5. Yadua
Pursue sacred pleasure
Embracing the sensual joy of being known as an embodied being
(א) וְהָ֣אָדָ֔ם יָדַ֖ע אֶת־חַוָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וַתַּ֙הַר֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־קַ֔יִן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר קָנִ֥יתִי אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־יהוה׃
(1) Now the Earthling knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain/Acquired, saying, “I have acquired a person with Yah.”
(יז) וַיֵּ֤דַע קַ֙יִן֙ אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־חֲנ֑וֹךְ...
(17) Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch...
(יח) לֹא־תִהְיֶ֥ה קְדֵשָׁ֖ה מִבְּנ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה קָדֵ֖שׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(18) No Israelite woman shall be a Qadesha/sacred sex worker , nor shall any Israelite man be a Qadesh/sacred sex worker.
(כא) וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֤י מְקֹמָהּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַיֵּ֧ה הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה הִ֥וא בָעֵינַ֖יִם עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לֹא־הָיְתָ֥ה בָזֶ֖ה קְדֵשָֽׁה׃
(21) [Judah] inquired of the council of that locale, “Where is the Qadesha, the one at Enaim, by the road?” But they said, “There has been no Qadesha here.”
(ז) וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־בָּתֵּ֣י הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית יהוה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֗ים אֹרְג֥וֹת שָׁ֛ם בָּתִּ֖ים לָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃
(7) [Josiah--mason of patriarchy] tore down the cubicles of the Qadeshim in the House of GOD, at the place where the women wove coverings for Asherah.
(לא) וַיִּקַּ֨ח תֶּ֜רַח אֶת־אַבְרָ֣ם בְּנ֗וֹ וְאֶת־ל֤וֹט בֶּן־הָרָן֙ בֶּן־בְּנ֔וֹ וְאֵת֙ שָׂרַ֣י כַּלָּת֔וֹ אֵ֖שֶׁת אַבְרָ֣ם בְּנ֑וֹ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ אִתָּ֜ם מֵא֣וּר כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ עַד־חָרָ֖ן וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃
(31) Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and they set out together from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan; but when they had come as far as Haran, they settled there.
Inana known to Semites as Ishtar
Writings by Preistess Enheduanna 2300 BC
Emphasis mine
To open up roads and paths, a place of peace for the journey, a companion for the weak, are yours, Inana. To keep paths and ways in good order, to shatter earth and to make it firm are yours, Inana. To destroy, to build up, to tear out and to settle are yours, Inana. To turn a man into a woman and a woman into a man are yours, Inana. Desirability and arousal, bringing goods into existence and establishing properties and equipment are yours, Inana. Profit, gain, great wealth and greater wealth are yours, Inana....…… mercy and pity are yours, Inana. …… are yours, Inana. To cause the …… heart to tremble, …… illnesses are yours, Inana. ...To interchange the brute and the strong and the weak and the powerless is yours, Inana. To interchange the heights and valleys, and raising up and reducing, is yours, Inana. To give the crown, the throne and the royal sceptre is yours, Inana...
Excerpt of Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer
by Diana Wolkstein
Inanna spoke:
—What I tell you
Let the singer weave into song.
What I tell you,
Let it flow from ear to mouth,
Let it pass from old to young:
My vulva, the horn,
The Boat of Heaven,
Is full of eagerness like the young moon.
My untilled land lies fallow.
As for me, Inanna,
Who will plow my vulva?
Who will plow my high field?
Who will plow my wet ground?
As for me, the young woman,
Who will plow my vulva?
Who will station the ox there?
Who will plow my vulva?
Dumuzi replied:
—Great Lady, the king will plow your vulva.
I, Dumuzi the King, will plow your vulva.
Inanna:
—Then plow my vulva, man of my heart!
Plow my vulva!
At the king's lap stood the rising cedar.
Plants grew high by their side.
Grains grew high by their side.
Gardens flourished luxuriantly.
(5)
Inanna sang:
—He has sprouted; he has burgeoned;
He is lettuce planted by the water.
He is the one my womb loves best.
My well-stocked garden of the plain,
My barley growing high in its furrow,
My apple tree which bears fruit up to its crown,
He is lettuce planted by the water.
My honey-man, my honey-man sweetens me always.
My lord, the honey-man of the gods,
He is the one my womb loves best.
His hand is honey, his foot is honey,
He sweetens me always.
My eager impetuous caresser of the navel,
My caresser of the soft thighs,
He is the one my womb loves best.
He is lettuce planted by the water.
(6)
Dumuzi sang:
—O Lady, your breast is your field.
Inanna, your breast is your field.
Your broad field pours out the plants.
Your broad field pours out grain.
Water flows from on high for your servant.
Bread flows from on high for your servant.
Pour it out for me, Inanna.
I will drink all you offer.
(7)
Inanna sang:
—Make your milk sweet and thick, my bridegroom.
My shepherd, I will drink your fresh milk.
Wild bull Dumuzi, make your milk sweet and thick.
I will drink your fresh milk.
Let the milk of the goat flow in my sheepfold.
Fill my holy churn with honey cheese.
Lord Dumuzi, I will drink your fresh milk.
My husband, I will guard my sheepfold for you.
