Opening 54
— What Happened in the Breaking, and How a New Radiation Came

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Section: The 288 Sparks (Openings 54–58)

Part 2 — The difference between breaking and repair. Source maintained vessels' existence in disrepair (= 288 scattered sparks). New radiation came = name of MaH. Mechanism: selection-and-purification — MaH sifts BaN. Form and function restored as Partzufim.

Diagram — Source maintains, then new MaH completes

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הקדמה לענין רפ"ח:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> What happened to the vessels when they were broken. The difference between the breaking and the repair. Plain English: Theme: what happened to the vessels in the breaking + difference between the breaking and the repair.

Concepts: breaking_of_the_vessels, tikkun_repair, difference_breaking_vs_repair.

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מן שנשברו הכלים - ניטל מהם כח ההנהגה. וגם לא היו עומדים בסוד צורה שלמה, אלא מיני כח בלתי שלמים ובלתי ראוים לפעול פעולה. ומקורם היה מקיימם כך, עד בא הארה חדשה שתשלימם, ותתן להם צורה ופעולה:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> During the time when the vessels were broken, the power of government was taken from them. They also did not stand arranged in a complete form. Rather, they were various kinds of incomplete powers that were unfitted to carry out any function. And their source maintained them in this state until a new radiation came that was to complete them and give them form and function. Plain English: Five claims: (1) power of government taken from them; (2) did not stand in complete form; (3) various kinds of incomplete powers, unfitted to carry out any function; (4) source maintained them; (5) new radiation came to complete them and give them form and function.

Concepts: breaking_of_the_vessels, vessels_kept_in_existence_by_source, new_radiation_mah, peulah_shel_havayah.

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אחר שנתבאר ענין השבירה, עכשיו צריך לבאר מה היה אחר כך:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Having explained what happened when the vessels broke, we must now explain what happened thereafter. Plain English: Op. 36-50 = breaking. Now: what happened thereafter.

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חלקי המאמר הזה ב'. ח"א, בזמן שנשברו הכלים ניטל וכו', והוא כללות מה שנעשה בכלים בזמן השבירה. ח"ב, ומקורם היה, והוא מה שהיה בין השבירה והתיקון:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> The proposition consists of two parts. Part 1: During the time when the vessels were broken... This explains in general terms what happened to the vessels during the time when they were broken. Part 2: And their source... This explains the difference between the breaking and the repair. Plain English: Two parts: (1) what happened in broken state; (2) difference between breaking and repair.

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חלק א: בזמן שנשברו הכלים - ניטל מהם כח ההנהגה, והוא מה שר"ל שבירה - דברים שאינם ראוין למלאכתן. דבר זה מתפרש בשני דרכים שהם אחד. כי הנה כבר שמעת איך הספירות הם שיעורי הנמצאים, והם הם חקות ההנהגה. אך הענין הוא, שהנמצאים הם נושאי ההנהגה, והם הם חקות ההנהגה עצמה, שבשלוט חלק אחד בנמצאים - תמצא הנהגה אחת, ובשלוט חלק אחר - הנהגה אחרת.

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Part 1: During the time when the vessels were broken, the power of government was taken from them. The concept of being broken applies to things that are unfit to carry out their function. This has two meanings that are both really one. For as you have already heard, the Sefirot are the underlying measures of all that exists (i.e. of the separate realms and beings) and the Sefirot themselves are also the laws of government. In other words, it is the separate creations that are subject to the governmental order, while the Sefirot are the laws of the governmental order itself. Thus when one part holds sway over the creations, it results in one type of government, and when a different part holds sway, the result is a different type of government. Plain English: Broken = unfit to carry out function. Two meanings that are one: (a) Sefirot = measures of all existence (separate realms/beings); (b) Sefirot = laws of government themselves. Separate creations are subject to governmental order; Sefirot are the laws of that order. Different part holds sway → different type of government.

Concepts: sefirot_class, hanhagah_governmental_order, breaking_of_the_vessels.

