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Vayikra: Chapter 1 #
"And Hashem called
to Moses"
Synopsis
Rabbi Elazar begins by telling us that
through the higher letters drawn
from Binah and the lower letters
drawn from Malchut, the earlier
generations gained wisdom in how to
manage the activities of the world.
They knew how to permutate the
letters given to Moses at Mount Sinai.
We are told about the two clouds of
Moses, one over the Tabernacle and
one over the mountain. Rabbi Elazar
speaks at length about the
movement, role and impact of the
various letters and the ministers and
angels associated with them. He says
that when God called to Moses, the
summons to enter the Tabernacle
issued forth from the permutations
of the letters.
Achaz Hebrew Letters Moses
Prophets Sinai Wicked Wickedness
Wisdom
* ְש ַאל לְ ָך א ֹות, ִר ִ ּבי אֶ לְ ָעזָר ּ ָפתַ ח.1
יך הַ עֲמֵ ק * ְש ָאלָ ה א ֹו ָ ֶמֵ עִ ם יְ יָ' אֱ לֹה
ִא ְס ּ ַת ּ ַכלְ נָא ְ ּב ָד ִרין.הַ גְ ּ ֵב ּ ַה לְ מָ ְעלָ ה
מַ ה ּ ֵבין ָ ּד ִרין,ַק ְדמָ ִאין וְ ָד ִרין ּ ַב ְת ָר ִאין
ָ ּד ִרין.ַק ְדמָ ִאין לְ ָד ִרין ּ ַב ְת ָר ִאין
ַק ְדמָ ִאין הֲ ו ֹו י ְַדעִ ין ּו ִמ ְס ּ ַת ְּכלִ ין
וְ י ְַד ִעין לְ צָ ְרפָ א,ְ ּבחָ ְכ ְמתָ א עִ ּ ָלאָ ה
,שה ְ ּב ִסינַי ֶ * ֹיה לְ מ ּ ֵאַ ְתוָ ון ְ ּד ִא ְתיְ ִהיב ּו ל
הֲ ו ֹו, ְש ָר ֵאלD ִָיבין ִ ּד ְבה ֹון ְ ּבי ִ ַואֲ ִפילּ ּו חַ ּי
.י ְַד ִעין ּג ֹו אַ ְת ָוון חָ ְכ ְמתָ א עִ ּ ָל ָאה
וְ ג ֹו ַא ְתוָ ון,וְ י ְַדעִ ין ּג ֹו ַא ְת ָוון ִע ּ ָל ִאין
חָ ְכ ְמתָ א לְ אַ נְ הָ גָא ע ֹובָ ִדין,ּ ַת ּ ָת ִאין
.ְ ּבהַ אי עָלְ מָ א
1. Rabbi Elazar opened the discussion
with the verse: "Ask a sign (or: 'letter')
of Hashem your Elohim; ask it either in
the depths, or in the height above"
(Yeshayah 7:11). I looked at the earlier
generations and the later generations.
What is the difference between the
earlier generations and the later
generations? The earlier generations
knew and perceived the supernal
wisdom and knew to permutate the
letters, which were given to Moses at
Sinai. Even the wicked people among
Yisrael, SUCH AS ACHAZ, were familiar
with letters of supernal wisdom, FOR
THE PROPHET SAID TO HIM, "ASK A
SIGN (HEB. OT)." IF ACHAZ WAS
UNVERSED IN SUPERNAL WISDOM,
THE PROPHET WOULD NOT HAVE
SPOKEN TO HIM THUS. And through
higher letters DRAWN FROM BINAH,
and lower letters DRAWN FROM
MALCHUT, they gained wisdom that
helped them manage their lives.
