תּוֹרָה טז - רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן מִשְׁתָּעֵי

Torah 1172

Sometimes the setting aside [bitul] of Torah is itself its fulfilment [Menachos 99a] — for one who wishes to engage in Torah and the service of Hashem always, it is impossible to be constantly attached to Hashem Yisborach and His Torah without interruption. Rather, it is necessary at times to set it aside. For sometimes one must go out to engage in worldly matters — so that the confusions of the Other Side do not prevail and his wisdom be entirely nullified, G-d forbid. Therefore the setting aside is sometimes necessary. But when Mashiach comes, one will no longer need to interrupt one's attachment.

The Tzadik — when he engages in supernal wisdom — his eyes then shine like the sun. And this is the aspect of: ""and our eyes illuminating like the sun and the moon."" At times they shine like the sun — when we are attached to wisdom. And at times they shine like the moon — when we withdraw ourselves from ranging in wisdom. For the moon shines only when the sun withdraws. And in the future, through the two Mashiachs, we will be redeemed from all the nations — who are included in Esav and Yishmael — who are the two clouds that cover the eyes [Zohar Part III, 252a] — and then one will not need to interrupt one's attachment. And it will be fulfilled [Isaiah 30:26]: ""and the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun"" — speedily in our days, Amen.