338 [jaz0bl Rabbi Shim’on said to Rabbi Abba, “To what does this alive He replied, “To fish, fish of the sea, whose eyes have neithet and they do not sleep and need no protection for the eye. All he Ancient of Ancients—who needs no protections and all the M2 watches over all, and all is nourished by Him, and He ten: Behold, He neither slumbers nor sleeps, the Guardian of Israel “It is written: Behold, the eye of YHVH is upon those who revere : sg:18), and it is written: The eyes of VHVH range aver the whole éa” {410). There is no contradiction. One refers to Ze‘eir Anpin, the Anpin. Nevertheless, there are two ey: white, and a white including all whit on “ absorl “The first white shines, ascending and descending to be abs bound in a bundle. It has been tau turning into one. jg not brows more so, the » 50, Since HE as is write ot sleeP? a oF Si grael above. » Him (Psalms y (Zechariah mv other to Arikh je does HF is white within is eye beds for it 8 dled three This white struck a™ gindled thr and they lamps—called Hod (Splendor), Hadar (Majesty), and Hedvah Joy? glow joyously, perfectly.” “The second white shines, ascending and descending, and i dles three other lamps—ealled Netsah (Beauty)—and they glow joyously, perfectly. strikes and Kin- and Tif'eret Endurance), Hesed (Love) ‘e emerging from! “The third white glows and shines, ascending and descending 1) path the secret recess of the brain, and it strikes the middle, seven 97 hose radiates to the lower brain, and a path radiates to the lower heart 9 lamps below blaze." Zohar 21760 (SATS); s:289a (IZ). On the phrase “Israel above,” ef. the ttle Israel the Elder, discussed above, p. 273, n. 76 “The full verse in Kings reads: that Your eyes may be open to the plea of Your servant and the plea of Your people Israel, to hear them whenever they call upon You. 4g. the Ancient of Ancients... Arik Anpin, who is also known as the Ancient of Days. (On fish lacking eyelids and hardly sleep- ing, see Gershon ben Solomon, Sha’ar ha- Shamayim 7, 23b. According to rabbinic tra~ dition, fish are immune from the evil eye See Bereshit Rabbah 97:3 (p. 1246); BY Bera hot 20a, 55; Sotah 36b; Bava Metsia 843% Bava Batra usb; Zohar 3287. 50. Behold, the eye of YHVH... Whereas this verse describes a single eye of YHVH, the verse in Zechariah speaks of the eyes of YH. Rabbi Abba explains that the plural 1 singular ee nan eee et eer UPA cae eat eae yen but that ea 590 hat the two turn IMO OE re verge in See below, notes 56 60 O% Ae op Zechariah reads THEE 27 TT oe Che vi, ranging 0FeF tHe rs, see 2 Chronicles 16:9. On th ies oh 2 sora (Vol. 5 PP? 3-24 i E i io (Splendor), Hadar Creal Hedvah (Joy) - weet the Ho ony ce fe i ete at main i, Te oe ; skhinah (the seventh sefi Fee ee feed) tne anne Fon aeahy or perhaps Oat (counting below,