Daf 55a (דַּף נ״ה ע״א)

And because of this, Ra’aya Meheimna is destined to be in the final exile (וּבְגִין דָּא עָתִיד רַעִיָּא מְהֵימְנָא לְמֶהֱוִי בְגָלוּתָא בַתְרָאָה). And in him will be fulfilled: “And he was wounded because of our transgressions” (Isaiah 53) (וּבֵיהּ יִתְקַיֵּים וְהוּא מְחוֹלָל מִפְּשָׁעֵינוּ). He was made sick on their account (אִתְעֲבִיד חוֹל בְּגִינַיְיהוּ), crushed for our iniquities in the grindings of the afflictions of poverty (מְדוּכָּא בַּעֲוֹנוֹתֵינוּ בְּמַכְתְּשִׁין דְּיִסּוּרִין דַּעֲנִיּוּתָא), with the many oppressions he bore upon himself (בְּכַמָּה דוֹחֲקִין דְּסָבִיל עֲלַיְיהוּ). And because of him: “And Kudsha Berikh Hu repented of the evil…” (Exodus 32) (וּבְגִינֵיהּ וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוָה עַל הָרָעָה וְגוֹ׳). And this is what is written: “And with his wound we were healed” (Isaiah 53) (וְהֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וּבַחֲבוּרָתוֹ נִרְפָּא לָנוּ). And because of him, the left pushes away the intermediates-this is Rosh haShanah (וּבְגִינֵיהּ שְׂמֹאל דּוֹחֶה לְבֵינוֹנִיִּים דְּאִיהִי רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה). And the right draws them close in Teshuvah-this is Pesach (וְיָמִין מְקָרֵב לוֹן בִּתְיוּבְתָּא דְּאִיהוּ פֶּסַח). The right arm to receive penitents (דְּרוֹעָא יְמִינָא לְקַבֵּל שָׁבִים), and he raises them from their fall and grasps their hands (וְיוֹקִים לוֹן מִנְּפִילוּ דִלְהוֹן וַאֲחִיד בִּידֵיהוֹן). And he will say to them: “Arise, sit O Jerusalem” (וְיֵימִי לוֹן קוּמִי שְׁבִי יְרוּשָׁלַם). And on Shavuot they will go out in the merit of Moshe, for he is the giving of the Torah in mercy (וּבְשָׁבוּעוֹת יִפְקוּן בִּזְכוּתָא דְמֹשֶׁה דְּאִיהוּ מַתַּן תּוֹרָה רַחֲמֵי). And he will reveal to them the Sefer Torah (וְגַלִּי לוֹן סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה). And they will be gathered to Jerusalem (וְיִתְכַּנְשׁוּן לִירוּשָׁלֵם). And the dry land, the kingdom of wickedness, shall be seen (וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה מַלְכוּת הָרִשְׁעָה). And mercy upon his children (וְרַחֲמֵי עַל בְּנוֹי). And in him: “As an eagle stirs up its nest” (Deuteronomy 32) (וּבֵיהּ כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעִיר קִנּוֹ).

What is its nest? Jerusalem is its nest-for the Shekhinta (מָאן קִנּוֹ יְרוּשָׁלֵם קִנּוֹ לִשְׁכִינְתָּא). At that time, a shofar inverted, first a small zaqef (בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא שׁוֹפָ״ר מְהוּפָּ״ךְ קַדְמָ״א זָקֵף קָטָ״ן), the dominion of the nations of the world is overturned (אִתְהַפַּךְ מֶמְשָׁלָה דְאוּמִין דְּעָלְמָא). And Yisrael, who are from the seed of him of whom it is said: “I am small from all the kindnesses” (Bereshit 32) (וְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְּאִינוּן מִזַּרְעָא דְהַהוּא דְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ קָטֹנְתִּי מִכֹּל הַחֲסָדִים), are uplifted and straightened (אִסְתַּלַּק וְאִזְדַּקַּף). And of him it is said: “Great zaqef” (וְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ זָקֵ״ף גָּדוֹ״ל). On the right they are brought up from exile (בִּימִינָא אִסְתַּלְקוּ מִן גָּלוּתָא), because they are brought to the right of Moshe, whose degree is the Middle Column, which is Shavuot (בְּגִין דְּמוֹלִיךְ לִימִין מֹשֶׁה דְּדַרְגֵּיהּ עַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא דְאִיהוּ שָׁבוּעוֹת). And in it is “He lengthens the burden” (וּבֵיהּ מַאֲרִי״ךְ טַרְחָ״א).

