Tiqun Twelve

Be-REiShYT¹ – An Utterance which is the first of all, comprised of all ‘ten sayings’. And it is the 32¹ ELQYMs of ‘the act of Be-REiShYT’, [Var: of BRYT-EiSh¹ ], and from the left side it was given, which is Gevurah –the red fire. And because of this: (Ex. 3:2) ... in the heart¹ *of the fire... *And Moses was from the side of the Levites, from its actual side.

footnotes: ¹ In-the-beginning ¹ LaB ¹ covenant of fire ¹ LaBat

And why was It the Shekhinah revealed to him in a bush? To show that She was oppressed among the thorns, and nevertheless,... *and the bush was not consumed... *– because of the ‘roses’ – which are Her children, who are Israel – who are destined to be in exile amongst the mixed multitude, who are ‘thorns’. And this is the mystery of: (Jer. 46:28) ... when I shall make an end, *of all the nations to where you have been expelled, but of you I shall not make an ‘end’*¹ ...

footnotes: ¹ khalah

He showed him the ‘reward of the bride’¹ [Var. of the Shekhinah]. And She is the ‘heart of the fire’ between the thorns, who are the wicked, when they oppress the Shekhinah and Israel. Their reward is ‘ending’¹. Shekhinah, the khalah¹, exits from amongst them. And the ‘groom’ shall arrive for Her sake, and this is ‘the reward of the conference¹ is the crush’,² and He will redeem them from exile, because of Her.

footnotes: ¹ agra de-khalah ¹ kalah ¹ bride ¹ kalah ² BT Berakhot 6b

And the oppression of Israel by the mixed multitude in exile, hastens the redemption for them, while their easing of exilic conditions delays the redemption for Israel.

And therefore, it the angel appeared to Moses, in a flame of fire from the midst of the bush (Ex. 3:2) , from within thorns.

When he approached there to see this activity, the blessed Holy One said to him: (Ex. 3:5) ... do not approach here, remove your shoes...

Here He alluded, that he Moses should shed his body, which was ‘a shoe’¹ relative to the other body, in which he became enclothed when he approached.

footnotes: ¹ na’al

And there is one who says that it the shoe is his wife. And it is all truth: this opinion and that.

And so did He show him, that the Temple, which is built by humans, is destined to be destroyed, and it will be built at another time, by the hand of the blessed Holy One. It is this that is written: [ (Deut. 33:27) *The abode of the God of old, and it is written: (Ex. 15:17) ... the sanctuary of Ha-Shem, Your hands have established]

• (Hag. 2:9) Great shall be the glory of this House, the latter more than the first... * *Because it is stated of it: (Zech. 2:9) And I shall be for it, says Y”Y, a wall of fire round about...

It is stated of the Temple: (Ps. 147:2) The builder of Jerusalem is Ha-Shem. And it is stated there, about Adam: (Gen. 2:22) And Y”Y ELQYM built the rib, which He took, from the man...– this is Ḥokhmah, ... and He brought her to the man – this is the Middle Pillar, the level of Moses.

And this rib is most certainly ‘the bride of Moses’, and upon it is stated: (Ex. 3:2) And there appeared to him, an angel of Y”Y, in the heart¹ *of the fire *– for She is an only daughter¹, from whom emerged the light of the Torah.

footnotes: ¹ labat ¹ bat

Similarly, it is stated: (Ex. 2:6) ... and she opened, and she saw the boy... ... and she saw...– this is the Shekhinah,¹ for he was crying because of Her. Then immediately:... *and she took pity upon him... *And this is: (Jer. 31:8) *With crying they shall come, and with supplications I shall lead them... *with supplications, most certainly, to fulfil: (Is. 54:7) ... and with great mercies I shall gather you.

footnotes: ¹ Shemot Rabbah 1:24

At that time: all the ḥayot¹ will be aroused in voice, and birds will chirp in song, to receive the daughter in joy and with music, to receive the ‘rites of sanctification’¹ from the groom – which are (Is. 6:3) ... Holy¹ , holy, holy... etc. And there is no sanctity less than ten.

footnotes: ¹ angelic-beasts ¹ qidushin ¹ qadosh

And the ‘rites of sanctification’, they are from the aspect of ‘wisdom’¹, which is Yod², (Jer. 2:3) Holy is Israel to Y”Y, the reishyt¹³ *of His produce... *– the first¹, specifically.

footnotes: ¹ ḥokhmah ² י ¹ first ³ Ḥokhmah ¹ reishyt

And They are blessed with 7 blessings, from the aspect of Higher Mother¹, Who is ‘blessing’². And upon Her it is stated: (Ez. 44:30) ... to cause blessing to rest upon your house.

footnotes: ¹ Binah ² brakhah

And there are seven blessings: ‘in the morning service: 2 before it the Shema and 1 after it, and in the evening service: 2 before it the Shema, 2 after it.’

And they are seven sephirot that are included in the unity of the groom and the bride. And this is: (Deut. 6:4) *Hear O Israel...*etc. Behold, here is holiness, and blessing, and unity.

At that time, David is aroused by ‘the harp which plays by itself’,¹ with ten types of tunes, the First of which, is with Ashrei² *... *and this is Be-REiShYT...

footnotes: ¹ BT Berakhot 3b ² Fortunate

Tiqun Thirteen For Day 8

(Gen. 1:1) Be-REiShYT¹ – there in these letters is ASHReY¹. And this is: (Ps. 1:1) Fortunate¹ *is the man... *And it is: (Ex. 3:14) EHYeH¹ that which¹ *EHYeH... *– the Head of all

footnotes: ¹ In-the-beginning ¹ Fortunate ¹ ashrey ¹ I-am ¹ ASHeR