Proof from the zohar that the sweetening of the severities comes from chochma and the ray of 'keser' within chochma | In order for the simple unlimited "voice" of God to be revealed within the contracted "speech" of God, the letter "Alef" is needed - the pleasure God has in the divine service of the creations | On the night of Rosh Hashana God's pleasure in creation is removed, we draw it back down through the shofar | The explanation of זה היום תחלת מעשיך זכרון ליום ראשון • Link to view this page of the maamar: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=28 •
