Light can't get dirty...

Aeter with R' Paltiel 7/14/09 Tuesday 22 Tammuz 5769

Page pay aleph – line starts, “ha orot” 9 lines from the top.

Special feature of kesser is that it can contain the ohr ein sof and it is a reflection of etzem.

In Pardes it says, this is why kesser is in helem and not revealed in the sphirot, just like ein sof is hidden. Malchus takes it from kesser.

Kesser and malchus are very similar on totally different levels – it is subtle and deep and we may get to it later.

Kesser is not revealed and does not express itself in the sphirot. You have the sphira and not the etzem on the level of revelation.

So orot that come from kesser are not revealing the etzem of the kesser.

According to this we have to say it is similar in malchus. The reason for the romemus of the king is due to the orot are hidden inside malchus/kingship. Thus the hisnaasut is essential – the principle that absorbs all the orot atzmi'im – this is not relative and al am – this is essential.

There is a difference between saying he doesn't get involved and it is impossible for him to be involved. Light shines on dirt and doesn't get dirt – on one level it doesn't get dirty and the essential level it would be impossible for it to get dirty.

Space – all that exists in our world – each thing needs the ingredient of space – without space there is nothing. The space is occupied by and becomes the article. When you move it to a different space the original space remains totally unaffected that a second ago it was occupied.

Here we have two contradictory things – on the one hand the space is an ingredient – on the other hand it remains totally unaffected. The space provides for the possibility of the article to exist – there are two levels – it allows for it since nothing else is in the space (this is an indirect relationship – the space doesn't relate to the object) on a second level the space actually provides for the objects – like the space demarcated by the rooms in a house call for specific furniture and provides for certain objects.

That space retains its neutrality gives the article that is there and infinite provision.

By having a king the nation and the people become more real.

Space is infinite and not made up of units, so what is it that we say echad that unites this infinity (as we say in kriat shma)? It is true it is completely neutral, but you can put objects in it – divide it – space is infinite, but not infinity – echad is infinity itself. It unites the entire space – ecahd says there is a oneness that is beyond up down and the four compass directions.

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