Aba and Ima Air Chariot Crowns
Head Hebrew Letters Living Creatures
Moses
יה
ּ ֵ ְ ּבגִ ין ְ ּדכָ ל אָ ת וְ ָאת ְ ּד ִא ְּת ְמסַ ר ל.2
הֲ ו ֹו ִמ ְתע ּ ְַט ִרין וְ סַ ְ ּל ִקין עַל,שה ֶ * ֹלְ מ
וְ כֻ ְ ּלה ּו.ישין ִ * ישיְ יה ּו ְ ּדחֵ י ָוון עִ ּ ָל ִאין ַק ִ ּד ַ * ֵר
ּופַ ְר ִחין ּג ֹו,חֵ י ָוון הֲ ו ֹו ִמ ְתע ּ ְַט ֵרי ְ ּבה ּו
,ירא ִע ּ ָלאָ ה ָ ֵ ְ ּדנ ְַח ּ ָתא ִמ ּג ֹו אֲ ו,ירא ָ אֲ ֵו
.ַָ ּד ִקיק ְ ּדלָ א יְ ִדיע
2. This is because each and every letter
(Heb. ot) that was transmitted to Moses
was crowned and rose over the heads of
the holy supernal living creatures, THE
SECRET OF THE SUPERNAL CHARIOT,
WHICH ARE CHESED, GVURAH,
TIFERET AND MALCHUT. All the living
creatures were crowned WITH THE
LETTERS, EVEN THE LIVING
CREATURES OF THE LOWER CHARIOT,
WHICH IS IN MALCHUT. They flew in the
air OF YISRAEL-SABA AND TEVUNAH,
which descends from the supernal air
that is fine and unknown, WHICH IS IN
SUPERNAL ABA AND IMA.
Chambers Hebrew Letters Moses
Sinai
וְ סַ ְ ּל ִקין וְ נ ְַח ִּתין אַ ְת ָוון ַר ְב ְר ִבין.3
אַ ְת ָוון ַר ְב ְר ִבין נ ְַח ִּתין.וְ אַ ְתוָ ון ְ ּד ִק ִיקין
,ירא ְ ּדכ ֹ ּ ָלא ָ ִמ ּג ֹו הֵ יכָ לָ א ִע ּ ָלאָ ה ְט ִמ
וְ אַ ְתוָ ון ְ ּד ִק ִיקין הֲ ו ֹו נ ְַח ִּתין ִמ ּג ֹו הֵ יכָ לָ א
וְ ִא ּ ֵלין וְ ִא ּ ֵלין ִא ְת ְמסָ ר ּו,אָ חֳ ָרא ּ ַת ּ ָתאָ ה
.שה ְ ּב ִסינַי ֶ * ֹיה לְ מ ּ ֵל
3. Both great letters and small letters
would go up and down, great letters
going down from the supernal chamber
which is concealed from all, BINAH, and
the small letters going down from
another lower chamber, MALCHUT. All
of these were transmitted to Moses at
Sinai.
Hebrew Letters Moses Sinai
וְ ִח ּב ּו ָרא ְ ּד ַא ְת ָוון ְ ּד ִאי ּנ ּון ִמ ְתחַ ְ ּב ָראן.4
ָאת, ְּכג ֹון א,ִ ּב ְט ִמיר ּו ְ ּבכָ ל אָ ת וְ אָ ת
ִמ ְתחַ ְ ּב ָראן עִ ּ ָמ ּה ִ ּב ְט ִמיר ּו,ידא ָ יְ ִח
וְ כֵ ן ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו ִא ְת ְמסָ ר ּו.ְּת ֵרין אָ חֳ ָרנִ ין לף
וְ כֻ ְ ּלה ּו ְט ִמ ִירין ּג ֹו,שה ְ ּב ִסינַי ֶ * ֹיה לְ מּ ֵל
.חַ ְב ַר ּיָיא ז ּ ַָכ ִאין ִאי ּנ ּון
4. The joining of the letters, which
secretly join in every letter, such as
Aleph, which is a single letter secretly
joined by two other letters, namely,
Lamed Pe, IN PRONOUNCING THE
LETTER. SO TOO, IN ARTICULATING
THE NAME OF THE LETTER BET, IT IS
JOINED BY YUD AND TAV. They were all
transmitted to Moses at Sinai as well,
and all are known in secret by the
friends. They are fortunate.
Hebrew Letters Jacob Zeir Anpin
ְ ּדכֻ ְ ּלה ּו. א ֹות מַ ּ ָמ *ש, * ְשאַ ל לְ ָך א ֹות.5
וְ כֵ ן ְ ּב ָרחָ ב.הֲ ו ֹו נ ְַטלִ ין ְ ּב ָרזָא ְ ּד ַא ְת ָוון
ָ ּדא, ּונְ תַ ּ ֶתם לִ י א ֹות אֱ מֶ ת,מַ ה ְּכ ִתיב
וְ ִאי.' ְ ּד ָדא ִא ְק ֵרי א ֹות אֱ מֶ ת,אָ ת ו
.ּ ֵתימָ א * ְש ָאר אַ ְת ָוון לָ או ִאי ּנ ּון אֱ מֶ ת
.ִאין אֶ ּ ָלא א ֹות ָ ּדא א ֹות אֱ מֶ ת ִא ְק ֵרי
5. "Ask a sign (Heb. ot)" MEANS literally
a letter (Heb. ot). Everyone was
conversant in the secrets of the letters.
