Levítico 26:11 Cábala: Sha'arei Orah

The Kabbalists also called this Sefirah the Upper Shechinah-Shechinah Ila’ah-שכינה עילאה, since she receives beneficence and emanation from the Upper World, called the World of Mercy-Olam HaRachamim (Crown-Keter), and then bestows all manner of beneficence and emanation to the Sefirot below her. When the lower beings fulfill Torah and mitzvot, she then comes to be revealed and dwells within all the other Sefirot, bestowing beneficence, blessing, and goodness to all the Sefirot, and then the worlds become filled with goodness and blessing. Then, the Sefirah of Kingship-Malchut, called the Lower Shechinah-Shechinah Tata’ah-שכינה תתאה, also returns to pouring her blessings upon the lower beings and dwells within them, as the verse states,²⁰⁴Exodus 25:8 “And I will dwell within them-v’Shachanti b’Tocham-ושכנתי בתוכם,” and it states,²⁰⁵Leviticus 26:11 “I will place My dwelling-Mishkanee-משכני within you.” All the worlds are then in a state of perfect repair, in a state of wholeness and rectification, without any lackings whatsoever.

We must now inform you that the Shechinah-שכינה is unique to the Jewish people alone. This is as stated,¹¹²Exodus 25:8 “And they shall make a Sanctuary for Me – and I will dwell (v’Shachantee-ושכנתי) within them.” Similarly, the verse states,¹¹³Exodus 29:46 “They shall know that I am HaShem-יהו״ה their God, who took them out of the land of Egypt to rest My Presence (l’Shachnee-לשכני) within them.” It is similarly written,¹¹⁴Leviticus 26:11 “I will place My Dwelling (Mishkanee-משכני) within you.”

He transferred the keys of each specific treasury into the hand of the Jewish people, so that they could open them and receive the bestowal of beneficence and blessings from the Indwelling Presence of HaShem-יהו״ה, the Shechinah. About this the verse states,¹¹⁶Leviticus 26:11 “I will walk within you, I will be a God unto you and you will be a people unto Me.”