This is Torah, of which it says, "Truth was in his mouth" (Mal. 2:6). And it includes within it the Ten Sayings, which are Yod (10) and the Ten Commandments which are Hey (5) and Hey (5). And what is Torah? Vav, which includes within it the six days of creation. These shall be "Upon your heart" (S.S.8:6).

This is the 32 Elohim's, the value of "heart," which hang from Vav. This is the six times "Tov" (good). In it is the Name of 42 letters concluded, for from them were the Heavens and the Earth created and all that is within them. This is the secret of "For the day of vengeance is in my heart" (Is. 63:4). "My heart" (Libi) equals 42.

"And they were finished" (Vaykhulu) are the 72 Names of the Special Name. Of this it is said, "to my heart I have revealed, but to my organs, which are the 248 mitzvot of the Torah I have not revealed." Of this "And they were finished" (HaShem on the sixth day, which is Vav, and this is "And it was evening and it was morning, the sixth day" (Ber. 1:31). This is) HaShem of "The sixth day," this is Malkhut, the seventh and it is called 72. Upon it does the Vav ride to bring redemption to Israel.

This is what is written, "Behold HaShem rides on a swift (Ab=72) cloud" (Is. 19:1), for this is the whole of the three fathers for the 72 Names hang from them and are included within them. Corresponding to the three fathers it is written in the, "And they were finished" (Vaykhulu) three times [the word] Shivi'i (seventh). This is the secret of the Shabat, the daughter of Shin (300 which is 3), which are "And he went" (VaYisa) (Ex. 14:19), "And he came (VaYavo) (Ex.14:20) and "And he stretched" (VaYet) (Ex.14:21), which are included within the Bet.

From this time came forth the merit of the fathers, for from the day that the Temple was destroyed, the world is called "Void and desolate" (Tohu vabohu) (Ber. 1:2). From then forward is the verse fulfilled, "I have said the world is built upon mercy (Hesed=72)," (Ps. 89:3), which is the value of the 72 Names. Tikunei Zohar 22

Silence your tongue from speech and clear your mind of questions. Open your heart and allow your silent inner voice to rise up and to speak from within you.

"Place me as a seal..." (S.S.8:6). This is Torah, of which it says, "Truth was in his mouth" (Mal. 2:6).

The seal of G-d is Torah and Torah is Truth; for in this world the Will and Mind of G-d can only be discerned by gazing into the body of Torah. From within the body is the soul perceived. From the words that come forth from the Mouth is the speaker revealed. It was G-d who spoke and brought the universe into being. What did He speak? Torah, Abracadabra, I create what I speak. This is the secret of the soft still Voice (1 Kings 19:12). Only this can be called Truth.

And it includes within it the Ten Sayings, which are Yod (10) and the Ten Commandments which are Hey (5) and Hey (5). And what is Torah? Vav, which includes within it the six days of creation.

Torah emanates forth from the Concealed Mind of G-d (Hokhma), this emanation is Atzilut, the domain of the Ten Sefirot. And why are they called "Sayings"? For from this "Speech," spoken without words was the universe created. Emanation (Atzilut) gives rise to creation (Beriah). Is this not the known way? For from the concealed Mind (the unconscious) comes forth that which is revealed (Consciousness).

That which is revealed in the body of the Torah; 613 organs, sinews and flesh all wrapped up into one package of Ten Commandments, summarized five on one stone and five on the other; yet upon these two stones, concealed within every letter and sound, all 613 mitzvot can be found, for the one who has the inner eye to see the Concealed and the inner ear to hear the soft still Voice.

Torah is the Vav, thus almost every column in the Torah Scroll begins with a Vav. Vav is six. Six are the days of Creation. Six is Heaven as Earth is the seventh, Malkhut, the completion of the whole. Last in action, first in thought.

Thus we have the (1) Yod of Atzilut concealed Mind, the conscious, (2) the concentrated Hey of Beriah, the creation of the Revealed; (3) the passionate Heart, Vav of Torah (Heaven) and (4) the form and body, the final Hey (Earth) that brings all things into balance and harmony. Y-H-V-H, blessed is the Name of His Glorious Kingdom (Malkhut) forever and ever.

This is the 32 Elohim's, the value of "heart," which hang from Vav.

In the Genesis creation story every day is said to be good. Six days and then there is rest. First comes the Giver to give and then the Receiver to receive; for before one can receive there must first be one to give. This is the secret of the union of Heaven and Earth, the secret of creation and the importance of the Shabat. This is the secret of "our G-d" (Eloheynu=102, 6x17 Tov) and of being a "servant of HaShem" (Eved HaShem=102, 6x17 Tov).

The union of Heaven and Earth is the great 42, the Heaven (6), times the Earth (7). Together, they are "one" (Ehad=13). Joined, they are 42 (6x7=42). Seven Names each of 6 letters. 42 letters are united with Yod Hey Vav, the secret "dew (Tal) of Heaven," to bring forth the final Hey, the Glorious Kingdom (Malkhut). From the inner recesses of the Concealed Mind comes forth the realm of creation (Beriah). From here the Revealed Thought congeal forms (Yetzirah) through which both the Heavens and the Earth are made (Asiyah). Without knowledge of the proper passage, none can pass. Without experiencing the messenger, the message cannot be received. The 42 are the path of ascent and the way home for all souls.