With Rachav, what is written? "and give
me a true token (Heb. ot)" (Yehoshua
2:12). This refers to the letter Vav, which
is called a true letter. If you infer from
this that the other letters are not true,
that is not so. Nonetheless, this letter
Vav is called the true letter UNLIKE THE
OTHER LETTERS WHICH ARE NOT SO
CALLED, FOR VAV INDICATES ZEIR
ANPIN, CALLED TRUTH, AS IN THE
VERSE: "YOU SHALL SHOW TRUTH TO
JACOB" (MICHAH 7:20).
Head Holy Name Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH)
Zeir Anpin
' ָ ּדא א ֹות ה, הַ עֲמֵ ק * ְש ָאלָ ה.6
א ֹו הַ גְ ּ ֵב ּ ַה.ישא ָ * ּ ַב ְת ָראָ ה ְ ּד ִב * ְשמָ א ַק ִ ּד
ישא ְ ּד ִב * ְשמָ א ָ * ָ ּדא אָ ת י ֹו"ד ֵר,לְ מָ עְ לָ ה
, וְ ָדא ִאיה ּו ָרזָא ִ ּד ְכ ִּתיב.ישא ָ * ַק ִ ּד
א ֹות,יך ָ ֶ* ְשאַ ל לְ ָך א ֹות מֵ עִ ם יְ יָ' אֱ לֹה
מַ * ְשמַ ע ִ ּד ְכ ִּתיב מֵ עִ ם,ישא ָ * ִמ * ּ ְשמָ א ַק ִ ּד
ְ שא ְ ּב ִר
יך ָ * ' ְ ּד ָדא ִאיה ּו * ְשמָ א ְדק ּו ְד,ָיְ י
ּומַ * ְש ְּכנָא ָק ֵאים,יה ּ ֵ אָ ת חַ ד ְ ּדב,ה ּוא
.עַל ָ ּדא
6. "ask it either in the depths" refers to
the last Hei of the Holy Name YUD HEI
VAV HEI, while "or in the height above"
refers to the letter Yud, the head of the
Holy Name YUD HEI VAV HEI. This is the
hidden meaning of the verse: "Ask a sign
(lit. 'letter') of Hashem your Elohim"
WHICH MEANS a letter from the Holy
Name. It is implied by the verse: "A SIGN
of Hashem," which is a name of the Holy
One, blessed be He, one letter of it. The
tabernacle, WHICH IS MALCHUT,
WHICH IS CALLED YOUR ELOHIM, is
based on this LETTER BECAUSE
MALCHUT RECEIVES FROM ZEIR
ANPIN, WHICH IS YUD HEI VAV HEI.
THEREFORE, THE VERSE STATES
"HASHEM YOUR ELOHIM."
Chariot Cloud Moses Tents
Vessels
ּ ַכד סָ לִ יק ֲע ָננָא עַל, ּ ָתא חֲ זֵי.7
ּ ָכל ִאי ּנ ּון,ש ָרא עֲל ֹוי ָ * ְמַ * ְש ְּכנָא ו
וְ כָ ל ִאי ּנ ּון מָ אנֵי מַ * ְש ְּכנָא,יכין ִ ְר ִת
, מַ ה ְּכ ִתיב. ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו הֲ ו ֹו ּג ֹו ֲע ָננָא,ִ ּדלְ עֵיל
שה לָ בֹא ֶאל אֹהֶ ל מ ֹועֵד ֶ * ֹוְ לֹא יָכ ֹול מ
ַו ָּיבֹא, ּו ְכ ִתיב.שכַ ן עָלָ יו הֶ ָע ָנ ן ָ * ִּכי
שה ּ ָבהָ ר ֶ * ֹ וַ יְ ִהי מ,שה ְ ּבת ֹו ְך הֶ ָע ָנ ן ֶ * ֹמ
אַ ְר ּ ָבעִ ים י ֹום וְ ַא ְר ּ ָבעִ ים לָ יְ לָ ה ִאי
שה לָ א הֲ ָוה י ִָכיל לְ אַ עֲלָ א ֶ * ֹמ
אֲ מַ אי הֲ וָ ה י ִָתיב ְ ּבט ּו ָרא,לְ מַ * ְש ְּכנָא
.ּ ָכל ִאי ּנ ּון אַ ְר ְ ּב ִעין י ֹו ִמין
7. Come and behold: When the cloud
rose over the tabernacle and rested on
it, all of those Chariots and all of those
vessels of the supernal tabernacle,
MALCHUT, were within the cloud.
