Classes

Class 21

Page 176- 7. Ohr meets Keli because of Keli ShebiOr, Keli meets Or because of Ohr ShebiKeli here the added aspect is from someplace else [the fact that there was יחוד מ”ה וב”ן בשרשם] According to the Ayin Bais it is each by itself because of כונה.

Class 20

Page 175- 6. Atzilus is Ila ViAlul from one Sefira to the next both in Oros and in Keilim. מהתעבות האור נעשה הכלי The two ideas associated with the thickening (more revealing, and in revelation more is always less [of the essence]) of the light: 1) Keli emerges. 2) The “keli within the Ohr” emerges…

Class 19

Page 174- 5. Ila ViAlul Four Meshalim in two classes: A. Sechel & Midos, B. Thought Speech Deed C. Soul and the emergence of the faculties from the (plain and infinite) Soul, D. Sunlight from the Sun. The first two are about Hishtalshelus: Oros and Keilim, the second two are about Ein Sof coming into…

Class 18

Page 174. Introduction to the second idea of Yesh Me’Ayin- that the source is “far away” that means hidden from what it creates. This is like (but more distant than) quantum separateness. Malchus- The Pnimyus is far from the Chitzoniyus. Parsa like scrambling the words so that it no longer reflects the words (let alone…

Class 17

Page 172. עיר אלוקינו vs. עיר אלוקים. Orderly words and disorderly words. Kedusha and Klipa all come from עיר אלוקינו but Kedusha reveals more.

Class 16

Page 171. The question of Osios being Domem or not. Two questions and their answers. 1) Big medium and small letters aren’t an indicator that letters grow and change. 2) What happens on Shabbos and Yom Kippur when Neshamos go from world to world isn’t growth and change but שינוי ממהות למהות.

Class 15

Page 171-3. The greatness of Hashem “In the city of Elokainu”. 1) The greatness of Hashem is known from the world, מה גדלו ומה רבו. On earth it is מה רבו. The great diversity. Osiyos come from Atzmus and come down to a low enough level for us to see them and their quantity. This…

Class 14

Page 171, 173-4. Yesh MeAyin: 1) Something from where? (the source is unknown). 2) Something from a Ha’arah of Havaya (which means that the source of creation is insignificant compared to Atzmus. This is the reason it is called “Ayin”- nothing in comparison with Hashem.

Class 13

Page 171, 181. Gevura is concealing, the Malchus justifies it and makes it positive. Division begins in Malchus and continues in Gevurah.

Class 49

Page 190. End of the actual Ma’amar. How the fact that Malchus reaches the שטח or מרחב of עצמות results in higher understanding of: 1) כח להוות יש מאין ואפס המוחלט שיש במלכות. 2) ההעלאה למלכות לעצומ”ה למעלה מכל עליות שאר הספירות והכחות.