100. It is written, \u200e\u201cTo You my heart said, \u2018Seek My face\u2019; \u2018Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.\u2019\u201d \u201cTo You my \u200eheart said.\u201d King David said this for the assembly of Israel, Malchut, in relation to the holy \u200eking, ZA. He said, \u201cTo You my heart said,\u201d meaning for you, ZA, my heart said to the people in the world, and my heart warned them that it is gripped in Malchut. He said, \u201cSeek My \u200eface,\u201d for the upper king, so they would seek the face of ZA, which are the king\u2019s crowns, \u200ethe Mochin of ZA that he is gripped to, and they to him. They are his name, meaning \u200ethat they are also the Mochin of Malchut, who is called \u201cHis Name,\u201d and He\u2014ZA\u2014and His \u200eName\u2014Malchut\u2014are one thing. This is why David said, \u201cYour face, O Lord, I shall seek,\u201d \u200eas it is written, \u201cSeek the Lord and His strength; seek His face continually.\u201d\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200e\u201cSeek My face\u2019; \u2018Your face, O Lord, I shall seek.\u201d What is the connection between his face \u200eand the face of the Creator? David is the kingship, a Merkava [chariot\/structure] for \u200eMalchut [kingship]. Also, it is known that Malchut is built from the left, Hochma without Hassadim, \u200eand judgments are extended from her. As long as she does not make a coupling with ZA to draw \u200eHassadim for clothing the Hochma, her Mochin are regarded as posterior and not as anterior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
David\u2014who is in the place of Malchut\u2014said and warned the people in the world to come out of the posterior and seek the anterior of Malchut.\u200e He said, \u201cSeek My face,\u201d meaning the Mochin of Hassadim and of Rachamim of ZA. \u201cTo You,\u201d to ZA, \u201cMy heart said,\u201d meaning Malchut, \u201cSeek My face,\u201d that \u200eis, come out from the posterior and seek My anterior, the face of ZA. This is why he ends, \u201cYour \u200eface, O Lord, I shall seek,\u201d meaning the Mochin of Rachamim and of Hassadim of ZA, which is \u200eMy face.\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n
David argued before ZA instead of Malchut, \u201cTo You my heart said,\u201d meaning because of \u200eyou, ZA, my heart, Malchut, said to the people of the world. My heart, which is gripped in \u200eMalchut, warned the people of the world on Malchut\u2019s behalf, \u201cSeek My face\u201d for the upper \u200eking, ZA, for my face is the face of the upper king. He cautioned the people of the world \u200eto come out of Malchut\u2019s posterior and seek Malchut\u2019s anterior, which are the crowns of the King, the Mochin of GAR that he unites with, which are Hassadim \u200eand Rachamim, such as his quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Malchut receives them, they are called \u201cHis \u200eName,\u201d since Malchut is called \u201cname,\u201d and then ZA and His Name, meaning \u200eMalchut, are one thing, meaning their Mochin are equal. \u201cYour \u200eface, O Lord, I shall seek,\u201d since the face of ZA are themselves the face of \u200eMalchut, and when he said, \u201cSeek My face,\u201d he was seeking the face of HaVaYaH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
101. It is becoming of King David to cite poems for the assembly of Israel, Malchut, more than for \u200eall the people in the world, and to say the words of the assembly of Israel to the King, ZA, \u200esince he is gripped to her, because David is a Merkava for Malchut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
102. \u200e\u201cTo You my heart said, \u2018Seek My face.\u2019\u201d For You my heart said to the people of the world, \u200e\u200e\u201cSeek My face.\u201d These are the times and festivals, HGT of ZA, since HGT of \u200eZA are the GAR of Malchut and her face. \u201cYour face, O Lord, I shall seek.\u201d David invited \u200eeveryone, HGT, to rise to the place of holiness, upper AVI, which are called \u201cthe face of HaVaYaH,\u201d of ZA, since ZA receives the Mochin of AVI, which are holiness, when he rises to \u200ethem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He invites HGT to rise in order to crown them with the Mochin of AVI, each in its day, and each in its time, and they will all draw from that same deep one from which all the streams and fountains \u200eemerge\u2014upper AVI. This is why it is written, \u201cHoly assemblies.\u201d \u201cAssemblies,\u201d since they \u200eare summoned to rise to the place called \u201choliness,\u201d to upper AVI, to be crowned with it and draw from it, so they will all be sanctified as one and joy will be in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
