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The Study of the Ten Sefirot

Part 4 - Table of Questions and Answers for Topics

67. What are the two matters in  Atzilut?

68. Where did the manifestation of the  HaVaYot of the  Kelim begin?

69. What causes the making of the  Kelim?

70. Why don’t the  Kelim manifest before the  Ohr departs from inside them?

71. What caused the distinction of the  Kelim as  Ohr Av?

72. What is the excessive  Aviut that the  Ohr Av acquired after the  Histalkut?

73. Why don’t the  Kelim of the  Rosh tolerate the  Orot?

74. Why is there no  Hizdakchut in the  Kelim?

75. Why was only one  Kli of  Keter made by the  Histalkut?

76. Why is it not apparent in the  Eser Sefirot de Guf that they are actually ten  Orot?

77. Why are  Kelim de Rosh not actual vessels of reception?

78. What is the difference between the discernment of  Elyon and  Tachton, and  Pnimi and Hitzon?

79. What are two kinds of  Kelim found in the  Partzuf?

80. Why did  Malchut come out first in  Akudim, the opposite of the  Partzufim that followed it?

81. Why did  Keter not create a  Kli during the  Histalkut?

82. Why in the order of the  Kelim the  Elyonim emerge first, the opposite of the  Orot, where the  Tachtonim emerge first?

83. Why did  Hochma rise in  Kli de Keter?

84. What is the  Ohr that extends from the  Maatzil from above downward during the Histalkut?

85. Why are the levels that emerge during the  Histalkut called  Ohr Hozer?

86. Why is the  He’arat Zivug that descends from the Upper  Behina into the lower one and empty of  Ohr, called  Ohr Hozer?

87. What are the twelve kinds of  Ohr Hozer found in  Akudim?

88. What are the ten kinds of  Kelim found in  Akudim?

89. What is the ascent of the  Orot to the  Maatzil?

90. How does the procreation of the  Partzufim extend?

91. What is the reason for the  Hakaa of  Ohr Pnimi and  Ohr Makif on each other?

92. What is the oppositeness that exists between  Ohr Pnimi and  Ohr Makif?

93. Who overpowers in the  Hakaa of  Ohr Pnimi and  Ohr Makif?

94. Who overpowers in the  Hakaa of the  Reshima and the descending  Ohr Hozer?

95. Why is there no one to beat on  Keter?

96. What do the  Sefirot receive when they come to the  Maatzil?

97. What are the differences among the five kinds of  Hakaa found in  Akudim?

98. How do the  Reshimot relate to the second  Partzuf?

99. Why are the  Reshimot considered to be  Ohr Yashar?

100. Why doesn’t the last  Behina leave a  Reshima?

101. How do the  Reshimot become  Behinot Tagin?

102. What does the  Reshima de Keter remain in?

103. What are the twelve kinds of  Reshimot found in  Akudim?

104. Why does the  Ohr Elyon mate with the  Masach during its  Hizdakchut?

105. What are the seven discriminations found in the  Masach?

106. Why is there no limitation found in the  Eser Sefirot de Rosh?

107. From which point begins the recognition of the limitation?

108. Why is the  Behina where the  Zivug occurs considered the lowest  Behina?

109. Why are the  Eser Sefirot contained in five  Behinot?

110. What are the  Eser Sefirot below  Tabur?

111. Why does  Malchut remain without  Ohr in  Hitpashtut Bet?

112. Why does  Keter enters last and departs first, the opposite of  Malchut?

113. How does  ZA have  Behinat Haya in  Hitpashtut Aleph?

114. Why do the  Eser Sefirot de Akudim emerge only in  Behinat Nefesh?

115. Why is  He’arat Ruach not completed for  Malchut before all the  VAK de ZA emerge?

116. Why is  Yesod de ZA not included in its five  Ktzavot?

117. Why did  Nefesh not emerge in  Behinat Hitpashtut Aleph and the great  Orot RNHYcame out during the  Histalkut?

118. When does  Bina gain  Ohr Haya?

119. When does  ZA gain  Makif de Yechida?

120. Why does  Malchut not gain a third  Ohr Makif?

121. Where do the surrounding  Kelim and  Orot extend from?

122. Where are the Five Inner and Five Surrounding?

123. Why are there no more than five inner and two surrounding found in the  Guf of the Partzufim?

67. What are the two matters in  Atzilut?

  1. The expansion of spirituality, meaning the five  Behinot Orot called  NRNHY
  2. The five  Behinot Kelim, called  KHB,  ZA and  Malchut. We must tell them apart in every word in this wisdom, for you have no  Ohr without a  Kli.

