## Introduction to Sulam Commentary Chapter 87

###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 87:1
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פז. ועתה צריכים לבאר איך יצאו שאר הפרצופים שהם למטה מעתיק.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
87. **We must now explain how the other** ***partzufim*** of *Atzilut* **emerged, those which are below *Atik*.**²⁷¹ of the world of *Atzilut*.

footnotes:
²⁷¹ As discussed frequently in the preceding sections, this is the first partzuf


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 87:2
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והענין הוא, כי תחילה אחר שבירת הכלים, עלה המסך דנקודים לראש הס"ג, דהיינו שנזדכך מכל חמש בחינות העובי שיצאו בו בחמשה פרצופים, עד שנשתוה למסך דראש הס"ג. ועם כל זה נשארו בו הרשימות מן העובי דחמשה פרצופים שיצאו בו, חוץ מבחינה אחרונה שנאבדה, כמו שנתבאר בכל הפרצופין [עיין אותיות סג - סה). ולפיכך, בעת שנכלל בזווג המסך דראש הס"ג, נתחדשה במסך דנקודים העובי של כל חמשה פרצופין, ואז יצא זווג דהכאה על העובי שבמסך.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**The idea is that initially, after the breaking of the vessels,**²⁷², ultimately leading to the formation of the *partzufim* of *Atzilut*. **the** **partition** **of** ***Nekudim*** **ascended to the** **head** **of** ***Sag*****. That is, it was purified from all** **level****s of** **opacity** **that emerged from it as the five** ***partzufim*****,**²⁷³ of *Nekudim* that had already emerged from the opacity of the partition of *Nekudim*. Now that partition, having been purified of its opacity through the formation of the *partzufim* and the beating of the surrounding light against the partition in the standard process of *partzufim* formation discussed previously, ascends to the head of *Sag* of *Adam Kadmon*. As usual, this ascent is the result of an equating of form, in which the partition of *Nekudim* is now spiritually identical to the partition of the head of *Sag*. **until it was equated with the** **partition** **of the** **head** **of** ***Sag*****. Nevertheless, the remnants of the** **opacity** **of the five** ***partzufim*** **that emerged from** the partition **remained in** the partition**, apart from the last** **level****, which was lost, as has been explained in connection with all the** ***partzufim*****.**²⁷⁴ formation detailed in the earlier sections of this work, sections 63–65. **Therefore, when** the partition of *Nekudim* **was incorporated in the** **fusion** through collision **of the** **partition** **of the** **head** **of** ***Sag*****, the** **opacity** **of all five** ***partzufim*** **was renewed in the** **partition** **of** ***Nekudim*****, and then a** **fusion through collision** **took place upon the** **opacity** **in the** **partition****.**

footnotes:
²⁷² This is a process that takes place in the level of Nekudim
²⁷³ This refers to the five partzufim
²⁷⁴ When partitions are purified and then ascend to the partition of the head, where their opacity is “reawakened,” the last level remains permanently eroded. This was discussed in the extensive processes of partzuf


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 87:3
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אמנם, לא כל הבחינות שבעובי נכנסו בזווג דהכאה, אלא רק הבחינה העליונה שבו, שהיא עובי דמצח המחובר עם בחינה ד', שעל ידי שלש בחינות, עיבור יניקה ומוחין, נשלמו עשר ספירות שלו בקומת כתר. והרשימות האחרות שמשאר הפרצופין דנקודים שהיו במסך, לא קבלו כלום מזווג הזה שבראש הס"ג, להיותם למטה מקומת כתר, והם פסולת בערכו. ועל כן בעת יציאת עתיק מראש הס"ג ירדו עמו כל הרשימות משאר הפרצופין שלא נכללו בזווגו. ואחר שנשלם עתיק בעיבור יניקה מוחין דפנים, אז האיר האור העליון על הבחינה העליונה מרשימות שנשארו בו, שהיא עובי דבחינה ג', אשר על ידי שלש הבחינות עיבור יניקה מוחין, יצאו עשר ספירות בקומת חכמה, והוא פרצוף אריך אנפין.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**However, not all** **level****s of the** **opacity** **were included in the** **fusion through collision****, but only** the partition's **uppermost** **level****, which is the** **opacity** **of the forehead that was attached to the fourth** **level**²⁷⁵, *Malkhut*, is now present in this context as a result of the second constriction. This presence gives rise to the capacity for fusion through collision against this partition. **and by means of the three phases, gestation, infancy** and **brains****,** the *partzuf*’s **ten** ***sefirot*** **were completed at the** **height** **of** ***Keter*****.**²⁷⁶, and a *partzuf* of that height. **The other remnants, from the rest of the** ***partzufim*** **of** ***Nekudim*** **that were in the** **partition****, did not receive anything from this** **fusion** through collision **in the** **head** **of** ***Sag*****, since they were below the** **level** **of** ***Keter*****, and are** thus considered **immaterial in** relation to **its worth.**²⁷⁷ **Consequently, when *Atik* emerged from the** **head** **of** ***Sag*****, all the remnants from the rest of the** ***partzufim*****, which were not incorporated in its** **fusion** through collision**, descended with it. After *Atik* was completed through the gestation, infancy and** **brains** **of the face, the** **supernal light** **illuminated upon the upper** **level** **of the remnants that remained in** the partition**, which is the** **opacity** **of the third** **level****.**²⁷⁸ of *Atik*, the third level of opacity is the “most dense” level present. **Through the three phases of gestation, infancy and** **brains****, ten** ***sefirot*** **of the** **height** **of** ***Ḥokhma*** **emerged, and this is the** ***partzuf*** **of*****Arikh Anpin*****.**²⁷⁹ of the world of *Atzilut*, corresponding to the level of *Ḥokhma* in the *sefirot*. This height emerges from a partition in which the opacity of the third level interacts with supernal light in a fusion through collision.

