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74) \u201cAnd the gold of the wave offering,\u201d why is it called \u201cthe gold of the wave offering\u201d and the silver is not called \u201cof the wave offering\u201d? There are two who are called that: the gold of the wave offering, and the bronze of the wave offering. It is not called \u201cThe silver of the wave offering\u201d because the waving is departing upward. Gold is illumination of Hochma<\/em> in the left line, bronze is Tifferet<\/em>, the middle line, which consists of Hochma<\/em>, for the illumination of Hochma<\/em> illuminates only from below upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is so below, in the Klipot<\/em>, and it is not the gold of the wave offering because the Sitra Achra<\/em> extends the Hochma<\/em> on the left from above downward, and they are not in waving, like the Kedusha<\/em>. Waving means lifting up, and not lowering down. Silver is Hassadim<\/em>, and it is permitted to extend it below. This is why it is not written, \u201cSilver of the wave offering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

75) The illumination of Hochma<\/em> is called \u201ccalculation,\u201d when all the degrees and Merkavot<\/em> are in waving, illuminating from below upward. This is the gold of the wave offering. The gold, illumination of Hochma<\/em>, is all that extends below, blocking the vision, the good, and its light. When it is in waving, from below upward, it is a good gold with its light, and every gold that extends below is waste of gold, its fusion, Klipa<\/em>, and Sitra Achra<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Hochma<\/em> extends from the left line, from above downward, she cancels the right line and is in dispute with it. At that time, Hochma<\/em> is without Hassadim<\/em> from the right, and therefore her illumination is blocked, for Hochma<\/em> cannot illuminate without Hassadim<\/em>. However, once the middle line comes and unites the two lines in one another, it sustains the illumination of both of them in a way that they do not contradict one another, so the light of the right will illuminate from above downward, and the light of Hochma<\/em> on the left will illuminate only from below upward. When the two lines unite with each other, the Hochma<\/em> dresses in Hassadim<\/em> and she illuminates completely, but only from below upward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the Klipot<\/em> and the Sitra Achra<\/em> grip only to the left, when it is disputed with the right, extending the Hochma<\/em> from above downward. Yet, she is dark and full of Dinim<\/em>. This is why it is said, \u201cAnd all that gold that extends below is waste of gold, it is its fusion, Klipa<\/em>, and Sitra Achra<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

76) \u201cAnd the silver of those of the congregation who were numbered.\u201d Silver is the light of Hassadim<\/em> from the right line. Anything that expands below in this way is good. And although it is not by waving from below upward, it is good. But with gold, which is illumination of Hochma<\/em> from the left line, anything that expands below is bad. This is why there must be waving of gold, raising, and silver should spread below and to all the sides because it is all good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

77) It is written, \u201cFor the Lord God is a sun and a shield; the Lord gives grace and glory.\u201d The sun is the Creator, the holy name, HaVaYaH<\/em>, ZA<\/em>, in which all the degrees are in contentment. A shield is the holy name Elokim<\/em>, Malchut<\/em>, as it is written, \u201cI am a shield to you.\u201d \u201cI,\u201d Malchut<\/em>, is called \u201cAm a shield to you.\u201d And the sun and the shield are a complete name, indicating ZA<\/em> and Malchut<\/em> in one bonding. \u201cThe Lord gives grace and glory,\u201d meaning that Elokim<\/em> will be a shield, and HaVaYaH<\/em> will give grace and glory, so all will be one. Although grace and glory are extended in contentment, and a shield is extended with force to one who has enemies, they come as one, from the bonding of HaVaYaH<\/em> and Elokim<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

78) \u201cNo good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.\u201d It is written, \u201cFrom the wicked their light is withheld.\u201d For this reason, here he says that He will not withhold good from those who walk uprightly. This is the first light, Hesed<\/em>, of which it is written, \u201cAnd God saw the light, that it was good,\u201d concealing it from the wicked and denying them in this world and in the next world. But to the righteous, He will not withhold the good for those who walk uprightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

79) For this reason, the first light does not need ascending from below upward or waving, but rather expansion and disclosure, and not to ascend like the left, gold. This is why it is called \u201cthe gold of waving\u201d and not silver. Also, this is why it is written, \u201cAnd the silver of those of the congregation who were numbered,\u201d and it is not written, \u201csilver of the wave offering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

80) The right side is always posed to keep the whole world, illuminate, and bless it. Therefore, the priest, the right side, Hesed<\/em>, is always ready to bless the people, since all the blessings of the world come from the right side, and the priest takes first. For this reason, the priest was appointed on blessings above and below\u2014the Hesed<\/em> above, and the priest below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

81) When the priest stretches his hands to bless the people, Divinity comes over him and fills his hands. He raises the right hand over the left hand, to elevate the right and make it stronger than the left. Then, all the degrees in which the priest stretches his hands are blessed from the source of everything. The source of the well is a righteous, Yesod<\/em>. The source of everything is the next world, Bina<\/em>, from which all the faces, all the Mochin<\/em> illuminate, for it is the spring and the source of everything, and all the candles and lights are lit from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

82) As in Bina<\/em>, the source and the spring of the well, which is Yesod<\/em>, all those candles below\u2014Malchut\u2019s<\/em> Sefirot<\/em>\u2014are illuminated and filled with lights from it. Bina<\/em> is the source that gives to all. Likewise, Yesod<\/em> is the source that gives to Malchut<\/em>. For this reason, when the priest stretches his hands and begins to bless the people, high blessings are on him, from a high source\u2014Bina<\/em>\u2014to light up the candles. Then all the faces shine and the Assembly of Israel, Malchut<\/em>, is crowned in high crowns, and all the blessings come down and are drawn from above downward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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