THEREFORE, it is written, "And Moses
was not able to enter the Tent of
Meeting, for the cloud rested on it"
(Shemot 40:35). HE QUESTIONS: It is
written, "And Moses went up into the
midst of the cloud...and Moses was in
the mountain forty days and forty
nights" (Shemot 24:18). If Moses could
not enter the tabernacle BECAUSE OF
THE CLOUD WHICH RESTED ON IT,
how could he ENTER THE CLOUD AND
remain on the mountain for forty days?
Cloud Moses Shechinah Tents
יה
ּ חַ ד ְ ּדעָאל ּ ֵב, אֶ ּ ָלא ְּת ֵרי ֲע ָננֵי הֲ ו ֹו.8
ּ ָתא.ארי עַל מַ * ְש ְּכנָא ִ ש ֶ * ֹמ
ָ * וְ חַ ד ְ ּד.שה
מַ ה ְּכ ִתיב ּו ְכב ֹוד יְ יָ' מָ לֵ א ֶאת,חֲ זֵי
, ֶא ּ ָלא מָ לֵ א, ִמ ּ ָלא לָ א ְּכ ִתיב,הַ ּ ִמ * ְש ּ ָכ ן
עִ ם,ֵילא וְ תַ ּ ָתא ָ ּ ַ ּדהֲ ָוה * ְשלִ ים לְ ע
ירא ָ ִּת ּק ּונָא ְט ִמ.מַ * ְש ְּכנָא ִ ּדלְ תַ ּ ָתא
.ְ ּדנָחַ ת לְ תַ ּ ָתא וְ ִא ְת ּ ַת ְ ּקנַת * ְש ִכינְ ּ ָתא
8. HE ANSWERS, There were two
clouds, one CLOUD which Moses entered
AND IN WHICH HE REMAINED ON THE
MOUNTAIN FORTY DAYS AND FORTY
NIGHTS - THIS CLOUD IS OF MALCHUT
- and one CLOUD which rested on the
tabernacle. THIS CLOUD IS DRAWN
FROM THE LEFT COLUMN OF BINAH
AND MOSES WAS UNABLE TO ENTER
IT. Come and behold what is written,
"And the glory of Hashem filled the
tabernacle" (Shemot 40:34). Literally it
is not written, "filled," but "was full,"
WHICH IMPLIES THAT a fullness was
achieved on high IN BINAH and below IN
MALCHUT with THE ENCLOTHING OF
THE CLOUD IN the tabernacle below. A
concealed means of perfection WHICH
IS CALLED "CLOUD" descended FROM
THE LEFT COLUMN OF BINAH down TO
THE SHECHINAH, WHICH IS CALLED
TABERNACLE AND TENT OF MEETING,
and the Shechinah was perfected.
Angels Camp Chariot Cloud
Head Michael (Angel) Shechinah
Tzadkiel (Supernal Minister)
. אַ ְר ּ ַבע ִס ְט ִרין ְ ּדמַ * ִש ְריָין ִא ְת ְּגנִ יז ּו.9
,ִּת ּק ּונָא ַק ְדמָ אָ ה ְ ּדחַ ד ִמ * ְשמָ ָרה
ּכ ֹ ּ ָלא עַד,מֵ ִאי ּנ ּון ד' מַ * ִש ְריָין
ישא לִ ְסטַ ר יְ ִמינָא ָ * ֵר.ְ ּד ִא ְת ּ ַת ָּקנ ּו
, ַרב מַ * ִש ְיריָין, ַרב ְממָ נָא,יא"ל ֵ צַ ְד ִק
,ְ ּד ִאיה ּו ְּתח ֹות *ש ּולְ טָ נָא ְ ּד ִמיכָ ֵא"ל
יה הֲ ו ֹו ִמ ְת ּ ַת ְ ּק ָנ ן ּ ָכל ִאי ּנ ּון מַ * ִש ְריָין ּ וְ עִ ּ ֵמ
.יה
ּ ְּתח ֹות יְ ֵד
9. Four aspects of camps OF THE
ANGELS, WHICH ARE IN MALCHUT,
CALLED LOWER CHARIOT were
concealed BY THE CLOUD, WHICH
DESCENDED ON THE TABERNACLE,
WHICH IS MALCHUT. The first mending
OF THIS CLOUD WAS in the first watch
of the four camps OF THE SHECHINAH
before everything was mended. The
head of the right side is Tzadkiel, chief
minister, superior of the camps under
the dominion of Michael, and with him
all the camps under him were mended.