footnotes:
²⁷⁵ As explained in the previous section, the fourth level of the sefirot
²⁷⁶ As usual, given that the opacity in the partition is that of the fourth level (the “most dense” level of opacity), the partition generates returning light of the height of Keter
²⁷⁷ The lower levels of opacity are inconsequential in comparison to the fourth level and are not manifest in the fusion through collision as a result.
²⁷⁸ Now that the fourth level of opacity has been activated and manifest as the partzuf
²⁷⁹ As discussed, this is the second partzuf


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 87:4
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וכן כאן, כל הרשימות דעובי שהן פחותות מן עובי דבחינה ג', הן פסולת בערך הזווג דקומת בחינה ג' שיצא בראש עתיק. ולפיכך, בעת שנולד א"א ויצא מראש עתיק למקומו, נמשכו עמו כל הרשימות ההן למקומו. ואחר שא"א השיג כל שלש הבחינות עיבור יניקה מוחין בשלמות, האיר האור העליון על הבחינה העליונה שנשארה ברשימות ההן, שהיא עובי דבחינה ב', ואז יצאה עליה, על ידי שלש בחינות עיבור יניקה מוחין, עשר ספירות בקומת בינה. והן פרצוף או"א. ועל דרך זה יצאו שאר הפרצופין. והנה נתבאר איך יצאו פרצופי אצילות זה מזה.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**Here too, all the remnants of** **opacity** **that are less** opaque **than the** **opacity** **of the third** **level** **are** considered **immaterial in** relation to **the value of the** **fusion** through collision **of the third** **level****, which emerged in the** **head** **of *Atik*.**²⁸⁰ to emerge, the partition of the previous level of opacity must be purified of its opacity at which time it ascends back to the head of the *partzuf*. There, the remnants of opacity are “reawakened,” except for the level that gave rise to the preceding *partzuf*, as that level has been permanently purified. Thus, the phrase “emerged in the head of *Atik*” refers to the phase of the process in which the new *partzuf* emerges from the partition as a result of the fusion through collision in the head of the preceding *partzuf* (*Atik* in this case). **Therefore, when*****Arikh Anpin*** **was born and left from the** **head** **of *Atik* to its place, all those remnants were drawn with it to its place. After*****Arikh Anpin***********was completed through all three phases, gestation, infancy and ******brains****, the** **supernal light** **illuminated upon the uppermost** **level** **that remained in those remnants, which is the** **opacity** **of the second** **level****. Then, by means of the three aspects of gestation, infancy and** **brains****, ten** ***sefirot*** **of the** **height** **of** ***Bina*** **emerged upon it, and these are the** ***partzuf*** **of** ***Abba*****and *Imma*.****²⁸¹ of *Atzilut* corresponding to the level of *Bina*. **The rest of the** ***partzufim*** **emerged in the same manner. It has** now **been explained how the** ***partzufim*** **of** ***Atzilut*** **emerged from one another.**

footnotes:
²⁸⁰ As above, in order for a new partzuf
²⁸¹ This is the term for the partzuf