Génesis 2:1 Cábala: Sha'arei Orah

It therefore is necessary for a person to prepare himself for prayer and properly direct his thoughts, in a manner that his prayer will not be obstructed and his request will not return emptyhanded. About this our sages, of blessed memory stated,¹⁶Talmud Bavli, Berachot 30b “A person should always take stock of himself. If he is able to focus his heart, he should pray, but if not, he should not pray,” meaning, if in his prayer he is able to focus on HaShem’s-יהו"ה title that pertains to his prayer, he should pray, but if not, he should not pray.

Now, when the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה was below, the heavens and earth were as one, as indicated by the verse,⁸⁵Genesis 2:1 “And the heavens and the earth and all their hosts were finished-Vayechulu-ויכלו.” That is, they were “intermingled-Nishtaklelu-נשתכללו,”⁸⁶Midrash Esther Rabba 7:11 – The word “intermingled-Nishtaklelu-נשתכללו” is of the same root as “finished-Vayechulu-ויכלו.” satiated and filled with each other, in that all the channels and sources acted in a manner of perfect completion, thus affecting a drawing down of influence from Above to below. It thus is understood that HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, fills the worlds from Above to below, as hinted in the verse,⁸⁷Isaiah 66:1 “Thus said HaShem-יהו״ה: The heavens are My throne and the earth is My footrest.” We thus find that HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, dwelt in equal harmony amongst the upper and lower beings.

Sometimes the tenth quality, which is HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality of Lordship-Adona”y-אדנ"י, is called by the term “All-Kol-כל after this quality, which is HaShem-יהו"ה quality as the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי and is called “All-Kol-כל.” About this matter the verse states,²⁷⁸Isaiah 44:24 “I am HaShem-יהו"ה who does all-Kol-כל. By Myself I spread the heavens etc.” This is because the heavens and the earth were created by the power of this Divine quality, including all the upper and lower hosts. This is the meaning of,²⁷⁹Genesis 2:1 “The heavens and the earth were completed-VaYechooloo-ויכולו. The word “completed-VaYechooloo-יכולו” is of the root “All-Kol-כל,” meaning that they were all completed. The great matter here is that Shabbat-שבת is the matter of “All-Kol-כל” and includes both qualities through the matter of, “Remember-Zachor-זכור” and “Keep-Shamor-שמור and is the matter of,²⁸⁰Genesis 2:1-2 “The heavens and the earth were completed. God completed on the seventh day etc.”