{"id":50592,"date":"2022-09-08T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T02:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=50592"},"modified":"2022-09-07T03:57:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T01:57:19","slug":"daily-zohar-4049-balak-curses-and-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=50592","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 4049 &#8211; Balak &#8211; Curses and blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><input type=\"hidden\" bg_collapse_expand=\"69db121a2a1086077617617\" value=\"69db121a2a1086077617617\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"bg-show-more-text-69db121a2a1086077617617\" value=\"Show DZ reading video\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"bg-show-less-text-69db121a2a1086077617617\" value=\"close view\"><button id=\"bg-showmore-action-69db121a2a1086077617617\" class=\"bg-showmore-plg-button bg-blue-button bg-arrow \" style=\" color:#fffff;font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; \">Show DZ reading video<\/button><\/p><div id=\"bg-showmore-hidden-69db121a2a1086077617617\"><br>\n<span class=\"FFGNpODMJbIhtCVPd8xCRikXQU7Y27WocJ0uYWcIiA519l3z4Lfr5bXqv6PHSGEAtqaOyrkLy2TeK0ghNxBmupzn8jE9Km1fj\"><\/span><br>\n<\/div><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-4049.mp3\">Daily Zohar 4049<\/a><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -4049 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-4049.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -4049\"\/>\n<p>Hebrew translation:<\/p>\n<div id=\"hebrew_trans\" class=\"zohartext\" dir=\"rtl\">459. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1512;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503;, &#1489;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488; &#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1492;, &#1512;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1506; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492; &#1490;&#1468;&#1465;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1465;&#1500;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488; &#1514;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1510;&#1464;&#1488; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1500; &#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1468;&#1464;&#1512;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1492; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512; &#1492;&rsquo; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1501;, &#1488;&#1493;&#1465; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1491;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1512; &#1492;&rsquo;, &#1495;&#1463;&#1505; &#1493;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1500;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501;. &#1502;&#1463;&#1492; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489;? &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1513;&#1474;&#1462;&#1501; &#1492;&rsquo; &#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497; &#1489;&#1460;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1501; &#1493;&#1456;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&rsquo;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1513;&#1468;&#1474;&#1464;&#1501; &#1502;&#1463;&#1495;&#1456;&#1505;&#1493;&#1465;&#1501; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488; &#1497;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1496;&#1462;&#1492; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1503; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1503;. &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456; &ndash; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1513;&#1474;&#1462;&#1501; &#1492;&rsquo; &#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497; &#1493;&#1456;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&rsquo;.<br>\n460. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1492;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1498;&#1456; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488;: &#1512;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1506;! &#1488;&#1463;&#1514;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492; &#1495;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1489; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464; &#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1492; &#1493;&#1456;&#1514;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1461;&#1501; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1499;&#1464;&#1492; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1504;&#1463;&#1497; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465; &#1492;&#1463;&#1492;&#1461;&#1508;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456; &ndash; &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1492;&#1461;&#1501; &#1500;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1502;&#1456;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1500;&#1463;&#1510;&#1468;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1492; &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1493;&#1468;&rsquo;. &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1488;&#1463;&#1514;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500;&#1464;&#1511;, &#1493;&#1468;&#1499;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1508;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1495; &#1508;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464;, &#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1497;&#1460;&#1492;&#1456;&#1497;&#1462;&#1492; &#1489;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1514;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1488; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464; &#1514;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500;&#1493;&#1468;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1460;&#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1512;, &#1488;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1465;&#1492; &#1514;&#1456;&#1491;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1512;. &#1492;&#1458;&#1512;&#1461;&#1497; &#1499;&#1468;&#1465;&#1492;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1506;&#1464;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497;&#1491; &#1500;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1501; &#1499;&#1468;&#1465;&#1492;, &#1514;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1512; &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1514; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1504;&#1463;&#1497;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1508;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1495; &#1508;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464; &#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488; &#1514;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1512; &#1502;&#1460;&#1500;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1500;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1461;&#1501; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1504;&#1463;&#1497;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488; &#1488;&#1463;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1488;&#1460;&#1497;&#1512; &#1491;&#1468;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1500;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464;.