{"id":52512,"date":"2023-06-14T03:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T01:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=52512"},"modified":"2023-06-14T01:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T23:42:01","slug":"daily-zohar-4276-shelach-lecha-why-joseph-closed-jacobes-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=52512","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 4276 &#8211; Shelach Lecha &#8211; Why Joseph closed Jacobe&#8217;s eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><input type=\"hidden\" bg_collapse_expand=\"69db3c20e913d7068020644\" value=\"69db3c20e913d7068020644\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"bg-show-more-text-69db3c20e913d7068020644\" value=\"Show DZ reading video\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"bg-show-less-text-69db3c20e913d7068020644\" value=\"close view\"><button id=\"bg-showmore-action-69db3c20e913d7068020644\" 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-69db3c20e913d7068020644\"><br>\n<span class=\"oPiCIzFbM9wufO0svrx5pQ\"><\/span><br>\n<\/div><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-4276.mp3\">Daily Zohar 4276<\/a><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -4276 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-4276.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -4276\"\/>\n<p>Hebrew translation:<\/p>\n<div id=\"hebrew_trans\" class=\"zohartext\" dir=\"rtl\">224. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1502;&#1463;&#1492; &#1495;&#1460;&#1491;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1513;&#1473; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492; &#1499;&#1464;&#1506;&#1461;&#1514; &#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1514;&#1464; &#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1463;&#1497;? &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512;, &#1512;&#1465;&#1488;&#1513;&#1473; &#1492;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497;&#1489;&#1464;&#1492; &#1508;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1463;&#1495; &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512;, (&#1489;&#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&#1497;&#1514; &#1502;&#1493;) &#1493;&#1456;&#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1505;&#1461;&#1507; &#1497;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514; &#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1462;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464;. &#1495;&#1462;&#1491;&#1456;&#1493;&#1464;&#1492; &#1492;&#1460;&#1497;&#1488;. &#1502;&#1463;&#1491;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1506;&#1463; &#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497;&#1502;&#1463;&#1514; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501; &#1500;&#1456;&#1502;&#1461;&#1514;? &#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501; &#1492;&#1461;&#1503; &#1490;&#1468;&#1456;&#1493;&#1464;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1492; &#1493;&#1468;&#1491;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1468;&#1514; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492;&#1462;&#1503;. &#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1488; &#1504;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1464;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1492; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492;, &#1504;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1468; &#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;. &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1492; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1504;&#1462;&#1495;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1504;&#1462;&#1495;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1499;&#1493;&#1468; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1492; &#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;, &#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1503; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1501; &#1493;&#1464;&#1492;&#1464;&#1500;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492;. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1512;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497; &#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1503;, &#1504;&#1464;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1514;&#1460;&#1511;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1503; &#1492;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1463;&#1491;&#1456;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1495;&#1464;&#1499;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1497;&#1456;&#1514;&#1461;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1463;&#1500;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1511;&#1456;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;.<br>\n225. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1500;&#1464;&#1502;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492; &#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1505;&#1461;&#1507; &#1497;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514; &#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1460;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1504;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;? &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1460;&#1501; &#1514;&#1468;&#1465;&#1488;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1513;&#1474;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1510;&#1464;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1498;&#1456; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1493;&#1456;&#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1505;&#1461;&#1507; &#1495;&#1463;&#1497; &#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492;. &#1488;&#1464;&#1502;&#1463;&#1512; &#1500;&#1493;&#1465; &#1497;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497;&#1514; &#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;, &#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1488;&#1463;&#1492;&#1458;&#1489;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1492;&#1464;&#1497;&#1464;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1493;&#1468;&#1501; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1504;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1464;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1504;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1500;&#1464;&#1511;&#1463;&#1495; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465;. &#1502;&#1460;&#1497; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1505;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1461;&#1501; &#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1464;&#1497;&#1493;, &#1488;&#1458;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489;&#1493;&#1465; &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1498;&#1456;: &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500; &#1492;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501; &#1492;&#1463;&#1494;&#1468;&#1462;&#1492; &#1488;&#1464;&#1489;&#1463;&#1491;, &#1492;&#1458;&#1512;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497; &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500;&#1468;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464; &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1511;&#1493;&#1465;&#1502;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464;. &#1502;&#1460;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1503; &#1493;&#1464;&#1492;&#1464;&#1500;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1492; &#1497;&#1456;&#1514;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1456;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468; &#1500;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464; &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1488;&#1463;&#1495;&#1461;&#1512; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1501;.