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== The Olive as a Metaphor ==

The olive serves as one of the metaphors for the bitterness of Klipah, as it is bitter, as our Sages said, "May my food be bitter as an olive." Therefore, the olive also causes one to forget seventy years of learning, as forgetfulness comes from the world of Klipot. Through crushing the olive, meaning the subjugation of the Sitra Achra, the oil is revealed, representing the aspect of Chochmah; meaning nullification to divinity (as Chochmah represents nullification, for the word Chochmah also means: the power of "what is" - nullification).