103. Holy Assemblies means being summoned to holiness, upper AVI, Hochma. And when they \u200eare summoned to the place called \u201cHoliness,\u201d they are summoned from the stream that \u200estretches out, YESHSUT, Bina.\u200e It is like a king who invites people to his meal, showers them with every kind of \u200edelicacy in the world, and serves them wine of pleasant aroma and sweet savor. So are the \u200eholy assemblies. Because they are invited to the King\u2019s meal, they are also invited to the \u200egood, savory, and well-kept wine. It is written about it, \u201choly assemblies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Yod never exits the Mochin of AVI. They are Hassadim whose Hochma is concealed, and they are called \u201ceating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Mochin of YESHSUT, the Yod exits their Avir [air], and the light of Hochma is revealed in them. Bina that returned to being Hochma are called \u201cdrinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is written, \u201cEat, friends; drink and be drunken O beloved.\u201d Drawing Mochin of Hochma \u200ewithout Hassadim is darkness and not light. However, once he has Hassadim from upper AVI \u200eto clothe Hochma, he can receive the Hochma from YESHSUT. HGT of ZA are three \u200efestivals: Passover is Hesed, Sukkot is Gevura and Shavuot [Pentecost] is Tifferet. They \u200eare called \u201choly assemblies\u201d because they are summoned to rise and receive from upper \u200eAVI, who are holiness, and whose abundance is called \u201ceating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When they are summoned to receive from the abundance of holiness of AVI, called \u201ceating,\u201d they are also summoned to receive from the abundance of Bina, from the illumination of \u200eHochma in YESHSUT in the river that stretches out of Eden. It is called \u201cwine\u201d for \u200edrinking since because they already have Hassadim from AVI to clothe the Hochma, they can also extend \u200eillumination of Hochma from YESHSUT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
104. It is written, \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me.\u201d Israel below are called \u201choly men\u201d because they are \u200esummoned from the holiness above, summoned to receive from the abundance of AVI, called \u200e\u200e\u201choliness,\u201d which is received in Malchut. It is written, \u201cThese are the festivals of the Lord, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim in their time.\u201d You, the holy people below, will summon those festivals, HGT, in their due time, \u200eand then set up a feast and a celebration, for you are worthy, since you are called men of holiness. \u200eEveryone will be summoned in all the phases of holiness above\u2014from AVI\u2014and \u200ebelow\u2014from Malchut\u2014through Israel who receive from Malchut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
105. \u200e\u201cThese are the festivals of the Lord.\u201d The festivals of the Lord are festivals \u200egiven from the Lord, from ZA, which are connected to him from below upward and from \u200eabove downward. They all connect to him and all crown to bond in a single tie in the King\u2019s \u200eknot. Just as the King, ZA, inherits AVI and unites in holiness, in their pure air, \u200ecrowns in them, and through them receives abundant illumination of Hochma from \u200eYESHSUT, all who adhere to the King\u2014the festivals that cling to HGT of ZA\u2014should be summoned to \u200ethe high place, holiness\u2014AVI\u2014to all unite as one. This is why they are called \u201cthe festivals of the Lord, and afterwards, it is written, \u201cHoly Assemblies,\u201d since the King is crowned in \u200ethem.