דברים פרק כו ב: וְלָקַחְתָ מֵרֵאשִׁית כָל-פְרִׁ י הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר תָבִׁיא מֵאַרְ צְךָ אֲשֶׁר ה' אֱלֹק יךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ וְשַמְתָ בַטֶׁנֶׁא וְהָלַכְתָ אֶׁל- הַמָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִׁבְחַר ה' אֱלֹק יךָ לְשַכֵן שְמוֹ שָם:
One should take from the first (to ripen) of every the fruit of the ground which you gather from the land that G-d your G-d gives to you and you shall place (it) in a plain basket and you will go to the place which G-d selects to have His name dwell there.
Bikurim (First Fruits) are an allusion to the Divine soul, while the Tena (basket) is an allusion to the body. This is an allusion to the occurrence of the descent into this world of the soul into the human body. The purpose of the descent is described as a prelude to the elevation that occurs later going to a higher place than the soul was originally. Thus, the body serves its purpose and provides a means to transform the materialism of this world to a higher level. This is done by means of physical mitzvos performed by the body. Thus, by means of the placing of the First Fruits into a plain basket the soul can achieve perfection.
לקוטי שיחות כרך כט
טנא – AN (EXTRA)ORDINARY BASKET
Derived from Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh
“Put All Your (Chaotic) Eggs in One Basket”
Mitzvah of Hakhel – aspects of Torah study
(Unique gathering on the festival of Sukkos that follows the Sabbatical year where the entire Jewish people gather together at the Holy Temple)
- ט - טף (children)
- נ - נשים (women)
- א - אנשים (men)
Stability through Torah – aspects of the Torah
- ט - טעמים (cantillation marks)
- נ - נקודות (vocalization symbols)
- א - אותיות (letters)
Blessing in the World - chaos to order by means of a vessel
תהלים קלג א : שִׁיר הַמַעֲלוֹת לְדָוִׁד הִׁנֵה מַה-טוֹב וּמַה-נָעִׁים שֶׁבֶׁת אַחִׁים גַם -יָחַד
- טוב (goodly)
- נעים (pleasant)
- אחים (brothers)
נטא – numeric value 60
כלי – numeric value 60
Rabbinical minimum of Bikurim is 1/60
