Part 5 · Chapter 27

The Ari's Text

*Know that all those vessels did not gain coarseness and become vessels until after the departure of the light of Malchut. At that time, he turned his anterior from the vessel. It is so because although the upper light of the vessel of Keter departed and rose to the Emanator, because light of Hochma rose in its place, the vessel of Keter does not gain coarseness and materialize. It is the same in all the other lights. You find that since it has been explained above, in the previous study, that the light of Keter of Akudim departs first, and the light of Malchut departs last, it follows that the existence of the vessel begins only from below and above, and the vessel of Malchut is made before all the others, for since the light of Malchut departs last, when it departs from its own vessel, the vessel does not become coarser until its departure from its entire vessel is completed. Then the nine upper vessels still have light although none of them has a part of the light that truly reaches its own part. For this reason, they do not become coarse and materialize. However, the vessel of Malchut, which has been entirely emptied of her light, and there is also no other light below her to rise inside her, hence, she gains coarseness and becomes a vessel. But she does not become completely coarse until the light departs from her entirely, three degrees, etc. The reason for this will be understood with the above-mentioned, that any less than three is akin to being alone. Thus, after the light moved away three complete degrees, the vessel becomes completely dark and its making is completed.

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1Until the Ohr departs from her entirely, three degrees etc. The Kli is made only by the complete Histalkut of the Ohr from it, both Ohr Pnimi and Ohr Makif. It is known that up to two degrees, the Kli still receives Ohr Makif. For that reason it does not become a Kli until the Ohr draws far from it by three degrees.Take Kli de ZA for example. When Ohr ZA leaves the Kli and rises to Bina, it is no longer considered as distancing of the degree since it still receives Yechida de Ohr Pnimi. Only when it departs and rises to Hochma does it depart one degree from the Kli and receives the first Ohr Makif.Afterwards, when it departs two degrees and ascends to Keter, it still receives the second Ohr Pnimi. Thus, the Kli is not yet entirely dark, until it leaves from the Keter to the Maatzil as well. At that time the Kli does not attain any Ohr, and it is completed.The same applies to Kli Malchut. When the Ohr departs one degree from her, meaning when Ohr Malchut ascends to ZA, she still receives the first Ohr Makif. When it departs two degrees, meaning when it ascends to Bina, it still receives the second Ohr Makif. Only when Ohr Malchut ascends to Hochma, which is the third degree, no He’arah is received, the Kli Malchut becomes completely dark, and it is completed.Hence, the Kelim were not completed from Bina upward. This is because even when Ohr Bina ascends to Keter, Bina still receives Yechida de Ohr Pnimi. This is not considered a distancing in the degree at all, much less with Keter and Hochma. Study all that in the Rav’s words above (Part 4, Chap 6 item 15).Besides the above, there is yet another condition for the completion of the Kli, namely the completeness of the outer half of the wall of the Kli, mentioned in the Rav’s words above (Part 4, Chap 4 item 3). As long as there is not the outer half of the wall of the Kli that belongs to the Makifim, the Kli is not completed.Thus, the Kelim de GAR did not attain any Orot Makifim during their ascent to the Maatzil, as the Rav says there. Consequently, the Kelim de GAR are found to be lacking the outer half of the wall of their outer Kli. For that reason they were only completed later, in Hitpashtut Bet, as the Rav says here.