Zayin: The Woman of Valor

The Maggid of Mezeritch, the successor of the Ba’al Shem Towb, teaches that the verse "A woman of valor is the crown of her husband" alludes to the form of the letter Zayin. The previous letter, Waw, portrays the Or Yashar ("straight light") descending from YAHWEH into the worlds. The Zayin, whose form is similar to a Waw, though with a crown on top, reflects the Or Yashar of the Waw as Or Chozer ("returning light"). Or Chozer ascends with such great force that it causes you to reach a higher state of consciousness than that of the revealed origin-point of the Or Yashar. When reaching the initially superconscious realm of Keter or in other words, the "crown," it broadens your awareness to both the right and the left. In truth "there is no left in that Ancient One in the level of Keter, for all is right (Titus 1:15)." This means that the awe of YAHWEH (left) at this initially superconscious level is indistinguishable, in its nature to cling directly to YAHWEH, from the highest manifestation of the love of YAHWEH (right).

The experience of Or Chozer, subsequent to the consummation of the creative process inherent in Or Yashar, the creation of man on the sixth day, is the secret of the seventh day of Creation--Shabbath. The "Shabbath Queen" who, in general, signifies woman in relation to man--"the woman of valor is the crown of her husband"-- has the power to reveal in her husband his own superconscious crown, the experience of serene pleasure and sublime will innate in the day of Shabbath.

"Who is a good [literally, "kosher"] woman? She who does her husband’s will." Chassidut explains that the word "does" also means "rectifies," as said in the completion of the account of Creation & the seal of the seventh day, Shabbath: "that which YAHWEH created to do"-- "to do" in the sense of "to rectify," thus implying that YAHWEH has given us the task to consummate the rectification of His Creation, as explained by the Sages. Thus the "kosher woman" is she who rectifies her husband’s will by elevating him to ever new awareness of previously superconscious realms of soul.

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FORM

A "Waw" whose head extends in both directions and thus appears as a crown. Scepter of a King.

Worlds:

• Rulership manifested in the world.
• "Natural" selection.

Souls:

• "A woman of valor is the crown of her husband." Sarah: the soul’s experience of Shabbath and Kabbalah.
• The election of the Jewish People.

Divinity:

• Shabbath, Kabbalah.
• Returning light spreading, at its peak, to the left - fear, and to the right - love.
• Becoming a vessel for YAHWEH’s blessing and sanctity.

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NAME

Weapon - sword; ornament or crown; species - gender; to sustain.

Worlds :

Weapon - a sword.

Conflict as an inherent property of physical nature.

Souls:

Species or gender; the union of husband and wife.

Man is the crowning ornament of Creation.

YAHWEH’s three crowns, two of which He gives to His children.

Divinity:

YAHWEH sustaining the world.

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NUMBER

Seven - "All sevens are dear."

Worlds :

Maximal compactness.

The seventh day of Creation - Shabbat.

Seven weeks of counting the Omer.

Seven consecutive months in which fall the three Festivals.

The sabbatical year; The jubilee year, after 7 times 7 years.

The seventh millennium.

Seven fruits of Israel; Seven seas; Seven heavens.

Seven chambers of Paradise.

Souls:

Seven lamps of the menorah; seven categories of Jewish souls.

Seven shepherds of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph, and David.

Seven circuits, seven blessings, and seven days of celebration of groom and bride.

Seven Rabbinic mitzvot.

Divinity:

Seven "eyes" of YAHWEH watch over all Creation.

Seven lower sefirot.

Tishrei, the seventh month:

Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, the revelation of Divine Providence,

Sukkot Seven clouds of glory,

Simchat Torah - Seven Hakafot.