God’s portrait consists of the representations by which we depict Him: merciful, compassionate, and the other sobriquets and representations with which we address Him. All these representations were revealed by the neviim (prophets). NeVIim is the aspect of the spoken word of prayer, as in (Isaiah 57:19), “a NIV (expression) of the lips.” Thus, when we express the portrayals and representations with our lips and we clap hands, we fulfill “by the hands of the prophets I am depicted” (Hosea 12:11). For the prophets are the words, and the hand-clapping is “the hands of the prophets.” Then the DiMyon (representation) is revealed, in the aspect of “by the hands of the prophets aDaMeh (I am depicted).” And with this, [the verse,] “he peers at God’s portrait,” is fulfilled (Numbers 12:8).
2. In addition, clapping is the aspect of “human hands under their wings” (Ezekiel 10:8). This is because wings are words, in the aspect of “a winged creature will speak the word” (Ecclesiastes 10:20).
3. In addition, [through clapping] prayer is encompassed within the Written Law and the Oral Law, which are two hands: the hand that writes and the hand that seals (Tikkuney Zohar, p.32b).
4. The power of speech comes from attachment to the tzaddikim, as is brought (Tikkuney Zohar #18, p.32b): It is called “mouth” by virtue of the tzaddik.
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(מִסִּימָן ר"ט עַד כָּאן, לְשׁוֹן רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל)
(From Lesson #208 until here is leshon Rabbeinu .)
לְשׁוֹן רַבֵּנוּ זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה
This is the aspect of clapping, by means of which we are able to peer at God’s portrait.
זֶה בְּחִינַת מְחָאַת כַּף אֶל כַּף, כִּי עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה מַבִּיטִין בִּתְמוּנַת ה'. כִּי תְּמוּנַת ה', הַיְנוּ דִּמְיוֹנוֹת שֶׁאָנוּ מְדַמִּין אוֹתוֹ: רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן וּשְׁאָר כִּנּוּיִים וְדִמְיוֹנוֹת שֶׁאָנוּ קוֹרִין אוֹתוֹ, כָּל אֵלּוּ הַדִּמְיוֹנוֹת גִּלּוּ הַנְּבִיאִים, וּנְבִיאִים זֶה בְּחִינַת דִּבּוּר הַתְּפִלָּה, כְּמוֹ נִיב שְׂפָתַיִם, וּכְשֶׁאָנוּ מְדַבְּרִים בִּשְׂפָתֵינוּ אֶת הַתְּמוּנוֹת וְהַדִּמְיוֹנוֹת וּמָחְאִין בְּכַפַּיִם, אֲזַי נִתְקַיֵּם (הושע יב): בְּיַד הַנְּבִיאִים אֲדַמֶּה; כִּי הַנְּבִיאִים הֵם הַדִּבּוּרִים, וְהַכַּפַּיִם הֵם יַד הַנְּבִיאִים, וְאָז הַדִּמְיוֹן נִתְגַּלֶּה, בִּבְחִינַת: וּבְיַד הַנְּבִיאִים אֲדַמֶּה; וְנִתְקַיֵּם (במדבר יב): וּתְמוּנַת ה' יַבִּיט:
God’s portrait consists of the representations by which we depict Him: merciful, compassionate, and the other sobriquets and representations with which we address Him. All these representations were revealed by the neviim (prophets). NeVIim is the aspect of the spoken word of prayer, as in (Isaiah 57:19), “a NIV (expression) of the lips.” Thus, when we express the portrayals and representations with our lips and we clap hands, we fulfill “by the hands of the prophets I am depicted” (Hosea 12:11). For the prophets are the words, and the hand-clapping is “the hands of the prophets.” Then the DiMyon (representation) is revealed, in the aspect of “by the hands of the prophets aDaMeh (I am depicted).” And with this, [the verse,] “he peers at God’s portrait,” is fulfilled (Numbers 12:8).
גַּם מְחָאַת כַּף זֶה בְּחִינַת (יחזקאל י׳:ח׳): וִידֵי אָדָם מִתַּחַת כַּנְפֵיהֶם, כִּי הַכְּנָפַיִם הֵם הַדִּבּוּרִים, בִּבְחִינַת (קהלת י׳:כ׳): וּבַעַל כְּנָפַיִם יַגֵּיד דָּבָר:
2. In addition, clapping is the aspect of “human hands under their wings” (Ezekiel 10:8). This is because wings are words, in the aspect of “a winged creature will speak the word” (Ecclesiastes 10:20).
גַּם נִכְלָל הַתְּפִלָּה בְּתוֹךְ תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב וְתוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל־פֶּה, שֶׁהֵם שְׁנֵי יָדַיִם: יָד כּוֹתֶבֶת וְיָד חוֹתֶמֶת:
3. In addition, [through clapping] prayer is encompassed within the Written Law and the Oral Law, which are two hands: the hand that writes and the hand that seals (Tikkuney Zohar, p.32b).
כֹּחַ הַדִּבּוּר בָּא עַל־יְדֵי הִתְקַשְּׁרוּת לְצַדִּיקִים, כַּמּוּבָא: פֶּה אִתְקְרִיאַת מִסִּטְרָא דְּצַדִּיק:
4. The power of speech comes from attachment to the tzaddikim, as is brought (Tikkuney Zohar #18, p.32b): It is called “mouth” by virtue of the tzaddik.
(מִסִּימָן ר"ט עַד כָּאן, לְשׁוֹן רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל)
(From Lesson #208 until here is leshon Rabbeinu .)