found in the Sabbath, and, because of this, the Sabbath is equal to the whole Torah.¹

footnotes: ¹ Shemot Rabbah 25:12

And so, the Lower Shekhinah is also called ‘shophar’¹, from the aspect of the Higher Shekhinah, which is the ‘the great shophar’: as in ‘blow upon the great shophar for our freedom’.²

footnotes: ¹ ram’s horn ² Liturgical: from the weekday ‘Standing’ Prayer

‘Blow¹ the shophar’ is a term of te-q’iah single-blast note, for surely the Lower Shekhinah is the te-qi’ah of the blessed Holy One, from the right-hand side, and She is called His ‘she-varim’ broken note, from the aspect of the left-hand side. And She is called His te-ru’ah trilling note, from the aspect of the Middle Pillar – which is Da’at.

footnotes: ¹ te-q’a

And because of this, it is stated: (Ps. 89:16) *Happy are the people, knowers of te-ru’ah... ‘knowers’*¹ – in knowledge, of which it is stated: (Prov. 3:20) With his knowledge¹ , the depths are split, (Prov. 24:4) And with knowledge, rooms are filled...

footnotes: ¹ yod’ei ¹ da’at

She is shophar, and the blessed Holy One is the ‘sound’¹ of the shophar. And when She ascends towards Him, with these three ‘bindings’, it is stated of Him: (Ex. 19:19) And the sound of the shophar, was continuing very strongly, continuously going¹ **– in te-qi’ah, strongly¹ – in she-varim, very¹ – in te-ru’ah.

footnotes: ¹ qol ¹ holekh ¹ ḥazeq ¹ me-od

And She is the Day of Atonements. And when She is adorned before Him with beautiful garments, – which are ‘the garments of atonement’ – She is called His ‘diadem’, His ‘turban’, His ‘sash’.

She is comprised of four garments of white, from the right-hand side, and of four garments of gold, from the left-hand side.

At that time, when She is adorned with these ‘garments of atonement’,¹ it is stated of Her: (Esth. 5:1) *... and Esther dressed regally... *And with them She enters the innermost place. It is this that is written: ...*and she stood in the inner courtyard of the house of the King... *And with them, She: (Esth. 5:2) ... won favour in his eyes...

footnotes: ¹ See BT Zevaḥim 88b

And the mystery of the matter: (Gen. 9:16) *... and I shall see it to remember the eternal covenant... *And immediately: (Dan. 9:19) Y”Y’ hear! Y”Y’ forgive! Y”Y’ listen! And act without delay!

She is called Purim, after Yom ha-Ki-PuRiM¹, in which they are destined to have delight, and to change it from affliction to delight. And because it is the Shekhinah, it is forbidden to wear leather footwear.

footnotes: ¹ Day of Atonements

At that time, it is stated of Her: (Song. 7:2) *How beautiful are your steps in shoes, O noble daughter... *And delight and joy and many good things are prepared for Her. And this will be at the time of redemption – soon!

And who causes affliction to the Shekhinah in exile? But the mystery of the matter: (Esth. 4:16) *... and thus I shall come to the king, not according to the ‘law’*¹ *... *– because She enters without Her husband, of Whom it is stated: (Deut. 33:2) *... from His right hand, a ‘fiery law’*¹ *for them *– for they have neglected in Her the Torah, and this caused the destruction of the First and Second Temple. It is this that is written: (Esth. 4:16) ... and if I perish, I perish.

footnotes: ¹ ke-dat ¹ eish dat

And nevertheless, even though She enters ‘without Her husband’ – Who is DaT¹ – even so, She enters through the Patriarchs, who are the: (ibid.) ... three days, night and day, in which she fasted. And they are witnesses, that a young maiden has entered the house of the King. It is this that is written: (Esth. 2:13) And thus would a maiden come to the king... A maiden¹, specifically, would come to the King, whom (Gen. 24:16) no man had known Her – except Her husband. And just like: (Esth. 2:14) *In the evening she would arrive... *– a virgin girl, specifically, here also: (ibid) *... in the morning she would return, *– a virgin girl, specifically.

footnotes: ¹ ‘law’ ¹ na’arah

And for Her – evening and morning – twice, they call to Higher Israel Her Husband, and they witness of Her that She has not exchanged Him – Her and children – for ‘another’.

And because of this, the People of Israel say every day: (Deut. 6:4) *Hear O Israel Y”Y ELoQeYNU Y”Y One *–Shm’a¹ Eḥad¹, whose letters form SheM¹, AḤ¹, ’EiD¹. ‘Brother’¹ protects Her, because: (Prov. 17:17) ... and a brother is born for adversity, and about that it is stated: (Ps. 32:7) *You are a ‘concealment’*¹ for me, (Deut. 28:6) Blessed are you in your coming... (Gen. 49:8) *Judah – you, your brothers will acknowledge... *– because in him Judah – YeHUDaH is YQVQ, and in him is the the letter Dalet², – in Him, She is preserved.

footnotes: ¹ Hear ¹ One ¹ Name ¹ brother ¹ witness ¹ aḥ ¹ seter ² ד

And about Him it is stated: (Esth. 2:7) And he was the guardian¹ of Hadassah... He is Her oman¹, and She is Hisemunah¹¹. And this is that which is stated: (Esth. 2:20) ... as she was in trust¹ with him. And no alien had touched her – by which is meant Aḥ-ashverosh, because Her ‘brother’ is with Her surely. And He hides¹ Her from him.

footnotes: ¹ omen ¹ guardian ¹ ward ¹ faith ¹ omnah ¹ satir

With what does He hide Her from him? With the point which is the tip of the letter Dalet¹ of the word EḤaD². AḤ² protects Dalet¹, so that ‘another’² does not approach Her. It is this that is written: (Is. 42:8) *I am Y”Y, That is My Name, and My Glory I shall not give to another... *And this point is the sign of the covenant, in which aḥ²³ is completed to ten, and with Her is made Yod¹³.

footnotes: ¹ ד ² One ² brother ¹ ד ² AḤeR ² brother ³ 9 ¹ י ³ 10

And one who is false with the covenant of circumcision, causes to be withdrawn from Him,