וידבר ה' אל משה אחרי מות שני בני אהרן וגו'. הנה מבואר בזוהר (פ' אחרי דנ"ז ע"ב) כי ב' בני אהרן הם תרי פלגא גופא נצח והוד וכו', וקבלתי ממורי זללה"ה שהם תרי סמכי קשוט בחינת האמנה ודבקות, כמו שכתבתי מזה במקום אחר וכו': (צפנת פענח דקי"ח ע"א)
And G-d spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aharon… (Leviticus 16:1) The Zohar explains that the two sons of Aharon were “two halves of a body” – Netzach and Hod.1Zohar 3:57b. The Sefirot of Netzach and Hod parallel one another on the Tree of the Sefirot (corresponding to the right and left thighs on a human being). Kabbalistic texts often speak of them as one aspect – two sides of the body – the must always operate in conjunction. I received from my Master [the Baal Shem Tov] that they are the “Two Supporters of Truth,” the aspect of Faith and Devekut, as I wrote elsewhere.2The Baal Shem Tov explains that the process of mystical cleaving to G-d involves the uplifting of the lowest Sefirah – Malkhut – and its attachment to the Sefirah of Tiferet. This attachment is accomplished through the Sefirot of Yesod – represented by the Tzaddik – and the Sefirot of Netzach and Hod. Each Sefirah embodies a different characteristic: Malchut corresponds to Faith, while Tiferet corresponds to Truth. Netzach and Hod are called the “Supporters of Truth.” Both faith and mystical experience share the characteristic of being beyond the intellect. However, for faith to become mystical experience, it must first be purified through a revelation of the truth of G-d’s existence. This happens in the encounter with the Tzaddik. Tzafnah Paneach, p. 118a
וידבר ה' אל משה אחרי מות שני בני אהרן וגו'. הנה מבואר בזוהר (פ' אחרי דנ"ז ע"ב) כי ב' בני אהרן הם תרי פלגא גופא נצח והוד וכו', וקבלתי ממורי זללה"ה שהם תרי סמכי קשוט בחינת האמנה ודבקות, כמו שכתבתי מזה במקום אחר וכו':
(צפנת פענח דקי"ח ע"א)
And G-d spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aharon… (Leviticus 16:1)
The Zohar explains that the two sons of Aharon were “two halves of a body” – Netzach and Hod.1Zohar 3:57b. The Sefirot of Netzach and Hod parallel one another on the Tree of the Sefirot (corresponding to the right and left thighs on a human being). Kabbalistic texts often speak of them as one aspect – two sides of the body – the must always operate in conjunction. I received from my Master [the Baal Shem Tov] that they are the “Two Supporters of Truth,” the aspect of Faith and Devekut, as I wrote elsewhere.2The Baal Shem Tov explains that the process of mystical cleaving to G-d involves the uplifting of the lowest Sefirah – Malkhut – and its attachment to the Sefirah of Tiferet. This attachment is accomplished through the Sefirot of Yesod – represented by the Tzaddik – and the Sefirot of Netzach and Hod. Each Sefirah embodies a different characteristic: Malchut corresponds to Faith, while Tiferet corresponds to Truth. Netzach and Hod are called the “Supporters of Truth.” Both faith and mystical experience share the characteristic of being beyond the intellect. However, for faith to become mystical experience, it must first be purified through a revelation of the truth of G-d’s existence. This happens in the encounter with the Tzaddik.
Tzafnah Paneach, p. 118a