{"id":55630,"date":"2025-04-21T03:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=55630"},"modified":"2025-04-16T04:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T02:05:19","slug":"daily-zohar-4836-acharei-mot-the-crystal-on-the-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=55630","title":{"rendered":"Daily Zohar # 4836 &#8211; Acharei Mot &#8211; The Crystal on the Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><input type=\"hidden\" bg_collapse_expand=\"69db2a5fd49e36061624839\" value=\"69db2a5fd49e36061624839\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"bg-show-more-text-69db2a5fd49e36061624839\" value=\"Show DZ reading video\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"bg-show-less-text-69db2a5fd49e36061624839\" value=\"close view\"><button id=\"bg-showmore-action-69db2a5fd49e36061624839\" 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-69db2a5fd49e36061624839\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1066795194\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-4836.mp3\">Daily Zohar 4836<\/a><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21\" title=\"Daily Zohar -4836 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-4836.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. Daily Zohar -4836\"\/>\n<p>Hebrew translation:<\/p>\n<div id=\"hebrew_trans\" class=\"zohartext\" dir=\"rtl\">315. &#1502;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1492; &#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1464;&#1491; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1500; &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1463;&#1495; &#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1502;&#1461;&#1491; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1488;&#1463;&#1495;&#1463;&#1514;, &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1512;&#1465;&#1488;&#1513;&#1473; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465; &#1497;&#1462;&#1500;&#1462;&#1491; (&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489;) &#1502;&#1456;&#1500;&#1463;&#1492;&#1461;&#1496; &#1488;&#1464;&#1491;&#1465;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1498;&#1456; &#1492;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1463;&#1495;. &#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497; &#1510;&#1456;&#1491;&#1464;&#1491;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1468;&#1463;&#1491; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492; &#1493;&#1468;&#1502;&#1460;&#1510;&#1468;&#1463;&#1491; &#1494;&#1462;&#1492;, &#1504;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1514; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1512;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1502;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1506;&#1458;&#1502;&#1467;&#1511;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1490;&#1468;&#1462;&#1489;&#1462;&#1512; &#1488;&#1462;&#1495;&#1464;&#1491; &#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1511;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1507;, &#1505;&#1467;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1502;&#1461;&#1491; &#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1500;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1492; &#1506;&#1464;&#1513;&#1474;&#1464;&#1512; &#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1495;&#1464;&#1490;&#1493;&#1468;&#1512; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1492;&#1468; &#1492;&#1463;&#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1500;&#1463;&#1506;&#1458;&#1513;&#1474;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1504;&#1456;&#1511;&#1464;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;, &#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465; &#1495;&#1458;&#1490;&#1493;&#1468;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1460;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1488;&#1458;&#1495;&#1461;&#1512;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1467;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1501; &#1502;&#1467;&#1495;&#1456;&#1500;&#1464;&#1508;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; (&#1502;&#1456;&#1500;&#1467;&#1502;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1461;&#1497;) (&#1513;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1456;&#1508;&#1461;&#1497;) &#1502;&#1456;&#1504;&#1463;&#1510;&#1468;&#1456;&#1495;&#1461;&#1497; &#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1489;. &#1494;&#1462;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; (&#1514;&#1492;&#1500;&#1497;&#1501; &#1502;&#1492;) &#1495;&#1458;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1495;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1497;&#1464;&#1512;&#1461;&#1498;&#1456; &#1490;&#1468;&#1460;&#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1492;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464; &#1493;&#1463;&#1492;&#1458;&#1491;&#1464;&#1512;&#1462;&#1498;&#1464;. &#1493;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1514;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489; (&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; &#1490;) &#1499;&#1468;&#1467;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1501; &#1488;&#1458;&#1495;&#1467;&#1494;&#1461;&#1497; &#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1502;&#1456;&#1500;&#1467;&#1502;