They are opposite to each other in their every manifestation: the order of appearance of the Kelim is from above downward, KHBZA and Malchut; the order of the appearance of the Orot is the opposite, namely from below upward, NRNHY.

The lack of the lower Kelim in the Partzuf causes the lack of the Upper Orot there. Thus, when slightly forgetting that we must recognize the oppositeness between them, the matter will be instantly confused.

(Chap 1, item 2)

68. Where did the manifestation of the  HaVaYot of the  Kelim begin?

The HaVaYot of the Kelim begin from the moment of the beginning of the expansion of the Ohr from above downward, meaning from Peh de AK down, though they are still not apparent. Only later, when the Ohr returns from them to the Maatzil and the Kelim remain empty, does their Aviut manifest.

(Chap 1, item 3)

69. What causes the making of the  Kelim?

The expansion of the Ohr and its departure from there causes the making of the Kli.

(Chap 1, item 9)

70. Why don’t the  Kelim manifest before the  Ohr departs from inside them?

Since the measure of the Ohr extends according to the measure of the Aviut of the Masach, the Aviutand the Zakut are therefore equally important. They are regarded as mixed in one another and it is impossible to separate them and tell them apart.

(Chap 6, item 3)

71. What caused the distinction of the  Kelim as  Ohr Av?

After the Ohr Yashar exits and expands from the Kelim and returns to its origin, and they remain without Ohr, their Aviut is distinguished as lowness and deficiency, and in that the Kelim manifest.

(Chap 6, item 3)

72. What is the excessive  Aviut that the  Ohr Av acquired after the  Histalkut?

The Kelim, which are expansion of Ohr Hozer from the Masach and Malchut de Rosh down are regarded as Aviut, even before they expand to the Guf. However, they do not manifest before the Ohrdeparts from them (see item 71).

When the Ohr departs from them the Aviut that was in them while they were in Malchut de Roshmanifests, and also the additional Aviut that they’ve now reacquired. It means that they are left in the dark without Ohr, which is Behinat Din and Aviut that they did not have before they expanded into the Guf.

(Chap 6, item 3)

73. Why don’t the  Kelim of the  Rosh tolerate the  Orot?

Because that is the meaning of the ascent of the Ohr Hozer from below upward because of the Zivug de Hakaa performed there. It is so because the meaning of “from below upward” is resistance to Hitlabshut, intolerance toward the clothing of the Ohr.

(Chap 1, item 5)

74. Why is there no  Hizdakchut in the  Kelim?

The matter of the Hizdakchut revolves solely around the force of the detainment and the Gevul in the Masach because of the Aviut contained in him. This comes to him by the Bitush of Ohr Makif, as detainment interrupts the Ohr Makif that wants to expand below the Masach. The matter of the Bitush of Ohr Makif does not reach the Kelim at all, for they really do yearn for it, but the force of the Masach stands between them.

(Chap 2, Ohr Pnimi item 20)

75. Why was only one  Kli of  Keter made by the  Histalkut?

Only one Kli of Keter was made after the Histalkut because the Histalkut was all at once and instantaneous. Even though we discern Eser Sefirot there, it is like a Kli whose parts are not equal.

(Chap 1, item 10)

76. Why is it not apparent in the  Eser Sefirot de Guf that they are actually ten  Orot?

Because there is only one Kli here, and one Histalkut, as in item 75.

(Chap 1, item 6)

77. Why are  Kelim de Rosh not actual vessels of reception?

Since they are from below upward, see item 73.

(Chap 1, item 7 and Ohr Pnimi item 50)

78. What is the difference between the discernment of  Elyon and  Tachton, and Pnimi and Hitzon?

In a complete level, the four Behinot are regarded as one above the other. Above means Zakut and below means Aviut. When speaking only of a Kli de Hamshacha in the Partzuf, the four Behinot are considered to be one before the other where the more Av is more Pnimi.