\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The festivals are extended from HGT of ZA, from the three lines: Passover from the right, Sukkot \u200efrom the left, and Shavuot from the middle line. The festivals are from the Creator, from ZA, since the \u200eillumination of Hochma is received only from below upward and the Hassadim from above \u200edownward. This is why they connect in ZA and from below upward and from above downward, to receive illumination of Hochma and Hassadim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The king, ZA, inherits AVI and is united in holiness, which is the abundance of Hassadim from the pure air of AVI, and is crowned in them, for through them, it also receives the Hochma from YESHSUT, since after it has Hassadim from AVI, it can receive Hochma, as well. Similarly, all those who are gripped to the king, the festivals that are gripped to HGT of ZA, receive Hassadim from AVI, and illumination of Hochma from ZA, who receives from YESHSUT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A festival indicates abundant illumination of \u200eHochma, since Mo\u2019ed [festival] comes from the word Eden, meaning Hochma, which \u200ethey receive from ZA. This is why they are called \u201cthe festivals of the Lord,\u201d and then \u201choly assemblies,\u201d after the abundant Hassadim that they receive from AVI, which are \u200ecalled \u201choliness.\u201d This is so because through the Hassadim of AVI, they can be crowned with the \u200eKing and receive Hochma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
106. These are the festivals of the Lord, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim in their time.\u201d Israel has two parts in them: 1. From the perspective of the king, ZA, from the illumination of Hochma in it, Israel has a high part in it, as it is written, \u201cAnd you who adhere to the \u200eLord your God are alive every one of you this day,\u201d and also, \u201cFor the portion of the \u200eLord is His people.\u201d 2. From the perspective of the upper one in holiness, the pure Avir of AVI, Israel \u200ehas a high part in him, as it is written, \u201cAnd you shall be holy men unto Me,\u201d as well as, \u201cIsrael was holy to the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is why the Creator said, \u201cIt is you who are \u200eworthy of summoning the festivals and of setting up a celebration and a feast before \u200ethem, to rejoice in them in the two kinds of bestowals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
107. One who invites someone to his place should show him joy and a bright face, to decorate \u200ethe path of that guest. It is like a king who invites an important guest. He tells his household, \u200e\u200e\u201cOn all other days, you were each in your own homes, one doing his craft, another travels with his \u200emerchandise, and another working in his field. But on this day of mine, when all of you congregate for my festival, because now I have invited a high and prestigious guest, I do not want \u200eyou to engage in crafts or in trade or in the field. Instead, all of you are invited to rejoice as is fitting for my day. Fix yourselves up to welcome that guest with a bright face, with joy and praise, set up for him a respectable feast so he will be welcomed by me from all sides, so \u200ehe will enjoy from my side and from yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
108. Thus said the Creator to Israel, \u201cMy sons, on all other days you engage in work and in trade, \u200eexcept on this day of Mine. Now I have invited an exalted and honored guest, and you will \u200ewelcome him with a bright face. Invite him, set up exalted meals for him and set tables as \u200eis suitable for My day. This is why it is written, \u2018Which you shall proclaim in their time.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u200e109. When Israel below delight in the festivals and praise the Creator, they set tables \u200eand dress in dignified garments. The high angels ask, \u201cWhat have Israel got to do with this?\u201d \u200eThe Creator replies, \u201cThey have an honored guest this day.\u201d The angels ask, \u201cBut is it not \u200eYours, from that place called \u2018holiness\u2019?\u201d He tells them, \u201cAre Israel not holiness? They \u200eare called \u2018holiness,\u2019 and they are worthy of inviting My guest\u2014one, from My side, for they are adhered to Me, and one, from the side of holiness, as it is written, \u2018Israel was holy to the \u200eLord.\u2019 And since Israel are called \u2018holiness,\u2019 he is their guest because he is invited from \u200eholiness, as it is written, \u2018Holy Assemblies.\u2019\u201d They all opened and said, \u201cHappy is the people \u200ewho is like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