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1461;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1500;&#1456;&#1495;&#1464;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492; &#1493;&#1456;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&rsquo;. &#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1499;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1464;&#1492; &#1490;&#1456;&#1493;&#1464;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1502;&#1460;&#1514;&#1456;&#1492;&#1463;&#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1499;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1504;&#1461;&#1497;&#1492;&#1462;&#1501;, &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1488;&#1461;&#1497;&#1503; &#1502;&#1463;&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1512; &#1488;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;&#1464;&#1501; &#1508;&#1468;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1496; &#1500;&#1456;&#1514;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1463;&#1506;&#1463;&#1514; &#1488;&#1463;&#1495;&#1463;&#1514; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1464;&#1496;&#1464;&#1492; (&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1513;&#1468;&#1473;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1464;&#1492;) &#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1497;&#1503; &#1491;&#1468;&#1456;&#1490;&#1461;&#1497; &#1492;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1501;, &#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1500; &#1492;&#1464;&#1488;&#1458;&#1489;&#1464;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1501; &#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1489;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514; &#1506;&#1458;&#1500;&#1461;&#1497;&#1492;&#1462;&#1501; &#1504;&#1460;&#1489;&#1456;&#1511;&#1464;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;.<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zohar Acharei Mot<\/strong><br>\nContinued from previous DZ<br>\n#315<br>\nA single <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> of crystal (&#1489;&#1491;&#1493;&#1500;&#1495;) is seen upon a single sword. At the tip of that sword, a fiery red color glows from within the crystal. On both sides&mdash;from this side and that side&mdash;are seen deep engravings (impressions) on that sword. A mighty hero, a youth who stands in thirteen worlds, is girded with that sword to execute vengeance. With him are sixty mighty warriors, each girded with a sword. All of them are trained and skilled in the art of war. As it is written:&nbsp; &ldquo;&#1495;&#1458;&#1490;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1495;&#1463;&#1512;&#1456;&#1489;&#1456;&#1468;&#1498;&#1464; &#1506;&#1463;&#1500; &#1497;&#1464;&#1512;&#1461;&#1498;&#1456; &#1490;&#1460;&#1468;&#1489;&#1468;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512; &#1492;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464; &#1493;&#1463;&#1492;&#1458;&#1491;&#1464;&#1512;&#1462;&#1498;&#1464;.&rdquo; &ldquo;Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mighty one&hellip;&rdquo; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Psalms.45.4?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Psalms 45:4<\/a>), and also: &ldquo;&#1499;&#1468;&#1467;&#1500;&#1468;&#1464;&#1501; &#1488;&#1458;&#1495;&#1467;&#1494;&#1461;&#1497; &#1495;&#1462;&#1512;&#1462;&#1489; &#1502;&#1456;&#1500;&#1467;&#1502;&#1468;&#1456;&#1491;&#1461;&#1497; &#1502;&#1460;&#1500;&#1456;&#1495;&#1464;&#1502;&#1464;&#1492;&rdquo; &ldquo;All holding swords, trained in war&hellip;&rdquo; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/Songs.3.8?lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en\" target=\"_blank\">Songs 3:8<\/a>). Their faces transform in many different ways, and none can recognize them, except for one worm, which glides among the fish of the sea. All stones that this worm passes above them are split open.<br>\nNotes:<br>\nA pure yet fiery sword executes precise spiritual justice guided by <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Binah&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;When it is related to the Sefirot, &amp;#039;Mother&amp;#039; represents Binah. Also called Sea, source of &amp;#039;rivers&amp;#039;, from where Light flows to the lower worlds. The Menorah in the Holy Temple drew the Light of Binah to Malchut.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=binah\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Binah<\/a>&rsquo;s clarity (aspect of crystal &#1489;&#1491;&#1493;&#1500;&#1495;). The mighty youth and his sixty warriors are spiritual guardians or avengers, executing the Creator&rsquo;s will across thirteen dimensions (Attributes of mercy). Despite their power, they are hidden and mysterious, only recognizable by a humble force&mdash;the worm&mdash;which represents hidden wisdom, subtlety, and transformation. The worm&rsquo;s ability to split stones shows that even the hardest hearts or spiritual blockages can be pierced by Divine wisdom cloaked in humility.<\/p>\n<p>{||}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/audio\/dzp-4836.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-4836 Scanning from right to left top to bottom\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/parashot\/images\/dzp-4836.gif\" alt=\"Holy Zohar text. 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