Daf 100b (דַּף ק ע״ב)

That which is called “Perhaps” (דְאִיהִי אִתְקְרִיאַת אוּלַי), about her it is said: “All this - and perhaps he will merit the hour of sustenance” (וַעֲלָהּ אִתְּמַר כּוּלֵי הַאי וְאוּלַי דְּזָכֵי לְשַׁעִתָּא דִמְזוֹנֵי). And about her it is said: “On the river Ulai” (Daniel 8) (וַעֲלָהּ אִתְּמַר עַל אוּבַל אוּלָי).

For already he was obligated before he came into the world, which is the lower Shekhinta (דִּכְבָר אִתְחַיַּיב קֳדָם דְּיֵיתֵי לְעָלְמָא דְאִיהִי שְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה). And behold, he was obligated in the Sefirah that is above it (וְהָא אִתְחַיֵּיב בִּסְפִירָה דְאִיהִי לְעִילָא מִנֵּיהּ), until he is rectified for that place where man’s Neshama was taken (עַד דְּאִתְתַּקַּן לְהַהוּא אֲתַר דְּאִתְנְטִיל בַּר נַשׁ נִשְׁמָתֵיהּ). He has no Tikkun in the lower Shekhinta (לֵית לֵיהּ תַּקָּנָה בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה), which is the hour of all (דְאִיהִי שַׁעִתָּא דְכֻלְּהוּ). And because of this, the hour does not endure for him (וּבְגִין דָּא שַׁעִתָּא לָא קַיְימָא לֵיהּ). And if it depends on the supernal Mazal, even if he does many merits, the matter does not depend on merit, for he is already obligated from above (וְאִם תַּלְיָא בְּמַזָּלָא עִלָּאָה אֲפִילוּ דְיַעֲבִיד כַּמָּה זַכְוָון לַאו בִּזְכוּתָא תַלְיָא מִלְתָא, דְהָא מְחוּיָיב אִיהוּ מִלְּעִילָא).

Rabbi Shimon said: From here it is understood that Gilgul depends upon the Shekhinta, that is in its kind (אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מֵהָכָא מַשְׁמַע גִּלְגּוּלָא דְתַלְיָא בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא דְאִיהוּ בְּמִינֵיהּ). But if another he will take (Exodus 21) (אֲבָל אִם אַחֶרֶת יִקַּח לוֹ), if that Ruach comes into another body - behold, it is not of its kind (אִם הַהוּא רוּחָא יֵיתֵי בְּגוּפָא אָחֳרָא, דְהָא לַאו אִיהוּ מִינֵיהּ). What is written of him? The hour endures for him there, and she is his mate (מַה כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ קַיְימָא לֵיהּ שַׁעִתָּא תַּמָּן וְאִיהִי בַּת זוּגֵיהּ). He said: Surely the hour endures for him, that she is his mate who was rolled together with him (אָמַר, וַדַּאי קַיְימָא לֵיהּ שַׁעִתָּא דְאִיהִי בַת זוּגֵיהּ דְּאִתְגַּלְגַּל עִמֵּיהּ). If not, “her food, her covering, and her onah he shall not diminish” (Exodus 21) (אִם לָא קַיְימָא בֵיהּ שְׁאֵרָהּ כְּסוּתָהּ וְעוֹנָתָהּ לֹא יִגְרָע). Her food - this is the first Gilgul, “flesh of his flesh” (שְׁאֵרָהּ דָּא גִלְגּוּלָא קַדְמָאָה, שְׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹ). Her covering - “for she alone is his covering, it is his garment upon his skin” (Exodus 22) (כְּסוּתָהּ כִּי הִיא כְסוּתֹה לְבַדָּהּ הִיא שִׂמְלָתוֹ לְעוֹרוֹ). This is the second Gilgul (דָא גִלְגּוּלָא תִנְיָינָא). And 'Her Season' (Ve-Onatah) is Adam; his unification, which is the Third Gilgul (וְעוֹנָתָהּ אָדָם יִחוּדָא דִילֵיהּ דְּאִיהוּ גִלְגּוּלָא תְּלִיתָאָה).

Rabbi Shimon said: Sava, Sava, you have opened words more, for behold, your words are sealed (אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן סָבָא סָבָא פְּתַח מִלִּין יַתִּיר דְּהָא סְתִימִין מִלִּין דִּילָךְ). He said to him, that Elder: Her food - this is sustenance from the right side, from which all nourishment comes (אָמַר לֵיהּ הַהוּא סָבָא, שְׁאֵרָהּ דָּא מְזוֹנָא מִסִּטְרָא דִימִינָא דְמִתַּמָּן כָּל מְזוֹנָא קָא אַתְיָא). This is what is written: “You open Your hand and satisfy every living being with favor” (Psalms 145) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת יָדֶיךָ וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל חַי רָצוֹן).

