בשר שנתעלם מן העין ב

The foreleg, the cheeks, and the stomach must be given to the Kohen. And our Sages of blessed memory said (Chullin 134b): the zero'a [foreleg] — corresponding to "and he took a spear in his hand" (Bamidbar 25:7). And the lechayayim [cheeks] — corresponding to "and Pinchas stood and prayed [vayefalail]" (Tehillim 106:30).

Likutay Halachos — Yoreh De'ah — Basar SheNis'aleim Min HaAyin 2

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The matter is: what connection does the matter of Pinchas, who was zealous against the act of Zimri, have to the gifts of the animal specifically? That specifically the matanos kehunah that are given from the animal are on account of the act of Pinchas, who was zealous against the act of Zimri? But according to the discourse "Tik'u 3" in the book "Likutay Tinyana" [Likutay Moharan Part II], which begins with "from the rebuke" (Siman 8) — it is found there that when the da'as becomes corrupted, and then the craving of adultery intensifies, G-d forbid, then one needs a ba'al koach [a man of great power/strength] who will pray a tefillah [prayer] in the aspect of din [stern judgment] — like Pinchas at the time that he was zealous against the act of Zimri. As it is written: "And Pinchas stood and prayed [vayefalail]" — that he made judgment [pelilus] with his Creator, etc. For this prayer of the ba'al koach, which is in the aspect of din, stands at the throat of the Sitra Achara, in the aspect of: "In his neck lodges strength" (Iyov 41:14), etc. And through this, it [the Sitra Achara] vomits forth all the holinesses and all the da'as that it had swallowed, etc. And through this, gairim [converts] are made, etc. — the aspect of: "And Yisro heard" (Shemos 18:1) — "What report did he hear?" etc. (See there all of this well.) And this is the aspect of shechitah, which is to subdue the spirit of animality. For the animal — the aspect of the spirit of animality — is the absence of da'as, the aspect of foolishness. And it is impossible for us to eat meat unless we subdue the aspect of the spirit of animality, which is the flaw of the da'as — which is the aspect of the flaw of the above-mentioned craving, which is the craving of animality. And for this one needs prayer in the aspect of din of the ba'al koach, as mentioned above. And this is the aspect of the chalif [slaughtering knife] of shechitah, which is in the aspect of prayer, in the aspect of din, in the aspect of: "The exaltations of G-d in their throat, and a double-edged sword in their hand" (Tehillim 149:6). And therefore, the shechitah is at the place of the neck, in the aspect of: "In his neck lodges strength." For through the shechitah, which is through the chalif, through the double-edged sword — which is the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din — through this one subdues the spirit of animality, which is the flaw of the da'as, the aspect of the flaw of the above-mentioned craving. For the chalif, which is the aspect of the above-mentioned prayer, stands at the throat of the Sitra Achara, which is the aspect of the flaw of the da'as, the aspect of animality. And through this, one draws out from it all the holinesses that it had swallowed — in the aspect of: "The wealth he has swallowed he shall vomit forth" (Iyov 20:15), etc. (As is explained there in the above-mentioned discourse.) It follows that the shechitah is in the aspect of prayer, in the aspect of din of the above-mentioned ba'al koach — which is the aspect of "and Pinchas stood and prayed," as mentioned above. Therefore, after the shechitah, one must give from the animal to the Kohen the foreleg, the cheeks, and the stomach — all of which are on account of the act of Pinchas, as our Sages of blessed memory said, as mentioned above. For it is impossible to eat the flesh of the animal except through the aspect of the deed of Pinchas — who was zealous against the act of Zimri, which is the craving of adultery, which is the spirit of animality, the craving of animality. The essential intensification of his power to subdue this was through the prayer in the aspect of din — the aspect of "and Pinchas stood and prayed" — which is the aspect of the rectification of shechitah through the double-edged sword at the place of the neck, as mentioned above. And therefore, one must give — corresponding to the deeds of Pinchas — from the animal to the Kohen the foreleg, the cheeks, and the stomach. For the essential rectification of the animal — that is, to subdue the spirit of animality, for then specifically it is fit for the eating of Yisrael — is through the aspect of Pinchas, the aspect of "and Pinchas stood and prayed," as mentioned above. And through giving the foreleg and the cheeks to the Kohen — and the Kohen is the aspect of chesed [lovingkindness], the aspect of the rectification of the da'as of holiness, which is in the aspect of mercy and chesed, as is explained there — through this one draws out the da'as from the Sitra Achara, through the aspect of the deed of Pinchas, who took the spear and stood and prayed, etc. — that is, the aspect of prayer, the aspect of din, as mentioned above. And one draws out the da'as and all the holinesses from the Sitra Achara, and returns everything to holiness — to the aspect of da'as and mercy of holiness, which is the aspect of the Kohen, as mentioned above. And this is the aspect of what is stated regarding Yisro, at the time that he came to Moshe to draw close to Hashem, blessed is He, and to convert: "And Yisro took a burnt-offering and sacrifices [zevachim]," etc. (Shemos 18:12). "And sacrifices" — specifically. For the essential aspect of gairim [converts] is through the aspect of zevachim [sacrifices/slaughter], the aspect of shechitah, which is the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din — through which gairim are made, as mentioned above. And this is the aspect of what Yitzchak said to Eisav: "Take now your weapons," etc. (Bereishis 27:3). And our Sages of blessed memory expounded: "Check your knife and slaughter well," etc. For all of Yitzchak's desire was to return Eisav to holiness, for he saw that "there was game in his mouth" (Bereishis 25:28) — that there were within him many holy sparks, as is brought. And therefore he wanted to convert him. And therefore he said to him: "Take now your