In it Kudsha Berikh Hu, who is long of nose, lengthens patience upon the intermediates, and toils for them (בֵיהּ מַאֲרִיךְ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא דְּאִיהוּ אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם עַל בֵּינוּנִיִּים, וְטָרַח בְּגִינַיְיהוּ), to fulfill: “And with great mercies I will gather you” (Isaiah 54) (לְקַיָּימָא וּבְרַחֲמִים גְּדוֹלִים אֲקַבְּצֵךְ). And in it they will go out by the hand of him through whom the Orayta was given on Shavuot (וּבֵיהּ יִפְקוֹן עַל יְדָא דְהַהוּא דְאִתְיַיהִיב אוֹרַיְתָא עַל יְדֵיהּ בְּשָׁבוּעוֹת). He goes to the right, which is Pesach (דְּאָזִיל לִימִינָא דְהַיְינוּ פֶסַח). At that time: “Then Moshe sang” (Exodus 15) (בְּהַהִיא זִמְנָא אָז יָשִׁיר מֹשֶׁה). And on Sukkot: “And Ya‘akov came whole” (Bereshit 33) (וּבַסֻּכּוֹת וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב שָׁלֵם)-whole in his body, whole in his wealth (שָׁלֵם בְּגוּפֵיהּ, שָׁלֵם בְּמָמוֹנֵיהּ), and encompassed with seven clouds of glory, in the likeness of the first time when Yisrael went out of Egypt (וְאִסְתַּחַר בְּשִׁבְעָה עֲנָנֵי יְקָר כְּגַוְונָא דְקַדְמֵיתָא כַּד נָפְקוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרַיִם), to fulfill: “As in the days of your going out from Egypt, I will show him wonders…” (Micah 7) (לְקַיֵּים כִּימֵי צֵאתְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְגוֹמֵר). And the wicked ones, who are the Erev rav, of them it is said: “Sof Pasuq [end of the verse]” (וְרַשִּׁיעַיָּא דְאִינוּן עִרֶב רַב אִתְּמַר בְּהוֹן סוֹ״ף פָּסוּ״ק), for they are from the seed of Amalek, of whom it is said: “And he said: for hand upon the throne of Yah” (Exodus 17) (דְּאִינוּן מִזַּרְעָא דַעֲמָלֵק דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי יָד עַל כֵּס י״הּ). And these are the five kinds: Amalekites, Gibborim, Nephilim, Anakim, Refa’im (וְאִינוּן חָמֵשׁ מִינִים עֲמָלֵקִים גִּבּוֹרִים נְפִילִים עֲנָקִים רְפָאִים), all of them rising and strengthening against Yisrael in the exile (דְּכֻלְּהוּ מִסְתַּלְּקִין וּמִתְגַּבְּרִין עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגָלוּתָא). This is what is written: “And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth” (Bereshit 7) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וַיִּגְבְּרוּ הַמַּיִם וַיִּרְבּוּ מְאֹד עַל הָאָרֶץ). Four times it is written: “they prevailed” and “they strengthened” (אַרְבַּע זִמְנִין כְּתִיב וַיִּגְבְּרוּ וְגָבְרוּ), corresponding to the four exiles (לָקֳבֵל אַרְבַּע גַּלְוָון). And of them it is said: “sof pasuq” (וַעֲלַיְיהוּ אִתְּמַר סוֹ״ף פָּסוּ״ק), for Kudsha Berikh Hu will cut them off at the end of days from the world (דְּפָסִיק לוֹן קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְסוֹף יוֹמַיָּא מֵעָלְמָא). And at that time, “the small one shall become a thousand” (Isaiah 60) (וּבְהַהוּא זִמְנָא הַקָּטֹן יִהְיֶה לָאֶלֶף) - from the side of the left (מִסִּטְרָא דִשְׂמָאלָא). “And the little one a mighty nation” (Isaiah 60) (וְהַצָּעִיר לְגוֹי עָצוּם) - from the side of the right (מִסִּטְרָא דִימִינָא). “I, YHVH, in its time I will hasten it” (Isaiah 60) (אֲנִי יְהוָה בְּעִתָּהּ אֲחִישֶׁנָּה) - from the side of the Middle Column (מִסִּטְרָא דְעַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא). And immediately Amalek will be cut off from the world (וּמִיָּד יִתְפַּסְקוּן עֲמָלֵקִים מִן עָלְמָא). And Kudsha Berikh Hu will sit upon His throne (וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יְתִיב עַל כָּרְסְיֵיהּ). And this is the shofar going, “athnach yativ” (וְדָא אִיהוּ שׁוֹפָ״ר הוֹלֵ״ךְ אַתְנָ״ח יְתִי״ב).