Destiny shall not be thwarted. That which must come will come. Balance will be restored. The heart (Lamed Vav) will be redeemed. "Vengeance is Mine," says HaShem." (Deut 32:35). Vengeance is from the Heart, the source of balance, Heaven itself, the Torah. Not for naught is HaShem called the "Devouring Fire" (Deut 4:24). For fire comes forth from the Heart, passion is love and love balances all. This is the Heart (Lamed, Bet) of Concealed Mind (Yod, Atzilut); the union of metaphorical Father and Son.

"And they were finished" (Vaykhulu) are the 72 Names of the Special Name. Of this it is said, "to my heart I have revealed, but to my organs, which are the 248 mitzvot of the Torah I have not revealed."

The Shabat begins when "They were finished." Vaykhulu (numerical value of 72) conceals within it the secret love of husband to wife, of Tiferet to Malkhut. The Heart is Tiferet, Heaven; the Source of all on Earth and all in this entire dimensional plane of physical reality. The Heart knows the Concealed Mind, for every Son bares within himself the Seal of his Father.

Yet, while the Heart knows; not all know the Heart. Some see just the body and do not penetrate deep enough to discover the soul. Some see just the body of Torah and do not know Her soul. How sad for one to be married to such a beautiful bride and to never gaze upon her beauty.

Of this "And they were finished" (HaShem on the sixth day, which is Vav, and this is "And it was evening and it was morning, the sixth day" (Ber. 1:31). This is) HaShem of "The sixth day," this is Malkhut, the seventh and it is called 72. Upon it does the Vav ride to bring redemption to Israel.

Only one who embraces the Heart can be said to have completed the work of creation. Only one who knows the Heart of Torah can ever properly know His Bride, Malkhut. Only one who knows the Heart of Torah can ever properly know the Shabat. For as "Adam knew his wife Eve," so too must every child of Israel know Torah, for without such knowledge of heart, no true knowledge of Torah can ever come forth; and thus no one to properly fulfill the 613 commandments. Not for naught do souls return to Earth, time after time, just to get his correct; to observe Torah properly as is the destiny of each and every soul. Only this proper level of uniting Heart and Body, Tiferet and Malkhut, Giver and Receiver will bring redemption to Israel and balance to the universe.

The Bride, Malkhut, depends upon Her Husband. Earth depends upon Heaven. This physical dimension is dependent upon that parallel plane from which comes forth all life to us. The Vav rides upon the Hey. The Husband penetrates his wife. The parallel dimension inserted its energy into our empty domain at "point zero," thus creating for our bodies life. This was the Big Bang of so long ago.

When we again open the doorway between dimensions we reignite the Big Bang through our hearts and into our lives. This is the secret of redemption. One ascends upon the 42 and brings down the mercy of the 72.

This is what is written, "Behold HaShem rides on a swift (Ab=72) cloud" (Is. 19:1), for this is the whole of the three fathers; for the 72 Names hang from them and are included within them. Corresponding to the three fathers it is written in the, "And they were finished" (Vaykhulu) three times [the word] Shivi'i (seventh). This is the secret of the Shabat, the daughter of Shin (300 which is 3), which are "And he went" (VaYisa) (Ex. 14:19), "And he came (VaYavo) (Ex.14:20) and "And he stretched" (VaYet) (Ex.14:21), which are included within the Bet.

HaShem is revealed in the Heart, Tiferet, His Torah, Heaven. Swiftly He is revealed. Swift, in Hebrew, is Ab; Ab is 72. Therefore, swiftness demotes mercy, as the verse says, "Surely goodness and mercy shall pursue me" (Ps. 23:6). HaShem pursues us swiftly with His mercy, but do we see it as such? Why does mercy have to pursue us? We are so blind! Mercy has to pursue us because we unfortunately run away from it. When one is disconnected from the Heart of Heaven and does not see the passion within Torah, one does not recognize what is natural (Elohim, HaTeva) and thus runs away from the true internal knowing and experience of higher, prophetic reality. Redemption evades us simply because we evade it! Because we know not the Heart (Tiferet), we cannot know mercy. For mercy, Hesed, feeds the Heart, Tiferet. One cannot have one without the other. Together with Gevurah, these are here called the "three fathers."

Vaykhulu is 72, mercy. It is the completion, the balance, the final state, the Cosmic Shabat of Redemption, when Heaven and Earth, Torah and the Heart are all united in proper unity. The proper unity brings forth the revelation of the upper Concealed Mind. The "seventh" (Shivi'i) is mentioned three times to denote this. One time for the right column (Hesed), one time for the left (Gevurah) and one time for the center (Tiferet). Together, these reveal the great "I AM" the holy Name Ehyeh, the new Name of HaShem for the days of Mashiah, as it is written "on that day shall (Yihyeh) HaShem (YHVH) be one" (Zekh. 14:9). For the Alef from Above will descend and reveal itself in Yod, as all shall be One united. This is the union of the "dew" (Tal) that shall shower down upon the Earth on that great day, which is neither day or night, but will be above both.

Without the union of Heaven and Earth, without the placement of Torah within the heart, there can be no balance and thus no redemption. Without the constant passion of Heaven that pursues us with mercy on a regular basis, none of us would survive. Thus our entire physical dimension survives because of the constant influx of life-force energy that comes into it from outside it. From the parallel dimensional membrane that we call Heaven comes forth into our world, Torah the great Seal, and it is knowable only in the Heart, for those willing to penetrate beneath her surface. How sad for one to be married to such a beautiful bride and to never gaze upon her beauty.

Shalom, HaRav Ariel Bar Tzadok