I will watch over your house of life, the storehouse,
The shining quivering place which delights Sumer—
The house which decides the fates of the land,
The house which gives the breath of life to the people.
I, the queen of the palace, will watch over your house.
Dumuzi spoke:
—My sister, I would go with you to my garden.
Inanna, I would go with you to my garden.
I would go with you to my orchard.
I would go with you to my apple tree.
There I would plant the sweet, honey-covered seed.
Inanna spoke:
—He brought me into his garden.
My brother, Dumuzi, brought me into his garden.
I strolled with him among the standing trees,
I stood with him among the fallen trees,
By the apple tree I knelt as is proper.
Before my brother coming in song,
Who rose to me out of poplar leaves,
Who came to me in the midday heat,
Before my lord, Dumuzi,
I poured out plants from my womb.
I placed plants before him,
I poured out plants before him.
I placed grain before him,
I poured out grain before him,
I poured out grain before my womb.
Inanna sang:
—Last night as I, the queen, was shining bright,
Last night as I, the Queen of Heaven, was shining bright,
As I was shining bright and dancing,
Singing praises at the coming of the night—
He met me—he met me!
My lord Dumuzi met me.
He pushed his hand to my hand.
He pressed his neck close against mine.
My high priest is ready for the holy loins.
My lord Dumuzi is ready for the holy loins.
The plants and herbs in his field are ripe.
O Dumuzi! Your fullness is my delight!
(8)
...Inanna called for the bed:
—Let the bed that rejoices the heart be prepared!
Let the bed that sweetens the loins be prepared!
Let the bed of kingship be prepared!
Let the bed of queenship be prepared!
Let the royal bed be prepared!
Inanna spread the bridal sheet across the bed.
She called to the king:
—The bed is ready!
She called to her bridegroom:
—The bed is waiting!
He put his hand in her hand.
He put his hand to her heart.
Sweet is the sleep of the hand-to-hand.
Sweeter still is the sleep of heart-to-heart.
(9)
Inanna spoke:
—I bathed for the wild bull,
I bathed for the shepherd Dumuzi,
I perfumed my sides with ointment,
I coated my mouth with sweet-smelling amber,
I painted my eyes with kohl.
He shaped my loins with his fair hands.
The shepherd Dumuzi filled my lap with cream and milk,
He stroked my pubic hair,
He watered my womb.
He laid his hands on my holy vulva,
He smoothed my black boat with cream,
He quickened my narrow boat with milk,
He creased me on the bed.
Now I will caress my high priest on the bed,
I will caress the faithful shepherd Dumuzi,
I will caress his loins, the shepherdship of the land,
I will decree a sweet fate for him.
(ג) כְּתַפּ֙וּחַ֙ בַּעֲצֵ֣י הַיַּ֔עַר כֵּ֥ן דּוֹדִ֖י בֵּ֣ין הַבָּנִ֑ים בְּצִלּוֹ֙ חִמַּ֣דְתִּי וְיָשַׁ֔בְתִּי וּפִרְי֖וֹ מָת֥וֹק לְחִכִּֽי׃
(3) Like an apple tree among trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the youths. I delight to sit in his shade, And his fruit is sweet to my mouth.
(יז) כִּי֩ עָשֹׂ֨ה נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה אֶֽת־כׇּל־הַדָּבָ֣ר ׀ אֲשֶׁר־יָצָ֣א מִפִּ֗ינוּ לְקַטֵּ֞ר לִמְלֶ֣כֶת הַשָּׁמַ֘יִם֮ וְהַסֵּֽיךְ־לָ֣הּ נְסָכִים֒ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשִׂ֜ינוּ אֲנַ֤חְנוּ וַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ מְלָכֵ֣ינוּ וְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּבְחֻצ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־לֶ֙חֶם֙ וַנִּהְיֶ֣ה טוֹבִ֔ים וְרָעָ֖ה לֹ֥א רָאִֽינוּ׃
(17) On the contrary, we will do everything that we have vowed—to make offerings to the Queen of Heaven and to pour libations to her, as we used to do, we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials, in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty to eat, we were well-off, and suffered no misfortune.
(יח) וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יהוה תִּקְרְאִ֖י אִישִׁ֑י וְלֹא־תִקְרְאִי־לִ֥י ע֖וֹד בַּעְלִֽי׃ (יט) וַהֲסִרֹתִ֛י אֶת־שְׁמ֥וֹת הַבְּעָלִ֖ים מִפִּ֑יהָ וְלֹא־יִזָּכְר֥וּ ע֖וֹד בִּשְׁמָֽם׃ (כ) וְכָרַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֤ם בְּרִית֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא עִם־חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְעִם־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְקֶ֨שֶׁת וְחֶ֤רֶב וּמִלְחָמָה֙ אֶשְׁבּ֣וֹר מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּ֖ים לָבֶֽטַח׃ (כא) וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י לְעוֹלָ֑ם וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִי֙ בְּצֶ֣דֶק וּבְמִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּבְחֶ֖סֶד וּֽבְרַחֲמִֽים׃ (כב) וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ אֶת־יהוה׃ {פ} (כג) וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא אֶֽעֱנֶה֙ נְאֻם־יהוה אֶעֱנֶ֖ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְהֵ֖ם יַעֲנ֥וּ אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (כד) וְהָאָ֣רֶץ תַּעֲנֶ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּגָ֖ן וְאֶת־הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְאֶת־הַיִּצְהָ֑ר וְהֵ֖ם יַעֲנ֥וּ אֶֽת־יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃
(18) And in that day —declares GOD— You will call [Me] Ishi/My Man, And no more will you call Me Baali/My Master-Husband. (19) For I will remove the names of the Baalim from her mouth, And they shall nevermore be mentioned by name. (20) In that day, I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; I will also banish bow, sword, and war from the land. Thus I will let them lie down in safety. (21) And I will bethroth you forever: I will bethroth you with righteousness and justice, And with goodness and mercy, (22) And I will betroth you with faithfulness; Then you shall be devoted to GOD. (23) In that day, I will respond —declares GOD— I will respond to the sky, And it shall respond to the earth; (24) And the earth shall respond With new grain and wine and oil, And they shall respond to Jezreel.