(Chap 5, Ohr Pnimi item 3)

79. What are two kinds of  Kelim found in the  Partzuf?

The first is the Ohr Av that remains after the Histalkut, which are for the need of the Partzuf itself. The second is the Reshimot and the Nitzotzin that remain in the above Ohr Av, for the purpose of the second Partzuf, which follows it.

(Chap 2, Ohr Pnimi item 4)

80. Why did Malchut come out first in  Akudim, the opposite of the  Partzufim that followed it?

Because the HaVaYot of the Kelim began in Akudim, and there are no more than the vessels of Malchut there. However, after the Histalkut of the Orot of this Partzuf, the Kelim for the next Partzuf are prepared here. Thus, the Kelim precede the Orot of the next Partzuf.

Here they came out from above downward in the order of the Histalkut, for when Behina Dalet purified to Behina GimelKli de Keter manifested, and when Behina Gimel purified to Behina BetKli de Hochma manifested etc. they are positioned similarly in the next Partzuf as well, and similarly in all the Partzufim, as all of them were made in this manner.

(Chap 6, item 5)

81. Why did  Keter not create a  Kli during the  Histalkut?

He had a Kli for Himself, meaning the Ohr Av remained below after the Histalkut of the Ohr Yashar. When it says that He did not create a Kli it means that it is for the purpose of Nukva de Keter of the second Partzuf.

It is so because this Kli was made of the descending Nitzotzin from the Zivug on the Upper Behina, and there is no Behinat Aviut for the Ohr Elyon to strike prior to Keter. Hence, the Nitzotzin did not fall to Kli de Keter and He did not make a Kli for the second Partzuf.

(Chap 4, Ohr Pnimi item 9)

82. Why in the order of the  Kelim the  Elyonim emerge first, the opposite of the  Orot, where the  Tachtonim emerge first?

Because so was the beginning of the manifestation and formation. The manifestation of the Kelimcame by Histaklut Bet and the Histalkut. In the beginning, Kli de Keter appeared by the Hizdakchut from Behina Dalet to Behina Gimel. Then, by the Hizdakchut from Behina Gimel to Behina Bet, the Kliof the level of Hochma manifested. When it purified from Behina Bet to Behina AlephKli de Binaappeared etc.

Thus, the Upper Kelim came out first, and the lower last. It is, however, the opposite in the Orot: first, in Hitpashtut Aleph, only Ohr Nefesh came out. When it purified into Behina Gimel, when the Zivug was made in the HotemBehinat Ohr Ruach came out. When it was purified to Behina Bet and the Zivug was made in the AwzenOhr Neshama came out, and when it purified into Behina Aleph, and the Zivug was made in the EynaimOhr Haya came out. Thus, the Lower Orot came out first, and the Upper next.

83. Why did Hochma rise in  Kli de Keter?

Because the purer Ohr clothes the purer Kli, because of the equivalence of form.

(Chap 6, item 15)

84. What is the  Ohr that extends from the  Maatzil from above downward during the Histalkut?

The four levels that came out during the Hizdakchut, when the Masach came to the Behinot of the middle of its purification.

(Chap 2, item 1)

85. Why are the levels that emerge during the  Histalkut called  Ohr Hozer?

Because these expansions are also regarded as Histalkut. It is so because thus is the conduct of the Histalkut, that the Ohr Elyon mates with it on its way and it is not considered a genuine Hitpashtut.

It is like a person who walks out of the house. He necessarily stops where he steps, but these are not considered rests and arrest in his march, because thus is the way to walk out of the house. For that reason they are regarded as Ohr Hozer and Din.

(Chap 3, Ohr Pnimi item 3)

86. Why is the  He’arat Zivug that descends from the Upper  Behina into the lower one and empty of  Ohr, called  Ohr Hozer?

There are two reasons. First: all these levels are regarded as Ohr Hozer, as has been explained in item 85, and second: because everything that descends from the place of the Zivug de Hakaa is Ohr Hozer and not Ohr Yashar.

(Chap 4, Ohr Pnimi item 2)

87. What are the twelve kinds of  Ohr Hozer found in  Akudim?

Two kinds of Ohr Hozer are discerned at once during the Zivug de Hakaa: the first is the Ohr rejected from expanding in Kli Malchut because of the Hakaa of the Masach. This Ohr Hozer is regarded as Ohr Makif.

