Class 15: Mispar ispar hamer ubeh lemata, lemaala. Detail means less light. World created with dibbur. 1) separate from the speaker, 2) only one word at a time, 3) Limited power behind the speech. “Sefiros” (in hemshech ‘ayin-beis’) has four explanations. 1) Number, 2) Light, 3) a story, 4) Sefer – a book of stories, the source. Mispar m’rubin l’myla or l’mata. With kelim go from one to many in making the world. With regard to light go from many (measures of) light to one (measure). G-dliness is Unity. World is diversity. The higher the level the less detail. Mispar m’ruba l’mata: Chochma =1, Bina =1, Z”A = 6, then 12 Gevulei Alachson, and finally Malchus = infinity. Three levels: a) Letters – the source of letters is from Atzmus, from Hashem Himself. b) Combinations of spoken word are from Chochma. c) Words are from Malchus. 22 or 27 (with the end letters) letters = an infinite # of combinations. The first letter is the most critical. How many malachim does Hashem have? A finite # in a g’dud, but infinite # of g’duds. MP3