(כז) ר' יוּדָאי שָׁאִיל לֵיהּ לְרַ' שִׁמְעוֹן, יוֹמָא חַד דְּאַעְרַע עִמֵּיהּ בְּאָרְחָא, אָמַר לֵיהּ, ר', הָא כְּתִיב (ס"א בפרשתא דשבת) בְּפַרְשְׁתָּא דָּא שַׁבָּת, דְּאָמַר יְשַׁעְיָה, דִּכְתִּיב, (ישעיהו נ״ו:ד׳) כֹה אָמַר יהוה' לַסָּרִיסִים אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁמְרוּ אֶת שַׁבְּתוֹתַי וְגוֹ', וְנָתַתִּי לָהֶם בְּבֵיתִי וּבְחוֹמוֹתַי וְגוֹ'. מַה קָא מַיְירֵי.
(כח) אֲמַר לֵיהּ, קַפּוּטְקָאָה, חֲמָרָךְ קִטְרֵי בְּטִיפְסָא, וּנְחִית, דְּמִלָּה דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא בָּעֵי צָחוּתָא. אוֹ אַפְכֵי לַאֲחוֹרָךְ, וְזִיל אֲבַתְרָאי, וּתְכַוֵּון לִבָּךְ. אֲמַר לֵיהּ, בְּגִינֵיהּ דְּמֹר עֲבִידְנָא אָרְחָא, וּבַתְרֵיהּ דְּמֹר אֶסְתָּכֵּל בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא.
(כט) אֲמַר לֵיהּ, תָּא חֲזֵי, מִלָּה דָּא הָא אוּקְמוּהָ חַבְרַיָּיא, וְלָא פְּרִישׁוּ מִלָּה. כֹה אָמַר יהוה' לַסָּרִיסִים. מַאן סָרִיסִים. אִלֵּין אִינּוּן חַבְרַיָּיא, דְּמִשְׁתַּדְּלֵי בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וּמְסָרְסֵי גַּרְמַיְיהוּ כָּל שִׁיתָא יוֹמִין דְּשַׁבְּתָא, וְלָעָאן בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וּבְלֵילְיָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא מְזָרְזֵי גַּרְמַיְיהוּ בְּזִוּוּגָא דִּלְהוֹן, מִשּׁוּם דְּיַדְעֵי רָזָא עִלָּאָה, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא אִזְדַּוְּוגַת בְּמַלְכָּא.
(ל) וְאִינּוּן חַבְרַיָּיא דְּיַדְעִין רָזָא דָּא, מְכַוְּונִין לִבַּיְיהוּ לִמְהֵימָנוּתָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן וּמִתְבָּרְכָאן בְּאִיבָּא דִּמְעֵיהוֹן בְּהַהוּא לֵילְיָא. וְדָא הוּא דִּכְתִּיב, אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁמְרוּ, כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אָמַר, (בראשית ל״ז:י״א) וְאָבִיו שָׁמַר אֶת הַדָּבָר.
(לא) וְאִקְרוּן סָרִיסִים וַדַּאי, בְּגִין לְחַכָּאָה לְשַׁבְּתָא לְאַשְׁכְּחָא רַעֲוָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן, דִּכְתִּיב ובְחָרוֹ בַּאֲשֶׁר חָפָצְתִּי. מַאי בַּאֲשֶׁר חָפָצְתִּי. דָּא זִוּוּגָא דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא. וּמַחֲזִיקִים בִּבְרִיתִי, כֹּלָּא חַד, בִּבְרִיתִי סְתָם. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ דְּמַאן דְּאִתְקַדָּשׁ בִּקְדוּשָׁה דָּא, וְיָדַע רָזָא דָּא.
(לב) תָּא חֲזִי, כְּתִיב שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תַּעֲבֹד וְעָשִׂיתָ כָּל מְלַאכְתֶּךָ וְיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת לַיהוה' אֱלהֶיךָ וְגוֹ', כָּל מְלַאכְתֶּךָ, בְּאִינּוּן שִׁיתָא יוֹמֵי עֲבִידְתַּיְיהוּ דִּבְנֵי נָשָׁא וּבְגִין הַאי מִלָּה. לָא מִזְדַּוְּוגֵי חַבְרַיָּיא, בַּר בְּזִמְנָא דְּלָא יִשְׁתְּכַּח מֵעֲבִידְתַּיְיהוּ דִּבְנִי נָשָׁא, אֶלָּא עֲבִידְתֵּיה דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וּמַאי עֲבִידְתֵּיה. זִוּוּגָא דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, לְאַפָּקָא נִשְׁמָתִין קַדִּישִׁין לְעָלְמָא.
