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Sefer Tomer Devorah: Chapter 5 - Effectuating Chesed on High #8 - Making Peace Between "Friends"

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

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tiferes side. Tiferes which is the sfirah between chesed and gevurah. Also tiferes is also often referred to as all six sfirot. But here it refers to the midah of what is called the kav hamtzai, the middle grounds between chesed and gevurah. Which is also referred to as Yud-Keh-Vav-Keh. And yesod, which is the sixth sfirah. And yesod, which is the sixth sfirah. Which is connected to the milah. The Now these are two friends. However, by nature they're very different. Lafamim yisrach kuzam zeh Sometimes they become distant one from the other. V'tzarich hashlamah, you need to make peace between them. Ul'saknam, and to fix them. Sheyihu shavim, that they should be equal. V'niksharim yachad. And tied together be'ahava v'chibah, with love and endearment. and endearment. Just like in this world, when there's friendship and love, there is shefa and there's giving. When there is animosity, then the channels of hatavah are closed. V'zeh al y'dei kishrei hamasa hatov. This is all through This is accomplished through good deeds. In other words, even though as we're going to see the most direct way to effectuate p- peace between the various sfirot is to bring peace through to a sfirot is to bring peace through to a man and his friend, to bring shalom between two parties. Likewise, But but in a more expanded view, through any good deed, one thereby brings peace between one sfirah and the other. Shek'she hayesod Now now let's explain how sometimes there could be a breakup between the sfirot. Shek'she hayesod noiteh el hasmol, because when the midah of yesod turns to

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  1. 0:32tiferes side. Tiferes which is the sfirah between chesed and gevurah. Also tiferes is also often…
  2. 1:04And yesod, which is the sixth sfirah. Which is connected to the milah. The Now these…
  3. 2:07sfirot is to bring peace through to a man and his friend, to bring shalom between…
  4. 3:08So you wouldn't say tiferes is more rachamim than din, but it is slightly more inclined…
  5. 3:39droplet. So the ability to confine all of man's ability into one droplet is midas hadin.…
  6. 4:42both right right-turned, both toward chesed. B'al derech zeh yihyeh gam kein bein kashrus sfirot, she'heim…
  7. 5:49The shechinah's aleph dalet nun yud. So bein ish l'ishto, d'hainu hayesod. Now this I don't…
  8. 6:19wife, husband being tiferes, wife being malchus, and the midah of shalom is yesod. Uvein uv'chein…
  9. 7:20confine and encompass all the sfirot. That's why the midah of yesod is also called kol,…
  10. 8:27Now, the main way this is accomplished, not only through good actions in general, but if…

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