That which allows the real thing to come through

AiynBase with R' Paltiel 12/17/09 ThursdayNight 30 Kislev 5770


A few lines above the middle of page 5 – at “hakav”.

In sight you see the object as part of reality, but touch is relating to how the object affects him. This would mean he is not relating to the world, or he is relating in a very limited way. He is creating a gap in the creation.

The kav is rooted above in absolute truth and thus it is able to create. Yet the kav “presents” itself in the form of a finite power, since it went through the tzimzum. A mashal for something limited and unlimited at the same time is the human body – it is finite yet if injured it repairs itself – it is not limited to the limit – you have it even if you don't have it – you have the whole form even if you have a cut.


Because the kav has both these qualities, it provides limit and definition to what emanates from it and also it binds and connects.


tzinor/pipeline is numerically equal to shemo/His name - “before the world was created, there was only He and His name alone.” This is describing the ohr ein sof before the tzimzum that is later drawn down by the kav. The principle of shemo/His name is the aspect of presentation and expression. If something has a name, it shows that it exists outside itself. Something that has a presence does not exist in one form or another – then it is a real presence. His name becomes the tzinor/kav.


The Torah is called a derech/a way – the path of G-d – why is it called this? The principle of pathway is that which allows the real thing to come through.


So too with roads that lead from city to city with many by-roads. In this structure is a profound wisdom – what should be the manner in which the tzinor is drawn down and subdivided into smaller particulars? It is so that the water is carried everywhere to fill every vessel.


The tzinor ensures the proper flow even to the last and lowest aspect being connected to the primary source.


All this is affected through chochmah to focus and supervise that it functions properly.


This is all to explain derech ha Torah – the path of Torah. The way provides not just an opening to go the way you want to go, but also it provides a safeguard to ensure that you will reach your target. Just like a tzinor leads the water only where it should flow, so too is the derech/path providing a connection and interrelationship and safeguard.

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