The second is the Ohr Hozer that is created by correlation between the Histalkut and the retirement of Behina Dalet from the Ohr, which connects with the above rejected Ohr. This is the Ohr Hozer that ascends from below upward and clothes the Eser Sefirot de Ohr Yashar of the Rosh.

The third kind is the permanent Ohr Hozer in Malchut de Rosh, which becomes a source there, from which the Orot and the Kelim are poured to the Guf.

The fourth kind is the expanding Ohr Hozer from Malchut de Rosh down, extending and clothing to the Eser Sefirot de Ohr Yashar that expand with it. This Ohr Hozer is considered mixed with the Ohr Yashar. It is not distinguished as Levush and Kli because it is of equal importance with the Ohr Yashar.

The fifth kind is the minute He’arah of the Ohr Yashar poured below Tabur, called Ohr Nekeva. It too is called Ohr Hozer.

The sixth kind is the Ohr Hozer ending each and every Sefira of the Eser Sefirot from Tabur down, until the entire Partzuf ends.

The seventh kind is the Ohr Hozer called the Ohr Av, which remains below and without Ohr after the Histalkut of the Ohr Yashar. It is so because then the Aviut in its own essence manifests, which was contained in it even before it expanded from the Peh down.

The eighth kind is the Ohr Hozer added with a double Aviut to its own since it remained below, without Ohr, after the Histalkut. That darkness that it now acquired is a new Aviut it did not have before it expanded from the Peh down.

The ninth kind is the Ohr Yashar on the levels that come out during the Hizdakchut, regarded as Ohr Hozer and Din, because of their exit at the time of the Histalkut.

The tenth kind is the Ohr Hozer that descends from the He’arat Zivug in the Upper Behina to the Klibelow her, which is empty of Ohr. It comes through the Zivug de Hakaa with the Reshima that exists there in that Kli.

The eleventh kind is the Nitzotzin that fall into the Kelim that were separated from the above descending Ohr Hozer. They overpowered the Reshima because the He’arat Zivug shines on them.

The twelfth kind is the above Nitzotzin after they’d been put out, meaning after the He’arat Zivug left the Upper Behina, for then the Reshima overpowers them.

(Part 4, Histaklut Pnimit, item 7)

88. What are the ten kinds of  Kelim found in  Akudim?

  1. The  Etzem of  Behina Dalet, over which  Tzimtzum Aleph occurred, called  Malchut
  2. Kelim de Rosh, which are only  Behinat Shorashim to the  Kelim
  3. Kelim from  Peh down, mixed with the  Orot
  4. The above  Kelim from  Peh down after the  Histalkut, distinguished as  Ohr Av
  5. Kelim that are emptied of their  Orot and contain  Reshimot
  6. Kelim that are emptied of their  Orot and do not contain  Reshimot
  7. Kelim prepared for the male  Behinot de Hitpashtut Bet
  8. Kelim prepared for the female  Behinot de Hitpashtut Bet
  9. Kelim below  Tabur, unfit to receive  Ohr Yashar
  10. External  Kelim for the reception of  Orot Makifim.

(Histaklut Pnimit, item 56)

89. What is the ascent of the  Orot to the  Maatzil?

Hizdakchut from Aviut is called ascent. Complete Hizdakchut, until it becomes as Zach as the Maatzil is called “ascent of the Orot to the Maatzil”, because Hishtavut Tzura unites and connects the spirituals.

90. How does the procreation of the  Partzufim extend?

Ohr Malchut, meaning the Masach and the Ohr Hozer contained in it passes through all the Sefirot when it purifies and ascends to the Maatzil. As it passes within them, it mingles with all the Reshimot that remained of their Orot, except the last Behina.

Thus, when it reaches the Maatzil, meaning Malchut de Rosh, where the Zivug never stops, it too is found to be mingling in that Zivug. From there it receives the Aviut from below upward, by which the Reshimot in it awaken and thicken in their own Aviut from above downward once more.

Then the Masach descends to its place, to the Guf, the place of the Chazeh. From the Chazeh up it generates Eser Sefirot de Rosh and from the Chazeh down it expands once more into Eser Sefirot de Guf, as in the beginning.