(27) R. Yudai one day met R. Shimon on the road, and he asked him to explain the words of the prophet: (Isaiah 56:4). “For thus says the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off."
(28) Said R. Shimon: ‘Cappadocian! Get down from your donkey and fasten it to a tree, or let him go behind, and follow me! Words of Torah require quiet and solemn contemplation.’ He replied: ‘It is for the Master’s sake that I have undertaken this journey, and in following him I shall behold the Shekinah.’
(29) Then R. Shimon said: ‘This subject has already been considered by the members of the Chevrayah/Fellowship, but they have not explained it sufficiently. The "eunuchs"/nb/trans women” are, in fact, students of the Torah, who make themselves “eunuchs"/nb/trans women” during the six days of the week for the Torah’s sake, and on Shabbat night they hasten to have their sexual union, for they know the supernal secret of the right time when the Matron is united with the King.
(30) Such students of the mystic lore concentrate their hearts on the Divine union, on the Faith of their Lord, and are blessed in their own union. Therefore it says: “that keep My Sabbaths”, meaning “they keep them in their hearts”, as in the expression: “[And his brothers were angry with Joseph and] his (Joseph’s) father kept the matter in mind” (Gen. 36, 11).
(31) They are "eunuchs"/nb/trans women’, because they wait for the Sabbath, in order “to choose what pleases Me”, namely His union with the Shekinah. Blessed is the man who is sanctified in this holiness, and comprehends this mystery.
(32) Mark this. It is written: “Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord your God.” “All your work”: during the six days of the week man has to work, and therefore those who are absorbed in the study of the Torah have their sexual union at a time when they do not work, but when the Holy One works. And what is His work then? The union with the Shekinah, in order to bring forth holy souls into the world.
(ג) וַהֲקִימוֹתִי אֶת בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ לְמֶהֱוֵי אָת בְּרִיתִי בְּעָלְמָא. וּלְבָתַר וּבָאתָ אֶל הַתֵּבָה, דְּאִלְמָלֵא לָאו אִיהוּ צַדִּיק (ברית) לָא יֵיעוּל לְתֵיבוּתָא דְּהָא לָא אִתְחַבַּר לַתֵּבָה בַּר צַדִּיק, וּבְגִינֵי כָךְ וּבָאתָ אֶל הַתֵּבָה וְהָא אִתְּמָר.
(ד) אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּכָל זִמְנָא דִּבְנֵי נָשָׁא יִתְאַחֲדוּן בִּבְרִית דָּא, וְלָא יִשְׁבְּקוּן לֵיהּ, לֵית עַם וְלִישָׁן בְּעָלְמָא דְּיֵיכוּל לְאַבְאָשָׁא לוֹן. וְנֹחַ אַתְקִיף בִּבְרִית דָּא וְנָטַר לֵיהּ, בְּגִינֵי כָךְ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא נָטַר לֵיהּ (וכל דיליה). וְכָל בְּנִי דָרֵיהּ לָא נָטְרוּ לֵיהּ, בְּגִין כָּךְ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אַעֲבַר לוֹן מֵעָלְמָא. וְהָא אִתְּמָר בְּהַהוּא חוֹבָא מַמָּשׁ דְּאִנּוּן חָאבוּ בְּהַהוּא גַוְונָא אִתְמְחוּן מֵעָלְמָא.
(3) AND I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH YOU: in other words: “You shalk be the embodiment of my covenant in the world. and then: AND YOU SHALL COME INTO THE ARK. For had not Noah been righteous, he could not have entered the ark, as only the Righteous one (Zaddik) can become united with the ark, as has been explained.’
(4) R. Eleazar said: ‘As long as men remain attached to that ark and do not loosen their hold of it, there is no nation or language in the world that can harm them. Noah too kept fast hold of the covenant and observed it, and therefore the Holy One, blessed be He, preserved him; but all his contemporaries who did not keep the covenant were destroyed.’ As has already been stated, the manner of their destruction corresponded exactly to the character of their crimes.
(א) וַהֲקִימוֹתִי אֶת בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ. אָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר מֵהָכָא קִיּוּמָא דִּבְרִית לְעֵילָא כְּקִיוּמָא דִּבְרִית לְתַתָּא. מַשְׁמַע דִּכְתִיב אִתָּךְ. וְאָמַר רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר מִכָּאן אוֹלִיפְנָא דְּכַד זַכָּאִין אִנּוּן בְּעָלְמָא אִתְקְיַּים עָלְמָא לְעֵילָא וְתַתָּא. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן מִלָּה סָתִים אִיהוּ. כַּד אִתְעֲרוּתָא דִדְכוּרָא לְגַבֵּי נוּקְבָא כַּד אִיהוּ מְקַנֵּי לָהּ.