Her covering - from the side of the left, which is the covering of the eyes (כְּסוּתָהּ מִסִּטְרָא דִשְׂמָאלָא דְאִיהוּ כְּסוּת עִינַיִם). From there comes blindness to the left (דְּמִתַּמָּן עִרְיָין לִשְׂמָאלָא), because on the side of the left is blemish (בְּגִין דְּסִטְרָא שְׂמָאלָא תַמָּן פְּגִימוּ). This is what is written: “From the north shall the evil break forth” (Jeremiah 1) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב מִצָּפוֹן תִּפָּתַח הָרָעָה). And because of this it is said about Yitzchak (Bereshit 27): “And it came to pass, when Yitzchak was old, and his eyes were dim” (וּבְגִין דָּא אִתְּמַר בְּיִצְחָק וַיְהִי כִּי זָקֵן יִצְחָק וַתִּכְהֶיןָ עֵינָיו מֵרְאוֹת). And there coverings are needed (וְתַמָּן צָרִיךְ כִּסּוּיָיא). And regarding Moshe it is said (Exodus 3): “And Moshe hid his face, for he was afraid to look at Elokim” (וּמֹשֶׁה בְּהַהוּא אִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ וַיַּסְתֵּר מֹשֶׁה פָּנָיו כִּי יָרֵא מֵהַבִּיט אֶל הָאֱלֹהִים). And because of this, tzitzit and tefillin are her coverings (וּבְגִין דָּא צִיצִית וּתְפִילִּין אִינוּן כִּסּוּיָא דִילָהּ). This is what is written: “For she alone is his covering, it is his garment upon his skin” (Exodus 22) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב כִּי הִיא כְסוּתֹה לְבַדָּהּ הִיא שִׂמְלָתוֹ לְעוֹרוֹ). In the skin of the tefillin (וּבְעוֹר דִּתְּפִילִּין). Her covering is upon four corners: “the garment with which you cover yourself” (Deuteronomy 22) (כְּסֻתָהּ עַל אַרְבַּע כַּנְפוֹת כְּסוּתְךָ אֲשֶׁר תְּכַסֶּה בָּהּ). And 'Her Season' (Ve-Onatah) - from the side of the Middle Column, which is Yisrael, “Hear O Yisrael” (וְעוֹנָתָהּ מִסִּטְרָא דְעַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא דְאִיהוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל). There is her unification (לְתַמָּן יִחוּדָא דִילָהּ). This is what is written: “And if he does not these three unto her, then she shall go out free without money” (Exodus 21) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וְאִם שְׁלָשׁ אֵלֶּה לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה לָהּ וְיָצְאָה חִנָּם אֵין כָּסֶף). For “Lo, all these things does El, twice and thrice with a man” (Job 33) (דְּהֶן כָּל אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל אֵ״ל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלֹשׁ עִם גָּבֶר).

Abba, which is Chokhmah, in these three descends in Gilgul (אַבָּא דְאִיהוּ חָכְמָה בְּאִלֵּין תְּלַת נָחִית בְּגִלְגּוּל). And behold it is written concerning Adam and Chavah, that they ascended into the bed two, and descended seven (וְהָא כְּתִיב בְּאָדָם וְחַוָּה דְסָלְקִין בְּמִטָּה שְׁנַיִם וְיָרְדוּ שֶׁבַע). He said: Surely thus it is - they are Adam and Chavah, Kayin and his twin sister, Hevel and his two twin sisters (אָמַר, וַדַּאי הָכִי אִיהוּ דְּאִינוּן אָדָם וְחַוָּה, קַיִן וּתְאוּמָתוֹ, הֶבֶל וּתְרֵין תְּאוּמוֹתָיו). And Kayin, because Hevel had two twin sisters, and he had only one, acquired Hevel (וְקַיִן בְּגִין דַּהֲווֹ לְהֶבֶל תְּרֵין תְּאוּמוֹת וְלֵיהּ לָא הֲוָה אֶלָּא חַד, קַנִּי לְהֶבֶל). And this caused him: “For seven times the Tzaddik falls and rises” (Proverbs 24) (וְדָא גָרִים לֵיהּ כִּי שֶׁבַע יִפּוֹל צַדִּיק וָקָם). For he sinned in the Shekhinta, which is Bat Sheva (דְּחָב בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא דְאִיהוּ בַּת שֶׁבַע). And because of this he fell in seven (וּבְגִין דָּא נָפַל בְּשֶׁבַע). For the woman caused him death (דְּאִתְּתָא גָרִים לָהּ מִיתָה). And this is his descent - the descent of the Shekhinta below from her place (וְדָא יְרִידָה דִילֵיהּ דִּנְחִיתַת שְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה מֵאַתְרָהָא). And afterward, when that Tree was rooted in her (וּלְבָתַר דְּאִשְׁתַּרַשׁ בָּהּ), Some say: when he used that (נ״א: דאשתמש בהאי), he descended there, the spring, to make a desire - which is procreation (אִילָנָא, וְנָחִית תַּמָּן נְבִיעוּ לְמֶעֱבַד אִיבָּא דְאִיהוּ פִּרְיָה וְרִבְיָה). This caused Adam, who was created in His image (דָא גָרִים אָדָם דְּאִתְבְּרֵי בְּדִיּוֹקְנֵיהּ). For the spring departed from the lower Shekhinta and from her seven levels (דְּאִסְתַּלַּק נְבִיעוּ מִשְּׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה וּמִשֶּׁבַע דַּרְגִּין דִּילָהּ). After they descended there, all ascended back to its place (לְבָתַר דִּנְחִיתוּ תַּמָּן, כֹּלָּא סָלִיק לְאַתְרֵיהּ). And the secret is: “and he arose” (וְרָזָא אִיהוּ וְקָם).