This is called Hitpashtut Bet, or Partzuf Bet. It differs from Partzuf Aleph because the substance of the Kelim of Partzuf Aleph is from the entire Aviut de Behina Dalet, and the substance of this Partzuf Bet is entirely from Aviut de Behina Gimel. It is so because the Masach that rose to Malchut de Roshwas not contained of Aviut de Behina Dalet at all, as she did not leave a Reshima after her Histalkut.

(Chap 3, Ohr Pnimi item 1)

91. What is the reason for the  Hakaa of  Ohr Pnimi and  Ohr Makif on each other?

You already know that the Zivug de Hakaa is primarily in the Masach of Malchut de Rosh. Still, the rejection and the detainment in that Masach is not in actual fact, but only in “potential”. Thus, it is impossible to distinguish Ohr Pnimi and Ohr Makif there, for the Ohr bound in the Kli is called Ohr Pnimi and the Ohr unbound in the Kli is called Ohr Makif.

Since there is neither Halbasha nor rejection from Behina Dalet here just yet, how then would there be discernments of Ohr Pnimi and Ohr Makif here? For that reason the Ohr Pnimi and the Ohr Makif are tied together in the Peh, meaning in Malchut de Rosh.

However, afterwards, when the Halbasha and the rejection in the Rosh turn from “potential” to “actual” in the Guf, in the Masach in Tabur, the Orot clothe the Kelim in the Masach of Tabur up, meaning the first nine Sefirot of the Guf. From the Masach of Tabur down, meaning Malchut de Guf, the Orot are rejected; they are not clothed.

Thus, actual Ohr Pnimi and Ohr Makif appear here: the Orot that came in the Kelim from Tabur up are Ohr Pnimi, and the fitting Ohr to come from Tabur down that was rejected from there because of the detainment of the Masach de Tabur, is Ohr Makif.

Thus, Hakaa and Bitush occurred between the Ohr Pnimi, namely the Masach and the Ohr Hozer that clothes the Ohr Yashar, and the Ohr Makif. It is so because the Ohr Makif that began to feel the rejecting force in the Aviut of the Masach here, beat and struck on it, to purify it, and revoke the force of the Gevul in it, so it too could come into the Pnimiut of the Partzuf.

Know, that here the Ohr Makif overpowered the Ohr Pnimi, and that Masach in Tabur purified and rose to the Peh. There it was renewed until it generated a new Hitpashtut of Rosh, Toch, Sof from it down, called Partzuf AB de AK. Thus, the Ohr Makif overpowered the limiting force in the Masach, for now it went from it down in a complete and whole Partzuf, called AB.

(Chap 1, Ohr Pnimi item 6)

92. What is the oppositeness that exists between  Ohr Pnimi and  Ohr Makif?

The measure and the entire being of the Ohr Pnimi depend on the measure of the Aviut and the detainment in the Masach, as Ohr Makif is rejected and remains outside the Partzuf because of these detainment and Aviut in the Masach. Hence the accumulation of Aviut distances the Ohr Makif according to its size and thus intensifies and brings the Ohr Pnimi closer, according to its measure. It turns out that they are total and antipodal opposites.

(There)

93. Who overpowers in the  Hakaa of  Ohr Pnimi and  Ohr Makif?

First the Ohr Pnimi certainly overpowers, as the first nine Sefirot clothed there in the Ohr Hozer of the Masach, in actuality. It remained so even after the Histalkut, as there is no absence in the spiritual.

Afterwards, the Ohr Makif overpowered the Ohr Pnimi until it completely purified the Masach and equalized its form with the Maatzil, meaning to Malchut de Rosh, where the Ohr Pnimi and Ohr Makif are connected together (see item 91). There it received force until Hitpashtut Bet exited from it down, called Partzuf AB.

(See above item 91)

94. Who overpowers in the  Hakaa of the  Reshima and the descending  Ohr Hozer?

During the Zivug in the Upper Behina, the Ohr Hozer that descends from there into the empty Klioverpowers the Reshima there. The Reshima is much greater than the descending Ohr Hozer. However, because the Reshima is after the Histalkut of her Zivug, it overpowers her, and when the Masach purifies from the Upper Behina too, the Zivug leaves there too.

Then the Reshima returns and overpowers the descending Ohr Hozer, meaning the Nitzotzot that fell into her Kli. At that point the Reshima descends into her Kli once more, as in the beginning, and revokes the power of the Nitzotzot, until afterwards they are renewed once more in Hitpashtut Bet.

