Kabbalah Imamat 19:24: Sha'arei Orah

See now how great the power of the Jewish people is in fulfilling the commandments of HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He.³⁷⁸See Midrash Bereishit Rabba 21:7 ibid. He commanded Adam, the first man, to wait for a mere hour by abstaining from eating Orlah-ערלה, but Adam could not restrain himself. On the other hand, He commanded the Jewish people to wait for three years, and they wait, as written,³⁷⁹Leviticus 19:23 “For three years they shall be forbidden-Areilim-ערלים to you.”

I will hint about this matter further with the following verses: “The tree was good for eating-L’Ma’achal-למאכל,”³⁸⁰Genesis 3:6 and,³⁸¹Leviticus 19:23 “When you shall plant any food tree-Etz Ma’achal-עץ מאכל,” and,³⁸²Leviticus 19:23 “You shall treat its fruit as forbidden-Araltem Orlato-ערלתם ערלתו,” “and she took of its fruit,”³⁸³Genesis 3:6 and,³⁸⁴Leviticus 19:23 “For three years they shall be forbidden-Areilim-ערלים to you,” referring to the three impure husks of Orlah-ערלה, and,³⁸⁵Leviticus 19:24 “In the fourth year, all its fruit shall be consecrated for praises to HaShem-יהו״ה,” referring to the fourth refined and thin husk, and,³⁸⁶Leviticus 19:25 “In the fifth year you may eat its fruit.” Thus, if only Adam, the first man, had waited to eat the fruit when it reached the state called “The fifth,” he would not have brought darkness into the world. The matter has thus been fully explained.

After having informed you of this great principle, I now will tell you why the verse about planting fruit trees states,²³⁸Leviticus 19:23 “When you shall come to the land and plant any fruit tree, you shall treat its fruit as being uncircumcised-v’Araltem Orlato-וערלתם ערלתו; for three years they shall be as uncircumcised-Areilim-ערלים to you. They shall not be eaten.” This verse uses the word “uncircumcised-Orlah-ערלה” three times, corresponding to the three hard external husks-Kelipot, called “the uncircumcised-Orlah-ערלה.” The next verse states,²³⁹Leviticus 19:24 “In the fourth year, all its fruit shall be consecrated in praise-Kodesh Hillulim-קדש הילולים to HaShem-יהו״ה.” The words “consecrated in praise-Kodesh Hillulim-קדש הילולים” refer to their redemption from the holy through monetary exchange-Chilul Damim-חילול דמים,²⁴⁰Talmud Bavli, Brachot 35a corresponding to the fourth thin husk-Kelipah called, “a brilliance-Nogah-נוגה surrounding Him.” The next verse states,²⁴¹Leviticus 19:25 “And in the fifth year you shall eat its fruit.” That is, having passed inward, through the four external husks-Kelipot, we now enter to adhere to the Name HaShem-יהו״ה, through the secret of the final letter Hey-ה-5 of His Name HaShem-יהו״ה, which stands at the gateway. About this the verse states,²⁴²Psalms 118:20 “This is the gateway to HaShem-יהו״ה.” This letter Hey-ה of HaShem’s-יהו"ה Name is hinted in the verse, “And in the fifth-HaChameesheet-ה׳חמישית year you shall eat its fruit,” and certainly refers to the fifth letter [of the alef-bet] which is the Hey-ה,²⁴³The first four letters of the Alphabet are א״ב ג״ד (1,2,3,4=10), which equal ten-עשר״ה-575, which shares the same letters as the word “the gateway-HaShaar-השער” of the verse (Psalms 118:20), “This is the gateway-HaSha’ar-השער-575 to HaShem-יהו״ה.” These four letters א״ב ג״ד correspond to the four foundational elements with which the animalistic evil inclination-יצ״ר הר״ע-575 is composed, which must be passed through and overcome in order to arrive at the fifth letter of the alphabet, which is the Hey-ה of the Name HaShem-יהו״ה and is the revelation of the Godly soul. See Otzar Eden Ganuz of Rabbi Avraham Abulafia, Otzar 1; Also see Ginat Egoz of Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla, translated as HaShem Is One, Vol. 3, The Gate explaining the true meaning of the name Sphere-Galgal-גלג״ל and what it is. Also see Shaarei Kedushah of Rabbi Chayim Vital, translated as Gates of Holiness, Section One, Gate One and on. for, at this point, one certainly has departed from the uncircumcised-Orlah-ערלה and has adhered to the Name HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He.