{"id":11033,"date":"2025-12-08T13:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=11033"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:34:11","slug":"what-there-is-no-blessing-in-that-which-is-counted-means-in-the-work","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/what-there-is-no-blessing-in-that-which-is-counted-means-in-the-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What \u201cThere Is No Blessing in That Which Is Counted\u201d Means in the Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Article No. 31, 1990<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is written in&nbsp;<em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Zohar<\/em>&nbsp;(<em>Bamidbar<\/em>, Item 13), \u201cCome and see, they said that there is no blessing of above on something that is counted. But should you say, \u2018How were Israel counted? How was ransom taken from them?\u2019 First, they would bless Israel, then count the ransom, and then bless Israel again. Thus, Israel were blessed in the beginning and in the end, and there was no death among them. He asks, \u2018Why is there death because of the counting?\u2019 He replies, \u2018It is because there is no blessing in counting, and when the blessing is gone, the&nbsp;<em>Sitra<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Achra<\/em>&nbsp;[other side] is on him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RASHI brings the reason why He counts Israel. He says, \u201cOut of His fondness for them, He counts them every hour.\u201d This means that RASHI wishes to explain that if we say that there is danger in something that is counted, that there could be death there, why did the Creator say to count Israel and place them in a place of danger? This is why RASHI explains, \u201cOut of His fondness for them, He counts them every hour, despite the danger in it. But for the love that He has for Israel, and for His wish to know their number, He said that He would count Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outwardly, it is hard to understand it, meaning to say that since the Creator wants to know their number, He said that they need to be counted through a correction so there will not be a hindrance among them, so He will count them through ransom. We should understand how it is possible to say that because the Creator wishes to know their number, they need to be counted and give the amount of Israel, and then the Creator knows, for otherwise He does not know the number of the children of Israel in advance but needs the creatures to inform Him. Can this be? Also, we must understand what a blessing is in the work, what a count is in the work, and why it causes death when there is no blessing on the count. And we should also understand why there cannot be a blessing on something that is counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is known that there are two matters in the work of the Creator: 1) the purpose of creation; 2) the correction of creation. The purpose of creation means is that the creatures will receive delight and pleasure, as it is written, \u201cHis desire to do good to His creations.\u201d The correction of creation is for the creatures to walk on the path of the Creator, meaning equivalence of form. Therefore, as the Creator gives to His creations, the creatures, too, should give to the Creator. Otherwise, there is disparity of form, and in spirituality, disparity of form causes separation, meaning causes separation from the Life of Lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is written about it in&nbsp;<em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Zohar<\/em>&nbsp;(presented in&nbsp;<em>Talmud Eser Sefirot<\/em>, Part 1,&nbsp;<em>Histaklut Pnimit<\/em>, Item 17), \u201cHence, the wicked, in their lives they are called \u2018dead,\u2019 since out of their disparity of form\u2014being completely at the other end from their root, where they have nothing in the form of bestowal\u2014they are severed from Him, and are actually dead.\u201d However, it was already said about them in&nbsp;<em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Zohar<\/em>, \u201c\u2018All the grace that they do, they do for themselves,\u2019 meaning that their aim is primarily for themselves and for their own glory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, what we ascribe to the Creator, meaning everything that the Creator does, is in a state of wholeness. This means that the Creator wishes for the creatures to receive delight and pleasure, hence He created in them a desire to receive and a great craving to receive pleasure. By this, He is certain that they will want to receive pleasure. But the correction of creation, the&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>&nbsp;[vessel] and the desire that the creatures should make\u2014the desire with which they will be able to receive delight and pleasure\u2014this desire is called \u201cthe will to bestow.\u201d Obtaining that desire happens gradually because the lower one does not have the strength to go against the will of the upper one\u2014the will to receive for oneself that the Creator created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, we see that there are two kinds of&nbsp;<em>Kelim<\/em>&nbsp;[vessels]:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Vessels of reception. However, a correction is placed on them, meaning that on the vessels of reception there is the opposite intention from the&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>. In other words, a person is actually receiving, but in the intention, he is now giving. It follows that the aim is the very opposite of the act, and the light that is received in those&nbsp;<em>Kelim<\/em>&nbsp;is now called \u201creceiving in order to bestow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The name of this light is&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>&nbsp;[wisdom], and this is the light of the purpose of creation. Also, it is sometimes referred to as \u201cmitigation of the&nbsp;<em>Dinim<\/em>&nbsp;[judgments].\u201d That is, there were&nbsp;<em>Dinim<\/em>&nbsp;on the vessel of reception, meaning that there was a&nbsp;<em>Din<\/em>&nbsp;[judgment] that it is forbidden to use this&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>&nbsp;because it creates disparity of form and separation, and now it has been mitigated. And what is the mitigation? It is placing on the&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>&nbsp;the intention called \u201cin order to bestow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that before one places the aim to bestow on the will to receive, that desire caused him bitterness. Anything spiritual that he wanted to touch tasted bitter because there were&nbsp;<em>Tzimtzum<\/em>&nbsp;[restriction] and concealment on the will to receive for himself, so it was impossible to taste a good flavor in spirituality. In other words, anything holy felt remote, inaccessible, and impossible for the will to receive to enjoy. This is called \u201cbitter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if he places the aim to bestow over this desire, he sees and feels that there is sweetness in everything in holiness. But in matters that do not belong to holiness, he must turn away from them, meaning that he cannot tolerate them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It follows that after he corrects himself so he can now aim in order to bestow, we should discern a light and a&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>&nbsp;here, which consists of&nbsp;<em>Aviut<\/em>&nbsp;[thickness] and&nbsp;<em>Masach<\/em>&nbsp;[screen]. The&nbsp;<em>Aviut<\/em>&nbsp;is called&nbsp;<em>Dinim<\/em>, where there are&nbsp;<em>Tzimtzum<\/em>&nbsp;and concealment, and the light does not shine there. This is why&nbsp;<em>Aviut<\/em>&nbsp;is called \u201cdarkness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, wanting to receive for himself is called \u201cbeing&nbsp;<em>Av<\/em>&nbsp;[thick],\u201d and wanting to bestow is called&nbsp;<em>Zach<\/em>&nbsp;[pure\/clean\/immaculate]. Afterwards, when he places the will to bestow over this&nbsp;<em>Av<\/em>, the&nbsp;<em>Din<\/em>&nbsp;is mitigated and what was previously dark becomes a place where the light shines in the&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>. This is called \u201cmitigation of the&nbsp;<em>Dinim<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) We should also note that there are vessels of bestowal in a person, things that a person gives to his friend so his friend will enjoy. The giving itself is called \u201cbestowal.\u201d A person who is&nbsp;<em>Zach<\/em>&nbsp;is one who tries to make people happy, to make them feel good. On these&nbsp;<em>Kelim<\/em>, it cannot be said that there is&nbsp;<em>Din<\/em>&nbsp;in these actions, meaning that there is a judgment that prohibits using&nbsp;<em>Kelim<\/em>&nbsp;that wish to bestow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, here, too, there is a matter of intention, meaning whether he is sincere. That is, when he gives, is his aim that others will enjoy it without a care for himself, for he cares only about others? This quality is called \u201cbestowing in order to bestow,\u201d when the act and the aim are both in order to bestow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, everything he does is for the good of others, but the aim is to obtain respect or similar things. It is as&nbsp;<em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Zohar<\/em>&nbsp;writes about the wicked, that all the good that they do, they do for their own benefit, \u201cAll the good that they do, they do for themselves.\u201d And here, there is no&nbsp;<em>Din<\/em>&nbsp;from the perspective of the&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>, meaning no deficiency. In other words, in terms of the act, there is nothing to correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in the intention there needs to be a correction. That is, from the perspective of the aim, there is no difference whether the act is bestowal or the act is reception. Both actions need correction so the aim, too, will be in order to bestow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is so because the work is primarily in the heart. That is, a person should reach the degree of love of the Creator, as it is written, \u201cAnd you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.\u201d Everything we do in Torah and&nbsp;<em>Mitzvot<\/em>&nbsp;[commandments] is to correct the heart. It is written about it (\u201cIntroduction to the Book, Panim Meirot uMasbirot,\u201d Item 10), \u201cCome and see the words of the sage, Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra &#8230; \u2018Know that all the&nbsp;<em>Mitzvot<\/em>&nbsp;that are written in the Torah or the conventions that the fathers have established &#8230; are all in order to correct the heart, \u2018For the Lord searches all hearts.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the above said, we can generally detect the two matters\u2014the purpose of creation, to do good to His creations; this light is called&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>, and \u201cseeing,\u201d which means that he sees what he has in his hand, meaning he can already count how much he has obtained, since the purpose of creation is to do good, and then one should feel and attain what he has in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, let us say that there are two brothers, one of whom is rich and lives in the United States, and the other is poor and lives in Israel. The rich brother deposits a million dollars in the bank under the name of the poor brother. However, he did not let the poor brother know about it, nor did the bank inform the poor brother that he has money in his name. So this brother remains poor because he does not know about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the same here with the purpose of creation to do good to His creations. If they do not know and do not feel the delight and pleasure, what benefit is it? This is why this light is called&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>&nbsp;[wisdom] and \u201cseeing,\u201d and is named \u201clight of&nbsp;<em>Panim<\/em>&nbsp;[face\/anterior],\u201d as in, \u201cA man\u2019s wisdom illuminates his face.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the work, this is called \u201csomething that is counted,\u201d meaning something that is received in the vessels of reception. This means that if he receives it, he will see what he has received and will be able to count what he has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also called \u201ca gift.\u201d Usually, when someone gives his friend a gift, he wants his friend to count and appreciate the value of the present for the simple reason that he gives the present to his friend because he wants to show his love for him. According to the value of the gift, a person can appreciate the measure of the love. It follows that if one does not look at the gift, to see the greatness of the gift, he blemishes the measure of the love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, when a person receives a gift, if he does not see or does not try to see the importance of the gift, he blemishes the measure of love that the giver wants to show by it. For instance, our sages said, \u201cBuy yourself a friend.\u201d And that person wants to buy his friend by sending him gifts. If that person does not see or appreciate the greatness and importance of the gift that he receives from him, how can he come to a state of \u201cBuy yourself a friend\u201d? It follows that with the gift, one should count and measure what he has received from his friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, if the creatures cannot count and measure what the Creator gives them, then the purpose of the Creator does not reach a state where the creatures attain that He created creation with the aim to do good to His creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is called \u201clight of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>,\u201d and this light is received in the vessels of reception. However, one must also use it with the correction that was placed on the vessels of reception, called \u201creceiving in order to bestow.\u201d This means that one should put an aim to bestow on the vessel of reception. And if he does not place the aim to bestow, he becomes separated from the Life of Lives, since disparity of form causes separation. Thus, by becoming a receiver, it causes him spiritual death, as was said above, \u201cThe wicked, in their lives they are called \u2018dead.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the light that is received in the vessels of bestowal is called \u201clight of&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>&nbsp;[mercy].\u201d&nbsp;<em>Hesed<\/em>&nbsp;[mercy\/grace] means that he is giving, like a person who performs an act of mercy or grace toward his friend. This is called \u201ccovered&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>,\u201d meaning that the&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>\u2014what he receives in vessels of bestowal, meaning what he gives\u2014the light has the same value as the&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, it is known that there is charity and there is a gift. With a gift, we explained above that a person must see what he received and not simply receive a gift from his friend. If a person says, \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what he gave me,\u201d he is blemishing his friend\u2019s gift. Thus, the purpose for which he sent him the gift is not realized. The gift was meant to buy him a friend, as was said above, \u201cBuy yourself a friend,\u201d but if he does not see the importance of the gift, he cannot buy him as a friend. Hence, he must count and measure the gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when a person sends charity to his friend, the giver should try\u2014if he truly wants to give charity\u2014for the receiver of the charity not to know who sent him the charity. And the receiver of the charity will also be very happy if he knew that the giver of the charity did not know to whom he gave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, sometimes people collect money for an important person and they do not want the receiver of the charity to be ashamed. Those who collect the money say, \u201cWe are collecting for someone anonymously.\u201d Thus, with charity, when neither knows\u2014the giver or the receiver\u2014it is considered true charity, and there is no unpleasantness on the part of the receiver of the charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It follows that in&nbsp;<em>Hesed<\/em>, we speak from the perspective of the giver, meaning the lower one. At that time, a person is in a state where he acts above reason, meaning he gives but does not know to whom he gives, but he believes that everything he gives goes to its purpose. This is called \u201ccharity in concealment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charity is considered&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>, that he gives. That is, we speak of a time when a person is working with the vessels of bestowal, meaning we are only speaking of a person who is bestowing upon the Creator. This is called \u201ca blessing,\u201d like a person blessing another, speaking to him in a favorable manner, meaning blesses [greets] him. He does not actually give him, but it is still considered that he blesses him verbally. This is already regarded as a blessing in the heart. In other words, what he cannot give in actual fact, he gives with the heart, and he shows him verbally what is in his heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It follows that blessing means giving, bestowal. That is, at that time, he engages in vessels of bestowal. This means that a blessing is when he wants his friend to have more than he can actually give. Hence, when a person engages in bestowal, he wants to give contentment to his Maker, so he says to the Creator, \u201cMore than the good deeds that I can give You, I bless You that I will be able to give You more than good deeds.\u201d In other words, one should always bless the Creator, which means that he wants to be able to give more contentment to the Creator than he is actually giving Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why there is no issue of counting on a blessing, since vessels of bestowal are called \u201ccharity,\u201d and charity should be giving in concealment, meaning that the giver does not know to whom he is giving and the receiver does not know from whom he is receiving. Thus, there is no issue of counting here, for counting brings the excitement and a bond of love, as is said regarding a gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the gift, our sages said, it is completely the opposite: \u201cHe who gives a present to his friend must let him know.\u201d This is so because the result of the gift should be love, which connects the two, unlike charity, where he must be entirely to bestow. This means that in charity, it is best if one does not know the other, making counting irrelevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, when speaking in the work, charity means vessels of bestowal, when the&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>&nbsp;wishes to do&nbsp;<em>Hesed<\/em>, and the light that is poured into the&nbsp;<em>Kli<\/em>&nbsp;is called \u201clight of&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>.\u201d This is called \u201cthe correction of creation,\u201d when everything is in order to bestow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the purpose of creation is for the&nbsp;<em>Kelim<\/em>&nbsp;to receive delight and pleasure, and here they must certainly see what they are receiving because one speaks about the purpose of creation, that it is good and to do good, according to what he receives. If he cannot count what he received, it means that he still did not receive in a way that the delight and pleasure are felt in him. Thus, he still cannot say that now he sees that he received from the Creator only delight and pleasure. This is why light of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>\u2014the purpose of creation\u2014is also called \u201cseeing,\u201d since the purpose of creation is considered seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it is to the contrary with the correction of creation. It is called \u201ccovered&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>,\u201d meaning that he still does not see everything that he is receiving and it is still covered from him. In the work, it is called \u201cdesiring mercy [<em>Hesed<\/em>],\u201d meaning only to bestow. It is of no interest to him if he is receiving anything from above. It is considered that he is content with his share, meaning that he is happy that he can do something in the work of the Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, he is content with his share of being able to say that he is doing something that is not for the needs of his material body, as our sages said, \u201cHe who walks and does not do, the reward for walking is in his hand\u201d (<em>Avot<\/em>, Chapter 5:14).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interpreters explain, \u201cThe reward for walking is in his hand.\u201d Even though he is not doing, he still has the reward of walking, for even going to the seminary is a&nbsp;<em>Mitzva<\/em>&nbsp;[commandment\/good deed] in itself, since there he is in an atmosphere of Torah. It follows that it should be noted if a person engages in vessels of bestowal\u2014called&nbsp;<em>Hesed<\/em>, where there is no issue of counting because he wants to work in charity\u2014it is regarded as \u201cthe correction of creation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the above said, we will understand what we asked, why they said, \u201cOut of His fondness for them, He counts them every hour.\u201d We asked, If the Creator wants to know the number of Israel, does He have to wait until Israel count and then submit the sum to the Creator, and only then He will know Israel\u2019s number?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, \u201cOut of His fondness\u201d means that He sees that they are doing everything in order to bestow. This means that they have already made the correction of creation, and this is why He wants to give them the purpose of creation, which is light of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>, called \u201clight of seeing.\u201d In other words, they should already be counting what they have because this light is received in vessels of reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, they should receive it in order to bestow, and according to the rule that the act follows the aim, while one is engaged in acts of reception of pleasure, the act of reception might cause the aim not to be in order to bestow but in order to receive. And reception for oneself causes separation from the Life of Lives, which is considered death, as it is written, \u201cThe wicked, in their lives they are called \u2018dead.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was written, \u201cWhy does death increase because of the counting?\u201d The answer is that since something that is counted is called \u201clight of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>,\u201d which is received in vessels of reception, the act might govern the aim and he will not be able to aim in order to bestow. Thus, naturally, it will be death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it was written, \u201cHe replies, \u2018It is because there is no blessing in counting, and when the blessing is gone, the&nbsp;<em>Sitra Achra<\/em>&nbsp;is on him.\u2019\u201d In other words, there is the matter of the middle line, when&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>&nbsp;shines in the vessels of reception, which is called \u201cleft.\u201d They need correction so that one is not drawn after the act of reception. In that state, the light of&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>\u2014which works with the vessels of bestowal\u2014must be drawn, and we have said above that acts of bestowal affect the thought to be like the act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the keeping over the light of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>&nbsp;that is received in the&nbsp;<em>Kelim<\/em>&nbsp;of the left line, which requires correction. However, one cannot be rewarded with the light of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>&nbsp;before one has been rewarded with the degree of&nbsp;<em>Lishma<\/em>, meaning that everything one does is&nbsp;<em>Lishma<\/em>. In other words, the order of the work is that first, one is rewarded with&nbsp;<em>Katnut<\/em>&nbsp;[smallness\/infancy], considered that he can only aim the vessels of bestowal to be in order to bestow. Afterward, one is rewarded with&nbsp;<em>Gadlut<\/em>&nbsp;[greatness\/adulthood], which means that he can aim in order to bestow in vessels of reception, too, where the light of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>&nbsp;shines\u2014the light of the purpose of creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It follows that before one is rewarded with the light in the count, one must be rewarded with the light of&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>, called \u201cblessing,\u201d meaning that he blesses the Creator and does not want to receive anything from Him. Instead, he is all about bestowal and does not want to receive anything for himself. Afterward, he is rewarded with the light of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>, which is a light of counting. This means that this light comes in vessels of reception, at which time the light in the counting requires keeping so he will not be drawn after the act. Because it is an act of reception, a light of blessing must be drawn once more, meaning light of&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>, which is the keeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we can interpret what we asked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Did the Creator want to know the number of the children of Israel, and this is why He wished to count the children of Israel, so that the people of Israel would tell Him the number, and the Creator did not know by Himself? The answer is that since He loves them, He wanted the people of Israel to know their number. In other words, the Creator wants them to obtain the light of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>. It follows that He wants to know, that they will know and attain the light that is in counting, meaning that they themselves will count and see what they have attained, for this is called \u201cthe light of seeing,\u201d which comes to the vessels of reception. He does not need to know for Himself, but so that the people of Israel will know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Why is there death where there is no blessing? The answer is that something that is counted is light of&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>, which comes into vessels of reception. When using vessels of reception, one might be drawn after the act of reception and thus be separated from the Life of Lives. This is called \u201cdeath,\u201d and this is why keeping is required. The keeping is the blessing, meaning extension of light of&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>, which is an act of bestowal that keeps the act of reception from straying from the aim to bestow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3) Why is there a need for a blessing before and after? The order of the work begins with a need to achieve&nbsp;<em>Lishma<\/em>&nbsp;[for Her sake]. Our sages said about it, \u201cHe who learns Torah&nbsp;<em>Lishma<\/em>, the secrets of Torah are revealed to him.\u201d Also,&nbsp;<em>Lishma<\/em>&nbsp;means that all his actions are in order to bestow, which is called a \u201cblessing.\u201d When he gives, this is the meaning of a blessing, meaning oral blessing. That is, since he cannot add in action, he tries to give a blessing with the mouth, which indicates that what he is giving is with all his heart. This is called \u201clight of&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the order is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) A blessing before, which is called \u201cright line,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Hesed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) He is rewarded with the secrets of Torah, called&nbsp;<em>Hochma<\/em>&nbsp;[wisdom], which is a gift, as it is known that Torah is called \u201ca gift\u201d that is received in vessels of reception. For this reason, it is called \u201ca count.\u201d In other words, he looks at what he received so as to know he should thank Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is called \u201cleft line,\u201d since here is a place where he can come into death, called \u201cseparation,\u201d such as there was in the death of the seven kings in the world of&nbsp;<em>Nekudim<\/em>. For this reason, there is a need to extend&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>, and these&nbsp;<em>Hassadim<\/em>&nbsp;are the keeping so there will not be death in them, meaning separation from the Life of Lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why it is written that there is a need for a blessing at the end. It follows that Israel were blessed in the beginning and in the end, and there was no death in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, this is called \u201ccorrection of lines,\u201d which are called \u201ccorrection of the world,\u201d since by that the world exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4) What is a blessing in the work? 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