Camp Head Tzadkiel (Supernal Minister)
וְ חַ ד ְממָ נָא ִא ְּת ַקם עַל ַא ְר ּ ַבע.10
ְ ּבגִ ין ְ ּדכָ ל ִאי ּנ ּון, ַא ְר ּ ַבע לְ תַ ּ ָתא,ְּתלַ ת
, ּ ַכד נ ְַח ִּתין לְ תַ ּ ָתא,מַ * ִש ְריָין ִע ּ ָל ִאין
ִ ּב * ְשמָ הָ ן,שנְ יָין * ְשמָ א ִ ּדלְ ה ֹון ַ * ְמ
ּ ַכד ִאי ּנ ּון ִע ּ ָל ִאין לָ א ִמ * ְש ּ ַת ִ ּנין,אָ חֳ ָרנִ ין
יא"ל ֵ וְ הַ אי ְממָ נָא ִע ּ ָלאָ ה צַ ְד ִק.לְ עָלְ ִמין
ָאת חַ ד נ ִָציץ עַל.ָקאֵ ים עָלַ יְ יה ּו לְ ג ֹו
ּ ַכד הַ אי,ֵירא ָ יהי א' זְ ע ִ וְ ִא,ישיְ יה ּו
ַ * ֵר
ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו נ ְַטלִ ין לְ הַ ה ּוא אֲ תַ ר,אָ ת נ ִָציץ
.ְ ּדנ ִָציץ הַ אי נְ ִציצ ּו
10. One minister was placed in
command over four TIMES three,
WHICH ARE the four ASPECTS below,
EACH COMPRISED OF THREE. When all
of these supernal camps descend below,
their names are changed into other
names. When they remain on high,
THEIR NAMES remain unchanged. That
minister Tzadkiel stands over them from
within and one letter glitters on their
heads, a small Aleph. When this letter
glitters, they all travel to the place
where the sparkle glitters.
Angels Camp Directions Head
Judgment Michael (Angel)
Raziel (Supernal Minister)
Rumiel (Supernal Minister) Twelve
, ָרזִ יאֵ "ל ַרב ְממָ נָא, לְ ג ֹו ִמ ּנַיְ יה ּו.11
ְ ּד ַק ְ ּיימָ א לְ ג ֹו ְּתח ֹות,ַרב מַ * ִש ְריָין
יה ּ ָכל ּ וְ ִע ּ ֵמ.*ש ּולְ טָ נ ּותָ א ְ ּד ִמיכָ אֵ "ל
וְ חַ ד.יה ּ ִאי ּנ ּון מַ * ִש ְריָין ִ ּד ְתח ֹות יְ ֵד
,ְממָ נָא ָק ֵאים עָלַ יְ יה ּו ְ ּבתַ ְרעָא
יה י"ב ּ ֵ וְ סַ חֲ ִרין ל.ְ ּד ִא ְת ְק ֵרי ר ּו ִמיאֵ "ל
יא"ל ֵ ִ וְ ָרז. ְּתלַ ת ְּתלַ ת ד' זִ ְמנִ ין,ְממָ ָנ ן
ְ ּדלָ א,ַרב ְממָ נָא ַק ְ ּיימָ א עַל ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו
ָאת חַ ד נ ִָציץ עַל.יה ּ ִֵא * ְש ּ ָתנֵי * ְשמ
יהי ִ וְ ִא,ישיְ יה ּו ְ ּדכָ ל ִאי ּנ ּון מַ * ִש ְריָין ַ * ֵר
נ ְַטלִ ין ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו,' ּ ַכד הַ אי נ ִָציץ.אָ ת ר
הַ אי אָ ת,לְ הַ ה ּוא ִס ְט ָרא ְ ּדהַ ה ּוא נְ ִציצ ּו
שא ִ ּד ְמ ּג ּ ֶַלה ָרזִ ין ָ * ְַק ּיָימָ א עַל ע ֹונ
.יך ֵר *יש וְ ָקל ֹון ְ ִוְ ִסימָ נ
11. Inside them, THAT IS, WITHIN THE
ASPECT OF MALCHUT, NAMELY
TIFERET, is Raziel, high minister and
superior of the camps, who stands
within under the dominion of Michael,
WHO IS CHESED. With him are all of
the camps under him. A minister named
Rumiel is in charge over them at the
portal, surrounded by twelve ministers,
three times four, FOR HE HIMSELF
BEING TIFERET OF THE SIDE OF
TIFERET COMPRISES TWELVE. FOR
THIS SIDE OF TIFERET HAS THREE
ANGELS, MICHAEL WHO IS CHESED
OF TIFERET, RAZIEL WHO IS GVURAH
OF TIFERET, AND RUMIEL WHO IS
TIFERET OF TIFERET. TIFERET OF
TIFERET ALONE ALSO CONSISTS OF
TWELVE, JUST AS THE FOUR SIDES OF
MICHAEL DO. Raziel, high minister, is in
charge over them all, for his name is not
changed. One letter glitters on the
heads of all these camps, the letter
Resh. When it glitters, they all travel in
the direction of that gleam. This letter is
prepared to punish those who reveal the
secrets, as indicated by "poverty (Heb.