<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zohar Shelach Lecha<\/strong><br>\nContinued from previous DZ<br>\n#224<br>\nThe head of the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yeshiva&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A yeshiva, in Hebrew: &#1497;&#1513;&#1497;&#1489;&#1492;&lrm;, literally means &amp;#039;sitting&amp;#039; plural &#1497;&#1513;&#1497;&#1489;&#1493;&#1514;&lrm;, Yeshivas, yeshivot or yeshivos) is a school for Torah studies.The students usually sit in pairs or small groups to discuss Torah subjects, ask questions, and find answers. &lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yeshiva\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Yeshiva<\/a> told him, what was the new study we revealed when you came to me? He quotes the words <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> told Jacob in the following verse and describes it as a message of joy.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Genesis.46.4?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 46:4<\/a><br>\n&ldquo;&#1488;&#1464;&#1504;&#1465;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1461;&#1512;&#1461;&#1491; &#1506;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1468;&#1498;&#1464; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1456;&#1512;&#1463;&#1497;&#1456;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492; &#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1504;&#1465;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497; &#1488;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1500;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464; &#1490;&#1463;&#1501; &#1506;&#1464;&#1500;&#1465;&#1492; &#1493;&#1456;&#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1505;&#1461;&#1507; &#1497;&#1464;&#1513;&#1460;&#1473;&#1497;&#1514; &#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1462;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464;.&rdquo;<br>\n&ldquo;I will go down with you to Egypt and surely bring you up again; <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yosef HaTzadik&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yosef (Joseph) HaTzadikChariot for the Sefirah of Yessod, Light of sustenance. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Tomb of Joseph in Shechem, Israel &amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yosef-hatzadik\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Joseph<\/a> will put his hand on your eyes.&rdquo;<br>\nHe asks, why should the eyes of the dead be closed? And he answers because the eyes show the colors, the appearance, and the form of this world found in them, and therefore by closing the eyes of the dead, he shuts off this world and its appearance. When his eyes are closed, every sight of this world is lost to the dead, and he has no more sight in this world from then on.<br>\nRabbi Shimon said the foundations of knowledge made by the first Torah scholars are beautiful. Their wisdom is more remarkable than that of the holy angels.<\/p>\n<p>#225<br>\nHe told him. Out of all his sons, why would <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yosef HaTzadik&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yosef (Joseph) HaTzadikChariot for the Sefirah of Yessod, Light of sustenance. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Tomb of Joseph in Shechem, Israel &amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yosef-hatzadik\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Joseph<\/a> close his (Jacob&rsquo;s) eyes? If so, then the scripture should say, &ldquo;You will see <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yosef HaTzadik&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yosef (Joseph) HaTzadikChariot for the Sefirah of Yessod, Light of sustenance. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Tomb of Joseph in Shechem, Israel &amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yosef-hatzadik\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Joseph<\/a> alive,&rdquo; and why did he say, &ldquo;And Yosef will put his hand on your eyes&rdquo;? He said to him, &ldquo;His hand will be on your eyes&rdquo; because he loved him, which is why the light of this world would be closed by him. The one who closes the eyes of the one he loves takes the world&rsquo;s <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Vision&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The Power of Vision in Talmud and Kabbalah&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;In Jewish thought, the faculty of &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;sight&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;re&rsquo;iyah&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1497;&#1492;) is more than a mere physical sense; it is a gateway to the soul and a conduit for spiritual influence. The &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Talmud and Kabbalah&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; emphasize that what a person chooses to see&mdash;whether positive or negative&mdash;has a profound effect on their thoughts, emotions, and spiritual state. Vision is not passive; it actively shapes reality, influencing both the observer and what is observed.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;A Person is Led in the Way They Desire to Go&rdquo;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;The Talmud (Makkot 10b) states, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;&#1489;&#1491;&#1512;&#1498; &#1513;&#1488;&#1491;&#1501; &#1512;&#1493;&#1510;&#1492; &#1500;&#1497;&#1500;&#1498; &#1489;&#1492; &#1502;&#1493;&#1500;&#1497;&#1499;&#1497;&#1503; &#1488;&#1493;&#1514;&#1493;&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&mdash;&amp;quot;A person is led in the way they desire to go.&rdquo; This means that where a person &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;directs their vision&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;, whether toward good or evil, determines the &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;spiritual pathways opened to them&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;. If one looks for &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;holiness, beauty, and divine wisdom&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;, they draw those forces into their soul. Conversely, if they gaze upon impurity or negativity, they become spiritually tainted and distanced from Hashem.The story of the &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;spies (meraglim) in Parashat Shelach&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; illustrates this concept. Ten of the twelve spies sent to scout the Land of Israel returned with &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;a negative vision&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&mdash;they saw the difficulties rather than the divine promise. Their perception led to national despair and the decree of wandering in the desert for forty years. The Midrash explains that their failure was not just in speech but in &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;how they chose to see&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&mdash;instead of seeing the land&rsquo;s potential, they focused on obstacles. This teaches us that &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;perception shapes reality&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;, and negativity can distort the truth.