(ב) תָּא חֲזֵי, רָזָא דְמִלָּה כַּד צַדִּיקָא אִיהוּ בְּעָלְמָא מִיָּד שְׁכִינְתָּא לָא אִתְעֲדִיאַת מִנֵּיהּ וְתִיאוּבְתָּא דִּילָהּ בֵּיהּ. כְּדֵין תִּיאוּבְתָּא דִלְעֵילָא לְגַבָּהּ בִּרְחִימוּ כְּתִיאוּבְתָּא דִדְכוּרָא לְנוּקְבֵיהּ כַּד אִיהוּ מְקַנִּי לָהּ. וְעַל דָּא וַהֲקִימוֹתִי אֶת בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ. אִתְעַר תִּיאוּבְתָּא בְּגִינָךְ. כְּגַוְונָא דָא (בראשית י״ז:כ״א) וְאֶת בְּרִיתִי אָקִים אֶת יִצְחָק.
(ג) וַהֲקִימוֹתִי אֶת בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ לְמֶהֱוֵי אָת בְּרִיתִי בְּעָלְמָא. וּלְבָתַר וּבָאתָ אֶל הַתֵּבָה, דְּאִלְמָלֵא לָאו אִיהוּ צַדִּיק (ברית) לָא יֵיעוּל לְתֵיבוּתָא דְּהָא לָא אִתְחַבַּר לַתֵּבָה בַּר צַדִּיק, וּבְגִינֵי כָךְ וּבָאתָ אֶל הַתֵּבָה וְהָא אִתְּמָר.
(1) AND I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH THEE, R. Eleazar said: ‘From this we learn that there is an establishment of the covenant on high co-ordinate with the establishment of the covenant here below. This we deduce from the expression “with thee”.’ R. Eleazar further said: ‘We also learn from here that when there are righteous men in this world, the universe is more firmly established both above and below.’ R. Simeon said: ‘A recondite principle is here enshrined. As the desire of the male towards the female is intensified by jealousy, so is the desire of the Most High towards the Shekinah.
(2) Thus, when there is a righteous man in the world, the Shekinah attaches herself to him and never leaves him. This creates, as it were, jealousy on high, which provokes love towards her in the same way as the male is incited to love the female through jealousy; this is implied in the expression “And I will establish my covenant with thee”, as much as to say: “Desire hath awakened through you.” The same idea is contained in the words “but my covenant will I establish with Isaac” (Gen. 17, 21).
(3) AND I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH THEE: in other words: “Thou shalt be the embodiment of my covenant in the world. and then: AND THOU SHALT COME INTO THE ARK. For had not Noah been righteous, he could not have entered the ark, as only the Righteous one (Zaddik) can become united with the ark, as has been explained.’
(ג) יַעֲקֹב מִית וְגוּפֵיהּ אָעֳלוּ לֵיהּ בְּאַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא. יוֹסֵף מִית גּוּפֵיהּ לָא אִתְקַּבַּר בְּאַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא אֶלָא גַרְמוֹי. משֶׁה (מית) לָא הַאי וְלָא הַאי. אַמַּאי. אֶלָּא יַעֲקֹב בַּעֲלָהּ קַדְמָאָה דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא הֲוָה. מִית יַעֲקֹב אִזְדַּוְוגָא בֵּיהּ בְּמשֶׁה. וּבְעוֹד דְּהֲוָה משֶׁה בְּהַאי עָלְמָא מָנֵי לָהּ כְּדְקָא יְאוּת וְאִיהוּ הֲוָה בַּעֲלָהּ תִּנְיָינָא.
(3) When Jacob died, his body was buried in the Holy Land; but when Joseph died, only his bones were buried in the Holy Land. For Moses, no part of his body was buried in the Holy Land. Because Jacob was the first husband of the Queen, but after Jacob died, (the female principle) mated with (the internal aspect of Ze'er Anpin, which is called) Moses. As long as Moses was in this world, he visited her, as was proper. He became the second husband.
Ada Rapaport-Albert
Women and the Messianic Heresy of Sabbatai Zevi, 1666-1816, p 37
[The Sabbatian prophetess Haya] was seen through cracks in the wall of the home of her brother-in-law, Leib Shabses, dancing naked with a 'Torah crown' on her head, and with members of the fellowship of believers carousing around her and falling upon her to embrace and kiss her. She clearly enjoyed a position of power and authority within her Sabbatian circle...
Robert Alter
Sabbatai Zevi and the Jewish Imagination, Commentary Magazine
18th-century Sabbatian homily:
The Patriarchs came to the world in order to restore the primal integrity of the senses, and accomplished this with four of them. Then Sabbatai Zevi came and restored the primal integrity of the fifth sense, the sense of touch, which—according to Maimonides and Aristotle—is mankind’s disgrace, but which, through Sabbatai Zevi, became praiseworthy and glorious.
Iggeret HaKodesh
16th century anonymously authored sex positive sacred text
Excerpt:
The matter is not as Rabbi Moses [Maimonides] of blessed memory thought and believed in his Guide to the Perplexed, when he praised Aristotle’s statements.… We, who possess the holy Torah, believe that the blessed God created everything as His wisdom decreed and created nothing shameful or ugly. For if we say that copulation is shameful, then the sexual organs are contemptible. But God, blessed be He, created them according to His word!
