Glossary of Terms Used in the BaMidbar Weekly Torah Portion

Tribes

“Tribes” are a part of the will to receive, which is divided into HBD, HGT, NHY. In all of them, there is HaVaYaH (Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey), and HaVaYaH times three is twelve. Our general will to receive is divided into twelve parts that, when corrected, are called “tribes.”

The Holy of Holies

“The Holy of Holies” is GAR of Bina, the absolute quality of bestowal.

Army

The “army” is all the desires that can join the head, faith, the shepherd.

Banner (Flag)

A “banner” is the task that I assume. Each part and each group in the twelve tribes has its own banner, which indicates how each part progresses and corrects itself. The banner is unique to each tribe, hence the division into twelve tribes remains even after they achieve the corrected desire, the land of Israel.

Tabernacle

The “tabernacle” is where I correct my will to receive into aiming to bestow. This is the best and most important place for us.

Levite

“Levites” are the assistants to the priests. Their role is to coordinate the holy part in man with the corrupt part, and to correct the corrupt part by joining it through themselves to the holy part.

Desert

The “desert” is the will to receive that must be corrected. It is a desire in which we still see serpents, scorpions, and problems. In that desire we have nothing with which to nourish our souls. Thus, we must turn the desert into the land of Israel. We move from the desert to the land of Israel, but in fact, it is Egypt that became a desert, and the desert has become the land of Israel. We always remain within our desire, which we correct further and further until the end of correction.

The Land of Israel

“The land of Israel” is the corrected desire. The desire we have corrected is entirely Yashar El (straight to God), fully aiming to bestow contentment upon the Creator, as He bestows upon us. We are both in Dvekut (adhesion), giving to each other.

Camping

As we move from stage to stage, we need to make stops, as on Hanukah. There are many stops on the journey in the desert. Camps are ascents and descents, the drawing of light of Hassadim opposite the light of Hochma.