Daf 84a (דַּף פ״ד ע״א)

“And Elohim created man in His image; in the image of Elohim He created him” (Bereshit 5:2) (וַיִּבְרָא אלהי״ם אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אלהי״ם בָּרָא אוֹתוֹ). Here is the commandment of tefillin (הָכָא פִקּוּדָא דִּתְּפִלִּין). Come and see: whoever places tefillin on his head and on his arm (תָּא חֲזִי כָּל מָאן דְּאַנַּח תְּפִלִּין עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ וְעַל דְּרוֹעִיהּ), a voice ascends every day to all the living creatures, chariots, ophanim, seraphim, and angels appointed over the prayers (קָלָא סָלִיק בְּכָל יוֹמָא לְכָל חֵיוָון מֶרְכָּבוֹת וְאוֹפַנִּים וּשְׂרָפִים וּמַלְאָכִים דִּמְמַנָּן עַל צְלוֹתִין): Give honor to the likeness of the King, who is the one that places tefillin (הָבוּ יְקָר לְדִיּוֹקְנָא דְמַלְכָּא דְאִיהוּ מָאן דְּאַנַּח תְּפִלִּין). Of him it is said: “And Elohim created man in His image; in the image of Elohim He created him” (Bereshit 5:2) (דַּעֲלֵיהּ אִתְּמַר וַיִּבְרָא אלהי״ם אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אלהי״ם בָּרָא אוֹתוֹ).

“In His image” - these are the tefillin of the head (בְּצַלְמוֹ בִּתְּפִלִּין דְּרֵישָׁא), corresponding to the tefillin of the Master of the Worlds (כְּגַוְונָא דִתְּפִלִּין דְּמָארֵי עָלְמָא), which are the Upper Shekhinta, tefillin on the head - this is the middle pillar (דְאִינוּן שְׁכִינְתָּא עִלָּאָה תְּפִלִּין עַל רֵישָׁא דְעַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא), which is the inclusion of the three first Sefirot (דְאִיהִי כְּלָלָא דִתְלַת סְפִירָן קַדְמָאִין). And the middle pillar includes six Sefirot (וְעַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא כְּלִיל שִׁית סְפִירָן). And the Supernal Imma is tefillin upon His head (וְאִמָּא עִלָּאָה תְּפִלִּין עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ). These are the tefillin that Kudsha Berikh Hu places every day (אִיהוּ תְּפִלִּין דְּאַנַּח קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּכָל יוֹמָא).

“In the image of Elohim” - these are the tefillin of the arm (בְּצֶלֶם אלהי״ם תְּפִלִּין דְּיָד). This is the lower Shekhinta, which is bound to Him (דָּא שְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה דְאִיהִי קְשִׁירָא לֵיהּ). Of her it is said: “And his soul is bound up with his soul” (Bereshit 44:30) (וַעֲלָהּ אִתְּמַר וְנַפְשׁוֹ קְשׁוּרָה בְנַפְשׁוֹ). The two of them are in one union, in one bond (תַּרְוַיְיהוּ בְּיִחוּדָא חֲדָא בְקִשּׁוּרָא חֲדָא). The strap wrapped on the left finger - this is her betrothal (רְצוּעָה כְּרִיכָא בְאֶצְבָּעָא שְׂמָאלָא דָא קִדּוּשִׁין דִּילָהּ), which is the ring bound on her finger (דְּאִיהִי טַבַּעַת כְּרִיכָא בְּאֶצְבָּעָא דִילָהּ). By it she is bound to Him and He to her (וּבָהּ אִיהִי קְשִׁירָא עִמֵּיהּ וְאִיהוּ עִמָּהּ). This is holiness (הָא קְדוּשָׁה).

