Daf 144b (דַּף קמ״ד ע״ב)

At that time, “The blossoms appeared in the land” (Song of Songs 2) (בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא הַנִּצָּנִים נִרְאוּ בָאָרֶץ), these are the Patriarchs (אִלֵּין אֲבָהָן), whose merits are revealed upon the Shekhinta, which is the Land of the Living (זַכְוָון דִּלְהוֹן אִתְגַּלְיָאן עַל שְׁכִינְתָּא דְאִיהִי אֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים), and upon her children, of whom it is said, “And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth” (Bereshit 28) (וְעַל בְּנָהָא דְאִתְּמַר בְּהוֹן וְהָיָה זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ). “The time of singing has come” (Song of Songs 2) (עִת הַזָּמִיר הִגִּיעַ), “Then Moshe and the children of Yisrael sang” (Exodus 15) (אָז יָשִׁיר מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל). “And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land” (Song of Songs 2) (וְקוֹל הַתּוֹר נִשְׁמַע בְּאַרְצֵנוּ), “The voice of your watchmen-they lift up the voice, together shall they sing, for eye to eye they shall see, when Hashem returns to Zion” (Isaiah 52) (קוֹל צוֹפַיִךְ נָשְׂאוּ קוֹל יַחְדָּיו יְרַנֵּנוּ, כִּי עַיִן בְּעַיִן יִרְאוּ בְּשׁוּב יהו״ה צִיּוֹן). At that time Kudsha Berikh Hu praises her (בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא מְשַׁבַּח לָהּ). This is what is written, “Your head upon you is like Carmel” (Song of Songs 7) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב רֹאשֵׁךְ עָלַיִךְ כַּכַּרְמֶל), this is the Tefillin of the head (דָּא תְּפִלִּין דְּרֵישָׁא). And the straps hang from this side and from that side like shoots (וּרְצוּעִין תַּלְיָין מִכַּאן וּמִכַּאן כִּזְמוֹרוֹת), like Carmel that hangs from the vine (דְּאִינוּן כַּכַּרְמֶל דְּתַלְיָין מִגֶּפֶן). “And the hair of your head like purple” (Song of Songs 7) (וְדַלַּת רֹאשֵׁךְ כָּאַרְגָּמָן), this is the Tefillin of the hand (דָּא תְפִלָּה דְיָד). That which was lowly in exile, poor (מַה דַּהֲוָת דַלַּת בְּגָלוּתָא עֲנִיָּיה), this is what is written, “A prayer of the poor when he is faint” (Psalms 102) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִּי יַעֲטוֹף). It shall be a garment of purple (תְּהֵא לְבוּשָׁא כָּאַרְגָּמָן), which is the mystery of Uriel, Refael, Gavriel, Mikhael, Nuriel (דְּאִיהוּ סוֹד אוּרִיאֵל רְפָאֵל גַּבְרִיאֵל מִיכָאֵל נוּרִיאֵל). “The King is held in the channels” (Song of Songs 7) (מֶלֶךְ אָסוּר בָּרְהָטִים), this is Kudsha Berikh Hu, Hashem (דָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יהו״ה), who is bound in her four compartments, which are Adonai (דִּיְהֵא אָסוּר בְּאַרְבַּע בָּתִּים דִּילָהּ דְּאִינוּן אדנ״י), four channels of the mind (אַרְבַּע רְהָטֵי מוֹחָא). He is bound in the channels in this manner: YAHDVNHY(דִיְהֵא אָסוּר בָּרְהָטִים כְּגַוְונָא דָא יאהדונה״י), “for Your Name is within You, and within You is Your Name” (כִּי שִׁמְךָ בְּךָ וּבְךָ שִׁמְךָ). And this is the secret of Amen from Argaman (וְדָא אִיהוּ סוֹד אָמֵן מִן אַרְגָּמָן).

