One Is Saved From The Judgment of Chibbut Ha-Kever (Remastered)

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Through the Fourth Meal after the Sabbath, One Is Saved from the Judgment of Chibbut Ha-Kever
A person should be scrupulous to fulfill, on every Saturday night, the fourth meal called the meal of Melaveh Malkah, “escorting the Queen.” (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68; Segulot Yisrael, system Mem, item 33.)
“This is the meal of King David, and through his merit may we be saved from Chibbut Ha-Kever.”
This is because through this meal, the merit of King David, who is the fourth leg of the supernal chariot, is awakened to save a person from Chibbut Ha-Kever. (Ma’amar Chikur Din by Rabbi Menachem Azariah of Fano, Part One, Chapter 23; Kehillat Yaakov, entry “Se’udah,” beginning “The Meal of Melaveh Malkah,” in the name of Kanfei Yonah; Yalkut Chadash, entry “Sabbaths and New Moons,” item 13.)
Therefore it is proper to say during the meal:
“This is the meal of King David, and through his merit may we be saved from Chibbut Ha-Kever.”
(Pri Etz Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital, Gate of the Sabbath, Chapter 17; Machberet HaKodesh by Rabbi Chaim Vital, Gate of the Sabbath, p. 31, beginning “I found written concerning the evening meal.”)
Some alter the wording slightly and say:
“This is the meal of King David, and through its merit may we be saved from Chibbut Ha-Kever.”
(Kanfei Yonah by Rabbi Menachem Azariah of Fano, Part Two, end of section 3.)
The reason that this meal in particular can save a person from Chibbut Ha-Kever is that there is one limb in the human being that derives no benefit from any meal during all six days of the week, except from food eaten after the Sabbath. It is a small bone (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68; Chesed LeAvraham, Fourth Spring, River 52) called the luz. (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68.)
It is located at the end of the skull, in the rear portion of the neck, at the place where the knot of the head-tefillin rests. (Sefer HaLikkutim of the Ari, Judges 4, beginning “And this is what Scripture says: and he called the place…”; Etz HaDa’at Tov by Rabbi Chaim Vital, Parashat Vayetze, beginning “Or it may be explained: and Luz”; Or Ha-Chamah on Zohar, Noah 69a, in the name of Rabbi Chaim Vital according to the Zohar; Kehillat Yaakov, entry “Luz,” letter Aleph.)
When Adam and Eve sinned on the eve of the Sabbath by eating from the Tree of Knowledge, that limb derived no benefit whatsoever from the eating. (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68.) The other bones of the human body did derive benefit from that eating. (Tur Bareket by Rabbi Chaim HaKohen, student of Rabbi Chaim Vital, Laws of Sabbath, section 300, item 1.)
Therefore, measure for measure, one who fulfills the fourth meal every Saturday night, and gives enjoyment and pleasure to that limb to which no filth adhered, will, by this merit, not undergo the judgment of Chibbut Ha-Kever at his death. (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68.)
For further discussion of the luz bone, see our article for Parashat Ha’azinu, “The Resurrection of the Dead.”
Amen. So may it be His will.

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Through the Fourth Meal after the Sabbath, One Is Saved from the Judgment of Chibbut Ha-Kever A person should be scrupulous to fulfill, on every Saturday night, the fourth meal called the meal of Melaveh Malkah, “escorting the Queen.” (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68; Segulot Yisrael, system Mem, item 33.) “This is the meal of King David, and through his merit may we be saved from Chibbut Ha-Kever.” This is because through this meal, the merit of King David, who is the fourth leg of the supernal chariot, is awakened to save a person from Chibbut Ha-Kever. (Ma’amar Chikur Din by Rabbi Menachem Azariah of Fano, Part One, Chapter 23; Kehillat Yaakov, entry “Se’udah,” beginning “The Meal of Melaveh Malkah,” in the name of Kanfei Yonah; Yalkut Chadash, entry “Sabbaths and New Moons,” item 13.) Therefore it is proper to say during the meal: “This is the meal of King David, and through his merit may we be saved from Chibbut Ha-Kever.” (Pri Etz Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital, Gate of the Sabbath, Chapter 17; Machberet HaKodesh by Rabbi Chaim Vital, Gate of the Sabbath, p. 31, beginning “I found written concerning the evening meal.”) Some alter the wording slightly and say: “This is the meal of King David, and through its merit may we be saved from Chibbut Ha-Kever.” (Kanfei Yonah by Rabbi Menachem Azariah of Fano, Part Two, end of section 3.) The reason that this meal in particular can save a person from Chibbut Ha-Kever is that there is one limb in the human being that derives no benefit from any meal during all six days of the week, except from food eaten after the Sabbath. It is a small bone (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68; Chesed LeAvraham, Fourth Spring, River 52) called the luz. (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68.) It is located at the end of the skull, in the rear portion of the neck, at the place where the knot of the head-tefillin rests. (Sefer HaLikkutim of the Ari, Judges 4, beginning “And this is what Scripture says: and he called the place…”; Etz HaDa’at Tov by Rabbi Chaim Vital, Parashat Vayetze, beginning “Or it may be explained: and Luz”; Or Ha-Chamah on Zohar, Noah 69a, in the name of Rabbi Chaim Vital according to the Zohar; Kehillat Yaakov, entry “Luz,” letter Aleph.) When Adam and Eve sinned on the eve of the Sabbath by eating from the Tree of Knowledge, that limb derived no benefit whatsoever from the eating. (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68.) The other bones of the human body did derive benefit from that eating. (Tur Bareket by Rabbi Chaim HaKohen, student of Rabbi Chaim Vital, Laws of Sabbath, section 300, item 1.) Therefore, measure for measure, one who fulfills the fourth meal every Saturday night, and gives enjoyment and pleasure to that limb to which no filth adhered, will, by this merit, not undergo the judgment of Chibbut Ha-Kever at his death. (Davar Be’ito, section on the Fourth Meal, p. 68.) For further discussion of the luz bone, see our article for Parashat Ha’azinu, “The Resurrection of the Dead.” Amen. So may it be His will.

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