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Kabbalah reveals how the Nazirite manifests one of the most supernal realities.
One of the laws regarding the vow of the Nazirite is that he not cut his hair as
long as his vow is in effect. Kabbalah teaches that the Nazirite alludes to
level of Creation called Arich Anpin, likened to a merciful grandfather
figure. Described as straight and white, the hair of this partzuf
manifests compassion and loving-kindness.
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Kabbalah explains the nature of feminine strength.
Man's intellect is his
distinguishing human factor, but abstract intellect that does not produce an
emotional response or serve as the motivation for action is not worth much.
The emotions (chesed, gevura, tiferet,
netzach , and
hod ) all coalesce in yesod, the sefira of sexuality -
the drive to connect with the world and affect it; to reproduce
one's image and imprint on reality.
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Kabbalah exposes the spiritual roots of righteous sexuality.
Yesod is associated anatomically with the male sexual organ; the Zohar writes about yesod: "Then, a righteous one dons jealousy…." Hence, we have a direct connection between the sefira of yesod, i.e. sexuality, and the idea of righteous jealousy.
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