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ונמצא, שכאשר שיערה המחשבה העליונה הנמצאים בלתי מתוקנים, ר"ל לפי ענין הדין בלתי ממותק, הנה נראה התולדה מזה - שבאלה הנמצאים לא יכולים לימצא אלא קלקולים, והיינו קלקול הנמצאים בהם עצמם. ואז נראו הנמצאים נפסדים מענינם הטוב, ואין שולט בם אלא חלקיהם הרעים, העושים לצורתם הפסד. ונראה למעלה הנהגות מקולקלות, שאי אפשר להם לעשות מעשה. והוא החרבן שפירשנו למעלה, שלא היה מניח מציאות לחוקים הטובים, וכן לנמצאים:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Thus when the Supreme Mind made the calculation of how the creations would exist in an unrectified state, when strict Judgment is unmitigated, the consequence was quite evident: only defects could exist in these creations – the creations themselves were damaged. The creations then appeared as if they had lost their ability to carry out their good function, and only their bad parts ruled over them, causing damage to their intrinsic form. Corresponding to this state of destruction on the level of the creations, what we see above (on the level of the Sefirot in their broken state) is faulty laws of government that are unable to accomplish anything. This is the destruction and ruin explained earlier (see Opening 37, Part 1), which did not allow the good laws to operate, with corresponding effects on the creations. Plain English: Supreme Mind's unrectified-state calculation (when Judgment unmitigated): only defects in creations; creations themselves damaged; appeared to have lost their ability to do good; bad parts ruled. Above: faulty laws of government, unable to accomplish anything (= Op. 37 Part 1 destruction-and-ruin). Did not allow good laws to operate.

Concepts: breaking_of_the_vessels, kelipot, hanhagah_governmental_order, nifradim_separate_creations, cycle_creation_destruction.

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וגם לא היו עומדים בסוד צורה שלמה, שבירה ר"ל שני דברים, שאין הכלי ראוי למלאכתו, וגם שאין צורתו שלמה. והנה נמשך זה מזה, שמשום שאין צורתו שלמה - אין ראוי למלאכתו. ואמנם יכול להיות שבירה שישאר לו צורה למלאכה אחרת. אבל מה שהוא שבירה גדולה - אין נשאר לו שום צורה לשום מלאכה. ושבירת הכלים היתה שבירה אחת שלא היתה מנחת שום צורה כלל, והיינו שיעור הנמצאים בלי שום מציאות מתוקן. והם עצמם הנהגות שאינם יכולים לעשות שום פעולה של הויה:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> They also did not stand arranged in a complete form. Breaking means two things. It means that the vessel is unfit to carry out its work (the Sefirah does not have the power to govern), and also that its form or structure is imperfect. The one results from the other. It is because of the imperfection in its form that it is unfit for its work. Sometimes a thing can break in such a way that it retains a form fit for some other work. However, when the breakage is very great, it is left in no form for any kind of work. The breaking of the vessels was a breakage that left no form whatever, in the sense that the broken vessels were the measure of the creations when in a state of existence lacking all repair. In their broken state, the vessels themselves are governmental laws that are unable to execute any creative function (פעולה של הויה, peulah shel the Four-Letter Name). Plain English: Breaking = two things: (a) vessel unfit; (b) form/structure imperfect. One results from the other (imperfect form → unfit for work). Some breakage leaves form fit for other work. Great breakage: no form for any kind of work. The breaking of the vessels was this kind — left no form whatever. Vessels = governmental laws unable to execute any creative function (peulah shel the Four-Letter Name).

Concepts: breaking_of_the_vessels, peulah_shel_havayah, hanhagah_governmental_order.

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אלא מיני כח בלתי שלמים ובלתי ראוים לפעול פעולה, לא שנתבטלו ההויות והחוקים, אלא שישנם, אבל שאי אפשר להם לפעול כלום, מפני החרבן המגביר ההפסד עליהם, שאי אפשר להם לצאת ממנו. ונמצא שישנם, אלא שחסר מהם מה שהיה צריך להם כדי שיוכלו לפעול:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Rather, they were various kinds of incomplete powers that were unfitted to carry out any function. It is not that the creative powers and laws (הויות וחוקים, Four-Letter Names vechukim) ceased to exist. They existed, but they could not function in any way at all because of the great damage and destruction, which they could not escape. Thus they existed, but they lacked what they needed in order to be able to function. Plain English: Four-Letter Names vechukim (creative powers and laws) did not cease to exist. They existed but could not function — great damage and destruction. Existed but lacked what they needed to function.