reish) and shame" (Mishlei 13:18) AS THE
NAME 'REISH' INDICATES
JUDGMENTS.
Camp Chachmiel (Supernal Minister)
Michael (Angel) Solomon Temple, The
Twelve Yofiel (Supernal Minister)
,יא"ל ַרב ְממָ נָא ֵ י ֹו ִפ, לְ ג ֹו ִמ ּנַיְ יה ּו.12
ְּתח ֹות *ש ּולְ טָ נ ּותָ א,ַרב מַ * ִש ְריָין
יה הֲ ו ֹו ִמ ְת ּ ַת ְ ּק ָנ ן ּ ָכל ּ וְ עִ ּ ֵמ,ְ ּד ִמיכָ אֵ "ל
וְ לָ א.יה ּ ִאי ּנ ּון מַ * ִש ְריָין ִ ּד ְתח ֹות יְ ֵד
ְ ּבגִ ין ְ ּדלָ א,ִא ְת ּג ְ ַּליָין הָ כָ א ְ ּבחֻ * ְש ּ ָבנָא
ִא * ְש ְּתלִ ימ ּו הָ כָ א עַד ְ ּדאָ ת ּו לְ בֵ ית
, ְ ּדתַ מָ ן ִא * ְש ְּתלִ ימ ּו ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו.ע ֹולָ ִמים
ּומַ ה ְ ּד ַאמָ ָר ן.וְ אַ ְסג ּו מַ * ִש ְריָין ִ ּב * ְשלִ ימ ּו
,יה
ּ ּ ָכל ִאי ּנ ּון מַ * ִש ְריָין ִ ּד ְתח ֹות יְ ֵד,הָ כָ א
שעֲתָ א לְ ַאעֲלָ א ַ * ְ ּד ִא ְת ְמסָ ר ּו ְ ּבהַ ה ּוא
,יה וְ חַ ד ְממָ נָא ַק ְ ּיימָ א עָלַ יְ יה ּו ּ ִע ּ ֵמ
וי"ב ְממָ ָנ ן סָ חֲ ִרין,יה ּ ֵוְ חָ כָ ִמיאֵ "ל * ְשמ
ְּכמָ ה,יה לְ כָ ל עִ יבָ ר ְּתלַ ת ְּתלַ ת ּ ֵל
וְ י ֹו ִפיאֵ "ל ַרב ְממָ נָא ַק ְ ּיימָ א.ְ ּדאַ מָ ָר ן
.יהּ ֵ ְ ּדלָ א ִא * ְש ּ ַת ּנֵי * ְשמ,עַל ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו
12. Inside them, THAT IS, WITHIN THE
ASPECT OF TIFERET, NAMELY
GVURAH, is Yofiel, high minister and
superior over the camps under the
dominion of Michael; with him were
fitted out all of the camps under him.