110. Three are those who are summoned form holiness, and not more: the festival of Matzot \u200e\u200e[unleavened bread], the festival of Shavuot, and the festival of Sukkot. Is the Sabbath not \u200esummoned from holiness? No, for two reasons: 1) It is certainly not any less holy than \u200efestivals, as it is written, \u201cYou shall observe the Sabbath, for it is holy unto you.\u201d 2) The \u200eSabbath is not summoned to the holiness because holiness is her inheritance. The Sabbath \u200einherits the inheritance of holiness and is not summoned. Hence, they are all summoned from \u200eholiness and connect to the Sabbath and crown themselves with it. And the seventh day is crowned with that \u200eholiness. This is why the Sabbath is not summoned from holiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sabbath is when ZA and Malchut rise to upper AVI and become like them. At that time, \u200ethey are as holy as AVI themselves. Conversely, the festivals do not rise to upper AVI, but to \u200eYESHSUT, and from there they extend the holiness from upper AVI. Since YESHSUT \u200eitself is not considered holiness, they are regarded only as summoned to receive from \u200eholiness but are not holiness themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
111. The Sabbath is like a son who comes to the house of his father and mother, and eats and \u200edrinks when he wishes. His father and mother do not need to invite him. It is like a king who \u200ehad an only son who was the love of his life. He gave him a friend to watch over him and \u200ebond with him. The king said, \u201cIt is only proper to invite my son\u2019s friends and show my \u200elove and respect for them.\u201d He invited those friends. However, it is inappropriate to invite the son. Rather, he eats and drinks in his father\u2019s house whenever he wishes, as it is written, \u200e\u200e\u201cWho is like You among the gods, O Lord? Who is like You, sublime in holiness?\u201d \u201cSublime in holiness,\u201d like a son who has been established in his patriarchs, for ZA had already \u200erisen to AVI and became like him, as on the Sabbath. And then he is \u201csublime in holiness,\u201d \u200eand not invited from holiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
112. \u201cSix days shall work be done, and on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of solemn rest.\u201d \u201cSix days,\u201d as it is written, \u201cFor six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and it is not written, \u201cIn six days.\u201d Each day, He did His work. This is why they are called \u200e\u200e\u201cwork days,\u201d meaning the six upper days, HGT NHY, from which all the works of creation \u200ewere done each day: Hesed on the first day, Gevura on the second, Tifferet on the third, Netzah on the fourth, Hod on the fifth, and Yesod on the sixth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
113. If they are the six Sefirot HGT NHY, why are they called \u201csix secular days\u201d? After all, \u200ethey are holy Sefirot of ZA. Currently, the world is governed by their messengers, by the \u200esix Sefirot HGT NHY of Matat, who is an angel. This is why they are called \u201csecular \u200edays,\u201d since Matat is secular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
114. Because it is permitted to do work in them, they are not considered holiness, although \u200ethey are HGT NHY of ZA, since those that are not considered holiness are considered secular. \u200eHence, in the Havdalah [separation between end Sabbath and the start of the new week] there was a distinction between holy and secular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holy means something in and of \u200eitself, not mingled with anything, since it is upper AVI, from whom all the degrees originate. \u200eHence, the separation is that the secular days are for work and the holy days are for observing. \u200eThere is observing in them in the secular days when they are summoned by holiness, when they receive \u200ethe pure air from upper AVI, meaning on festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
115. The joy and observing on the Sabbath day are above everything. This day is crowned in \u200eAVI, when ZA and Malchut rise and clothe upper AVI, and holiness is added to their holiness \u200emore than is present during the rest of the days, since ZA is holiness that is crowned in \u200eholiness and clothes the holiness, which are upper AVI, and adds holiness to his holiness. \u200eFor this reason, this day is joy for the upper ones and the lower ones, and everyone rejoices in it, for it fills all the worlds with \u200eblessings and all the words are corrected by it. This is the day of rest for upper ones and lower ones, and on this day, the wicked in Hell rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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