Opening 59
— The Root of the Repair: MaH and BaN Joined; Sefirot Become Partzufim

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Section: The World of Repair (Openings 59–69)

Part 2 — Awakening of love; facing columns. Lights no longer dejected; each shows friendly face. Architecture: facing-columns + intermediary. Right and left parallel; center column joins with one accord → reaches Malchut. Government via consensus and sound counsel.

Part 3 — Sefirot become Partzufim via kinship. Innovation: complete interrelation. Father/Mother/Son/Daughter (not just Sefirot-names). Comprehensive kinship-chains: every light related to others as root, brings-forth, receiving-vessel, child, etc. Repair = producing this bond.

Diagram — Facing columns and the consensus-governance architecture

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שורש התיקון - חיבור מ"ה וב"ן:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> The root of the repair – the joining of MaH and BaN: interrelation and kinship between the Sefirot Plain English: Theme: root of repair = joining of MaH and BaN = interrelation and kinship between Sefirot.

Concepts: tikkun_repair, mah_ban_joining, kinship_chains, mah_expansion, ban_expansion.

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התיקון הוא שנקשרו שתי ההארות - של המצח והעינים דא"ק ביחד, והם מ"ה וב"ן. ומיד נתעוררה האהבה בין האורות, ואינם עוד בעוצב כמו בתחלה, אלא כל אחד מראה פנים לחבירו. ונקשרים אלה באלה, בסוד אב ואם בן ובת. שכל אחד מראה קורבה לחבירו כפי הענין הראוי לו:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> The repair consisted of the binding together of the two radiations of the forehead and eyes of Adam Kadmon, these being MaH and BaN. There was an immediate awakening of love between the lights, and they are no longer in a state of dejection as at first. Instead, each one shows a friendly face to the other, and all the Partzufim are bound up with one another in accordance with the mystery of Father and Mother, Son and Daughter, where each shows kinship to the other in the manner that is befitting. Plain English: Five claims: (1) binding together of two radiations of Forehead and Eyes of AK = MaH and BaN; (2) awakening of love between lights; (3) no longer in dejection — each shows friendly face; (4) Partzufim bound up with one another — Father, Mother, Son, Daughter; (5) each shows kinship in the befitting manner.

Concepts: mah_ban_joining, forehead_eyes_radiations, dejection_vs_brotherly_love, father_mother_son_daughter, kinship_chains, partzuf.

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אחר שביארנו עניני השבירה נבוא עתה לבאר התיקון שנעשה אחריהם:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Having explained what was involved in the breaking of the vessels, we now come to explain the repair that was brought about thereafter. Plain English: Op. 36-58 = breaking and its working-out. Now: the repair brought about thereafter.

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חלקי המאמר הזה ג'. ח"א, התיקון הוא שנקשרו, והוא שורש הראשון של התיקון. ח"ב, ומיד נתעוררה האהבה, והוא תולדות השורש הזה. ח"ג, ונקשרים, והוא סדר שנתחדש לפי ענין זה:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> This proposition consists of three parts. Part 1: The repair consisted of the binding together... This is the first root of the repair. Part 2: There was an immediate awakening of love... This explains the resulting offshoots of this root. Part 3: ...and all the Partzufim are bound up... This explains the new order that came into being accordingly. Plain English: Three parts: (1) first root; (2) resulting offshoots; (3) new order.

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חלק א: התיקון הוא שנקשרו שתי ההארות, זהו השורש הראשון מה שנעשה, שאחר זה נמשכים כמה ענינים אחרים, והוא מה שאמר בספרא דצניעותא - מתקלא, וכדלקמן. והיינו שנתחברו אלו שתי ההארות ביחד, ונולד מחיבורם האהבה, שתמצא בכל הספירות היוצאות מהם, כדלקמן:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Part 1: The repair consisted of the binding together of the two radiations... This is the first root that was produced, and after this, a number of other consequences followed. This is what the Sifra DeTzeniuta refers to as the "balance" (מתקלא, matkela), as will be discussed below (see Opening 69). This consisted of the joining of these two radiations together, and the result of their connection is the love found in all the Sefirot that emerge from them, as discussed below. Plain English: First root of repair. After this: many consequences. Sifra DeTzeniuta calls this the balance (matkela) — Op. 69 will discuss further. Joining of two radiations → love found in all Sefirot that emerge from them.