Not all the camps here are revealed in
terms of numbers. THIS IS THE
ILLUMINATION OF CHOCHMAH WHICH
PREVAILS IN THE LEFT COLUMN
WHICH IS GVURAH AS EXPLAINED
EARLIER. This is because they are not
complete here until they come to the
Eternal House, THE SECRET OF THE
TEMPLE BUILT BY KING SOLOMON,
where they all achieve completeness and
the camps grow in perfection. That
which is stated here IN REFERENCE TO
THE TABERNACLE BEFORE THEY
ACHIEVE COMPLETENESS is that all of
these camps under YOFIEL were given
over at that time to enter with him. One
minister is in charge over them, named
Chachamiel and twelve ministers
surround him, three on each side as
stated earlier. THUS, THE SIDE OF
GVURAH ALSO HAS THREE ANGELS -
MICHAEL, YOFIEL AND CHACHAMIEL -
BEING CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET
OF THE ASPECT OF GVURAH. AND
CHACHAMIEL, WHO IS TIFERET OF
GVURAH CCCIN HIMSELF CONSISTS
OF TWELVE, AS DOES THE WHOLE
ASSEMBLY, FOR TIFERET ALWAYS
INCLUDES EVERYTHING. And Yofiel,
high minister, is in charge over all of
them, for his name does not change.
Air Camp Directions Head
Hebrew Letters Judgment Stars
Zeir Anpin
ישיְ יה ּו ְ ּדכָ ל
ַ * אָ ת חַ ד נ ִָציץ עַל ֵר.13
' ּ ַכד נ ִָציץ.יהי אָ ת ק ִ וְ ִא,ִא ּ ֵלין מַ * ִש ְריָין
נ ְַטלִ ין ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו לְ הַ ה ּוא ִס ְט ָרא,ָ ּדא
הַ אי אָ ת ק' ּ ַתלְ יָיא.ְ ּדהַ ה ּוא נְ ִציצ ּו
. וְ אַ ְכ ְּפיָא ְּתלַ ת זִ ְמנִ ין ְ ּבי ֹומָ א,ירא ָ ִּ ַבאֲ ו
, ְּת ֵרין ַא ְתוָ ון ִא ּ ֵלין קר,וְ סַ ְ ּל ָקא וְ נ ְַח ּ ָתא
חַ ד,ימין ְ ּבאֶ ְמצָ ִעיתָ א ִ ְִאי ּנ ּון ַא ְתוָ ון ְ ּד ַקי
',' וְ חַ ד ְ ּדחַ ְּפיָא עַל י,ְ ּדחָ פֵ י לְ אָ ת א
.יהי לְ בָ תַ ר ִ ְ ּד ִא
13. One letter glitters over the heads of
all these camps, the letter Kof FOR THIS
LETTER GLITTERS ON THE ASPECTS
OF GVURAH. When it glitters, they all
travel in the direction of that glittering.
This letter Kof is suspended in the air
and the Judgments in it are subdued
three times a day. THIS IS THROUGH
THE RADIANCE OF THE THREE
SUPERNAL COLUMNS OF ZEIR ANPIN,
WHICH IS CALLED DAY. HOWEVER,
BEFORE IT IS MITIGATED BY THE
THREE COLUMNS, it goes up and down,
MEANING THAT THE CHOCHMAH IN IT
IS DRAWN TO DESCEND DOWNWARD
AND THEN THE KOF IS IN
JUDGMENTS. THEN, one of these two
letters - Kof and Resh, which are the
letters in the middle OF THE WORD
VAYIKRA (VAV YUD KOF RESH ALEPH) -
covers the letter Aleph OF VAYIKRA and
one covers the letter Yud OF VAYIKRA,
which follows THE LETTER KOF WHEN
STARTING FROM MALCHUT, WHICH IS
ALEPH.