Concepts: havayot_vechukim, havayot_forces_of_creation, breaking_of_the_vessels.

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חלק ב: ומקורם היה מקיימם כך, כי הנה לא נתבטל מציאותם, ועל כן נמצא שמקורם קיים ומקיימם, אלא שמקיימם כך, ולא ניתן להם שום תיקון, עד בא הארה חדשה, כדלקמן:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Part 2: And their source maintained them in this state... For they did not cease to exist, which means that their source – the lights – were in existence, and the source maintained them in existence, except that it kept them in existence in a state of disrepair, and they were not repaired until the arrival of a new radiation, as it goes on to say. Plain English: They did not cease — their source-lights existed and maintained them. Source kept them in existence in a state of disrepair. Not repaired until new radiation came.

Concepts: vessels_kept_in_existence_by_source, new_radiation_mah, 288_sparks, breaking_of_the_vessels.

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עד בא הארה חדשה, והיינו כי זה היה רק ענין אחד לבד, כמ"ש למעלה בסוד זריקת הניצוצין. ואחר כך רצה הרצון העליון להשלים דמות האדם בכל עניניו. ואז באה הארה חדשה והשלימה אותם, והיינו שם מ"ה, כדלקמן:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> ...until a new radiation came... For this was only one state, as discussed earlier (see Opening 36 Part 2) in connection with the mystery of the scattered sparks (which kept the broken vessels in existence). Afterwards, the Supreme Will wanted to complete and perfect the Form of Man in all its aspects. It was then that a new radiation came to complete them, this being the name of MaH, as will be discussed later. Plain English: New radiation came. Op. 36 Part 2: scattered sparks kept broken vessels in existence. Afterwards: Supreme Will wanted to complete and perfect the Form of Man in all aspects → new radiation came = name of MaH.

Concepts: new_radiation_mah, new_mah, flashes_and_sparks, 288_sparks, dmut_adam.

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שתשלימם, על ידי שתתן להם מציאות, וה"ס הבירור, ששם מ"ה מברר ומאסף אליו חלקים מב"ן, כדלקמן: ותתן להם צורה ופעולה, זה מציאות הפרצופים, שנעשים אחר כך בסוד התיקון, וכדלקמן:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> ...that was to complete them... through giving them proper existence. This is the mystery of the selection and purification, whereby the name MaH sifted out and gathered to itself parts of BaN, as will be discussed later. ...and give them form and function. This is their state of existence as the Partzufim, which were made afterwards through the mystery of rectification, as will be discussed below. Plain English: Complete them = give proper existence. Mystery of selection and purification: MaH sifts and gathers to itself parts of BaN. Form and function = state of existence as Partzufim, made through mystery of rectification.

Concepts: new_mah, selection_and_cleansing, birurim_selection_purification, partzuf, tikkun_repair.

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• **Op. 54's new MaH from AK's Forehead doctrine is the structural anchor for the entire World of Repair unit. Op. 59** (the joining of MaH and BaN as the matkela balance — the root of repair), Op. 60 (BaN bound under Malchut of AK; MaH under Yesod of AK), Op. 64 (MaH = Line, BaN = Residue). The new-MaH source Op. 54 names is what Op. 59 onward operationalises.

• **Op. 54's selection-and-purification → Partzufim doctrine is the cosmogonic seed of the entire named-Partzuf walk. Op. 70** (a Partzuf is a single light differentiated into 613 parts in one order — the order is what selection-and-purification produces), Op. 90 (every Partzuf is built of MaH and BaN). The mechanism Op. 54 introduces becomes the operational identity of every Partzuf in Atzilut.