בשם הבעל שם טוב דהכי פירושו, יש שכר שהחמור גרם, פירוש על ידי מאכל ומשתה שהם דברי החומר, גורם זה השכר, על ידי שמעלה לגרם המעלות את הניצוץ הקדוש, שהיה רובץ בין המשפתים, שהוא בין היסודות ובשפלות: (ס' אור הגנוז לצדיקים פ' ויחי).
Yissachar is a strong ass, crouching down between the sheep-folds. (49:14) That is, [spiritual] reward68The name Yissachar can be divided into two words, yesh sachar – “there is reward.” The very name Yissachar is related to this idea, as Leah said when she named him: “G-d has given me my reward, because I gave my handmaid to my husband” (Genesis 30:18). can be brought forth from the material world.69The hebrew word for donkey, chamor, is related to the word for material substance, chomer, and the word for “strong,” in this verse gorem, also has the meaning of “to cause” or “bring about.” By eating and drinking, for instance, we uplift the sparks of holiness70The idea that the physical world contains sparks of holiness was discussed in previous week lessons. that were “crouching down” amidst the different elements of the physical world, and in the low places. Ohr HaGanuz LaTzaddikim, Vayechi
בשם הבעל שם טוב דהכי פירושו, יש שכר שהחמור גרם, פירוש על ידי מאכל ומשתה שהם דברי החומר, גורם זה השכר, על ידי שמעלה לגרם המעלות את הניצוץ הקדוש, שהיה רובץ בין המשפתים, שהוא בין היסודות ובשפלות:
(ס' אור הגנוז לצדיקים פ' ויחי).
Yissachar is a strong ass, crouching down between the sheep-folds. (49:14)
That is, [spiritual] reward68The name Yissachar can be divided into two words, yesh sachar – “there is reward.” The very name Yissachar is related to this idea, as Leah said when she named him: “G-d has given me my reward, because I gave my handmaid to my husband” (Genesis 30:18). can be brought forth from the material world.69The hebrew word for donkey, chamor, is related to the word for material substance, chomer, and the word for “strong,” in this verse gorem, also has the meaning of “to cause” or “bring about.” By eating and drinking, for instance, we uplift the sparks of holiness70The idea that the physical world contains sparks of holiness was discussed in previous week lessons. that were “crouching down” amidst the different elements of the physical world, and in the low places.
Ohr HaGanuz LaTzaddikim, Vayechi