Rosh Hashanah - Sweetening Judgment

 

Every Rosh Hashanah celebration or Jewish New Year celebration, the sound of the Shofar is always played. Although the sound is included in the Zeir Anpin aspect, the Shofar is included in the Binah aspect. Because in the sound of the Shofar there is forgiveness and a flowing source of life. The Jewish New Year does include a judgment aspect. However, judgment in Kabbalah is like the election of a Supernal King who was looking for his queen, or like King Ahasuerus choosing Esther to be queen. And it is only the Creator's grace that makes a person pleasing before Him and receiving mercy. Apart from that, during Rosh Hashanah, it was written that the Widow Zarephath had a baby on the Rosh Hashanah holiday. Likewise, on the day of Rosh Hashanah the Divine grants fertility to the barren, and answers prayers that have long gone unanswered. Rosh Hashanah is a testament to the meaning of sweetening judgment with love.

Shmini: Verse 59

וּתְרֵי קַלֵי נִינְהוּ, דְּהָא מִגּוֹ קָלָא, נָפִיק קָלָא. אֲבָל קוֹל חַד דְּאִקְרֵי קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר, וּמֵהָכָא נָפְקוּ שְׁאָר קוֹלוֹת, מִגּוֹ הַהוּא שׁוֹפָר בְּזִוּוּגָא דְּמַחֲשָׁבָה. וְשִׁבְעָה קוֹלוֹת נִינְהוּ, דְּנָפְקִין בְּזִוּוּגָא דְּמַחֲשָׁבָה בְּשּׁוֹפָר, וְדָא שׁוֹפָר דְּאַשְׁקֵי לוֹן וְרַוֵּי לוֹן לַאֲבָהָן בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, וּלְבָתַר לִבְנִין, וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ מִלָּה.

There are two sounds, as a sound that comes out of a sound. But there is one sound, called 'the sound of the Shofar.' All other sounds come out from the Shofar in the bringing together of the thought, WHICH IS THE UNITY OF CHOCHMAH WITH BINAH. There are seven sounds - CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT OF ZEIR ANPIN - which emerge by the unity of the thought with the Shofar, WHICH ARE CHOCHMAH WITH BINAH. That Shofar, WHICH IS BINAH, waters first the Fathers - CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET - and afterwards the children - NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT - as was already explained.

Zohar Shmini point 59

Love and Light,Nuriella.