Another explanation: “Your head upon you is like Carmel” (Song of Songs 7) (דָּבָר אַחֵר רֹאשֵׁךְ עָלַיִךְ כַּכַּרְמֶל), this is, “The beginning of Your word is truth” (Psalms 119) (דָּא רֹאשׁ דְּבָרְךָ אֱמֶת). “The hair of your head like purple” (Song of Songs 7) (דַּלַּת רֹאשֵׁךְ כָּאַרְגָּמָן), this is the Shekhinta (דָּא שְׁכִינְתָּא). “The King” (מֶלֶךְ), this is Avraham (דָּא אַבְרָהָם). “Held” (אָסוּר), this is Yitzchak in the binding (דָּא יִצְחָק בָּעֲקֵדָה), with the bond of the Tefillin of the left arm (בְּקִשְּׁרָא דִּתְּפִלִּין דִּדְרוֹעָא שְׂמָאלָא). “In the channels” (בָּרְהָטִים), this is Ya'akov in the four channels of the mind of the Tefillin of the head (דָּא יַעֲקֹב בְּאַרְבַּע רְהִיטֵי מוֹחָא דִתְּפִלִּין דְּרֵישָׁא), as it is said, “In the channels, in the troughs of water” (Bereshit 30) (דְּאִתְּמַר בָּרְהָטִים בְּשִׁקֲתוֹת הַמָּיִם).

Rabbi Shimon arose and said (קָם רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן וְאָמַר), assemble holy hosts above and below (אִתְכַּנְשׁוּ חֲיָילִין קַדִּישִׁין עִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין), to behold the adornments of the bride (לְמֶחמֵי בְּקִשּׁוּטָהָא דְכַלָּה), for behold the canopy is prepared for her (דְהָא חוּפָּה מִתְתַּקְנָא לְגַבָּהּ), and the bridegroom comes to take her there (וְחָתָן קָא נָטִיל לָהּ תַּמָּן). He opened and said, Eliyahu, Eliyahu, descend here (פָּתַח וְאָמַר אֵלִיָּהוּ אֵלִיָּהוּ נְחֵית הָכָא), you and the hosts of the souls of the righteous of the academy above and below (אַנְתְּ וַחֲיָילִין דְּנִשְׁמָתְהוֹן דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא דִמְתִיבְתָּא עִלָּאָה וְתַתָּאָה), to adorn the bride (לְקַשְׁטָא לְכַלָּה). Immediately Eliyahu descended with many hosts of angels and many souls (מִיָּד הָא נָחִית אֵלִיָּהוּ בְכַמָּה חֲיָילִין דְּמַלְאָכִין וְכַמָּה נִשְׁמָתִין).

He opened and said, “Your head upon you is like Carmel” (Song of Songs 7) (פָּתַח וְאָמַר רֹאשֵׁךְ עָלַיִךְ כַּכַּרְמֶל), bride, how your head is adorned with Tefillin, which are a crown upon your head (כַּלָּה כַּמָּה מִתְתַּקְנָא רֹאשֵׁךְ בִּתְפִלִּין דְּאִיהוּ פְּאֵר עַל רֹאשֵׁךְ), of which it is said, “Bind your crown upon yourself” (Ezekiel 24) (דַּעֲלַיְיהוּ אִתְּמַר פְּאֵרְךָ חֲבוֹשׁ עָלֶיךָ). And the straps hang from this side and from that side (וּרְצוּעִין תַּלְיָין מֵהַאי סִטְרָא וּמֵהַאי סִטְרָא), like locks of black hair like a raven (מַה דַּהֲווֹ תַּלְתַּלִּים שְׁחוֹרוֹת כָּעוֹרֵב). Behold, these are green like Carmel (הָא אִינוּן יְרוֹקִין כַּכַּרְמֶל), like green leaves of the vines like Carmel (כְּעַלִּין יְרוֹקִין דְּאִינוּן בַּגְּפָנִין כַּכַּרְמֶל). And that which was lowly in exile, poor-“A prayer of the poor” (מַה דַּהֲוַת בְּגָלוּתָא דַלַּת, תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי), this is the Tefillin of the hand (וְדָא תְפִלָּה דְיָד), with which the poor one in exile is wrapped in prayer (דְּבָהּ הוּא מִתְעַטְּפָא עָנִי בְּגָלוּתָא). This is what is written, “A prayer of the poor when he faints” (Psalms 102) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִּי יַעֲטֹף).

