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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When God wanted to rectify these \u201cgarments\u201d<\/strong>, i.e., the worlds of Briah<\/em>, Yetzirah<\/em>, and Atzilut<\/em>, He <\/strong>first purified each level<\/strong>, i.e., their Sephirot<\/em>, in turn<\/strong>, so that instead of facing toward wrong they\u2019d turn their visages away from it and avoid it. Then each level<\/strong>, i.e., each Sephira<\/em>, left the task of producing wrong<\/strong> or, of having<\/em> wrong produced, to the level below it. The while upper level thus had a share in this, it was in the process of getting away from and being cleansed of it <\/strong>as a consequence of which wrong wasn\u2019t a part of it, and it was then able to receive light. The same <\/strong>process of the <\/strong>elimination of wrong occurred on each successive level in relation to the one below it, until all the levels of Atzilut<\/em>, Briah<\/em>, Yetzirah<\/em> and Assiyah<\/em> were purified, as they are now. They then left the task of producing wrong to the lowest of all levels, that of Malchut<\/em> of Assiyah<\/em>. They<\/strong>, i.e., the vessels of all levels, were then ready to receive the light except for this last level, because the light can only spread within a vessel that\u2019s cleansed of <\/strong>all wrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All this is termed the repair <\/strong>and purification of the garments of Nikkudim<\/em>. For it\u2019s only to the extent that the vessels were repaired that the light can enter into them in turn. The farther removed the level of a given vessel is from anything that has to do with wrong, the greater the light was it fit to receive. Still and all, the initial Atzilut<\/em><\/strong>, i.e., the loftiest light of the world of Nikkudim<\/em>, was not revealed again, for the repair of all these garments cannot be termed <\/strong>truly complete as long as this lowest level is still facing toward the production of wrong and consequently devoid of the light<\/strong>, and in fact the initial Atzilut<\/em> will only be revealed in the World to Come, when the Malchut<\/em> of Assiyah<\/em> will be purified.<\/strong><\/p>\n (c) 2012 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org<\/a><\/p>\n ———————————————————-<\/p>\n AT LONG LAST! Rabbi Feldman’s translation of Maimonides’ “Eight Chapters” is available here<\/a> at a discount.<\/p>\n You can still purchase a copy of Rabbi Feldman’s translation of “The Gates of Repentance” here<\/a> at a discount as well.<\/p>\n Rabbi Yaakov Feldman has also translated and commented upon “The Path of the Just” and “The Duties of the Heart” (Jason Aronson Publishers).<\/p>\n Rabbi Feldman also offers two free e-mail classes on www.torah.org entitled “Spiritual Excellence<\/a>\u201d and \u201cRamchal<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u05db\u05e9\u05e8\u05e6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05de\u05d0\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc \u05d9\u05ea”\u05e9 \u05dc\u05ea\u05e7\u05df \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05dc\u05d1\u05d5\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d0\u05dc\u05d4, \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05d1\u05e8\u05e8 \u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05ea\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05ea, \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e4\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05e8\u05e2, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05d7\u05d6\u05e8\u05d5 \u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05d4\u05e1\u05ea\u05dc\u05e7 \u05de\u05de\u05e0\u05d5. \u05d5\u05d0\u05d6 \u05db\u05dc.\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05d2\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4 \u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05d7\u05d4 \u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05d5\u05e6\u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e8\u05e2 \u05dc\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05d2\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc\u05de\u05d8\u05d4 \u05de\u05de\u05e0\u05d4. \u05d5\u05e0\u05de\u05e6\u05d0, \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d4 \u05d7\u05dc\u05e7 \u05d1\u05d6\u05d4, \u05e8\u05e7 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05ea\u05d4 \u05de\u05e1\u05ea\u05dc\u05e7\u05ea … Continue reading