1465;&#1488;&#1499;&#1461;&#1500;, &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1505;&#1462;&#1500;&#1463;&#1506; &#1511;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1495;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1495;&#1458;&#1494;&#1464;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1493;&#1468;&#1511;&#1456;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1510;&#1456;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1503; &#1492;&#1458;&#1504;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492; &#1493;&#1456;&#1514;&#1463;&#1488;&#1458;&#1493;&#1464;&#1492; &#1500;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1495;&#1463; &#1492;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1465;&#1491;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1510;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1511;. &#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1489;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1499;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1502;&#1456;&#1508;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1504;&#1461;&#1505; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1493;&#1456;&#1504;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1461;&#1503; &#1500;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1502;&#1464;&#1494;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1461;&#1512; &#1502;&#1460;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1511;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1504;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501;.<br>\n317. &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1511;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1503; &#1502;&#1463;&#1492; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489;? (&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; &#1492;&#1513;&#1497;&#1512;&#1497;&#1501; &#1492;) &#1488;&#1464;&#1499;&#1463;&#1500;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1497;&#1463;&#1506;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497; &#1506;&#1460;&#1501; &#1491;&#1468;&#1460;&#1489;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1460;&#1499;&#1456;&#1500;&#1493;&#1468; &#1512;&#1461;&#1506;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;. &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1462;&#1495;&#1457;&#1512;&#1463;&#1489; &#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1497;&#1514; &#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473; &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1464;&#1496;&#1456;&#1500;&#1493;&#1468; &#1492;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1504;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;, &#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1503; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1500;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;-&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456;-&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1491;&#1468;&#1460;&#1489;&#1456;&#1512;&#1461;&#1497; &#1514;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1502;&#1468;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1495;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1514; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1493;. &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1500; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456; &#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1514;&#1465;&#1488;&#1499;&#1461;&#1500;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1503; &#1500;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1502;&#1464;&#1494;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1461;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1461;&#1497;&#1493;&#1464;&#1503; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1502;&#1468;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1514;&#1465;&#1488;&#1499;&#1461;&#1500; &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1494;&#1464;&#1503; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &ndash; &#1488;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1514;&#1460;&#1499;&#1456;&#1512;&#1465;&#1514;. &#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1492; (&#1496;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1512;) &#1494;&#1464;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1512; &#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488; &#1514;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1511;&#1464;&#1512;&#1461;&#1489; &#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;.<\/div>\n<p>.<br>\n<\/p><div class=\"et-box et-shadow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et-box-content\"><strong>This week&rsquo;s portion is Ekev. You can download the entire Zohar text and study of Ekev from the links in the box &lsquo;Download Torah and Zohar&rsquo; on this page. We continue the study of Zohar Balak.<\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Zohar Balak<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Deuteronomy.20.19?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Deuteronomy 20:19<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1499;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1514;&#1464;&#1510;&#1493;&#1468;&#1512; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1506;&#1460;&#1497;&#1512; &#1497;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1512;&#1463;&#1489;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&#1501; &#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1500;&#1464;&#1468;&#1495;&#1461;&#1501; &#1506;&#1464;&#1500;&#1462;&#1497;&#1492;&#1464; &#1500;&#1456;&#1514;&#1464;&#1508;&#1456;&#1513;&#1464;&#1474;&#1492;&#1468; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1514;&#1463;&#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1495;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1506;&#1461;&#1510;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1500;&#1460;&#1504;&#1456;&#1491;&#1465;&#1468;&#1495;&#1463; &#1506;&#1464;&#1500;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493; &#1490;&#1463;&#1468;&#1512;&#1456;&#1494;&#1462;&#1503; &#1499;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1462;&#1468;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1514;&#1465;&#1488;&#1499;&#1461;&#1500; &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1514;&#1460;&#1499;&#1456;&#1512;&#1465;&#1514; &#1499;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1464;&#1491;&#1464;&#1501; &#1506;&#1461;&#1509; &#1492;&#1463;&#1513;&#1464;&#1468;&#1474;&#1491;&#1462;&#1492; &#1500;&#1464;&#1489;&#1465;&#1488; &#1502;&#1460;&#1508;&#1464;&#1468;&#1504;&#1462;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464; &#1489;&#1463;&#1468;&#1502;&#1464;&#1468;&#1510;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;When you besiege a city for many days while making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them; if you can eat of them, do not cut them down to use in the siege, for man is the tree of the field.