At that time, when Amalek will be blotted out from the world (בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְיִתְמַחוּן עֲמָלֵקִים מֵעָלְמָא), Kudsha Berikh Hu shall be a resting ease for Yisrael (יְהֵא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא נָח נְיָיחָא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל), and He will sit upon His throne (וְיָתִיב עַל כָּרְסְיֵיהּ), as it is said of Him: “And Atik Yomin sat, His raiment was white as snow” (Daniel 7) (כְּמָה דְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ וְעַתִּיק יוֹמִין יְתִיב, לְבוּשֵׁהּ כִּתְלָג חִוָּר), to fulfill: “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow” (Isaiah 1) (לְקַיְימָא אִם יִהְיוּ חֲטָאֵיכֶם כַּשָּׁנִים כַּשֶּׁלֶג יַלְבִּינוּ). And concerning Esav and Yishma‘el it is written: “His throne fiery sparks” (Daniel 7) (וּלְגַבֵּי עֵשָׂו וְיִשְׂמָעֵאל כְּתִיב כָּרְסְיֵיהּ שְׁבִיבִין דִּי נוּר). Some say: Rome (ס״א רוֹמִי). And from those sparks of His throne all their sins are consumed (וּמֵאִינוּן שְׁבִיבִין דְּכָרְסְיֵיהּ אוֹקְדוּן כָּל טַעֲוָון דִּילְהוֹן). His wheels a burning fire (גַּלְגִּלּוֹהִי נוּר דָּלִיק). Ten wheels descend from it, from the side of the letter Yod (דְּנָחֲתִין מִנֵּיהּ עִשֶׂר גַּלְגַּלִּין מִסִּטְרָא דְאָת יו״ד), and sparks from the side of the letter Heh (וּשְׁבִיבִין מִסִּטְרָא דְאָת ה״א). Two letters are aroused in the fire to consume their sins (תְּרֵין אַתְוָון יִתְעָרוּן בְּנוּרָא לְאוֹקָדָא טַעֲוָון דִּלְהוֹן). At that time: “And the strong shall be as tow…” (Isaiah 1) (בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא וְהָיָה הֶחָסֹן לִנְעוֹרֶת וְגוֹ׳). At that time, the Vav ascends to its degree, which is six steps to the Throne (בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא סָלִיק ו׳ עַל דַּרְגָּא דִילֵיהּ דְּאִיהוּ שֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִּסֵּא). And this is a degree, two reasons (וְדָא אִיהוּ דַרְגָּ״א, תְּרֵ״י טַעֲמֵ״י). What are the two reasons? (מַאי תְּרֵ״י טַעֲמֵ״י). Rather, after it ascends to its degree, He will say to Yisrael: “And make me delicacies such as I love” (Bereshit 27) (אֶלָּא בָּתַר דְּסָלִיק לְדַרְגֵּיהּ יֵימַר לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וַעֲשֵׂה לִי מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתִּי). From the positive commandments, included in the Heh of Avraham (מִפִּקּוּדִין דַּעֲשֵׂה דִכְלִילָן בְּה׳ דְּאַבְרָהָם), which includes the 248 commandments (דִּכְלִיל רְמַ״ח פִּקּוּדִין). Through them the Heh is brought near to the Vav (דִּבְהוֹן אִתְקְרִיב ה׳ לְגַבֵּי ו׳). And this offering is the closeness of Kudsha Berikh Hu with His Shekhinta (וְקָרְבָּנָא דָא אִיהוּ קְרִיבוּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עִם שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ).