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It is regarded as not having left the&nbsp;<em>Rosh<\/em>, and that&nbsp;<em>Mocha Stima\u2019a<\/em>&nbsp;is dressed in it, which is&nbsp;<em>GAR de Hochma<\/em>&nbsp;and not&nbsp;<em>VAK<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because she is&nbsp;<em>GAR<\/em>, she cannot\u2026 unless from below upward, without any expansion downward. This is why she is regarded as female light, since she has no expansion below. This is why Shabbat is considered&nbsp;<em>Nukva<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good day, however, is considered&nbsp;<em>ZAT de Bina<\/em>, regarded as&nbsp;<em>VAK<\/em>\u2014it has expansion below. Hence, even after all the ascents in reality, the ladder of degrees still does not change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that the reason people respect a good day more than Shabbat, although Shabbat is a higher degree, is that a good day is&nbsp;<em>ZAT de Bina<\/em>, which is revealed below, while Shabbat is considered&nbsp;<em>GAR de Bina<\/em>, where there is no revealing below. 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