R. Isaac took the verse: “Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices and drink the wine of their drink offering”. He said: ‘Happy are Israel in that they are holy, and God desired to sanctify them. All the life of this world that they inherit is derived from the World-to-come, because that is life both above and below, and the place where the “treasured wine” commences, and from which life and holiness issue. And Israel use wine on account of the wine of another Israel, for the supernal Israel derives life therefrom, and therefore they bless the Holy One with wine.
Hence, when the idolater, who is unclean and defiles anyone who associates with him, touches the wine of Israel it becomes unclean and is forbidden; all the more the wine which he himself makes. All the practices of Israel are on the supernal pattern, and especially their offering of wine, which holds a very high rank, like the “treasured wine”.
Hence Israel drink the wine of Israel which has been made in holiness, as is fitting, just as the Israel above drinks of that holy wine, and they do not drink wine which has been made in defilement and from the side of defilement, for the spirit of uncleanness rests on it, and if one drinks it his spirit is defiled and he is not of the side of Israel and has no share in the World-to-come, which is the “treasured wine”.
Hence God is blessed with wine above all, because wine rejoices the Left side and in that joy merges itself in the Right, and when the whole becomes Right the Holy Name is glad, and blessings are everywhere diffused.
רִבִּי יִצְחָק פָּתַח, (דברים ל״ב:ל״ח) אֲשֶׁר חֵלֶב זְבָחֵימוֹ יֹאכֵלוּ יִשְׁתּוּ יֵין נְסִיכָם. זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּאִינּוּן קַדִּישִׁין, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בָּעֵי לְקַדְּשָׁא לוֹן. תָּא חֲזֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קַדִּישִׁין, כָּל חַיֵּי עָלְמָא דְּיַרְתִין, כֹּלָּא תַּלְיָין בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ חַיִּין דְּכֹלָּא, לְעֵילָּא וְתַתָּא, וְהוּא אֲתַר, דְּיַיִן דְּמִנְטְרָא שָׁארֵי (ואקרי יין) וּמִתַּמָּן נָפְקִין חַיִּין וּקְדוּשָׁא לְכֹלָּא. וְיַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגִין יַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אָחֳרָא, וְדָא בְּדָא תַּלְיָא. דְּהָא יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעֵילָּא, בֵּיהּ נָטִיל חַיִּין, וּבְגִין כָּךְ אִקְרֵי עֵץ חַיִים, עֵץ מֵהַהוּא אֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי חַיִּים, וְנַפְקֵי מִתַּמָּן חַיִּין, וְעַל דָּא מְבָרְכִין לֵיהּ לְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּיַיִן. וְיַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַתָּא כְּהַאי גַּוְונָא.
R. Isaac took the verse: “Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices and drink the wine of their drink offering”. He said: ‘Happy are Israel in that they are holy, and God desired to sanctify them. All the life of this world that they inherit is derived from the World-to-come, because that is life both above and below, and the place where the “treasured wine” commences, and from which life and holiness issue. And Israel use wine on account of the wine of another Israel, for the supernal Israel derives life therefrom, and therefore they bless the Holy One with wine.
עוֹבֵד עֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, דְּאִיהוּ מְסָאָב, וּמַאן דְּקָרִיב בַּהֲדֵיהּ יִסְתְּאָב, כַּד יִקְרַב בְּיַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, הָא אִסְתְּאַב וְאָסִיר, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן הַהוּא יַיִן דְּאִיהוּ עָבִיד. וְעַל דָּא לָא תֵּימָא דְּדָא הוּא בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, אֶלָּא כָּל מַה דְּעָבְדֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַתָּא, כֹּלָּא הוּא כְּעֵין דּוּגְמָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן יַיִן, דְּקָאֵי בַּאֲתַר עִלָּאָה, דּוּגְמָא דְּיַיִן דְּמִנְטְרָא.
Hence, when the idolater, who is unclean and defiles anyone who associates with him, touches the wine of Israel it becomes unclean and is forbidden; all the more the wine which he himself makes. All the practices of Israel are on the supernal pattern, and especially their offering of wine, which holds a very high rank, like the “treasured wine”.
