The second half of Petach 65, <\/i>though, calls for a bit of explanation. It\u2019s offered there that it\u2019s just that there was a difference when it came to Nikkudim<\/i><\/b>, i.e., when it came to this lower formulation of male and female. Male and female weren\u2019t rectified at first <\/b>in this instance since BaN<\/i> <\/b>(the female) first emerged on its own<\/b> then.<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/b>It was only afterwards, when MaH<\/i> <\/b>(the male) also came to play a part in them<\/b>, i.e., in the Sephirot<\/i> of Nikkudim<\/i>, through the rectification process <\/b>we\u2019ve been discussing that the sources of male and female from Atzilut<\/i> and downwards came to depend upon a \u201cbalance\u201d<\/b>, which is the mystical conjunction of MaH<\/i> with BaN<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>\n
That\u2019s to say that God intended for male and female to appear and start functioning separately in Nikkudim<\/i> unlike in the higher realms, so as to allow for imperfection. It was in Nikkudim<\/i> that there needed to be the balancing triad we mentioned earlier [1], depicted as the \u05de\u05ea\u05e7\u05dc\u05d0 <\/b>(Matkala<\/i>, balancing scale). It will be explained later [2].<\/p>\n
Notes:<\/p>\n
[1] \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See 8:7 above about the need for a balancing triad.<\/p>\n
[2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In Petachim<\/i> 69, 96, 98, and 102. The Matkala <\/i>is first mentioned in Sefer Yetzirah<\/i> 2:1 and is expanded upon at the beginning of Sifra D\u2019Tziyutah<\/i> and elsewhere.<\/p>\n
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