23. Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana Samech Vov; Third Round, Class Twenty Three.1) What changes from before the Tzimtzum to after the Tzimtzum (though before the Tzimtzum there is already כח הגבול and כח הבלי גבול the source for light and vessels) is the separation of the Light from the Vessels at the point of…

21. Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana Samech Vov; Third Round, Class Twenty One.Continued, affect of first Tzimtzum.Tzimtzum’s affect on Ohr continued. It separates the (so called) חיצוניות האור from the פנימיות האור; the Pnimiyus becomes עיגול hidden, which we call נגע בו הצמצום (touched by the Tzimtzum).The חיצוניות האור is actually changed by the Tzimtzum…

Nothing good comes from a negative act (Tzimtzum and Siluk). Therefore after the Siluk there is a return of manifesting of Elokus called Hislabshus Koach HaPoel BiNifal. Three steps in Mashal of Rav and Talmid like the three (not two) steps in Tzimtzum HaRishon. This mirrors the three steps of Machshava Dibur Ma’aseh.

Cont. Tzimtzum HaRishon’s second function is to remove the Ein Sof. Its return is through a BeKiah, so that it comes as a new “Mehus” yet it is (on the other hand) meAin Hamaor and created biderech kiruv. But at least its a Mikor. Page 465-6, 467-8. NEW SV p. 612-3, 615-17.

Part 18: (p. 40 bottom) TZIMTZUM K’PSHUTO, LO K’PSHUTO Entire reality is only words of Hashem. Hashem makes the chomer (raw material) and the tzura constantly, but we can’t see G-dliness. Hashem wants us to think that we exist, and to buttel ourselves to Him, i.e. make from the YESH, AYIN. When Hashem wanted to…