(יא) וַיַּבְרֵ֧ךְ הַגְּמַלִּ֛ים מִח֥וּץ לָעִ֖יר אֶל־בְּאֵ֣ר הַמָּ֑יִם לְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶב לְעֵ֖ת צֵ֥את הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ (יב) וַיֹּאמַ֓ר ׀ יהוה אֱלֹהֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֔ם הַקְרֵה־נָ֥א לְפָנַ֖י הַיּ֑וֹם וַעֲשֵׂה־חֶ֕סֶד עִ֖ם אֲדֹנִ֥י אַבְרָהָֽם׃ (יג) הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י נִצָּ֖ב עַל־עֵ֣ין הַמָּ֑יִם וּבְנוֹת֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר יֹצְאֹ֖ת לִשְׁאֹ֥ב מָֽיִם׃ (יד) וְהָיָ֣ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֹמַ֤ר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ הַטִּי־נָ֤א כַדֵּךְ֙ וְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה וְאָמְרָ֣ה שְׁתֵ֔ה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה אֹתָ֤הּ הֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ לְעַבְדְּךָ֣ לְיִצְחָ֔ק וּבָ֣הּ אֵדַ֔ע כִּי־עָשִׂ֥יתָ חֶ֖סֶד עִם־אֲדֹנִֽי׃ (טו) וַֽיְהִי־ה֗וּא טֶ֘רֶם֮ כִּלָּ֣ה לְדַבֵּר֒ וְהִנֵּ֧ה רִבְקָ֣ה יֹצֵ֗את אֲשֶׁ֤ר יֻלְּדָה֙ לִבְתוּאֵ֣ל בֶּן־מִלְכָּ֔ה אֵ֥שֶׁת נָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם וְכַדָּ֖הּ עַל־שִׁכְמָֽהּ׃ (טז) וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ טֹבַ֤ת מַרְאֶה֙ מְאֹ֔ד בְּתוּלָ֕ה וְאִ֖ישׁ לֹ֣א יְדָעָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֣רֶד הָעַ֔יְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א כַדָּ֖הּ וַתָּֽעַל׃ (יז) וַיָּ֥רׇץ הָעֶ֖בֶד לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִי נָ֛א מְעַט־מַ֖יִם מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃ (יח) וַתֹּ֖אמֶר שְׁתֵ֣ה אֲדֹנִ֑י וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתֹּ֧רֶד כַּדָּ֛הּ עַל־יָדָ֖הּ וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃ (יט) וַתְּכַ֖ל לְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר גַּ֤ם לִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙ אֶשְׁאָ֔ב עַ֥ד אִם־כִּלּ֖וּ לִשְׁתֹּֽת׃ (כ) וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתְּעַ֤ר כַּדָּהּ֙ אֶל־הַשֹּׁ֔קֶת וַתָּ֥רׇץ ע֛וֹד אֶֽל־הַבְּאֵ֖ר לִשְׁאֹ֑ב וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב לְכׇל־גְּמַלָּֽיו׃ (כא) וְהָאִ֥ישׁ מִשְׁתָּאֵ֖ה לָ֑הּ מַחֲרִ֕ישׁ לָדַ֗עַת הַֽהִצְלִ֧יחַ יהוה דַּרְכּ֖וֹ אִם־לֹֽא׃ (כב) וַיְהִ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר כִּלּ֤וּ הַגְּמַלִּים֙ לִשְׁתּ֔וֹת וַיִּקַּ֤ח הָאִישׁ֙ נֶ֣זֶם זָהָ֔ב בֶּ֖קַע מִשְׁקָל֑וֹ וּשְׁנֵ֤י צְמִידִים֙ עַל־יָדֶ֔יהָ עֲשָׂרָ֥ה זָהָ֖ב מִשְׁקָלָֽם׃ (כג) וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בַּת־מִ֣י אַ֔תְּ הַגִּ֥ידִי נָ֖א לִ֑י הֲיֵ֧שׁ בֵּית־אָבִ֛יךְ מָק֥וֹם לָ֖נוּ לָלִֽין׃ (כד) וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו בַּת־בְּתוּאֵ֖ל אָנֹ֑כִי בֶּן־מִלְכָּ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֖ה לְנָחֽוֹר׃ (כה) וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו גַּם־תֶּ֥בֶן גַּם־מִסְפּ֖וֹא רַ֣ב עִמָּ֑נוּ גַּם־מָק֖וֹם לָלֽוּן׃ (כו) וַיִּקֹּ֣ד הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לַֽיהוה׃ (כז) וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יהוה אֱלֹהֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֔ם אֲ֠שֶׁ֠ר לֹֽא־עָזַ֥ב חַסְדּ֛וֹ וַאֲמִתּ֖וֹ מֵעִ֣ם אֲדֹנִ֑י אָנֹכִ֗י בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ נָחַ֣נִי יהוה בֵּ֖ית אֲחֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃ (כח) וַתָּ֙רׇץ֙ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ וַתַּגֵּ֖ד לְבֵ֣ית אִמָּ֑הּ כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (כט) וּלְרִבְקָ֥ה אָ֖ח וּשְׁמ֣וֹ לָבָ֑ן וַיָּ֨רׇץ לָבָ֧ן אֶל־הָאִ֛ישׁ הַח֖וּצָה אֶל־הָעָֽיִן׃ (ל) וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כִּרְאֹ֣ת אֶת־הַנֶּ֗זֶם וְֽאֶת־הַצְּמִדִים֮ עַל־יְדֵ֣י אֲחֹתוֹ֒ וּכְשׇׁמְע֗וֹ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֞י רִבְקָ֤ה אֲחֹתוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּֽה־דִבֶּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־הָאִ֔ישׁ וְהִנֵּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים עַל־הָעָֽיִן׃ (לא) וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בּ֖וֹא בְּר֣וּךְ יהוה לָ֤מָּה תַעֲמֹד֙ בַּח֔וּץ וְאָנֹכִי֙ פִּנִּ֣יתִי הַבַּ֔יִת וּמָק֖וֹם לַגְּמַלִּֽים׃ (לב) וַיָּבֹ֤א הָאִישׁ֙ הַבַּ֔יְתָה וַיְפַתַּ֖ח הַגְּמַלִּ֑ים וַיִּתֵּ֨ן תֶּ֤בֶן וּמִסְפּוֹא֙ לַגְּמַלִּ֔ים וּמַ֙יִם֙ לִרְחֹ֣ץ רַגְלָ֔יו וְרַגְלֵ֥י הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ׃ (לג) (ויישם) [וַיּוּשַׂ֤ם] לְפָנָיו֙ לֶאֱכֹ֔ל וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֹכַ֔ל עַ֥ד אִם־דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי דְּבָרָ֑י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר דַּבֵּֽר׃..... (מט) וְ֠עַתָּ֠ה אִם־יֶשְׁכֶ֨ם עֹשִׂ֜ים חֶ֧סֶד וֶֽאֱמֶ֛ת אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַגִּ֣ידוּ לִ֑י וְאִם־לֹ֕א הַגִּ֣ידוּ לִ֔י