Kabbalah for Proverbs 3:2
כִּ֤י אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים וּשְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּ֑ים וְ֝שָׁל֗וֹם יוֹסִ֥יפוּ לָֽךְ׃
For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
Idra Zuta
The passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rabbi Aba said, the holy luminary, has barely finished uttering the word life, when his words trailed off. I was writing and was prepared to write further but heard nothing. I have not raised my head because the light was strong, and I could not see. As I shuddered, I heard a resounding voice saying, “length of days and long life” (Mishlei 3:3) and then I heard another voice, “He asked life of you…” (Tehillim 21:5).
Rabbi Aba said, the holy luminary, has barely finished uttering the word life, when his words trailed off. I was writing and was prepared to write further but heard nothing. I have not raised my head because the light was strong, and I could not see. As I shuddered, I heard a resounding voice saying, “length of days and long life” (Mishlei 3:3) and then I heard another voice, “He asked life of you…” (Tehillim 21:5).
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