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>#316<br>\nThere is another meaning to &ldquo;&#1488;&#1514; &#1506;&#1510;&#1492;&rdquo; that translates to &ldquo;Its tree.&rdquo; The word &ldquo;&#1506;&#1510;&#1492;&rdquo; also means &ldquo;advice,&rdquo; referring to a wise scholar who gives advice to the city&rsquo;s people and teaches them the path to follow and save themselves from the judgment that came to the city.<br>\n&ldquo;you shall not destroy its trees (&#1506;&#1510;&#1492;, advice) by wielding an ax against them&rdquo; means not to destroy the good advice that pushes away judgment. Also, not to draw on this person a fiery and sharp sword that kills other people in the world.<br>\n&ldquo;&#1499;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1462;&#1468;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1514;&#1465;&#1488;&#1499;&#1461;&#1500;&rdquo; &ldquo;from it you shall eat.&rdquo; &lsquo;It&rsquo; refers to the tree, also, to the advice of the wise scholar. He asks, would the &lsquo;destroyer&rsquo; eat from the wise scholar? And he answers, no. &lsquo;It&rsquo; refers to the hard rock that all holy and strong spirits come from her, <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>, in this world. She will eat from it because the holy spirit that is <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> has no desires in this world but for the Torah of the righteous that sustain her and give her nourishments more than all the offerings in the world.<\/p>\n<p>#317<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Songs.5.1?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Songs 5:1<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1488;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497; &#1500;&#1456;&#1490;&#1463;&#1504;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1488;&#1458;&#1495;&#1465;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497; &#1499;&#1463;&#1500;&#1464;&#1468;&#1492; &#1488;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497; &#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497; &#1506;&#1460;&#1501; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1513;&#1464;&#1474;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1464;&#1499;&#1463;&#1500;&#1456;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497; &#1497;&#1463;&#1506;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497; &#1506;&#1460;&#1501; &#1491;&#1460;&#1468;&#1489;&#1456;&#1513;&#1460;&#1473;&#1497; &#1513;&#1464;&#1473;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497; &#1497;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497; &#1506;&#1460;&#1501; &#1495;&#1458;&#1500;&#1464;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1460;&#1499;&#1456;&#1500;&#1493;&#1468; &#1512;&#1461;&#1506;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1513;&#1456;&#1473;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468; &#1493;&#1456;&#1513;&#1460;&#1473;&#1499;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468; &#1491;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends! Drink, yes, drink deeply, O beloved ones!&rdquo;<br>\nFrom the day the Holy Temple was destroyed and the sacrifices stopped, the Holy One Blessed be He, has only the words of Torah with new insights from the mouth of the wise scholars. For that, it is written, &ldquo;from it, you shall eat.&rdquo; Because <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 nourished from the Torah scholars&rsquo; studies, it says &ldquo;you shall not destroy it,&rdquo; and be careful not to get close to him.<\/p>\n<p>Lesson;<\/p>\n<p>From the verse above (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Deuteronomy.20.19?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Deuteronomy 20:19<\/a>) came out the precept of forbidding the destruction of fruit trees. They represent life energy and nourishments for all, including animals, birds, and many other creatures of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;hashem&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;#039;Hashem&amp;#039; is a reference to the name of YHVH.We say Hashem &amp;#039;the Name&amp;#039; instead of the actual call to &amp;#039;YHVH&amp;#039; that is not allowed except when we read the Torah in full verses or in blessings.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=hashem\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Hashem<\/a>. Rabbi Yehuda Hechasid and other greats said that there is a danger to a person that destroys a fruit tree. Only if a tree is old and stopped producing fruits for a year it can be cut out. If a fruit tree is in a place where they wish to build a dwelling place or cause damages to other trees, then it can be relocated or destroyed. When in doubt, it is better to ask a rabbi that knows the Torah laws.<br>\nFor the building of the holy temple, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;hashem&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;#039;Hashem&amp;#039; is a reference to the name of YHVH.We say Hashem &amp;#039;the Name&amp;#039; instead of the actual call to &amp;#039;YHVH&amp;#039; that is not allowed except when we read the Torah in full verses or in blessings.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=hashem\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Hashem<\/a> gave specific instructions to use trees that don&rsquo;t bear fruit.<br>\nThe first tree planting was made by God in the Garden of Eden, as we read in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/%20Genesis.2.8?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\"> Genesis 2:8<\/a>,9<br>\n&ldquo;And <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> God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.&rdquo;, &ldquo;And out of the ground <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> God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. 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