Now it is said of you, “And the hair of your head like purple” (Song of Songs 7) (כְּעַן אִתְּמַר בָּךְ וְדַלַּת רֹאשֵׁךְ כָּאַרְגָּמָן). “The King is held in the channels” (Song of Songs 7) (מֶלֶךְ אָסוּר בָּרְהָטִים), these are the four channels of the mind (אִלֵּין אַרְבַּע רְהִטֵי מוֹחָא), the four compartments of the Tefillin, which are Ehyeh (אַרְבַּע בָּתֵּי דִתְּפִלִּין דְּאִינוּן אהי״ה). And so with the hand, Ehyeh (וְכֵן בְּיָד אהי״ה). By the count of twenty-one mentions in the Tefillin of the head (כְּחוּשְׁבַּן חַד וְעֶשְׂרִין אַזְכָּרוֹת דִתְּפִלִּין דְּרֵישָׁא), and twenty-one mentions in the Tefillin of the hand (וְחַד וְעֶשְׂרִין אַזְכָּרוֹת דִתְּפִלִּין דְּיָד), they ascend to the count of Ehyeh Ehyeh (וּסְלִיקוּ לְחוּשְׁבַּן אהי״ה אהי״ה). He is the King held in the channels (הוּא מֶלֶךְ אָסוּר בָּרְהָטִים), “Asher Ehyeh” (Exodus 3) (אֲשֶׁ״ר אהי״ה). And He is “Rosh Hashem” we call Him (וְאִיהוּ רֹאשׁ יהו״ה קָרִינָן לֵיהּ), bound in all the mentions (אָסוּר בְּכֻלְּהוּ אַזְכָּרוֹת).

Another matter: “Your head upon you is like Carmel” (Song of Songs 7) (דָּבָר אַחֵר רֹאשֵׁךְ עָלַיִךְ כַּכַּרְמֶל), this is “The beginning of Your word is truth” (Psalms 119) (דָּא רֹאשׁ דְּבָרְךָ אֱמֶת). “The hair of your head like purple” (Song of Songs 7) (דַּלַּת רֹאשֵׁךְ כָּאַרְגָּמָן), this is the Shekhinta (דָּא שְׁכִינְתָּא). “The King” (מֶלֶךְ), this is Avraham (דָּא אַבְרָהָם). “Held” (אָסוּר), this is Yitzchak in the binding (דָּא יִצְחָק בָּעֲקֵדָה), with the bond of the Tefillin of the left arm (בְּקִשּׁוּרָא דִתְּפִלִּין דִּדְרוֹעָא שְׂמָאלָא). “In the channels” (בָּרְהָטִים), this is Ya'akov in the four channels of the mind of the Tefillin of the head (דָּא יַעֲקֹב בְּאַרְבַּע רְהִיטֵי מוֹחָא דִתְּפִלִּין דְּרֵישָׁא), as it is said, “In the channels, in the troughs of water” (Bereshit 30) (דְּאִתְּמַר בָּרְהָטִים בְּשִׁקֲתוֹת הַמָּיִם).

Another matter: “Your head upon you is like Carmel” (Song of Songs 7) (דָּבָר אַחֵר רֹאשֵׁךְ עָלַיִךְ כַּכַּרְמֶל), your hair is adorned with thirteen rectifications (שַׂעֲרָא דִילָךְ כַּמָּה אִיהוּ מִתְתַּקְנָא בִּתְלַת עֲשַׂר תִּקּוּנִין), which are the twelve constellations and the moon, the thirteenth (דְּאִינוּן תְּרֵי עֲשַׂר מַזָּלוֹת וְסִיהֲרָא תְּלַת עֲשַׂר). And your strands are the stars and constellations without number (וְנִימִין דִּילָךְ אִינוּן כֹּכְבַיָּא וּמַזָּלֵי דְלֵית לוֹן חוּשְׁבָּן). “And the hair of your head” (וְדַלַּת רֹאשֵׁךְ), you were the poor moon beneath all the stars (אַנְתְּ דַהֲוִית סִיהֲרָא עֲנִיָּה תְחוֹת כֻּלְּהוּ כֹּכְבַיָּא), pressed between the feet (מְהַדְּקָא בֵּין רַגְלִין). This is what is written, “She uncovered his feet and lay down” (Ruth 3) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וַתְּגַל מַרְגְּלוֹתָיו וַתִּשְׁכָּב). Now you are head over all (כְּעַן הָא אַנְתְּ רֵישָׁא לְכֻלְּהוּ), like purple, which is Amen YAHDVNHY (כָּאַרְגָּמָן דְּאִיהוּ אָמֵן יאהדונה״י). You are Adonai (אַנְתְּ אדנ״י), King, who is Hashem (מֶלֶךְ דְּאִיהוּ יהו״ה), bound in your channels (אָסוּר בָּרְהָטִים דִּילָךְ). Argaman is Uriel, Refael, Gavriel, Mikhael, Nuriel (אַרְגָּמָ״ן אוּרִיאֵל רְפָאֵל גַּבְרִיאֵל מִיכָאֵל נוּרִיאֵל). Holy hosts, hear (חֲיָילִין קַדִּישִׁין שְׁמָעוּ).