תוכו רצוף אהבה
חוֹשֵׂךְ שִׁבְטוֹ, מִבְּלִי לַחֲשֹׂךְ אֶת אַהֲבָתוֹ
מוֹשִׁיט אֶת שַׁרְבִיטוֹ, לְכָל הַפּוֹשֵׁט יָדוֹ
עַיִן לֹא מַעְלִים, מֵעַל צֹאן מַרְעִיתוֹ
גַּם כְּשֶׁאָנוּ שִׁבְרֵי כֵלִים, עוֹדֵנוּ כְּלִי חֶמְדָּתוֹ
פִּזְמוֹן; תּוֹכוֹ רָצוּף אַהֲבָה, רָצוּף אַהֲבָה
בֵּיתוֹ צָפוּף לִרְוָחָה, צָפוּף לִרְוָחָה
מַמְצִיא לָנוּ מְחִילָה, לֹא רַק בִּשְׁעַת הַנְּעִילָה
לְךָ דוּמִיָּה תְהִלָּה
יָדָיו רָב לוֹ, וְאֵין רֵאשִׁית לְרֵאשִׁיתוֹ
גַּם הַשִּׁירָה כְּחוֹל הַיָּם, הִיא רַק מִקְצָת שִׁבְחוֹ
לִפְנִים מִשּׁוּרַת הַדִּין, מַנְהִיג אֶת עוֹלָמוֹ
וּמִלִּפְנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים, דּוֹרֵשׁ בִּשְׁלוֹם עַמּוֹ
עָתִיד הוּא...לָתֵת פְּאֵר תַּחַת אֵפֶר
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן תַּחַת אֵבֶל
מַעֲטֵה תְהִלָּה תַּחַת רוּחַ כֵּהָה
פִּזְמוֹן
His inside is paved with Love.
He withholds His rod without withholding His love.
He holds out His scepter to whoever reaches out their hand
He never takes his eye off His followers
Even when we are vessel breakers, we still are His most precious vessel
Its inside is paved of love, paved of love
His home is spaciously crowded, spaciously crowded
Granting us pardon, not just at the time of Ne'ila
For you, silence is praise
His hands are many, and nothing precedes His origin
Even songs like The Sand of the Sea is just a fraction of His praise
Beyond the letter of the law, He leads His world
And before the angels, He seeks the safety of His people
He shall
"Give unto them a garland for ashes
The oil of joy for mourning
The mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness."
Its inside is paved of love, paved of love
His home is spaciously crowded, spaciously crowded
Granting us pardon, not just at the time of Ne'ila
For you silence is praise
(טז)שְׁתֵּי מִדּוֹת הָאַהֲבָה וְהַשִּׂנְאָה מְקוֹם הָאַהֲבָה לְמִי שֶׁמַּסְכִּים עִמָּךְ עַל עֲבוֹדַת הָאֱלֹהִים וְעַל מִי (מה) שֶׁיְּשַׂמְּחֵךְ בְּאַחֲרִית עִנְיָנֵךְ.
(יז) וּמְקוֹם הַשִּׂנְאָה לְמִי שֶׁעוֹבֵר עַל רְצוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים וְעָמַד כְּנֶגֶד אַנְשֵׁי הָאֱמֶת וֶהֱבִיאֵךְ אֶל מָה שֶׁמַּקְצִיף בּוֹרְאֵךְ כמ״ש (משלי כח) עֹזְבֵי תוֹרָה יְהַלְלוּ רָשָׁע וְשֹׁמְרֵי תוֹרָה יִתְגָּרוּ בָם.
(16) So with the two qualities, love and hate. Love is in place towards one who is in agreement with you in the service of G-d, and through whom you will secure abiding joy at the end of your earthly existence.
(17) Hatred is proper against one who transgresses the will of G-d, stood up against men of truth and misled you to what angers your Creator, as it is said: "They that forsake the law praise the wicked; but such as keep the law contend with them" (Prov. 28:4).
(כד) חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ שִׁ֭בְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵ֣א בְנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ שִׁחֲר֥וֹ מוּסָֽר׃
(24) He who spares the rod hates his son,
But he who loves him disciplines him early.
