Lower Shekhinah, who is an ‘exchange’, of that of which it is written: based upon Exodus 23:21: “Do not ‘exchange’ Me for him...” – and they are Hei-Hei¹, And this² – this is ‘Son and Daughter’, Israel – this is Father.

footnotes: ¹ ה־ה ² zot

And because of this: there are, below, exchanges of the letters – of YQV”Q with ADNY – but in the world to come, there is no exchange, as the Masters of the Mishnah have established:¹ ‘Not as I am written, am I read’.

footnotes: ¹ BT Qiddushin 71a

And in this world, It is written YHV”H and pronounced ADNY, and in the world to come, It is written YHV”H and is pronounced YHV”H.

And furthermore: (Ruth 4:7) *... a man would remove his shoe..., *this is the body, which is a wife – his vessel – and this is MeTaTRON, ... *and shall give it to his fellow... *– for sometimes the Middle Pillar is found in him in Metatron, and sometimes the Righteous-One, and sometimes the Higher Shekhinah. She is ‘the testimony’¹ of it, and sometimes the Lower Shekhinah, She is an ‘exchange’¹ of it.

footnotes: ¹ te’udah ¹ te-murah

And this is: (Song. 4:12) A locked¹ *garden... *and in it, a sealed wellspring – which is the Shekhinah, Yod²³ comprised of ten *sephirot *– the Yod of MeYTaTRON.

footnotes: ¹ na’ul ² י ³ 10

All the sephirot act through him Metatron, in this low world, and through him is: ‘levirate marriage’ and ‘removal’, and a bill of release divorce.

And all letters are ‘exchanged’ through him, such as M-Tz-P-Tz, and it is ‘the shutting¹ of festivals’, and of appointed times and holidays, ‘the shutting of the door to borrowers’.

footnotes: ¹ ne-’ilah

On the Day of Atonements – which is the world to come – YQV”Q is not pronounced as ADNY – which is judgment¹, and which is ‘shoe’¹ – the shutting¹ of the door. But it does not close the door, rather it is open to receive penitents.

footnotes: ¹ din ¹ na’al ¹ ne-’ilah

And because of this: the Day of Atonements prohibits the wearing¹ of shoes, for there is no ‘union’ on it that day, for the blessed Holy One and the Shekhinah, for sometimes She, Shekhinah, remains while the blessed Holy One withdraws, and sometimes the blessed Holy One remains, while Shekhinah withdraws.

footnotes: ¹ ne’ilah

And because of this, the time of conjugality¹ for scholars is on the Sabbath,² for of weekdays, when Metatron rules, it is stated: (Ez. 46:1) *... it will be closed, for the six working days... *– during it the week the gate is closed, and on the Sabbath day, it is opened. The gate is opened, and the Shekhinah emerges from it, to be united with Her Husband.

footnotes: ¹ ’onah ² BT Ketubot 62b

And at that time, She is called ‘the full cup¹’. It is this that is written: (Deut. 33:23) ... and full of the blessing of Ha-Shem,* possessing*¹ the sea and the south. For on the days of the week, She is called ‘dry land’¹, in Metatron. It is this that is written: (Gen. 1:9) And ELQYM said: ‘Let the waters be gathered, from beneath the heavens to one place, and let the dry land be visible...’

footnotes: ¹ kos ¹ yarashah ¹ yabashah

And when She is filled, it is stated of Her: (Ps. 116:13) A cup¹ of salvations I shall raise, and in the Name of Y”Y I shall call. Kos¹² is ELQYM² in numeric-value, which also amounts to the word kinui¹². With what is She filled? With the letter Yod³². And She is made into (Ps. 23:5) *... ‘my cup’*¹ overflows. And because of this: ‘a cup requires ten things, etc’.⁴

footnotes: ¹ kos ¹ cup ² 86 ² 86 ¹ ‘title’ ² 86 ³ י ² 10 ¹ kosiY ⁴ BT Berakhot 51a

Arose Rabbi Shim’on and said: ‘If a camp should encamp against me, (Ps. 27:3) * my heart will not fear, if war rises-up against me, in ‘this’*¹ I trust. *In ‘zot’*¹², specifically, I wish to become strengthened – with this verse of David.

footnotes: ¹ zot ¹ ‘this’ ² Malkhut

Rise O David! Behold your ‘zot’¹ is with us.

footnotes: ¹ ‘this’

O Aaron the Priest! Rise from your slumber! Behold your zot¹ of which it is stated: (Lev. 16:3) *With ‘this’*¹ shall Aaron come to the holy.

footnotes: ¹ ‘this’ ¹ zot

Rise O Faithful Shepherd! Rise to protect your ‘zot’¹, of which it is stated: (Deut. 4:44) *And ‘this’*¹ *is the Torah, which Moses set... *For many masters of battle warfare, are coming to fight for Her.

footnotes: ¹ ‘this’ ¹ zot

Rise O Prophets of Truth! For your ‘zot’¹ is with us, of Whom you were prophesying! Of Her it is stated: (Jer. 9:22–3) *Let not the wise one praise himself of his wisdom, and let not the mighty one praise himself of his might etc. ... except in ‘this’*¹. ‘ (Lam. 3:21) *This’*¹ I shall reply to my heart, therefore, I have hope for Him.

footnotes: ¹ ‘this’ ¹ zot ¹ zot

Rise O Patriarchs, Masters of the Covenant! For *‘this’*¹ the covenant (Jer. 31:32) of yours is still among us, of which it is stated: (Lev. 26:44) *And even with ‘this’*¹ , when they are in the land of their enemies... etc. And because of Her, the blessed Holy One has said: (Lev. 26:42) And I shall remember the covenant of Jacob...

footnotes: ¹ zot ¹ zot

Rise O King Solomon¹, you who are Her perfection¹.

footnotes: ¹ Shlomoh ¹ shlam

Rise plural to be a help to Her in this war!

Young one¹! Young one! You who are the Master of the keys of the treasuries of the King, in which are all the weapons of battle of the King. Rise, open the chamber! (Ps. 51:17) *ADNY! Open my lips, and my mouth shall declare *– the praises of the Higher King. For it is His [higher] chamber, take permission and open the chamber, for the sake of the glory of the Shekhinah!’

footnotes: ¹ na’ar

He opened and said: the cantillation notes zarqa¹, maqaph¹, shophar holekh¹, segolta¹.

footnotes: ¹ ֘ ¹ ־ ¹ ֣ ¹ ֒

Meanwhile, behold a young man had descended, [Var. the Faithful Shepherd, Rabbi Shim’on began] and he said: ‘Faithful Shepherd! You are the Master of the sling! For we need a shepherd who goes before us. Because of the bears, wolves, and evil beasts, who are coming to consume the flock,