(Chap 3, Ohr Pnimi item 80 and Ohr Pnimi item 7)

95. Why is there no one to beat on  Keter?

Because after it is purified from Behinat Keter, there is no Zivug de Hakaa in the Masach. There isn’t sufficient Aviut for actual Zivug de Hakaa in Behina Aleph, but only for descent of Nitzotzin; all the more so above Keter.

(Chap 4, Ohr Pnimi item 40)

96. What do the Sefirot receive when they come to the  Maatzil?

All the Sefirot are contained in the Masach that rose to the Maatzil because their Reshimot mingle with it as it passes in them on its way up (see item 90). Only Behina Dalet is not in Him as she did not leave a Reshima of herself. Hence, it received from the Maatzil only Aviut de Behina Gimel, reaching only the level of Hochma. Thus, in value of the Kelim it lacks Behinat Malchut, and in the level of the Orot it lacks Behinat Ohr Keter.

(Chap 4, Ohr Pnimi item 50)

97. What are the differences among the five kinds of  Hakaa found in  Akudim?

  1. Histaklut Aleph, from which only  Shorashim to the  Orot and the  Kelim come. 
  2. Histaklut Bet, from which come the completion of the  Kelim
  3. Hakaat (Hakaa of)  Ohr Pnimi in  Ohr Makif, from which the ascents of the  Orot to the  Maatzil comes. 
  4. The  Hakaa of the  Reshima with the descending  Ohr Hozer and the  Kelim for  Hitpashtut Betfrom her. 
  5. The  Hakaa of  Ohr Malchut with the  Reshima. Because there is no  Reshima to  Malchut, the Hakaa is performed with her  Ohr, which is  Behinat Ohr Zach from the  Reshimot.

(Histaklut Pnimit, item 2)

98. How do the  Reshimot relate to the second  Partzuf?

They relate as a father to his children. A single Nitzotz extends from the father to the child, never to move from there. Similarly, the Atzmut of the Reshimot passes to the second Partzuf, considered the son of the first Partzuf, where they become a part of its makeup and the Atzmut of the Partzuf.

(Chap 2, item 3 and Ohr Pnimi item 3)

99. Why are the  Reshimot considered to be  Ohr Yashar?

Since they are the remains of the Hitpashtut of Ohr Yashar from above downward.

(Chap 2, Ohr Pnimi item 2)

100. Why doesn’t the last  Behina leave a  Reshima?

Because these Reshimot are from Ohr Yashar, as the Rav says here (Chap 2, item 10), and the last Behina does not receive any Ohr Yashar because of the Masach on her.

(Chap 2, item 6)

101. How do the  Reshimot become  Behinot Tagin?

As a result of the Hakaa and beating of the descending Ohr Hozer on the Reshima, the result of their oppositeness, the Ohr Hozer overpowers the Reshima and enters the Kli. Both of them cannot be in a single Kli, as there are no two opposites in a single carrier, hence, the Reshima must exit there. Then it rises above the Kli, and shines a minute He’arah for the Kli, as Tagin.

(Chap 4, Ohr Pnimi item 7)

102. What does the  Reshima de Keter remain in?

Reshima de Keter remains in Behinat Kli de Keter, meaning in the Ohr Av that remains below and cannot ascend along with the Ohr Av, as the Rav wrote (Chap 2, item 10). When he writes that Keterdid not make a Kli, it means it is for the purpose of Hitpashtut Bet.

(Chap 4, Ohr Pnimi item 9)

103. What are the twelve kinds of  Reshimot found in  Akudim?

  1. The  Reshimot that remain from  Behinat Hitlabshut
  2. The  Reshimot from  Behinat Hamshacha
  3. The  Reshimot clothed in their  Kelim
  4. The  Reshimot not clothed in their  Kelim, but hover over the  Kli as  Tagin
  5. The  Reshimot that returned to their  Kelim after having left there. 
  6. The  Reshimot that consist of  Ohr Av and  Ohr Zach without any discrimination that tells them apart. 
  7. The  Reshimot from  Behinat Ohr Zach only, from which the males of  Hitpashtut Bet were made. 
  8. The  Reshimot from  Behinat Ohr Av only, from which the  Kelim for the males of  Hitpashtut Betwere made. 
  9. The  Reshima de Ohr Malchut, which is but  Behinat Ohr Zach that remained of her  Ohr. However, the  Behinat Ohr Av in her disappeared and no  Reshima was left of it, meaning the Reshima from her  Behinat Hamshacha, about which the Rav says that  Malchut did not leave a Reshima
  10. The  Reshimot incorporated in the  Masach as it passes in the  Sefirot on its ascent to the  Maatzil. They were renewed there in a new  Zivug for  Hitpashtut Bet
  11. The  Reshimot that remained of the first nine  Sefirot that emerged during the  Hizdakchut of the Masach
  12. The  Reshimot from the last  Behinot of these above levels.

