The names called hand

59. The names called 'hand' - NAMELY THE HAND OF HASHEM, THE GREAT HAND, THE STRONG HAND - are the source OF LIGHT for everything. You will find only the hand of Yud Hei Vav Hei, as in the verse "the hand of Hashem is not shortened" (Yeshayah 59:1), since 'hand' is always combined with the name YUD HEI VAV HEI, WHICH IS MERCY.

60. Rabbi Elazar came to ask his father Rabbi Shimon. He wept and said to him: Reveal to me this secret, my father and master, OF THE NAME 'HAND.' He said to him: It will be revealed to you through the verse, "Because Hashem has sworn by His throne (lit. 'a hand on the throne of Yah'); that Hashem will have war" (Shemot 17:16), MEANING, hand on the throne due to Yud Hei Vav Hei, WHICH IS MERCY, Mercy being stronger than Judgment. The verse wishes to say, may there be forever, instead of Gvurah, the great hand which was in Egypt, WHICH IS MERCY; for were it not FOR THE GREAT HAND, WAR would be through Judgment WITHOUT MERCY.

61. When the Messiah comes with the renewal of the great hand, he will wage war against Amalek, AND MERCY WILL OVERCOME JUDGMENT, AS WAS DONE DURING THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT, AS IT IS WRITTEN, "By strength of hand Hashem brought us out of Egypt" (Shemot 13:14). When the name hand comes with 'strength of hand' alone, NOT WITH HASHEM'S HAND OR THE GREAT HAND, it is then in Judgment; namely war against Amalek will be fought through Judgment, and then The Messiah will come. Rabbi Elazar supports his explanation with the verse, "Then shall Hashem go out, and fight against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle" (Zecharyah 14:3).

62. Come and see, THE STRENGTH OF the great hand, THE RIGHT HAND, reaches the supernal hand, THE LEFT HAND CALLED THE STRONG HAND. By this hand, they came out of Egypt, AS IT SAYS, "BY STRENGTH OF HAND HASHEM BROUGHT US OUT OF EGYPT." THEY ARE CONNECTED since they have the same numerical value, one Yud equals the other Yud and one Dalet the other (YUD-DALET = HAND). The name 'the great hand' and the name 'the supernal hand' are the same, equal in letters and numerical value. UNION receives two hands together, IN OTHER WORDS, THE RIGHT AND LEFT WERE JOINED TOGETHER.

63. HE ASKS, Why were their mutual JOINING not withheld, as they are not equal, THE ONE IS CALLED GREAT AND THE OTHER STRONG. HE ANSWERS, The connection of these two was explained BECAUSE their letters, Yud-Dalet, are the same, THOUGH they are not exactly of the same content. TO WIT, SINCE THEY ARE EQUAL BY THE NAME HAND, THEY MAY BE JOINED TOGETHER THOUGH THE ONE IS CALLED GREAT AND THE OTHER STRONG. From these TWO HANDS, the heaven and earth were created, and all that is with them. INSIDE THE UPPERMOST CIRCLE, Yud to Yud, Dalet to Dalet. INSIDE THE SECOND CIRCLE WITHIN THE UPPERMOST ONE, TO THE RIGHT OF THE CIRCLE, Yud to Yud, Vav to Vav, Dalet to Dalet; AND TO ITS LEFT: Dalet to Dalet, Lamed to Lamed, Tav to Tav. INSIDE THE THIRD CIRCLE, THAT IS WITHIN THE SECOND, TO THE RIGHT OF THE CIRCLE, Dalet to Dalet, Lamed to Lamed, Tav to Tav; AND TO ITS LEFT: Lamed to Lamed, Mem to Mem, Dalet to Dalet; Tav to Tav, Vav to Vav. IN THE CENTER OF THESE CIRCLES, Vav above; AND BELOW IT Yud-Hei, Yud-Hei, BELOW THEM Shadai, AND BELOW IT the Chariot of the fathers of Yisrael. They are the first Sfirah, NAMELY THE UPPER CIRCLE, which is sublime Keter, WHERE THE SIMPLE LETTERS ARE, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF KETER. The second CIRCLE IS THE SECRET OF THE VERSE, "The eyes of Hashem are in every place, watching the evil and the good" (Mishlei 15:3); NAMELY THE SFIRAH CHOCHMAH, SINCE EYES ARE THE SECRET OF CHOCHMAH. HENCE, IT CONTAINS THE LETTERS OF THE LETTERS FULLY SPELLED OUT, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF CHOCHMAH. IN the third CIRCLE, THERE IS THE SFIRAH BINAH, SINCE IN IT ARE THE FULLY SPELLED-OUT LETTERS OF THE FULLY SPELLED-OUT LETTERS. (REPETITION NECESSARY?) They help AND POUR UPON Vav OF THE NAME YUD HEI VAV HEI (MEANING?), WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, which performed many miracles in the land of Egypt.