{"id":227,"date":"2010-12-16T06:48:46","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T10:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramchal.wordpress.com\/?p=227"},"modified":"2010-12-16T06:48:46","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T10:48:46","slug":"sephirot-intro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/ramchal\/2010\/12\/16\/sephirot-intro\/","title":{"rendered":"Sephirot (Intro.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve been taught that God alone created the universe and governs it; but how and with what mechanism? Well, we\u2019re told quite simply that \u201cthe world was created through ten utterances\u201d (Pirkei<\/em> Avot<\/em> 5:1) and by means of ten agencies termed \u201cwisdom, understanding, reason, strength, rebuke, might, righteousness, judgment, loving-kindness, and compassion\u201d (Chagigah<\/em> 12a). Those then are the mechanisms, which the Kabbalists termed the ten Sephirot<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Based essentially on the verse found in 1 Chronicles 29:11, the Kabbalists termed them Keter <\/em>(Crown), Chochma <\/em>(Wisdom), Binah <\/em>(Understanding), Tipheret <\/em>(Beauty), Chessed <\/em>(Kindness), Gevurah <\/em>(Severity), Netzach <\/em>(Victory), Hod <\/em>(Glory), Yesod <\/em>(Foundation), and Malchut <\/em>(Kingship). And the lot of them, in combination and individually, will be discussed at length in Klach <\/em>[1].<\/p>\n

Ramchal depicted them here as follows: \u201ceach Sephira<\/em> is an attribute <\/strong>(or \u201ccapacity\u201d) of The Infinite <\/em>that He used to create the <\/strong>(various esoteric and concrete) worlds and which He<\/strong> (now) uses to govern them<\/strong>\u201d (Petach<\/em> 6).<\/p>\n

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Notes:<\/p>\n

[1] \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ramchal speaks of Sephirot <\/em> in quite a number of his works including Da\u2019at Tevunot<\/em> 46; Klallim Rishonim<\/em> 1, 23; Klallei Pitchei Chochma v\u2019Da\u2019at<\/em> 2; Klallei Ma\u2019amar HaChochma<\/em> 2-6, 16; Klallalim m\u2019Sefer Kinot Adonai Tziva\u2019ot<\/em> 5; Klallot Shorshei HaChochma<\/em>; Klallim Mitoch Sefer Milchamot Moshe<\/em> 2; Ma\u2019amar Areimat Yadi<\/em>; Sod HaYichud<\/em>; Biurim l\u2019Sefer Otzrot Chaim<\/em> 2; Asarah Orot<\/em> 6; Ma\u2019amar HaVichuach<\/em> 42-56, 126, 134, 152; Pitchei Chochma v\u2019Da\u2019at<\/em> 27; Klallot HaIlan<\/em> 1:1; Klallei Chochmat HaEmet<\/em> 3 and onward; Iggerot Ramchal<\/em> 3, 23; Tikkunim Chadashim <\/em>69; Adir Bamarom<\/em>; and Derech Hashem<\/em> 3:2:3, 4:6:13.<\/p>\n

For earlier references see Sefer Yetzirah<\/em> (especially 1:14), Zohar 2 p. 136b ff., Tikkunei Z<\/em>ohar<\/em> 12b, Zohar Chadash<\/em>, Yitro<\/em> 33b; Moshe Cordovero\u2019s Pardes Rimmonim<\/em> 8:2, Elima Rabbati<\/em> 6:2, Shiur Komah<\/em> Ch. 2; and Ari\u2019s Eitz Chaim<\/em> 5:5.<\/p>\n

(c) 2010 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n

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