The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:90
The comprehension of Binah is also called by the term Rakiya (Firmament). This is to say that before a concept comes completely into comprehension, it is on a level higher than being limited within...
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The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:91
The “Chashmal” is called “The Protector of the Emotions”. The explanation is as follows. Once a person has already done the analysis, or has already come to an understanding of something, he does not...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:92
The Torah states, “G-d made a cloak of leather for Adam and his wife, and he clothed them.” This cloak is known as the aspect of the Chashmal which encompasses Zeir Anpin and Malchut...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:93
It is specifically because of this “shattering” of the vessels that it is possible for things that appear to be separate and disconnected from G-d to come into existence, similar to a “garment” which...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:94
Now, as mentioned earlier, in the Torah scroll of Rabbi Meir, the word ‘Or’ was not spelled with an Ayin (ע) but with an Aleph (א), meaning ‘Light’, rather than ‘Leather’. In other words,...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:95
This revelation, in which the separate “Garment” itself shines, takes place only after the rectification (Tikun), which comes about through Mashiach Ben Yosef (Messiah the Son of Josef), as will be discussed. The Torah...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:96
The shattering of the vessels takes place in the “emotions of Binah” (Midot D’Binah). As explained earlier, the emotions of Binah are the “Therefore” and conclusion which results from the analysis. For example, one...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:97
The Torah calls Yosef “The Interpreter of Dreams” because it is he who interprets the dream, putting everything into its correct order, thus making sense of confusion and bringing out the true and correct...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:98
Now, this “Cloak of Leather” which is called the Chashmal, specifically comes in a tangible and “concrete” way. This is similar to how an allegory is tangible and concrete relative to what is being...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:99
Before we begin to explain the Sefirah of Malchut (Speech and Action), let us recap what we have learned up to this point. From the above, we understand several matters pertaining to the shattering...
