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Heavenly wisdom is revealed in the Hebrew letters.
Some letters in the
Torah are written twice the ordinary size, such as the first letter of the Torah (beit
of "Bereishit"); they originate from the
sefira of bina and are related to the divine intellect as it
devolves. In contrast, some letters in the
Torah are written half the normal size - such as the aleph of the first word of this parasha
( "vayikra "); these
hint at the sefira of malchut, representing an awesome contraction of the
power of the infinite.
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In the last letter of the word "Vayikra" - the first word of this week's Torah reading - the Hebrew alef is written in a smaller than regular size. The Zohar explains that this is because Moses' being called was incomplete, for 2 reasons: it was only in the Tabernacle, a temporary structure, and also because it was outside of the Land of Israel; completeness is to be found only in the Holy Land.
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Based on Zohar Vayikra 4a
A man consisting of both male and female is worthy of bringing an offering, but he who is unmarried is flawed and deformed in the eyes of the King.
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The Zohar teaches that all of a person's divine service should be performed in joy.
All service of G-d should be performed with joyfulness and heartfelt desire, in order that the worship should be complete. However, a person who has sinned before his Master and then brings a sin offering to rectify this, needs to feel broken and remorseful in spirit.
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