וְאֶפְנֶ֥ה עַל־יָמִ֖ין א֥וֹ עַל־שְׂמֹֽאל׃ (נ) וַיַּ֨עַן לָבָ֤ן וּבְתוּאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵיהוה יָצָ֣א הַדָּבָ֑ר לֹ֥א נוּכַ֛ל דַּבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ רַ֥ע אוֹ־טֽוֹב׃ (נא) הִנֵּֽה־רִבְקָ֥ה לְפָנֶ֖יךָ קַ֣ח וָלֵ֑ךְ וּתְהִ֤י אִשָּׁה֙ לְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יהוה׃ (נב) וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֛ע עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶת־דִּבְרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַ֖רְצָה לַֽיהוה׃ (נג) וַיּוֹצֵ֨א הָעֶ֜בֶד כְּלֵי־כֶ֨סֶף וּכְלֵ֤י זָהָב֙ וּבְגָדִ֔ים וַיִּתֵּ֖ן לְרִבְקָ֑ה וּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔ת נָתַ֥ן לְאָחִ֖יהָ וּלְאִמָּֽהּ׃ (נד) וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ וַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּ ה֛וּא וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֖וֹ וַיָּלִ֑ינוּ וַיָּק֣וּמוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שַׁלְּחֻ֥נִי לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃ (נה) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אָחִ֙יהָ֙ וְאִמָּ֔הּ תֵּשֵׁ֨ב הַנַּעֲרָ֥ אִתָּ֛נוּ יָמִ֖ים א֣וֹ עָשׂ֑וֹר אַחַ֖ר תֵּלֵֽךְ׃ (נו) וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אַל־תְּאַחֲר֣וּ אֹתִ֔י וַֽיהוה הִצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכִּ֑י שַׁלְּח֕וּנִי וְאֵלְכָ֖ה לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃ (נז) וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ נִקְרָ֣א לַֽנַּעֲרָ֑ וְנִשְׁאֲלָ֖ה אֶת־פִּֽיהָ׃ (נח) וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ לְרִבְקָה֙ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ הֲתֵלְכִ֖י עִם־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וַתֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלֵֽךְ׃ (נט) וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת־רִבְקָ֥ה אֲחֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־מֵנִקְתָּ֑הּ וְאֶת־עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם וְאֶת־אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ (ס) וַיְבָרְכ֤וּ אֶת־רִבְקָה֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לָ֔הּ אֲחֹתֵ֕נוּ אַ֥תְּ הֲיִ֖י לְאַלְפֵ֣י רְבָבָ֑ה וְיִירַ֣שׁ זַרְעֵ֔ךְ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר שֹׂנְאָֽיו׃ (סא) וַתָּ֨קׇם רִבְקָ֜ה וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֗יהָ וַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֔ים וַתֵּלַ֖כְנָה אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיִּקַּ֥ח הָעֶ֛בֶד אֶת־רִבְקָ֖ה וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃ (סב) וְיִצְחָק֙ בָּ֣א מִבּ֔וֹא בְּאֵ֥ר לַחַ֖י רֹאִ֑י וְה֥וּא יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַנֶּֽגֶב׃ (סג) וַיֵּצֵ֥א יִצְחָ֛ק לָשׂ֥וּחַ בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה לִפְנ֣וֹת עָ֑רֶב וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּ֥ה גְמַלִּ֖ים בָּאִֽים׃ (סד) וַתִּשָּׂ֤א רִבְקָה֙ אֶת־עֵינֶ֔יהָ וַתֵּ֖רֶא אֶת־יִצְחָ֑ק וַתִּפֹּ֖ל מֵעַ֥ל הַגָּמָֽל׃ (סה) וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הָעֶ֗בֶד מִֽי־הָאִ֤ישׁ הַלָּזֶה֙ הַהֹלֵ֤ךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ לִקְרָאתֵ֔נוּ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הָעֶ֖בֶד ה֣וּא אֲדֹנִ֑י וַתִּקַּ֥ח הַצָּעִ֖יף וַתִּתְכָּֽס׃ (סו) וַיְסַפֵּ֥ר הָעֶ֖בֶד לְיִצְחָ֑ק אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃ (סז) וַיְבִאֶ֣הָ יִצְחָ֗ק הָאֹ֙הֱלָה֙ שָׂרָ֣ה אִמּ֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֧ח אֶת־רִבְקָ֛ה וַתְּהִי־ל֥וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֖ה וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֑הָ וַיִּנָּחֵ֥ם יִצְחָ֖ק אַחֲרֵ֥י אִמּֽוֹ׃ {פ}
(11) He made the camels kneel down by the well outside the city, at evening time, the time when women come out to draw water. (12) And he said, “O יהוה, God of my master Abraham’s [house], grant me good fortune this day, and deal graciously with my master Abraham: (13) Here I stand by the spring as the daughters of the townspeople come out to draw water; (14) let the maiden to whom I say, ‘Please, lower your jar that I may drink,’ and who replies, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels’—let her be the one whom You have decreed for Your servant Isaac. Thereby shall I know that You have dealt graciously with my master.” (15) He had scarcely finished speaking, when Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, the son of Milcah the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder. (16) The maiden was very beautiful—a virgin, no man having known her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up. (17) The servant ran toward her and said, “Please, let me sip a little water from your jar.” (18) “Drink, my lord,” she