Concepts: matkela_balance, mashkela_balance, mah_ban_joining, tikkun_repair.

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של המצח והעינים דא"ק ביחד, המצח הוא בסוד בקיעת התפילין, כמ"ש זה למעלה:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> ...of the forehead and eyes of Adam Kadmon... The forehead is bound up with the mystery of the breaking through of the lights of the Tefilin, as mentioned earlier. (See Opening 32, Part 1 end: "The forehead also emits its own radiance..." i.e. from this phenomenon in Zeir Anpin it is inferred that the same applies to Adam Kadmon even though there is no mention of Tefilin in the case of the latter.) Plain English: Forehead = mystery of breaking-through of lights of Tefilin (Op. 32 Part 1 end: "The forehead also emits its own radiance..."). Inferred from Zeir Anpin's Tefilin-radiation that same applies to AK (no Tefilin-mention there explicitly).

Concepts: forehead_eyes_radiations, mah_expansion.

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והם מ"ה וב"ן, זה פשוט, שהאור היוצא מן המצח הוא מ"ה, ומה שיצא כבר מן העינים הוא ב"ן, כדלעיל:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> ...these being MaH and BaN. It is clear that the light emerging from the Forehead is MaH, while that which had already emerged from the Eyes is BaN, as discussed earlier (Opening 34, Part 1). Plain English: MaH = Forehead-light; BaN = Eyes-light (Op. 34 Part 1).

Concepts: mah_expansion, ban_expansion, forehead_eyes_radiations, lights_of_eyes.

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חלק ב: ומיד נתעוררה האהבה בין האורות, והיינו כי השורש למעלה נתקן בסוד דו"ן, שהם מ"ה וב"ן. וכל היוצא משם הכל הוא בטבע שרשו - תולדה מאירה באהבה כראוי:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Part 2: There was an immediate awakening of love between the lights... For the root above was instituted in accordance with the mystery of Male and Female, which are MaH and BaN. Thus all the Partzufim that emerge from the Forehead and Eyes of Adam Kadmon are stamped with the same nature as the root, and thus the offshoot radiates with love in the proper way (being compounded of MaH and BaN). Plain English: Root above = mystery of Male and Female = MaH and BaN. All Partzufim from Forehead/Eyes of AK stamped with same nature. Offshoot radiates with love — compounded of MaH and BaN.

Concepts: mah_ban_joining, partzuf, dejection_vs_brotherly_love.

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ואינם עוד בעוצב כמו בתחלה, אלא כל אחד מראה פנים לחבירו, זה ר"ל שהם נסדרים בהנהגה כל אחד לעבר חבירו, והם זה כנגד זה בהבטה של אהבה, כל אור מתלהט כנגד חבירו, לא כמו שהיה בתחלה - זה תחת זה, אלא כל אחד בקו שלו עומד נגד קו חבירו, והאמצעי מחברם. ונמצא שההנהגה נעשית על ידם בחיבור אחד, כי הימין והשמאל מקבילים זה לזה כנ"ל. ועדיין אין משפיעים, עד שיחברם בהסכמה אחת הקו האמצעי, והוא יגיע הכל אל מקום אחד, שהוא מלכות שהיא תחתיו. נמצאת ההנהגה יוצאת בהסכמה ועצה נכונה, לא שכל ספירה תהיה בפני עצמה, כמו שהיה בתחלה, וכמ "ש:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> ...and they are no longer in a state of dejection as at first. Instead, each one shows a friendly face to the other... This means that in the governmental order, they are arranged each one towards the other, facing each other with an expression of love, each light flashing forth in the direction of the other (signifying cooperation between the Sefirot). This is not how it was at first, when they were one under the other. Now each stands in its appropriate column facing the column of the other with an intermediary joining them together. The governmental order is thus produced as a single bond, for the right and left sides are parallel. Nevertheless, they still do not pass on their influence until the center column joins them together with one accord so that everything reaches one place, this being Malchut, which is underneath. Thus the governmental order emerges through consensus and sound counsel, without each Sefirah being alone as at first, as discussed earlier. Plain English: No longer dejected. Each shows friendly face — arranged each one towards the other, facing each other, lights flashing in direction of the other (cooperation). Not under-each-other as at first. Now: each in its appropriate column, facing the column of the other, intermediary joining them together. Right and left parallel. Influence does not pass until center column joins them with one accord → everything reaches one place — Malchut, underneath. Government via consensus and sound counsel — not each Sefirah alone (Op. 52).

