And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire flashing up, so that brightness was round about it; and out of the midst thereof as the color of electrum (chashmal). (Ezekiel 1:4) At times they were silent (chash), and at times they spoke (milel) – chash mal.⁸⁹ 13b. First you must be silent, until you cut away (mal⁸⁹.”) the kelipos. Then you can speak and cling [to G‑d], in order to sweeten the Strict Judgments in their source. This is the mystery of prayer, as my Master explained it in the name of his teacher. Ben Poras Yosef, p. 29c

footnotes: ⁸⁹ Chagiga ⁸⁹ From the word “milah