Idra Raba - p169, p170, p171 - par 297-300
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The form of man - Synopsis -
Rabbi Shimon begins by saying that the Atik of Atikin and Zeir Anpin are really all one; time has no meaning in this context. Really there is no change from compassion to justice, for example, it is just that it was established with these Corrections (formations) for the sake of the lower ones. The Atika Kadisha established His own Corrections (formations) and the Corrections (formations) of Zeir Anpin in the image and structure of the form of man. Rabbi Shimon says that when Hashem Elohim formed man he made a form within a form, meaning the highest form called man that is comprised of both male and female. He talks about the breath of life and how the man became a living soul.
Idra Raba: Verse 297
כְּלָלָא דְּכָל מִלִּין, עַתִּיקָא דְּעַתִּיקִין, וּזְעֵיר אַפִּין, כֹּלָּא חַד. כֹּלָּא הֲוָה. כֹּלָּא הֲוֵי. כֹּלָּא יְהֵא. לָא יִשְׁתַּנֵי. וְלָא מִשְתָּנֵי. וְלָא שְׁנָא. אִתְתָּקַּן בְּתִקוּנִין אִלֵּין. אִשְׁתְּלִים דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּכָלִיל כָּל דִּיוּקְנִין. דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּכָלִיל כָּל שְׁמָהָן. דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּאִתְחֲזֵי בְּגַוֵויהּ כָּל דִּיוּקְנִין לָאו הַאי דִּיּוּקְנָא הֲוֵי, אֶלָּא כְּעֵין הַאי דִּיּוּקְנָא.
The rule of all these matters is that the Atik of Atikin and Zeir Anpin are all one, IN THEIR ESSENCE, ALL IS BEYOND TIME FROM THE ASPECT OF THEIR ESSENCE, AS 'WAS,' 'IS,' AND 'WILL BE' ARE THE SAME TO THEM. Everything is in the present and everything is in the past and everything is in the future, SINCE THERE DOES NOT EXIST IN DIVINITY A SENSE OF BEFORE AND AFTER. SIMILARLY, THERE DOES NOT EXIST AT ALL ANY CHANGE OF ACTION FROM THEIR ESSENTIAL ASPECT? FOR EXAMPLE, FROM MERCY TO JUDGMENT AND THE LIKE. Since there will be no change IN THE FUTURE and there was no change IN THE PAST, there is no change AT PRESENT. IT IS JUST that it was established with these Corrections (formations) FOR THE SAKE OF THE LOWER BEINGS. The form, encompassing all the forms, was completed, THAT IS, ZEIR ANPIN, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF THE HUMAN FORM THAT INCLUDES MALE AND FEMALE. It is the form that includes all the names, SINCE ZEIR ANPIN IS CALLED YUD HEI VAV HEI, WHICH IS A NAME THAT IS COMPRISED OF ALL NAMES, the image in which all images are seen, but not the ACTUAL image, only something similar to this image.
Idra Raba: Verse 298
כַּד אִתְחַבְּרָן עִטְרִין וְכִתְרִין, כְּדֵין הוּא אַשְׁלְמוּתָא דְּכֹלָּא. בְּגִין, דְּדִיּוּקְנָא דְּאָדָם, הֲוֵי דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּעִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין דְּאִתְכְּלָלוּ בֵּיהּ. וּבְגִין דְּהַאי דִּיּוּקְנָא כָּלִיל עִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין, אַתְקִין עַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא תִּקּוּנוֹי, וְתִקּוּנָא דִּזְעֵיר אַפִּין, בְּהַאי דִּיּוּקְנָא וְתִקּוּנָא.
When the decorations and crowns OF ZEIR ANPIN are joined, THAT IS THE MOCHIN OF THE FIRST THREE SFIROT, it is the perfection of everything, OF ALL THE UPPER AND THE LOWER BEINGS, since the image of man is an image in which the upper and lower beings are all included. This image comprises the higher and the lower beings; holy Atik established his own Corrections (formations) and the Corrections (formations) of Zeir Anpin in this image and structure.
Idra Raba: Verse 299
וְאִי תֵּימָא מַה בֵּין הַאי לְהַאי. כֹּלָּא הוּא בְּמַתְקְלָא חֲדָא, אֲבָל מִכָּאן אִתְפָּרְשָׁן אָרְחוֹי. וּמִכָּאן אִשְׁתְּכַח דִּינָא. וּמִסִּטְרָא דִּילָן הֲווֹ שַׁנְיָין דָּא מִן דָּא. וְרָזִין אִלֵּין לָא אִתְמְסָרוּ, בַּר לִמְחַצְּדֵי חַקְלָא קַדִּישָׁא. וּכְתִיב סוֹד יְיָ' לִירֵאָיו.
You may wonder what is the difference BETWEEN ATIK AND ZEIR ANPIN. HE REPLIES: It all has the same measure. However, from here on, FROM ATIK, his paths divide up. From here, FROM ZEIR ANPIN, Judgment prevails, AND ONLY from our own perspective are they different from one another. These secrets are not passed on except to the reapers of the holy field, MEANING THOSE THAT DESERVED TO RESTORE MALCHUT THAT IS CALLED THE FIELD AND ARE ALREADY REAPING ITS HARVEST. It is written: "The counsel (lit. 'secret') of Hashem is with them that fear him" (Tehilim 25:14).
Idra Raba: Verse 300
כְּתִיב וַיִּיצֶר יְיָ' אֱלֹֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם, בִּתְרֵי יוֹדִי"ן. אַשְׁלִים תִּקּוּנָא גּוֹ תִּקּוּנָא, טַבְרְקָא דְּגוּשְׁפַּנְקָא. וְדָא הוּא וַיִּיצֶר. תְּרֵין יוֹדִין לָמָּה. רָזָא דְּעַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְרָזָא דִּזְעֵיר אַפִּין. וַיִּיצֶר, מַאי צָר. צָר צוּרָה בְּגוֹ צוּרָה. וּמַהוּ צוּרָה בְּגוֹ צוּרָה. תְּרֵין שְׁמָהָן, דְּאִתְקְרֵי שֵׁם מָלֵּא, יְיָ' אֱלֹֹהִים. וְדָא הוּא רָזָא דִּתְרֵין יוֹדִי"ן דְּוַיִּיצֶר, דְּצָר צוּרָה גּוֹ צוּרָה. תִּקּוּנָא דִּשְׁמָא שְׁלִים, יְיָ' אֱלֹהִים.
It is written: "And Hashem Elohim formed (Heb. vayyitzer) the man" (Beresheet 2:7) with two Yud's. He perfected and completed one Correction (formation) within another, that is the seal of the ring, and that is vayyitzer WITH TWO YUD'S. HE EXPLAINS HIMSELF: Why two Yud's? Because they denote the secret of holy Atik and the secret of Zeir Anpin. "Formed:" what did He form? HE REPLIES: He formed a form within a form. HE ASKS: What is a form within a form? HE REPLIES: These are two names that are referred to as a full name, which are Yud Hei Vav Hei Elohim. That is the secret of the two Yud's in vayyitzer, indicating that he formed a form within a form, which is the structure of the full name Yud Hei Vav Hei Elohim.