<br>\n461. &#1489;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488; &#1493;&#1468;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456; &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488;. &#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1497;&#1493;&#1464;&#1503; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488; &#1489;&#1464;&#1500;&#1464;&#1511;, &#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1464;&#1500;&#1464;&#1511; &#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1506; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1491;&#1468;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492; &#1495;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1489; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1502;&#1468;&#1460;&#1508;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1489;&#1460;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1501; &#1497;&#1464;&#1510;&#1456;&#1488;&#1493;&#1468;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512;: &#1500;&#1464;&#1511;&#1465;&#1489; &#1488;&#1465;&#1497;&#1456;&#1489;&#1463;&#1497; &#1500;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1495;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464;. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1501;: &#1511;&#1463;&#1495; &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1461;&#1497; &#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1461;&#1489; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1503; &#1488;&#1462;&#1514; &#1492;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1465;&#1492; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488;&#1514;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1460;&#1501; &#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1499;&#1463;&#1500; &#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; (&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468;) &#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500;&#1493;&#1468;, &#1488;&#1458;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1462;&#1506;&#1457;&#1511;&#1465;&#1512; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1502;&#1461;&#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1491;&#1468;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488; &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492;.<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zohar Balak<\/strong><br>\nContinued from previous DZ<br>\n#459<br>\nRabbi Shimon said, come and see, this wicked, a disgrace to everything. Because you won&rsquo;t find it in all this Parsha &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> said to Balaam&rdquo;, or &ldquo;<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> spoke&hellip;&rdquo;,Instead, it is written, &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> put words in the mouth of Balaam&rdquo;, etc., like one who puts a muzzle on the mouth of a donkey so that it does not lean this way and that, so it says;<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Numbers.23.5?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Numbers 23:5<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1464;&#1468;&#1513;&#1462;&#1474;&#1501; &#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1464;&#1492; &#1491;&#1464;&#1468;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512; &#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497; &#1489;&#1460;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1501; &#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1465;&#1468;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512; &#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500;&#1464;&#1511; &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1465;&#1492; &#1514;&#1456;&#1491;&#1463;&#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1512;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;Then <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> put a word in Balaam&rsquo;s mouth and said, &ldquo;Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>#460<br>\nThe Holy One Blessed be He said to him, evil, do you think that by your hand there will be a blessing that can manifest in my children or vice versa? They do not need you as they would reject a wasp, saying, &ldquo;&#1500;&#1488; &#1502;&#1506;&#1493;&#1511;&#1510;&#1498; &#1493;&#1500;&#1488; &#1502;&#1491;&#1493;&#1489;&#1513;&#1498;&rdquo; &ldquo;neither from your sting nor from your honey.&rdquo; But you return to Balak, and when you open your mouth, it will not be in your words nor dependent on your mouth; rather, &ldquo;you shall speak thus(&#1499;&#1465;&#1492;).&rdquo; The Shechina is &ldquo;&#1499;&#1465;&#1492;,&rdquo; ready to bless them. Thus you shall speak the blessing for my children because when you open your mouth, the Shechina &ldquo;&#1499;&#1465;&#1492;&rdquo; will speak the blessings that will be fulfilled for my children, and I will not leave it to you.<\/p>\n<p>#461<br>\nSince Balaam came to Balak, and Balak heard all these words that he blessed <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>, Balak thought that they came out of Balaam&rsquo;s mouth. He said to Balaam;<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Numbers.23.11?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Numbers 23:11<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1465;&#1468;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512; &#1489;&#1464;&#1468;&#1500;&#1464;&#1511; &#1488;&#1462;&#1500; &#1489;&#1460;&#1468;&#1500;&#1456;&#1506;&#1464;&#1501; &#1502;&#1462;&#1492; &#1506;&#1464;&#1513;&#1460;&#1474;&#1497;&#1514;&#1464; &#1500;&#1460;&#1497; &#1500;&#1464;&#1511;&#1465;&#1489; &#1488;&#1465;&#1497;&#1456;&#1489;&#1463;&#1497; &#1500;&#1456;&#1511;&#1463;&#1495;&#1456;&#1514;&#1460;&#1468;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464; &#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1504;&#1461;&#1468;&#1492; &#1489;&#1461;&#1468;&#1512;&#1463;&#1499;&#1456;&#1514;&#1464;&#1468; &#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1461;&#1498;&#1456;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;Then Balak said to Balaam, &ldquo;What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!&rdquo;<br>\nBalaam said, take this sorcery in your hand so that you will delay the Shechinah &ldquo;&#1499;&#1465;&#1492;,&rdquo; 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>, and if you can delay her with this sorcery, I will displace her from those things she said, that is canceling the blessings that she said above.<\/p>\n<p>Lesson;<br>\nNothing happened in this world without permission from above. For that reason, we ask <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> to be channels for his blessings, and as messengers, we receive the Light and become blessed by it.<br>\nAll blessings come from <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>, so when we wish well or bless others, we ask <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> to bless them with whatever is good for them. We don&rsquo;t know what is good for others. They may need health more than wealth. Health and long life have priority over money because we can have more time to reveal light and do good in the world. <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> would provide sustenance and wealth to those who need it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-4049.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-4049 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-4049.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. 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