said, and she quickly lowered her jar upon her hand and let him drink. (19) When she had let him drink his fill, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they finish drinking.” (20) Quickly emptying her jar into the trough, she ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels. (21) The man, meanwhile, stood gazing at her, silently wondering whether יהוה had made his errand successful or not. (22) When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold nose-ring weighing a half-shekel, and two gold bands for her arms, ten shekels in weight. (23) “Pray tell me,” he said, “whose daughter are you? Is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?” (24) She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.” (25) And she went on, “There is plenty of straw and feed at home, and also room to spend the night.” (26) The man bowed low in homage to יהוה (27) and said, “Blessed be יהוה, the God of my master Abraham’s [house], who has not withheld steadfast faithfulness from my master. For I have been guided on my errand by יהוה, to the house of my master’s kin.” (28) The maiden ran and told all this to her mother’s household. (29) Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man at the spring— (30) when he saw the nose-ring and the bands on his sister’s arms, and when he heard his sister Rebekah say, “Thus the man spoke to me.” He went up to the man, who was still standing beside the camels at the spring. (31) “Come in, O blessed of יהוה,” he said, “why do you remain outside, when I have made ready the house and a place for the camels?” (32) So the man entered the house, and the camels were unloaded. The camels were given straw and feed, and water was brought to bathe his feet and the feet of the entourage under him. (33) But when food was set before him, he said, “I will not eat until I have told my tale.” He said, “Speak, then.” ...[Eliezer describes why he is here and what happened between him and Rebecca.] (49) And now, if you mean to treat my master with true kindness, tell me; and if not, tell me also, that I may turn right or left.” (50) Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The matter was decreed by יהוה; we cannot speak to you bad or good. (51) Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be a wife to your master’s son, as יהוה has spoken.” (52) When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed low to the ground before יהוה. (53) The servant brought out objects of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; and he gave presents to her brother and her mother. (54) Then he and the entourage under him ate and drank, and they spent the night. When they arose next morning, he said, “Give me leave to go to my master.” (55) But her brother and her mother said, “Let the maiden remain with us some ten days; then you may go.” (56) He said to them, “Do not delay me, now that יהוה has made my errand successful. Give me leave that I may go to my master.” (57) And they said, “Let us call the girl and ask for her reply.” (58) They called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.” (59) So they sent off their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham’s servant and his entourage. (60) And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “O sister! May you grow Into thousands of myriads; May your descendants seize The gates of their foes.” (61) Then Rebekah and her maids arose, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and went his way. (62) Isaac had just come back from the vicinity of Beer-lahai-roi, for he was settled in the region of the Negeb. (63) And Isaac went out walking in the field toward evening and, looking up, he saw camels approaching. (64) Raising her eyes, Rebekah saw Isaac. She alighted from the camel (65) and said to the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field toward us?” And the servant said, “That is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. (66) The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. (67) Isaac then brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he took Rebekah as his wife. Isaac loved her, and thus found comfort after his mother’s death.
PRACTICE:
Honor and sanctify the sensual body by once a month (timed to one day after beginning to bleed or elsewhere in the cycle of the moon) immersing with three dips in a living body of water or pouring water over one's body three times from a dedicated "Miriam's Bowl," each time declaring one's body "kosher" or "qadesh."
INCANTATION
..לִבִּ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֑י יְ֝רַנְּנ֗וּ אֶ֣ל אֵֽל־חָֽי׃
Libi
u’bi-sahri
yiranenu
el Ail chai
My heart and my flesh praise the power of Life