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Vision as a Creative Force in Kabbalah&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;Kabbalah teaches that &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;sight is an act of creation&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&mdash;what we fixate on becomes energized in our consciousness. This idea is deeply rooted in the concept of &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Ayin Hara (the Evil Eye)&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;, where negative perception can project harmful energy upon others. The Zohar explains that a jealous or judgmental gaze &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;activates forces of judgment (Dinim) in the spiritual realms&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;, potentially causing harm to the one being looked at and the one doing the looking.On the other hand, &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Ayin Tovah (the Good Eye)&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; represents the ability to see &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;divine goodness in everything&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;. The Baal Shem Tov taught that &amp;quot;a person sees in others what exists within themselves.&rdquo; When we cultivate a &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;positive vision&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;, focusing on the &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;inner goodness&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; of others and of the world, we align ourselves with divine mercy (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Chesed&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;) and elevate both ourselves and those around us.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;The Eyes as the Window to the Soul&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;The Kabbalists explain that the &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;eyes are the windows to the soul&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; and that everything we see leaves an imprint on our inner being. This is why &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;guarding one&rsquo;s vision&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Shmirat HaEinayim&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;) is such a fundamental concept in Jewish ethics. When a person sees &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;holy images&mdash;Torah, mitzvot, acts of kindness&mdash;it strengthens their spiritual sensitivity&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;. When they expose themselves to impurity, it desensitizes them and clouds their perception of divine truth.The &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Tikkunei Zohar&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; teaches that &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Adam and Chavah&rsquo;s sin in the Garden of Eden began with sight&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&mdash;Chavah &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;saw&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; that the fruit was desirable, and this visual temptation led to spiritual downfall. This teaches us that &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;what we allow ourselves to see directly influences our actions and spiritual trajectory&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Transforming Vision into a Tool for Elevation&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;The ultimate rectification (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Tikkun&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;) of vision is to train ourselves to &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;see the divine spark in all things&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;. The Tzaddikim teach that even in times of darkness, we must focus on the hidden light (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Or HaGanuz&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;) within every situation. This is why the &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Tzaddikim always see hope, potential, and holiness&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; where others may see only obstacles.When we refine our vision&mdash;looking at others with kindness, seeking Hashem&rsquo;s presence in the world, and maintaining faith in His plan&mdash;we align ourselves with divine blessing. As the &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;book of Tehillim (Psalms 121:1)&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; declares: &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;quot;&#1488;&#1513;&#1488; &#1506;&#1497;&#1504;&#1497; &#1488;&#1500; &#1492;&#1492;&#1512;&#1497;&#1501; &#1502;&#1488;&#1497;&#1503; &#1497;&#1489;&#1488; &#1506;&#1494;&#1512;&#1497;&amp;quot;&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&mdash;&amp;quot;I lift my eyes to the mountains, from where will my help come?&rdquo; Looking upward, toward the &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;spiritual heights&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;, ensures that our vision becomes a force of &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;light, transformation, and connection to the Divine&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=vision\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">vision<\/a> from him.<br>\nIt looks like <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> told Jacob, the sight from this world, will be lost, and I take your sight in your place; from here on out, they will fix for you to have a different view of the next world. And so it was given to <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yosef HaTzadik&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yosef (Joseph) HaTzadikChariot for the Sefirah of Yessod, Light of sustenance. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Tomb of Joseph in Shechem, Israel &amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yosef-hatzadik\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Joseph<\/a>, because he was Jacob&rsquo;s favorite more than any of his other sons.<\/p>\n<p>{||}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-4276.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 -4276 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-4276.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. 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