Le Deutéronome 33:29 Cabale : Ohr Ne'erav & Sha'arei Orah

Of the ancient of days⁸A reference to the sefirah Keter. it was said: Happy are you, O Israel, who is like you? (Deut. 33:29). It is further written: Who is like you, O Lord? (Exod. 15:11).”

I shall now further hint at this matter. The verse states,²⁸Psalms 118:10 “All the nations surround me,” referring to the place where the ministering angels of the nations have room to take hold. This refers to the secret of the letter Vav-ו-6 of the Name HaShem-יהו״ה, which includes six-Sefirot. The secret of the Vav-ו is called HaShem-יהו״ה throughout Torah.²⁹That is, the Sefirah of Splendor-Tiferet, as explained at length in Gate Five. The sign for this is the verse,³⁰Chronicles I 29:11 “Yours, HaShem-יהו״ה, is the greatness-Gedulah, and the Might-Gevurah, and the Splendor-Tiferet, and the Victory-Netzach, and the Majesty-Hod,” with Foundation-Yesod³¹As mentioned before, the Sefirah of Foundation-Yesod-יסוד-80 is hinted in the continuation of the verse, “For all-Kee Kol-כי כל-80 in the heavens and the earth is Yours.” being the lower thorn of the letter Vav-ו-6. About this the verse states, “All the nations surround me,” being that the ministering angels of the nations surround the letter Vav-ו of the Name. However, from the letter Vav-ו and up is the secret of Ya”h-י״ה, where they cannot ascend, but rather,³²Deuteronomy 33:29 “Your foes will try to deceive you, but you will trample their high places,” and,³³Isaiah 58:14; Also see Talmud Bavli, Shabbat 118b ibid. “I will mount you astride the heights of the earth, and I will provide you with the inheritance of your forefather Yaakov.”³⁴These verses, and the limitless portion of Yaakov (in contradistinction to the limited portions of Avraham and Yitzchak) were explained in the preceding Gate.

Now, you will find that all seventy ministering angels surround the qualities of Greatness-Gedulah and Might-Gevurah, and just as the qualities of Greatness-Gedulah and Might-Gevurah cannot ascend higher than their place above, so likewise, the seventy ministering angels of the nations who serve false gods, are incapable of ascending higher than the place to which they adhere. In contrast, the Jewish people adhere to the middle line-Kav HaEmtza’ee-קו האמצעי, as you already know. Therefore, just as the middle line ascends until the Unlimited One-Ein Sof-אין סוף, so likewise, the Jewish people who adhere to Him, also ascend to the Unlimited One-Ein Sof-אין סוף. This is the secret of the verse,⁴⁸³Deuteronomy 32:13 “He causes them to ride over the heights of the earth.” Similarly, our teacher Moshe, peace be upon him, heralded to the Jewish people saying,⁴⁸⁴Deuteronomy 33:29 “Your enemies will try to deceive you, but you will trample their high places.” That is, even though all the nations will ascend, there nevertheless is a limit to their ascent, in that they are incapable of ascending beyond the point that they adhere to, these being the qualities of Greatness-Gedulah and Might-Gevurah. However, the Jewish people adhere to the middle line-Kav HaEmtza’ee-קו האמצעי, which is Splendor-Tiferet-תפארת and knowledge-Da’at-דעת, and therefore, just as the middle line ascends to the Unlimited One-Ein Sof-אין סוף, so likewise, those who adhere to the middle line ascend with it to the Unlimited One-Ein Sof-אין סוף. This is the secret of the verse, “You will trample their high places.” This likewise is the secret of the verse,⁴⁸⁵Isaiah 49:3 “Israel-Yisroel-ישראל by whom I am glorified-Etpa’er-אתפאר.” In other words, just as Splendor-Tiferet-תפארת ascends above until the Unlimited One-Ein Sof-אין סוף, and becomes garbed in the garments of the Crown-Keter and is glorified in them, so it is that the Jewish people who adhere to HaShem’s-יהו"ה Splendor-Tiferet-תפארת, ascend with it. This then, is the meaning of the verse,⁴⁸⁶Isaiah 49:3 “Israel-Yisroel-ישראל in whom I am glorified-Etpa’er-אתפאר.”