Concepts: dejection_vs_brotherly_love, facing_columns_with_intermediary, reshut_harabim_vs_yachid, nukva, hanhagah_governmental_order.

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חלק ג: ונקשרים אלה באלה, זה מה שמתחדש בתיקון, שכל המדרגות מתחברות במעשים - לעשותם בהסכמה, עד שנקראו בשם זה של אב ואם בן ובת, מה שלא היה במלכין קדמאין, שלא היה נקרא אלא חגת"ם, וזה מפני שלא היה יחס ביניהם. אבל בכאן נעשה יחס שלם, עד שבינה גם כן היא מיוחסת לחכמה, שהיא נוק' שלו, והרי אי אפשר לו לפעול אלא עמה, ולא היא אלא עמו. וכן ז"א עם נוק'. וגם יחס בין זו"ן לאו"א כיחס הבנים לאביהם.

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> Part 3: ...and all the Partzufim are bound up with one another... The innovation brought about through the repair was precisely that all the levels join together to produce their effects with one accord, so they can properly be called by the name of Father and Mother, Son and Daughter, which was not so in the case of the Primordial Kings, which were called only Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferet and Malchut (i.e. they are referred to as Sefirot but they were not Partzufim). The reason is that there was no interrelation between them. In the repair, however, a complete interrelation was produced. Thus Binah is also related to Chochmah as its Nukva, and indeed, it is impossible for Chochmah to function except with Binah, or for Binah to function without Chochmah. The same applies to Zeir Anpin with the Nukva. Likewise, the relation betwen Zeir and Nukva on the one hand and Abba and Imma on the other is like the relation of children to their parents. Plain English: Part 3. Innovation: levels join together to produce effects with one accord → properly named Father/Mother/Son/Daughter. Not so for Primordial Kings (called only Chessed/Gevurah/Tiferet/Malchut — Sefirot but not Partzufim). Reason: no interrelation. Repair: complete interrelation. Binah related to Chochmah as his Nukva — impossible for Chochmah to function without Binah, or vice versa. Same for Zeir-Nukva. Zeir-Nukva ↔ Abba-Imma = children to parents.

Concepts: father_mother_son_daughter, sefirot_to_partzufim_via_kinship, kinship_chains, partzuf, kings_who_ruled.