(Histaklut Pnimit, item 40)

104. Why does the  Ohr Elyon mate with the  Masach during its  Hizdakchut?

The Histalkut was instantaneous and at once. However, the Ohr Elyon does not stop shining for even one minute, and the Masach necessarily passed the four levels of Aviut during its Hizdakchut. Hence, the Ohr Elyon mates with it as it comes to each and every Behina.

(Chap 3, Ohr Pnimi item 6)

105. What are the seven discriminations found in the  Masach?

  1. That the detainment and the  Gevul and the  Aviut come as one in the  Masach. Nothing of the Masach is distinguishable while it is not contained in the  Aviut, as then it does not exist whatsoever. 
  2. The  Behinat detainment “in potential” in the  Masach from  Malchut de Rosh
  3. The  Behinat detainment “in actuality” in the  Masach in  Malchut de Guf
  4. The  Hitkalelut of the  Masach in  Aviut from the first three  Behinot during its ascent. 
  5. That the two actions: the rejection of the  Ohr from  Behina Dalet and the  Halbasha of  Ohr in the nine  Sefirot, are both connected to the  Masach. Just as it rejects the  Ohr from the last  Behina, so it connects and clothes the  Orot from her up. 
  6. The  Aviut from below upward, renewed in the  Masach because of its ascent and coming in Malchut de Rosh
  7. The  Aviut from above downward, renewed in the  Masach by the  Reshimot contained in it as it passed in the  Sefirot de Guf during its  Hizdakchut.

(Histaklut Pnimit, item 79)

106. Why is there no limitation found in the  Eser Sefirot de Rosh?

Limitation means clothing in the Kelim, measured by the measure of the Aviut, no more and no less. Hence, the rejection of the Masach was only “potential” in the Rosh, and much less the Hitlabshut. It is there only in “potential” and there is no appearance of any limitation here whatsoever.

(Chap 1, item 4)

107. From which point begins the recognition of the limitation?

From the time the Orot exit from the Peh from above downward to the Tabur. It is not apparent before the time of the return of the Orot to the Maatzil, for now the HaVaYot of the Halbasha of the Aviut begin. Before the clothed is discriminated from the clothing the Aviut and the Ohr Yashar are on the same level, before the Ohr Yashar returned to the Maatzil. It is so because in that state the Aviutremained below without Ohr and the Behinat limitation in the Aviut and Behinat Din in her became apparent

(Chap 1, item 4)

108. Why is the  Behina where the  Zivug occurs considered the lowest  Behina?

Because that is where the Zivug takes place. The Masach pushes the Ohr back and does not let it expand from it down. The Ohr ends on that Behina, which is why it is considered the last Behina, or the lowest Behina.

(Chap 3, Ohr Pnimi item 6)

109. Why are the  Eser Sefirot contained in five  Behinot?

See Ohr Pnimi chapter 6, item 40.

110. What are the  Eser Sefirot below  Tabur?

They are but Ohr Hozer without Ohr Yashar. They receive only a minute He’arah from the Ohr Yashar, as Ohr Nekeva, which receives and does not bestow. These Eser Sefirot are considered Eser Behinot Sium, where each of them ends its opposite Behina in the Eser Sefirot of the general Partzuf.

(Chap 1, Ohr Pnimi item 80)

111. Why does Malchut remain without  Ohr in  Hitpashtut Bet?

Because of the opposite value between Kelim and Orot. As all the lacks in the Partzuf touch the Kelimin their lower Behina, so they touch the Orot of their Upper Behina. When the lower Kli is absent, the higher Ohr becomes absent too. If the two lower Kelim become absent, it causes the absence of the two higher Orot as well.