weapons" — "check your knife and slaughter well," etc. — for through this specifically gairim are made, as mentioned above. And Rivkah was listening to the words of Yitzchak, etc. — and she knew the truth: that he was a total rasha [wicked person] and it was impossible to convert him by himself. Therefore, she commanded Yaakov — that Yaakov specifically should do this: "And he went and brought two kids of the goats" (Bereishis 27:9), and he rectified them through shechitah and made from them korbanos — one he offered as a Pesach [offering], etc. And therefore he dressed himself in the garments of Eisav, as it is written: "And Rivkah took the garments of Eisav," etc. (Bereishis 27:15). For Yaakov was compelled to extract all the holinesses and all the hashpa'os [spiritual influences/bounty] and all the blessings from Eisav — for Eisav wanted to draw them to himself, G-d forbid, through the intensity of the din of the aspect of Yitzchak, from which was his root. And therefore Yaakov was compelled to employ the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din — which is the aspect of his dressing himself in the garments of Eisav, which are the aspect of dinim [stern judgments]. And through this specifically he subdued him, as Yitzchak said: "The voice is the voice of Yaakov, and the hands are the hands of Eisav" (Bereishis 27:22). For Yitzchak understood that this deed was from the aspect of Yaakov — who is in truth mercy and chesed — only that he dressed himself in a garment that is not his own, in the aspect of gevuros and dinim, in order to subdue through this Eisav, who is the Sitra Achara — in the aspect of: "The wealth he has swallowed he shall vomit forth." And therefore, then specifically Yaakov received all the blessings from Yitzchak. For all of this was drawn through the rectification that Yaakov made — through the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din — through which he extracted all the holinesses from Eisav, from the Sitra Achara. And then all the hashpa'os and all the blessings were drawn to Yaakov, as it is written: "And may G-d give you from the dew of the heavens," etc. (Bereishis 27:28). And therefore, then specifically it is stated: "See, the fragrance of my son is like the fragrance of a field," etc. (Bereishis 27:27) — that the fragrance of Gan Eden entered with him, as our Sages of blessed memory expounded. This was drawn through the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din of the ba'al koach (as is explained well in the above-mentioned discourse). For Yaakov employed this aspect then, as mentioned above, and through this he merited the aspect of the fragrance of Gan Eden, as mentioned above (see there in the above-mentioned discourse well). And therefore, the slaughter of a non-Jew is nevailah [i.e. it has the status of a carcass that died without proper slaughter, and is forbidden], etc. For the rectification of shechitah, which is through the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din, cannot be accomplished through a non-Jew. For one needs a great ba'al koach who can accomplish this rectification of the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din. But the non-Jews are from the sitra d'dina kashya [the side of harsh judgment], and through them — not only would the Sitra Achara and the din not be subdued — on the contrary, G-d forbid, the aspect of din and the Sitra Achara would intensify even more, for from there is the root of the non-Jews. And therefore Rivkah did not want Eisav to make the delicacies. For she knew that it was impossible for Eisav to accomplish the rectification through the chalif of shechitah, which is the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din. For on the contrary, through him it would intensify more, G-d forbid. But Yisrael — they are all in the aspect of ba'alei koach [people of strength], the aspect of: "mighty ones of strength who do His bidding" (Tehillim 103:20), etc. And therefore they are able to rectify and subdue the spirit of animality, the absence of da'as, through the chalif of shechitah, which is the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din of the ba'al koach, as mentioned above. And therefore, the shochet [slaughterer] must be mumcheh [an expert, tested in the laws of shechitah] and muchzak [established as fit, i.e. he does not faint during slaughter]. For mumcheh is the completeness of the da'as — for his da'as must be in a state of completeness so that he can rectify the flaw of the da'as, which is the aspect of animality. And he must also be a ba'al koach for this — that he can rectify the animal through the chalif, which is the aspect of prayer in the aspect of din, as mentioned above. This is the aspect of muchzak — that he will not faint — which is the aspect of a ba'al koach. And then he can rectify and refine the spirit of animality, etc., as mentioned above. And through this, gairim are made, etc. And through this, one merits the aspect of the melody that will be awakened in the future. And through this, all the fragrances and the awe grow — which is mezona d'nishmasa [the nourishment of the soul] — and one subdues mezona d'gufa [the nourishment of the body], in the aspect of: "And his hand was grasping the heel of Eisav" (Bereishis 25:26) (as all of this is explained in the above-mentioned discourse; see there well). And therefore, through the shechitah specifically — which is the aspect of the above-mentioned rectification of the ba'al koach, etc., as mentioned above — then specifically one can eat from the animal. For then the aspect of mezona d'nishmasa intensifies. And then it is fit to be food for Yisrael. For the eating of Yisrael must be in the aspect of mezona d'nishmasa specifically, and not in the aspect of mezona d'gufa. For mezona d'gufa is the aspect of Eisav — the aspect of "pour into me" (Bereishis 25:30). And mezona d'nishmasa — that is, eating in holiness — the aspect of: "The righteous one eats to satisfy his soul" (Mishlei 13:25) — this is the aspect of Yaakov, who subdues Eisav in the aspect of "and his hand was grasping," etc. — through the aspect of the above-mentioned rectification of the ba'al koach, who prays a prayer in the aspect of din, which is the aspect of shechitah, as mentioned above.

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