בְּגִין כַּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל שַׁתְיָין יַיִן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּאִתְעָבִיד כַּדְקָא חֲזֵי בִּקְדוּשָּׁה, כְּגַוְונָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְעֵילָּא, דְּשָׁתֵי וְאִשְׁתָּרְשָׁא וְאִתְבָּרְכָא בְּהַהוּא יַיִן עִלָּאָה קַדִּישָׁא, וְלָא שָׁתָאן יַיִן דְּאִתְעָבִיד בִּמְסָאֲבוּתָא, וּמִסִּטְרָא דִּמְסָאֲבוּתָא, דְּהָא בֵּיהּ שַׁרְיָא רוּחָא דִּמְסָאֲבוּתָא. (ולאו הוא מסטרא דישראל) וּמַאן דְּשָׁתֵי לֵיהּ (בהדייהו), אִסְתְּאַב רוּחֵיהּ, וְאִסְתְּאַב אִיהוּ, וְלָאו הוּא מִסִּטְרָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלֵית לֵיהּ חוּלָקָא בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. דְּהָא הַהוּא עָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, יַיִן דְּמִנְטְרָא אִיהוּ.
Hence Israel drink the wine of Israel which has been made in holiness, as is fitting, just as the Israel above drinks of that holy wine, and they do not drink wine which has been made in defilement and from the side of defilement, for the spirit of uncleanness rests on it, and if one drinks it his spirit is defiled and he is not of the side of Israel and has no share in the World-to-come, which is the “treasured wine”.
וְעַל דָּא יִשְׂרָאֵל קַדִּישִׁין, בַּעְיָין לְנַטְרָא דָּא עַל כֹּלָּא, בְּגִין דְּאִתְקְשַׁר בַּאֲתַר דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. וּבְגִין כָּךְ, בְּיַיִן אִתְבְּרִיךְ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יַתִּיר מִכֹּלָּא, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ חַדֵּי לְסִטְרָא שְׂמָאלָא, וּבְגוֹ חֶדְוָותָא דִּילֵיהּ אִתְכְּלִיל בִּימִינָא. וְכַד אִתְעָבִיד כֹּלָּא יְמִינָא, כְּדֵין שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא בְּחֵידוּ, וּבִרְכָּאן מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי בְּכֻלְּהוּ עָלְמִין. וּבְעוֹבָדָא דִּלְתַתָּא יִתְּעַר עוֹבָדָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְעַל דָּא מְזַמְּנֵי יַיִן לָקֳבֵיל יַיִן.
Hence God is blessed with wine above all, because wine rejoices the Left side and in that joy merges itself in the Right, and when the whole becomes Right the Holy Name is glad, and blessings are everywhere diffused.
וּבְגִין דְּאִיהוּ מְנַטְרָא לְעֵילָּא, בָּעֵי לְנַטְרָא לֵיהּ לְתַתָּא, וְכָל נְטִירוּ דִּילֵיהּ קְדוּשָּׁה הוּא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, וּמַאן דְּפָגִים לֵיהּ לְתַתָּא בְּסִטְרָא דִּמְסָאֲבוּתָא, יִסְתְּאָב אִיהוּ בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, וְלֵית לֵיהּ חוּלָקָא בְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, אֲתַר דְּהַהוּא יַיִן דְּמִנְטְרָא שַׁרְיָא. הוּא לָא נָטִיר לֵיהּ, לָא יִתְנְטַר הוּא לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. הוּא סָאִיב לֵיהּ, יִסְאֲבוּן לֵיהּ בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא, לָא יְהֵא לֵיהּ חוּלָקָא בְּהַהוּא יַיִן דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל, דִּמְקַדְּשֵׁי נַפְשַׁיְיהוּ בִּקְדוּשָּׁה עִלָּאָה, וְנַטְרֵי מַה דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ לְאִתְנַטְרָא, וּמְקַדְּשֵׁי לְמַלְכָּא בִּנְטִירוּ עִלָּאָה דָּא. זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.