“Blessing” is the inclusion of the seven Sefirot (בְּרָכָה כְּלָלָא דְשֶׁבַע סְפִירָן). And these are the seven blessings of the bridegroom (וְאִינוּן שֶׁבַע בִּרְכָאָן דְּחָתָן), which are the seven days, the seventh being the Tzaddik (דְּאִינוּן ז׳ יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי צַדִּיק). Of him it is said: “And blessings are upon the head of the Tzaddik” (Proverbs 10:6) (עֲלֵיהּ אִתְּמַר וּבְרָכוֹת לְרֹאשׁ צַדִּיק), for he inherits from the Supernal Imma (דְּיָרִית מֵאִמָּא עִלָּאָה). And the letter Yod upon his head is Chokhmah, Yod (וְאָת י׳ עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ אִיהוּ חָכְמָה י׳). Through it seven are made - the seven blessings that the bridegroom and bride inherit (בָּהּ אִתְעֲבִיד ז׳ שֶׁבַע בִּרְכָאָן דְּיָרִית חָתָן וְכַלָּה). And they are all included in the Tzaddik, the seventh day, in which the bridegroom and bride unite (וּכְלִילָן בְּצַדִּיק יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי דְּבֵיהּ מִתְיַחֲדִין חָתָן וְכַלָּה). This is YAHDVNHY (דְאִיהוּ יאהדונה״י). And this has been established: “For everything is in the heavens and in the earth” (1 Chronicles 29:11) (וְהָא אוּקְמוּהוּ כִּי כֹל בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ). And the Targum: “That which is held in the heavens and in the earth” (וְתַרְגּוּם דַּאֲחִיד בִּשְׁמַיָּא וּבְאַרְעָא). And this is the sign of the covenant, for there is no union of bridegroom and bride apart from it (וְאִיהוּ אוֹת בְּרִית דְּלֵית יִחוּדָא לְחָתָן וְכַלָּה בַּר מִנֵּיהּ).

“And they were completed, the heavens and the earth and all their host” (Bereshit 2:1) (וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל צְבָאָם). And they were completed in the Tzaddik, in whom are included all the limbs and all the Sefirot (וַיְכֻלּוּ בַצַּדִּיק אִתְכְּלִילָן כָּל אֵבָרִין וְכָל סְפִירָן). All the limbs are the positive commandments (כָל אֵבָרִין דְּאִינוּן פִּקּוּדִין דַּעֲשֵׂה). In him is fulfilled: “Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to do all the commandments” (דְבֵיהּ אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְמֶעֱבַד כָּל פִּקּוּדִין). For he is Kol, he includes all, and he is all, and upon him everything depends (דְּאִיהוּ כָּ״ל כְּלִיל כֹּלָּא וְאִיהוּ כֹּלָּא וּמִנֵּיהּ תָּלוּי כֹּלָּא). The pillar that bears the heavens and the earth upon him (עַמּוּדָא דְאִיהוּ סָבִיל שְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְעָא עֲלֵיהּ). And in him were made general, particular, and general (וּבֵיהּ אִתְעֲבִידוּ כְּלָל וּפְרָט וּכְלָל). For this reason: “And they were completed,” the heavens and the earth were included (וּבְגִין דָּא וַיְכֻלּוּ כְּלִיל שְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְעָא).

“Heavens” are fire and water - this is the left and the right (שָׁמַיִם אֵשׁ וּמַיִם וְדָא שְׂמָאלָא וִימִינָא). “Heavens” - the middle pillar that includes both (שָׁמַיִם עַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא כְּלִיל תַּרְוַיְיהוּ). “The earth” - the lower Shekhinta (הָאָרֶץ שְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה). “And all their host” - Netzach and Hod, which are the host of the heavens (וְכָל צְבָאָם נֶצַח וָהוֹד דְּאִינוּן צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם). For he includes the seven Sefirot with which David praised Kudsha Berikh Hu; this is that which is written: “Yours, Hashem, is the greatness and the power…” (1 Chronicles 29:11) (בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ כְּלִיל שֶׁבַע סְפִירָן דְּשַׁבַּח דָּוִד בְּהוֹן לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב לְךָ יהו״ה הַגְּדוּלָה וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְגוֹ׳). For this reason the seventh day is called the inclusion of seven (בְּגִין דָּא אִתְקְרֵי יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי כְּלָל שֶׁבַע). And they ascend to seventy, the computation of the words of Kiddush and “And they were completed” (וְסָלְקִין לְשַׁבְעִין דְּחֻשְׁבַּן תֵּיבִין דְּקִדּוּשׁ וּוַיְכֻלּוּ).

