Sublime

The ten “holy” Sefiroth have their counterparts in ten “unholy” or “impure” ones; the latter, however, are distinguished from the former in that each one has a highly personal character.

Shem Ha-M’forash

the traditional kabbalistic perception of the physical world as a mirror image of the sefirotic pleroma, which, in turn, is a mirror image of the Infinite that is beyond image,

Lurianic kabbalah is at best a metaphor, not a prescription, for the forms of social action I have described in this book. But it remains a compelling metaphor none the less.

In this interpretation, the shofar sound is a cry for mercy and forgiveness; it recollects the cries and tears of all Jewish martyrs from Isaac down to this day.