is from the right-hand side. Halakhah¹ is on the left-side – in relation to Her husband – and ‘receives’¹ from Him, on the right*-side*, and then descends full towards the Righteous-One, and because of this: (Ps. 37:25) I have not seen a righteous person forsaken... etc.

footnotes: ¹ ritual-law ¹ qabilat

[And with what?] And when She descends ‘full’¹, towards Her Husband, who is Vav² – the river that is drawn out of Eden – Vav² enters into Dalet², and is made into Hei², and that which was tzedeq¹³, is made into tzedaqah¹, towards ‘the pauper, who is ‘the Righteous-One’¹³.

footnotes: ¹ malya ² ו ² ו ² ד ² ה ¹ righteousness ³ Malkhut ¹ charity ¹ tzadiq ³ Yesod

And about that river it is stated:¹ ‘Sunshine on the Sabbath is charity to the poor’. And about that it is stated: (Prov. 14:34) *Charity shall exalt a nation... *And that which was righteous judgement, is made into mercy.

footnotes: ¹ BT Ta’anit 8b

And all sephirot are called after Her name: (Lev. 19:36) *Righteous scales, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin... *when Her Husband, Who is mercy, becomes distant from Her, the righteous scales which are the two arms¹, the righteous stones, which are the two pillars of truth¹, the righteous hin which is the Righteous-One¹.

footnotes: ¹ Ḥesed-Gevurah ¹ Netzaḥ-Hod ¹ Yesod

And when the Middle Pillar is distant from Her, It is ‘justice’¹, and of it is written: (Ps. 75:8) For ELQYM judges – this one He shall lower, and this one He shall raise. ...this one He shall lower – one who causes the lowering of the Shekhinah from Her place, ... this one He shall raise – one who causes Her to ascend from Her place.

footnotes: ¹ mishpat

For the sins of Israel lower Her downwards, and their merit raises Her to Her place. Lo, worthy is he who performs merits, to raise Her to Her place.

And furthermore: the Shekhinah is ‘the sending of the nest’. What is Her ‘nest’? It is Jerusalem. And above, is Her nest¹, that of which it is stated: (Ex. 34:7) ... and He surely will not acquit¹ – and this is Metatron, of whom it is stated:² ‘Do not look upon the vessel¹, but upon that which is inside it’.

footnotes: ¹ qein ¹ naqeh ² Mishnah Avot 4:20 ¹ qanqan

And this is: (Deut. 22:6) When a bird’s nest¹ happens before you, on the way, in any tree, or upon the ground... ... in any tree...– this is ‘body and covenant’, the Righteous-One is the covenant and it is ‘everything’¹², ...a tree...– this is ‘the Middle Pillar’², ...or upon the ground... – this is ‘Lower Mother’², ...the chicks...– two arms², ...or the eggs...– two thighs², ...and the mother is lying down...– this is ‘Higher Mother’². You will surely send away the mother... (Deut. 22:7) – this is Lower Mother, with direct-object indicator: ET– specifically.

footnotes: ¹ qan ¹ kol ² Yesod ² Tipheret ² Malkhut ² Ḥesed-Gevurah ² Netzaḥ-Hod ² Binah

*You will surely send away... *– it is this that is written: (Gen. 8:8) *And he sent the dove away from him... *and it is stated of Jacob: (Gen. 27:30) ... and it was, as he surely went out¹ *... *– corresponding to: You will surely send away¹... (Deut. 22:7) – and they are two arms, two expulsions¹, and they are two wanderings, and this is: You will surely send away the mother, *and the children you will take for yourself *– these are the six parts, that are in the two arms – the Hei² remains Dalet², without Vav²³.

footnotes: ¹ yatzo yatza ¹ shale-aḥte-shalaḥ ¹ ge-rishin ² ה ² ד ² ו ³ 6

Who caused Her the two ‘dismissals’? But it is because Her children transgressed, upon the commandments of the Torah, positive and negative commandments. It is this that is written: (Is. 50:1) ... and through your sins, was your mother sent away.

(Gen. 8:10) ... and he again sent the dove“from him”... * *– this is the Middle Pillar. What caused this, that She wanders from Him? It is because Israel have transgressed the Torah.

(Gen. 8:12) *And he waited further, another seven days... *[Var. and he sent the dove, and she did not return further] – this is Zayin¹² – the seventh day that includes seven Sabbaths. And what causes Her to wander away from Him? Because Israel transgressed the sign of the Sabbath and Festivals, and the sign of the covenant.

footnotes: ¹ ז ² 7

From the aspect of Isaac, which is the Festival ofRosh haShanah¹, it is stated of it: (Gen. 8:11) *And the dove came to him at evening time... *– and this is the ‘evening of Isaac’. And from the aspect of the Righteous-One, it is stated of Her: ... and behold it had torn-off an olive leaf with its mouth, and Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the Earth.

footnotes: ¹ New Year

And in every place, where there is not found – for those below – the image of Her Husband in Torah, She does not reside upon it. It is this that is written: (Gen. 8:9) *And the dove did not find rest for her foot... *– in the exile. As soon as She has found Her husband, ‘the Faithful Shepherd’, She resides upon Him and does not return to the ark.

It is this that is written: (Gen. 8:12) ... and she no longer returned to him, at all. And about this it is stated: (Gen. 2:24) Therefore a man should leave, his father and his mother... etc. – she cleaves to Him, and He to Her.

At that time: (Gen. 8:6) *... and Noah opened the window, of the ark which he had made *– and they all emerged, and went towards ‘the dove’ and Her Husband.

And it is stated in relation to Noah... *and Noah opened... *What is... and Noah opened? But it alludes to: (Ex. 2:6) *And she opened and saw the boy child...

• (Ps. 51:17) *ADNY! Open my lips... *– and this is Israel, who begin repentance with crying, and then immediately:... and she took pity upon him... (Ex. 2:6)

And furthermore: the Shekhinah is called ‘Festival’¹, at all special times and holidays – the ‘festival’ of the three pilgrimages of which it is stated: (Ex. 23:14) Three

footnotes: ¹ ḥag