Sod HaIbur, Part One

The Sages of the last Sanhedrin fixed the Jewish calendar according to Sod HaIbur, a very profound secret, much more profound than commonly perceived. After the defeat of Bar Kochba, the Sages understood Ruth 3:13

ליני הלילה והיה בבקר אם יגאלך טוב יגאל

to teach that a long night lay ahead, the night of the Galut, and that in the morning there might be a first redeemer, by the name "Tov". This is Moshiach ben Yosef, as explained in Kol HaTor, Chapter 2, Part 1, Siman 51:

הרואה ט' בחלום [סימן טוב לו], וזה שייך לתבונתו של יוסף, ועליו נאמר טוב עין הוא יבורך, והוא טצ"ץ ביסוד

See also Tikkun 21 of Tikkunei HaZohar. The Sages chose the calendar to be such that the solar date of Pesach of the eighth year of Machzor HaKatan is later than in all other years. Year eight of Machzor HaKatan is called year ט as explained before. The calendar for the Galut was thus built on "Tov", to give strength to Moshiach ben Yosef.

There is significance to Pesach being early or late in the solar year. The Sun represents Zeir Anpin. Pesach represents the Geula. If Pesach is late, Zeir Anpin is strong during the Geula. And see: The Jewish state arose in year ט of Machzor HaKatan. The six-day war was in year ט of Machzor HaKatan.

Why then is Pesach not in the Summer? To trick the Sitra Achra into believing that there is a chance that evil can win. The seemingly innocent Mitzva to keep Pesach in Chodesh Aviv, in the Spring, thus touches upon the essence of reality, and the fight between good and evil. Likewise, the seemingly arbitrary implementation of this Mitzva by the last Sanhedrin conveys great secrets. If Heaven permits, I will elaborate in the next posts.

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