“And Elohim completed on the seventh day” (Bereshit 2:2) (וַיְכַל אלהי״ם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי). This is the Supernal Imma, which is Elohim, after the seven Sefirot are included in her (דָא אִימָּא עִלָּאָה דְאִיהִי אלהי״ם בָּתַר דְּכָלִיל בֵּיהּ שֶׁבַע סְפִירָן). All the Shabbatot, the seven Shabbatot, are called by her name (אִתְקְרִיאוּ עַל שְׁמֵיהּ כֻּלְּהוּ שַׁבָּתוֹת שֶׁבַע שַׁבָּתוֹת). After the three Supernal Sefirot, which are included in the Supernal Imma, are included in her (לְבָתַר כְּלִיל בֵּיהּ תְּלַת סְפִירָן עִלָּאִין דְּכָלִיל בְּאִימָּא עִלָּאָה), she is called “Seventh, Seventh, Seventh” by her name (וְקָרָא לוֹן שְׁבִיעִי שְׁבִיעִי שְׁבִיעִי עַל שְׁמֵיהּ). This is that which is written: “And Elohim completed on the seventh day” (Bereshit 2:2) (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וַיְכַל אלהי״ם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי) - this is one inclusion. “And He rested on the seventh day” - this is the second (וַיִּשְׁבּוֹת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי דָא תִנְיָינָא). “And Elohim blessed the seventh day” - this is the third, to be included in the ten Sefirot (וַיְבָרֶךְ אלהי״ם אֶת יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי הָא תְּלַת לְאִתְכַּלְלָא בְעֶשֶׂר סְפִירָן). For there is no Sefirah that is not included in ten, each one in its own dominion (דְּלֵית סְפִירָה דְלָא אִתְכְּלִילַת בְּעִשֶׂר כָּל חֲדָא בְמֶמְשָׁלָה דִילָהּ). But in the dominion of the Tzaddik, the seventh day, all the Sefirot are called Sevenths (אֲבָל מֶמְשָׁלָה דְצַדִּיק יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי בֵּיהּ אִתְקְרִיאוּ כָּל סְפִירָן שְׁבִיעִיּוֹת).

Seventy words are in the Kiddush and “And they were completed” (שַׁבְעִין תֵּיבִין אִינוּן בְּקִדּוּשׁ וּוַיְכֻלּוּ). “Remember” and “Guard” - these are seventy-two, corresponding to the count of “And they were completed” (וְזָכוֹר וְשָׁמוֹר הָא שַׁבְעִין וּתְרֵין כְּחֻשְׁבַּן וַיְכֻלּוּ). And Shabbat must be prepared with a table of four legs (וְשַׁבָּת צָרִיךְ לְתַקְנָא בֵּיהּ פָּתוֹרָא בְּאַרְבַּע רַגְלִין), corresponding to the Table above, of which it is said: “This is the table that is before Hashem” (Ezekiel 41:22) (כְּגַוְונָא דְפָתוֹרָא דִלְעִילָא דְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ זֶה הַשֻּׁלְחָן אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יהו״ה). And concerning it, it is said: “You prepare a table before me” (Psalms 23:5) (וַעֲלָהּ אִתְּמַר תַּעֲרוֹךְ לְפָנַי שֻׁלְחָן). The table of Kudsha Berikh Hu - this is the Shekhinta (פָּתוֹרָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא דָא שְׁכִינְתָּא). She is on the side of the north, which is Gevurah (אִיהִי מִסִּטְרָא דְצָפוֹן דְאִיהוּ גְבוּרָה). And for this reason the Masters of the Mishnah prepared the table in the north (וּבְגִין דָּא תַּקִּינוּ מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין שֻׁלְחָן בַּצָּפוֹן). And a candle burning to the right, corresponding to that above, of which it is said: “The Menorah to the south” (Exodus 26:35) (וְנֵר דָּלִיק לִימִינָא כְּגַוְונָא דִלְעִילָא דְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ מְנוֹרָה בַּדָּרוֹם). A bed in the middle, from the side of the middle pillar (מִטָּה בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא מִסִּטְרָא דְעַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא).