{"id":1616,"date":"2013-05-08T09:53:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T13:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramchal.wordpress.com\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2013-05-08T09:53:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T13:53:25","slug":"petach-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/ramchal\/2013\/05\/08\/petach-58\/","title":{"rendered":"Petach 58"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"right\">\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d7\u05de\u05d3\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc \u05de\u05dc\u05db\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d4 \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05db\u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e2\u05de\u05d4, \u05db\u05d9 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea\u05d4 \u05de\u05de\u05e0\u05d5. \u05d5\u05d1\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05d4 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 &#8211; \u05d0\u05d3\u05e8\u05d1\u05d0 \u05de\u05de\u05e0\u05d4 \u05db\u05dc \u05d7\u05e1\u05e8\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05db\u05dc \u05e2\u05d5\u05e6\u05d1. \u05d5\u05d1\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05d4 \u05e2\u05de\u05d5 &#8211; \u05de\u05de\u05e0\u05d4 \u05db\u05dc \u05e9\u05de\u05d7\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d6\u05db\u05e8 \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05d5.<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u05d5\u05dc\u05db\u05df \u05e0\u05ea\u05d7\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05db\u05dc \u05d1\u05e1\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1&#8221;\u05df, \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e0\u05d5\u05e7&#8217; \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d6\u05db\u05e8, \u05de\u05e9\u05dd \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05e6\u05d1. \u05d5\u05d4\u05d5&#8221;\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e4\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d0\u05dc \u05d4\u05de\u05dc\u05db\u05d5\u05ea, \u05db\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05d4\u05d7\u05de\u05d3\u05d4. \u05d0\u05da \u05db\u05e9\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05d3 \u05d1\u05e1\u05d5\u05d3 \u05de&#8221;\u05d4 &#8211; \u05d0\u05d6 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e0\u05e9\u05dc\u05de\u05d4, \u05d5\u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05d4 \u05de\u05e2\u05d5\u05e8\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d7\u05de\u05d3\u05d4 \u05e0\u05d6\u05db\u05e8 \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05d5, \u05d5\u05d6\u05d4\u05d5 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05df:<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Malchut<\/i><\/b><b> <\/b>in the <i>Sephira<\/i> configuration or <i>Nukveh <\/i>in the <i>Partzuf<\/i> configuration<b> only becomes beautiful and delightful when <i>Yesod<\/i> <\/b>or <i>Zeir Anpin<\/i> <b>is with her, for she\u2019s only made complete by means of <i>Yesod<\/i><\/b> or <i>Zeir Anpin<\/i><b>. But when <i>Malchut<\/i> <\/b>or <i>Nukveh <\/i><b>is without <i>Yesod<\/i><\/b> or <i>Zeir<\/i> <i>Anpin<\/i><b>, she\u2019s the source of all <\/b>sorts of <b>deficiency and \u201csadness\u201d, yet when <i>Malchut<\/i> <\/b>or <i>Nukveh <\/i><b>is with <i>Yesod<\/i><\/b> or <i>Zeir Anpin<\/i><b>, she\u2019s the source of all <\/b>sorts of <b>\u00a0joy for the male<\/b>, or for <i>Yesod<\/i> or <i>Zeir<\/i> <i>Anpin<\/i>,<b> himself. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Accordingly, at first<\/b>, i.e., in the course of the breaking of the vessels,<b> everything was in the mystical configuration of <i>BaN<\/i>, which is <i>Nukveh<\/i> <\/b>or <i>Malchut<\/i> <b>without the male<\/b>, i.e., without <i>Yesod<\/i> or <i>Zeir<\/i> <i>Anpin<\/i><b>, and that resulted in \u201csadness\u201d. And the \u201csix directions\u201d <\/b>contained in Zeir<b> <\/b><i>Anpin<\/i><b>: <\/b><i>Chessed<\/i>, <i>Gevurah<\/i>, <i>Tipheret<\/i>, <i>Netzach<\/i>, <i>Hod<\/i>, and <i>Yesod<\/i>,<b> didn\u2019t face <i>Malchut<\/i> <\/b>or <i>Nukveh<\/i><b>, because they weren\u2019t <\/b>yet <b>delightful. But when <i>Yesod<\/i> <\/b>or <i>Zeir<\/i> <i>Anpin<\/i> <b>assumes the mystical configuration of <i>MaH<\/i> <\/b>in the course of the <i>Tikkun<\/i><b>, she<\/b>, i.e., <i>Malchut<\/i> or <i>Nukveh<\/i>,<b> will be perfected and will herself inspire delight in the male<\/b>, i.e., in <i>Yesod<\/i> or <i>Zeir<\/i> <i>Anpin<\/i><b>, which is the <i>Tikkun<\/i><\/b> process itself<b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>(c) 2013 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to contact me at <a href=\"mailto:feldman@torah.org\">feldman@torah.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>AT LONG LAST! 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