תַּנְיָא, אָמַר רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן אֱלִישָׁע: פַּעַם אַחַת, נִכְנַסְתִּי לְהַקְטִיר קְטוֹרֶת לִפְנַי וְלִפְנִים, וְרָאִיתִי אַכְתְּרִיאֵל יָהּ יהוה צְבָאוֹת, שֶׁהוּא יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רָם וְנִשָּׂא, וְאָמַר לִי: ״יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּנִי, בָּרְכֵנִי!״ אָמַרְתִּי לוֹ: ״יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ, שֶׁיִּכְבְּשׁוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ אֶת כַּעַסְךָ, וְיִגּוֹלּוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ עַל מִדּוֹתֶיךָ, וְתִתְנַהֵג עִם בָּנֶיךָ בְּמִדַּת הָרַחֲמִים, וְתִכָּנֵס לָהֶם לִפְנִים מִשּׁוּרַת הַדִּין״. וְנִעְנַע לִי בְּרֹאשׁוֹ. וְקָמַשְׁמַע לַן, שֶׁלֹּא תְּהֵא בִּרְכַּת הֶדְיוֹט קַלָּה בְּעֵינֶיךָ.
Similarly, it was taught in a baraita that Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha, the High Priest, said: Once, on Yom Kippur, I entered the innermost sanctum, the Holy of Holies, to offer incense, and in a vision I saw Akatriel Ya, the Lord of Hosts, one of the names of God expressing His ultimate authority, seated upon a high and exalted throne (see Isaiah 6). And He said to me: Yishmael, My son, bless Me.I said to Him the prayer that God prays: “May it be Your will that Your mercy overcome Your anger,and may Your mercy prevail over Your other attributes,and may You act toward Your children with the attribute of mercy,and may You enter before them beyond the letter of the law.” The Holy One, Blessed be He, nodded His head and accepted the blessing. This event teaches us that you should not take the blessing of an ordinary person lightly. If God asked for and accepted a man’s blessing, all the more so that a man must value the blessing of another man.
(י) עַמּוּדָיו֙ עָ֣שָׂה כֶ֔סֶף רְפִידָת֣וֹ זָהָ֔ב מֶרְכָּב֖וֹ אַרְגָּמָ֑ן תּוֹכוֹ֙ רָצ֣וּף אַהֲבָ֔ה מִבְּנ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
10) Its inside is paved with love by the daugthers of Jerusalem
לָשׂ֣וּם ׀ לַאֲבֵלֵ֣י צִיּ֗וֹן לָתֵת֩ לָהֶ֨ם פְּאֵ֜ר תַּ֣חַת אֵ֗פֶר שֶׁ֤מֶן שָׂשׂוֹן֙ תַּ֣חַת אֵ֔בֶל מַעֲטֵ֣ה תְהִלָּ֔ה תַּ֖חַת ר֣וּחַ כֵּהָ֑ה וְקֹרָ֤א לָהֶם֙ אֵילֵ֣י הַצֶּ֔דֶק מַטַּ֥ע יהוה לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃.
To provide for the mourners in Zion—
To give them a turban instead of ashes,
The festive ointment instead of mourning,
A garment of splendor instead of a drooping spirit.
They shall be called terebinths of victory,
Planted by GOD for glory’s sake.
ד וְזֶה יָדוּעַ, שֶׁהַתּוֹרָה, הַיְנוּ הַמִּדּוֹת, הַיְנוּ הַיָּמִים, שׁוֹרָה בָּהֶם אַהֲבָתוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ שְׁמוֹ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב בַּזֹּהַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ (בלק דף קצא: בראשית דף מו.): יוֹמָם יְצַוֶּה יהוה חַסְדּוֹ; שֶׁהַחֶסֶד, הַיְנוּ הָאַהֲבָה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (ירמיהו ל״א:ג׳): אַהֲבַת עוֹלָם אֲהַבְתִּיךְ [עַל כֵּן מְשַׁכְתִּיךְ חָסֶד] וְכוּ', הוּא יוֹמָא דְּאָזֵל עִם כֻּלְּהוֹ יוֹמִין, הַיְנוּ הַמִּדּוֹת.
4. This is known! inherent in the Torah—the attributes/days—is God’s love, as is written in the holy Zohar (III, 191b): “Daily God commands His lovingkindness” (Psalms 42:9). For the lovingkindness—which is love, as is written (Jeremiah 31:2), “I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore I extend lovingkindness to you”—is the day that goes with all the days, i.e., the attributes.