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סוף דבר - נעשה כל ענין הספירות בהנהגה של הסכמה, ביחס וקורבה בין אור לאור, שאין שום אור בפני עצמו שלא יהיה לו יחס עם כל האחרים. דרך משל, אימא יש לה יחס עם אבא שהיא הכלי המקבל שלו, יחס עם זו"ן, שהיא המוציאה אותם. ז"א יש לו יחס עם אבא, שהוא השורש שלו, עם אימא, שהיא המוציאה אותו, עם נוק', שהיא המקבל שלו, וכן כולם. נמצא כלל התיקון הוא זה - לעשות קשר זה בין המדרגות:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> The sum of the matter is that the entire order of the Sefirot was instituted on the foundation of a governmental order based on consensus, with interrelation and kinship between light and light. Not a single light stood alone without some relationship with all the others. For example, Imma has a relationship with Abba inasmuch as Imma is Abba's receiving vessel, and Imma has a relationship with Zeir and Nukva since it is Imma that brings them forth. Zeir Anpin has a relationship with Abba, which is Zeir Anpin's root, with Imma, which brings Zeir Anpin forth, and with the Nukva, which is Zeir Anpin's receiving vessel. The same applies to all of them. Thus the entire repair consists of producing this bond between the various levels. Plain English: Sum: order of Sefirot instituted on consensus — interrelation and kinship between light and light. Not a single light stood alone without relationship with others. Examples: Imma relates to Abba (his receiving vessel) + to Zeir/Nukva (brings them forth). Zeir relates to Abba (root), Imma (brings forth), Nukva (receiving vessel). Repair = producing this bond.

Concepts: kinship_chains, sefirot_to_partzufim_via_kinship, father_mother_son_daughter, partzuf.

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בסוד אב ואם בן ובת, והיינו שבדרך ההשתלשלות זה נקרא התפשטות שלם, כי הרי התולדה היא בן או בת לפי החסד או הדין, והסיבות לתולדה - שנים, היינו אב ואם:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> ...in accordance with the mystery of Father and Mother, Son and Daughter... In other words, this developmental sequence is called a complete array (in which each Partzuf is in its proper place). For the result is the Son or the Daughter, depending on whether the influence is that of Kindness or Judgment, while the causes of the result are two: Father and Mother. Plain English: Developmental sequence = complete array — each Partzuf in proper place. Result: Son (Kindness influence) or Daughter (Judgment influence). Causes: two — Father and Mother.

Concepts: father_mother_son_daughter, kinship_chains, chessed, din.

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שכל אחד מראה קורבה לחבירו כפי הענין הראוי לו, לפי ענין ההשתלשלות הזה - כל אחד צריך להתיחס עם חבירו. וכפי ענינו בהשתלשלו - כך היא קורבתו עם האחרים, וכמ"ש למעלה:

Source — English (Greenbaum):

> ...where each shows kinship to the other in the manner that is befitting. The nature of this developmental chain governs the relationship that each one must have with the other. The kinship of each Partzuf with the others, as stated above, is according to its place in the developmental chain. (Thus since Zeir and Nukva develop from Abba and Imma, they are in the category of a son and daughter – and the governmental order follows this developmental sequence – while the relationship between Zeir and Nukva is like that between a brother and sister.) Plain English: Developmental chain governs each Partzuf's relationship with the others. Kinship per place in developmental chain. Zeir and Nukva develop from Abba/Imma → category of son and daughter. Government follows developmental sequence. Zeir-Nukva relation = brother-sister.

Concepts: kinship_chains, father_mother_son_daughter, zeir_anpin, nukva.

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• **Op. 59's matkela doctrine is the structural anchor for the entire eleven-chapter unit and beyond. Op. 60–68 (each chapter is one operational refinement of how MaH and BaN join), Op. 69 (Balance = cooperation among lights — the unit's culminating principle), Op. 70** (formal definition of Partzuf, which is a Sefirah differentiated by matkela's joining). The matkela framework Op. 59 names runs through the rest of the book without revision.

• **Op. 59's kinship-chains terminology (Father/Mother/Son/Daughter) is the structural foundation of the named-Partzuf walk. Op. 110–114 (Abba and Imma as parents), Op. 115–118 (Z"A and Nukva as children), Op. 134–138** (the Repair of Nukva closing the family-architecture). The kinship-architecture Op. 59 names is the structural form of the entire downstream Partzuf-system.

• **Op. 59's facing-columns + intermediary architecture doctrine is the cosmogonic seed of Op. 116 (CHaDaR — Chesed/Din/Rachamim with the intermediary Tiferet), Op. 70 ¶12** (the understanding heart — Binah-Tiferet-Malchut joined). The facing-columns logic Op. 59 introduces becomes the structural template of every later operational governance.