Angels Ariel (Supernal Minister) Camp
Directions Head
Kedumiel (Supernal Minister) Michael (Angel)
Twelve
, ְקד ּו ִמיאֵ "ל ַרב ְממָ נָא, לְ ג ֹו ִמ ּנַיְ יה ּו.14
ְּתח ֹות *ש ּולְ טָ נ ּותָ א,ַרב מַ * ִש ְריָין
יה הֲ ו ֹו ִמ ְת ּ ַת ְק ָנ ן ּ ָכלּ ִע ּ ֵמ,ְ ּד ִמיכָ אֵ "ל
וְ חַ ד.יה ּ ִאי ּנ ּון מַ * ִש ְריָין ִ ּד ְתח ֹות יְ ֵד
,ְממָ נָא ַק ְ ּיימָ א עָלַ יְ יה ּו ְ ּבתַ ְרעָא
וי"ב ְממָ ָנ ן סָ חֲ ִרין.ְ ּד ִא ְת ְק ֵרי אֲ ִריאֵ "ל
וְ הַ אי. ְּתלַ ת ְּתלַ ת לְ כָ ל ְסטָ ר,יה ּ ֵל
,ְממָ נָא ְקד ּו ִמיאֵ "ל ַק ְ ּיימָ א עָלַ יְ יה ּו
חַ ד ָאת.יה לְ עָלְ ִמין ּ ְֵ ּדלָ א ִא * ְש ּ ַת ּנֵי * ְשמ
', וְ ה ּוא ָאת י,ישיְ יה ּו ַ * ַק ּיָימָ א נ ִָציץ עַל ֵר
נ ְַטלִ ין ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו לְ הַ ה ּוא,ּ ַכד הַ אי נ ִָציץ
אמ ָר ן חַ ְּפיָא ְ א ֹות ק' ְ ּד ַק.נְ ִציצ ּו ְ ּדנ ִָציץ
'.עַל הַ אי ָאת י' ר' חַ ְּפיָא עַל א
14. Inside them, THAT IS, WITHIN THE
ASPECT OF GVURAH, NAMELY
CHESED, is K'dumiel, high minister and
superior over the camps under the
dominion of Michael; and with him were
fitted out all of the camps under him.
One minister named Ariel is in charge
over them at the portal and twelve
ministers surround him, three on each
side OF THE FOUR SIDES. THUS, THE
ASPECT OF CHESED HAS THREE
ANGELS: MICHAEL, BEING CHESED OF
CHESED; K'DUMIEL, BEING GVURAH
OF CHESED AND ARIEL, BEING
TIFERET OF CHESED. ARIEL IN
HIMSELF CONSISTS OF TWELVE, AS
DOES THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. This
high minister K'dumiel is in charge over
them, for his name never changes. There
is a letter over their heads, the letter
Yud. When it glitters, they all travel in
the direction of that sparkling glittering.
The letter Kof, as stated, covers this
letter Yud and the Resh covers the Aleph
OF VAYIKRA.
Hebrew Letters Zeir Anpin
, ּ ַבאֲ תַ ר ְ ּד ִא ְק ֵרי קֹ ֶד *ש, לְ ג ֹו לְ ג ֹו.15
יהיִ וְ ִא,נ ִָציץ חַ ד אָ ת ִ ּב ְט ִמיר ּו ּו ִבגְ נִ יז ּו
' וְ הַ אי אָ ת ו' נ ִָציץ ִ ּבנְ ִציצ ּו עַל.אָ ת ו
וְ ָקלָ א נ ִָפיק ִמ ּ ֵבינַיְ יה ּו.ּ ֻכ ְ ּלה ּו אַ ְת ָוון
ְּכ ֵדין ּ ָבטַ *ש נְ ִציצ ּו ְ ּד ָאת,ְ ּד ִא ּ ֵלין ַא ְת ָוון
' וְ נָפַ ק הַ ה ּוא נְ ִציצ ּו,' לִ נְ ִציצ ּו ְ ּד ָאת י,ו
ִמ ּג ֹו אֲ תַ ר ְ ּדקֹ ֶד *ש ּובָ טַ *ש לְ ג ֹו נְ ִציצ ּו
'.ְ ּדאָ ת י
15. In the innermost, in the place called
Kodesh (lit. 'Holiness'), BINAH, a letter
glitters hidden and in secrecy. This is the
letter Vav, WHICH IS THE CENTRAL
COLUMN, WHOSE SOURCE OF ORIGIN
IS THAT IT ARISES AND RECONCILES
BETWEEN THE TWO COLUMNS, RIGHT
AND LEFT OF BINAH. This letter glitters
with a radiance over all the letters,
MEANING THAT IT RECONCILES
BETWEEN RIGHT AND LEFT OF ALL
THE LETTERS IN ZEIR ANPIN AND
MALCHUT. A voice issues forth from
between these letters, THE VAV WHICH
IS CALLED 'VOICE,' WHICH IS
INAUDIBLE IN BINAH, BUT HERE, AS
EXPLAINED EARLIER, AMONG THE
LETTERS OF ZEIR ANPIN AND
MALCHUT, AN AUDIBLE VOICE ISSUES
FORTH. THEN, IT MITIGATES THE
LETTERS KOF AND RESH AND THE
LETTERS YUD-KOF-RESH -ALEPH
(YIKRA) ARE UNBLOCKED. Then the
glittering of the Vav strikes the glittering
of the Yud. This glittering OF THE VAV,
which originates from the place called
