Тегилим 81:4 Каббала: Sha'arei Orah

This is the meaning of the verse,²¹⁵Psalms 81:4 “Blast the Ram’s Horn-Shofar-שופר on the new moon (of the month of Tishrei), when (the moon) is hidden-Kesseh-כסה for our festival day. For it is a Decisor-Chok-חק for Israel, justice-Mishpat-משפט of the God of Yaakov.” I have already informed you that [Rosh HaShanah [ is the day of remembrance, which is the matter of, “remember us for life.” Therefore, “it is a Decisor-Chok-חק for Israel, justice-Mishpat-משפט of the God of Yaakov.” Know that justice-Mishpat-משפט is the matter of [the Sefirah of] Tiferet-תפארת, and is the matter of Yaakov and the letter Vav-ו of the Name HaShem-יהו"ה. The Decisor-Chok-חוק is the lower end of the letter Vav-ו, which is the matter of justice-Mishpat-משפט and is the matter of Yaakov. It was already mentioned above that the lower end of the letter Vav-ו is called the little letter Yod-י. It therefore is written, “For it is a Decisor-Chok-חק for Israel, the justice-Mishpat-משפט of the God of Yaakov.” It also is written,²¹⁶Exodus 15:25 “There He set for them a decree-Chok-חק and justice-Mishpat-משפט and there He tested them.” It is from the Chok-חוק, which is HaShem’s-יהו"ה quality as the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי, which is [Rosh HaShanah] the day of remembrance, that a person enters to be judged on this day.

This being so, contemplate the secret of the verse,³⁷¹Genesis 27:1 “And it came to pass, when Yitzchak had become elderly-Zaken-זקן, and his eyes were dimmed from seeing,” and you then will grasp the secret of the verse,³⁷²Psalms 81:4; Also see Zohar III 231b; Zohar III 100b “Blow the Shofar at the moon’s renewal, when it is concealed-בכסה for our festive day,” and the secret of the verse,³⁷³Psalms 89:16 “Happy is the nation who know the cry of the Shofar (Teru’ah-תרועה); HaShem-יהו״ה, they walk in the light of Your face (b'Ohr Panecha-באור פניך).” You will then perceive what the Shofar of the ram of Yitzchak is. If you contemplate these matters, you then will enter the secret of the words we recite every day,³⁷⁴In the morning (Shacharit) liturgy, in the blessing preceding the Shema. “Blessed are You HaShem-יהו״ה… Who forms the luminaries-Yotzer HaMe’orot-יוצר המאורות,” and,³⁷⁵In the Havdalah liturgy. “Blessed are You HaShem-יהו״ה… Who creates the lights of fire-Boreih Me’orei Ha’Aish-בורא מאורי האש.”³⁷⁶See at length in Rabbi Yosef Gikatilla’s Ginat Egoz, translated as HaShem Is One, Vol. 2, (The Letters of Creation, Part II), section entitled, “The Three Letters Yod-Hey-Vav-יו״ד ה״א וא״ו.” Also see Zohar I 20b; Zohar II 207b. You then will understand the difference between “Who forms the luminaries-Yotzer HaMe’orot-יוצר המאורות,” and, “Who creates the lights of fire-Boreih Me’orei Ha’Aish-בורא מאורי האש.”