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Created page with "Erech (Apayim) is one of the 13 Attributes of Mercy. == Its Meaning == This attribute is the root of the attribute of Chesed, but in its source, where it is called "Gedulah" (greatness). This explains the distinction: in Etz Chaim this attribute is called Chesed and not Gedulah, because there it speaks of the Chesed of Ze'ir Anpin of Atzilut, where the vessels are finite and limited, and therefore it is called Ze'ir Anpin (small countenance). This is not the case with E..."
 
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From the Torah, the radiance extends to the Upper Gan Eden, and from the fulfillment of mitzvot it extends to the Lower Gan Eden. This is the meaning of "as You have spoken, saying" - that from the aspect of speech of Torah, saying and concealment are created at lower levels to be the source of revealed influence in Gan Eden for the souls of created beings, as mentioned above. Thus, "let the power of my Lord be increased" to be Erech Apayim, that this revelation should be extended and drawn down further, similar to how the power of Torah and mitzvot is lowered and extended even down to this world, even now, for there are mitzvot that a person eats their fruits in this world, as it is written "If you follow My statutes... your threshing will reach the vintage... and I will give peace in the land," and scripture never departs from its plain meaning.
From the Torah, the radiance extends to the Upper Gan Eden, and from the fulfillment of mitzvot it extends to the Lower Gan Eden. This is the meaning of "as You have spoken, saying" - that from the aspect of speech of Torah, saying and concealment are created at lower levels to be the source of revealed influence in Gan Eden for the souls of created beings, as mentioned above. Thus, "let the power of my Lord be increased" to be Erech Apayim, that this revelation should be extended and drawn down further, similar to how the power of Torah and mitzvot is lowered and extended even down to this world, even now, for there are mitzvot that a person eats their fruits in this world, as it is written "If you follow My statutes... your threshing will reach the vintage... and I will give peace in the land," and scripture never departs from its plain meaning.
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