The four passages in the Tefilin and the reading of Sh'ma

Synopsis

After a description of the four sections of the Tefilin we hear that the prayer, the Sh'ma, is the crown on the head of Zeir Anpin, because Sandalphon ties all the prayers together and makes them into a crown. The assertion is made that the Shechinah is God's tabernacle, His table, His candelabra, His ark and His altar.

Aba and Ima Crowns Echad (One) Hands Head Keter Leah One (Echad) Prayer Samuel Sandalfon Sh'ma Yisrael Tfilin Zeir Anpin

754. The NUMERICAL VALUE OF 'one' (Heb. echad), THE FINAL WORD OF THE FIRST LINE OF THE SH'MA YISRAEL, together with THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF 'glory' (Heb. kavod), FROM 'BLESSED BE THE GLORY OF THE NAME OF HIS KINGDOM FOR EVER AND EVER', add up to Mem Hei of Chochmah (Chet Caf Mem Hei). For CHOCHMAH is brought down to Ima, and immediately on the descent OF CHOCHMAH TO IMA, the people bind it with the knot of the head Tefilin. And for this reason, the four sections of the Tefilin are: "Sanctify to me" (Shemot 13:1-10), which is Chochmah; "And it shall be when Hashem shall bring you into the land" (Shemot 13:11-16), which is Binah; "Hear, O Yisrael" (Devarim 6:4-9), which is Tiferet, consisting of six Sfirot in the six words OF THE SH'MA; "And it shall come to pass, if you hearken" (Devarim 11:13-21), which is Malchut that is CALLED 'a dim hand'. The prayer is Keter (lit. 'crown'), namely, a crown on the head OF ZEIR ANPIN, IN THE SECRET OF THE VERSE: "There is none holy as Hashem" (I Shmuel 2:2), WHERE THE LETTER CAF (MEANING 'AS') ALLUDES TO KETER, because Sandalphon ties all the prayers together and makes them into a crown.

754. אֶחָ"ד כָּבוֹ"ד, גי' מ"ה מִן חָכְמָה. דְּנָחִית לֵיהּ לְגַבֵּי אִמָּהּ, וּמִיַּד דְּנָחִית, קַשְׁרִין לֵיהּ עַמָּא בְּקִשּׂוּרָא דִּתְפִילִּין דְּרֵישָׁא. ובג"ד בְּאַרְבַּע פָּרְשִׁיָין דִּתְפִילִּין, קַדֶּשׁ לִי, חָכְמָה. וְהָיָה כִּי יְבִיאֲךָ, בִּינָה. שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּפְאֶרֶת, כָּלִיל ו' סְפִירָן, בְּשִׁית תֵּיבִין. וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמוֹעַ, מַלְכוּת, יַד כֵּהָה. צְלוֹתָא כֶּתֶר כ' עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ, אֵין קָדוֹשׁ כַּידֺוָד, דְּסַנְדַּלְפוֹן קוֹשֵׁר כָּל צְלוֹתִין, וְעָבֵיד לוֹן כֶּתֶר.

Altar Ark Shechinah Table Zeir Anpin

755. At that time the table has to be prepared for the King's banquet, and the tabernacle and candelabra and the ark and the altar and all sorts of utensils of the King's house have to be arranged. And we do not refer to just any table that is not made by the Holy One, blessed be He, for we are referring to none other than the table which is made by the Holy One, blessed be He, which is His Shechinah. And THE SHECHINAH is ZEIR ANPIN's tabernacle, His table, His candelabra, His ark, His altar, for She, THE SHECHINAH, consists of all the utensils of the Supernal King, WHO IS ZEIR ANPIN.

755. בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא צָרִיךְ לְסַדְּרָא פָּתוֹרָא לִסְעוּדָתָא דְּמַלְכָּא, וּמַשְׁכְּנָא וּמְנַרְתָּא וַאֲרוֹנָא וּמַדְבְּחָא, וְכָל מִינֵי שִׁמּוּשָׁא דְּבֵיתָא דְּמַלְכָּא. וְלָאו בָּתַר פָּתוֹרָא אַזְלֵינָן דְּלָאו עוֹבָדָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּלָא אַזְלֵינָן אֶלָּא בָּתַר פָּתוֹרָא דְּאִיהוּ עוֹבָדֵי יְדוֹי דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּאִיהוּ שְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ. מִשְׁכָּן דִּילֵיהּ, פָּתוֹרָא דִּילֵיהּ, מְנַרְתָּא דִּילֵיהּ, אֲרוֹנָא דִּילֵיהּ, מַדְבְּחָא דִּילֵיהּ, אִיהִי כְּלִילָא מִכָּל מָאנֵי שִׁמּוּשָׁא לְמַלְכָּא עִלָּאָה.