Kedoshim תרל"ב
ב”ה קדושים. לא נכתב כסדר כי אינני זוכר כראוי
במד’ ישלח עזרך מקודש כו’ ומציון כו’ מקידוש מעשים וציון מעשים כו’.
The Midrash (Vayikra Rabbah 24:4) “You send Your help from Kodesh, and from Tzion Your support”(Tehillim 20:3). This means that it is from the holiness of our actions and of Tzion that all goodness and blessing come.
This is the meaning of the words “You shall be holy”, to emulate the holiness and separateness of HaShem.
כי איך יכול ב”ו להתקדש. רק להיות הרצון והשתוקקות לזה.
Now how is it possible for one of flesh and blood to be holy? It is only through the desire and longing for it (to become holy, that holiness s achieved).
וכן בכל מעשה להראות ולרמוז להפנימיות.
So too in every action, one must demonstrate and hint to the pnimius (the command of HaShem that is in each action)
וכן כל מצוה היא רק ציון ורמז כמ”ש הציבי לך ציונים. ועי”ז יכול לבא לקדושה.
So too each and every mitzvah is a ציון – a sign (to the pnimius that is contained in it). As it states (Yirmiya 31:2) “Set up markers for yourself”. It is through this (longing to connect to force of HaShem) that enables us to attain holiness.
מקודש. התורה. וציון הם מצות.
“Holiness” refers to the Torah and “Tzion” (sign) refers to the mitzvos
כי המצות כלולין בתורה. ובכל מצוה אף שהוא במעשה גשמיות בחי’ ציון כנ”ל. מ”מ הציווי הוא מהקב”ה בתורה.
For the mitzvos are contained in the Torah, and therefore each and every mitzvah, even though it is a physical action, the idea of a “sign”, nevertheless the command of the mitzvah is from the Torah.
ולכך ע”י ציון המצוה יכול להתדבק בהקדושה שבה והיא התורה.
Therefore through the mitzvah, one is able to connect to the holiness that is contained in it, ie the Torah.
ומצות הם באמת עצות איך להמשיך קדושתו ית’ לכל המעשים כנ”ל.
Now the mitzvos are really means how to draw the holiness of HaShem into all of one’s actions. As above.
וכן בש”ק כתי’ ויקדש כו’ שממשיך קדושה לכל מעשה בראשית.
So too on Shabbos there is also this idea of holiness as it states “and He sanctified it”, which means that it draws holiness to the entire creation of Bereishis.
[דרך רמז עזרך מקודש הוא קידוש ומציון יסעדך סעודת שבת והבן]:
[By way of a hint, “Your help from Kodesh”, can be referring to making Kiddush on Shabbos, “and from Tzion you support” can be referring to the meal on Shabbos. And understand this]
במד’ וכי תבואו כו’ ונטעתם כו’ עץ חיים היא כו’.
On these themes in Kedoshim
See also across the library
Holinessקדושה
Ratzonרצון
- Awakening Hidden Chein Through MitzvosKi Teitzei · תרל"ג · Essay 1
- Body and soul yearn for HashemVayetzei · תרס"ד · Essay 1
- Joy Completes Every MitzvahEikev · תרס"ג · Essay 2
- Yearning for the FestivalsPesach · תרס"ב · Essay 5
- The Avos rectifying time through tefillahChayei Sarah · תרס"א - תרס"ב · Essay 1
Mitzvosמצוות
- The inner point that sanctifies every deedAcharei Mot · תרל"ה · Essay 1
- Revealed inner light requires guardingBeha'alotcha · תרס"ג · Essay 2
- Mitzvos draw the neshamah's life into the bodyAcharei Mot · תרס"א · Essay 3
- Drawing Divinity through doing and refrainingAcharei Mot · תרס"א · Essay 2
- Zachor and shamor: two levels of Shabbos kedushahShavuot · תר"ס · Essay 6
The Inner Pointנקודה פנימית
- Untouched Core Of YisraelBalak · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Mitzvos complete the form of manAcharei Mot · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Torah learned to be lived draws inner light into deedsBechukotai · תרנ"ז · Essay 1
- Guarding the sealed inner self like the nazirNaso · תרנ"ו · Essay 1
- The tzaddik's holy desire for HashemBamidbar · תרנ"ו · Essay 2