211. Some of them cleave to the Holy Name above, like the Lulav, Etrog (citron), myrtle and willow. In relation to them, we learned that we should unite them; NAMELY TO BIND THEM TOGETHER and perform an action with them; NAMELY TO SHAKE THEM, in order to arouse joy in the root to which it cleaves above. We have learned that by speech, THE BENEDICTION OF THE PRECEPTS, and by deed, THE PRECEPT, we should exhibit it BELOW in order to awaken that WHICH IS ABOVE; NAMELY ITS SUPERNAL ROOT.

212. This is the meaning of the words, "Every one that is called by My Name, for My Glory" (Ibid.) namely, so it would glorify Me; "I have created him" so he would declare My unity; "I have formed him" so he would perform good deeds for My sake; "I have made him" so that through him the supernal force will awaken.

213. Another explanation, "Every one that is called by My Name" (Ibid.) as it is written "the fruit of the tree Hadar (citrus)" (Vayikra 23:40); "For My glory I have created him" namely, the "branches of palm trees;" "I have formed him," "the boughs of thick leaved tree;" "I have made him," the "willow of the brook."

214. They are to be used, as it says, "And you shall take for yourselves on the first day" (Ibid.), which is the fifteenth.

215. But what is the first day SCRIPTURE MENTIONS, WHAT DOES IT ALLUDE TO? HE REPLIES, It is the first to travel by the sources of living water (BEING THE FIRST COLUMN OF THE THREE TRAVELING COLUMNS, THROUGH WHICH TRAVEL CHASSADIM BECOME REVEALED BY CHOCHMAH CALLED LIVING WATER). FOR THE RIGHT COLUMN, CHESED, TRAVELS FIRST, and we should draw it down into the world. FOR IN SUKKOT, IT IS TIME FOR DRAWING CHASSIDIM, ACCORDING TO THE SECRET OF "HIS RIGHT HAND EMBRACES ME" (SHIR HASHIRIM 8:3).

216. This is like the story of a king who put people into his prison. The lady, his mother, came and set them free. The King, mindful of her honor, put them under her authority. She found them hungry and thirsty and said TO HER SON THE KING, now that I set them free, give them food and drink.

217. Thus on Yom Kippur, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF IMA, BINAH sets them free. We are hungry for nourishment and thirsty for a drink, FOR NO PHYSICAL FOOD AND DRINK IS DRAWN FROM BINAH, FOR WHICH REASON WE FAST AND AFFLICT OUR SOULS ON THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. She therefore adorns THE KING, ZEIR ANPIN, THE SON OF BINAH, with his crown, MOCHIN OF CHASSADIM on this day, THE FIRST OF SUKKOT. We know that there is living water there, and we ask for water from the one who set us free, SO SHE WOULD GIVE CHASSADIM TO ZEIR ANPIN FOR US, AFTER WE ATTAINED MOCHIN OF CHOCHMAH FROM HER ON YOM KIPPUR, THE SECRET OF FREEDOM. We therefore name this day 'the first day.'

218. All this is written in the book of Agadah, and is correct. But BESIDES WHAT WAS SAID, this day THAT ALLUDES TO Abraham, THE SECRET OF THE SFIRAH OF CHESED, is the starting point of everything - whether it is the beginning of the clouds of glory THAT ARE THE SECRET OF THE SURROUNDING LIGHTS, IT IS THE BEGINNING AS THE FIRST SURROUNDING LIGHT IS CHESED, or the beginning of water, THE SECRET OF INTERNAL LIGHT. AS FOR THE FIRST SURROUNDING LIGHT IS CHESED, THE FIRST INTERNAL LIGHT IS CHESED. THIS IS THE SECRET MEANING OF Abraham starting to dig wells of water.

219. "The fruit of the tree Hadar" is the well of Isaac; NAMELY THE NUKVA CALLED WELL WHEN RECEIVING CHOCHMAH FROM THE LEFT COLUMN OF ZEIR ANPIN CALLED ISAAC. For Isaac glorified (Heb. hider) the Holy One, blessed be He, and called Him "the tree Hadar," THE NUKVA BEING the fruit of this particular tree. "Branches of palm trees" are as it is written, "The righteous man flourishes like the palm tree" (Tehilim 92:13), NAMELY THE RIGHTEOUS YESOD. There is no dividing between YESOD AND THE NUKVA, for which reason it does not say "and branches" but just "branches (Heb. kapot)," WHICH IS AN INDICATION OF BINDING (HEB. KAPHUT) AND UNITY. For they cannot exist without each other, BUT ARE ALWAYS BOUND TOGETHER. Through this the well, THE NUKVA, is filled from the well of supernal living water, BINAH, for YESOD is filled first FROM TIFERET AND TIFERET FROM BINAH, and from it, the well is filled until it BECOMES a gushing spring for everyone.

220. "The bough of thick leaved tree." This is the bough of the great tree TIFERET, which was strengthened, struck root and became the highest tree, connected on every side; NAMELY TIFERET WHICH INCLUDES THE SIX SFIROT CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD WHICH HOLD TO IT ON EVERY SIDE. This bough is a thick tree (Heb. avot, with Ayin), holding on to the patriarchs (Heb. avot, with Aleph). FOR IT IS THE CENTRAL COLUMN THAT COMPRISES RIGHT AND LEFT, CHESED AND GVURAH, CALLED ABRAHAM AND ISAAC. THE ALEPH OF AVOT (ENG. 'FATHERS') AND THE AYIN OF AVOT, THICK TREES ARE INTERCHANGEABLE. For from TIFERET, the foundation (Yesod) of the world receives and is filled and pours unto the well, THE NUKVA, which is the land that is all water, WHEN RECEIVING FROM YESOD.