Thus, the lack of Ohr from the Kli Malchut shows that among the Orot of the PartzufOhr Keter is absent too, and vise-versa. The absence of Ohr in the two lower Kelim ZA and Malchut indicates the absence of the two Upper OrotKeter and Hochma. This is how it always is.

The reason is simple: Hitlabshut of Orot in the Kelim is measured by the Aviut in the Masach that mates with the Ohr Elyon. Therefore, when the Masach ascends from Malchut to ZA, which is Behina Gimel, and the Zivug takes place in Behina Gimel, then Malchut is left without Ohr. This is because the place of the Zivug did not ascend to ZA, and it lacks the Ohr Keter, because there is only the level of Hochma in the Masach from Behinat ZA.

If the place of the Zivug rises to Behina Bet, to Bina, then Kli de ZA too remains without Ohr and you now have two lower Kelim without Ohr. Correspondingly, you will lack the two Upper OrotOhr Keterand Ohr Hochma, because only the level of Bina extends from a Zivug performed on Masach de Behina Bet, and it is always so.

(Chap 2, Ohr Pnimi item 8)

112. Why does  Keter enters last and departs first, the opposite of Malchut?

Because the Masach of Behina Dalet was purified for the first time and thus the level of Keterinstantly disappeared. However, the level of Malchut came out by the ascent of the Malchut to the place of Keter, hence she is the last to leave.

(Chap 6, item 14)

113. How does ZA have  Behinat Haya in  Hitpashtut Aleph?

The He’arah of the Elyon that reaches the Tachton is regarded as one degree above its own Behina. If it is Nefesh, the He’arah it receives is considered Ruach. If it is Behinat Ruach for itself, the He’arah is regarded as Neshama for it.

The He’arah it receives from its Ali Elyon (the Elyon of the Elyon) is regarded for it as two degrees higher than its own Behina. If it is Behinat Nefesh, the He’arah is regarded for it as Neshama. If it is Ruach in and of itself, the He’arah is regarded as Haya etc.

Thus, ZA is in this case, Behinat Nefesh here, and the He’arah it receives from Bina is considered Ruach, which is its superior. Similarly, the He’arah it receives from its Ali Elyon, meaning from Hochma, is regarded for it as Neshama, etc. similarly.

114. Why do the  Eser Sefirot de Akudim emerge only in  Behinat Nefesh?

Because what is received from the Peh, is Behinat Nefesh, and what is received from the Hotem is Ohr Ruach etc. However it is the opposite in the Kelim: the level of Keter is from the Peh, the level of Hochma from the Hotem etc. meaning opposite value from Kelim to Orot.

115. Why is  He’arat Ruach not completed for Malchut before all the  VAK de ZA emerge?

Because Ruach extends from Hotem, which is Behinat ZA de Rosh, meaning Behina Gimel. It is known that it contains the six Sefirot HGT NHY, which are all six parts of the Ruach.

(Chap 6, Ohr Pnimi item 70)

116. Why is Yesod de ZA not included in its five  Ktzavot?

See item 19.

117. Why did Nefesh not emerge in  Behinat Hitpashtut Aleph and the great  Orot RNHYcame out during the  Histalkut?

Judging by their He’arah, it is certain that their He’arah is minute, and they are only Ohr Hozer and Din, though by the origin of these Zivugim, they are regarded as RNHY.

118. When does Bina gain  Ohr Haya?

On the level of Behina Gimel, when Hochma is in Kli de Keter, and Bina in Kli de Hochma that approaches to receive but only from one degree below her own Behina.

(Chap 6, item 15)

119. When does ZA gain  Makif de Yechida?

When Malchut rose to Hochma and the Zivug took place in Behina Aleph in the Eynaim.

(There)

120. Why does Malchut not gain a third  Ohr Makif?

Because Aviut de Behina Aleph is very frail and her Ohr Hozer does not reach the Guf.

121. Where do the surrounding  Kelim and  Orot extend from?

By the Hizdakchut of the Masach.

(Chap 5, Ohr Pnimi item 40)

122. Where are the Five Inner and Five Surrounding?

In the Eser Sefirot de Rosh and only above Olam ha Nekudim.

(Chap 5, item 7)

123. Why are there no more than five inner and two surrounding found in the Guf of the Partzufim?

See chapter 6, Ohr Pnimi item 60.