Kabbalah Library

406) The Creator said, “Bring atonement upon Me in the beginning of the month for having diminished the moon,” Malchut. “Upon Me” means for Me, to remove the serpent from the suckling of Malchut, so that Malchut will be perfumed. “Upon Me” is as it is written, “Seraphim stood above Him.” It does not mean above Him, but for Him and for His glory. This is why it is written in Korah, “You and all your company are gathered together against the Lord,” which means for the Creator.

Because of them, because of the sin of Korah and his company, the Sitra Achra awakens, coming from their side to blemish the Creator. Here, too, “Bring atonement upon Me” is truly upon Me, for Me, for My sake, so that Malchut will be perfumed and the serpent will be removed from her, and will not be present where he is, in the place of the deficiency of the diminution of the moon. Because I have diminished the moon, Malchut, and those who should not govern her, do. For this reason, “And you shall not approach a woman … during her menstrual impurity.”