As already mentioned, Elohim is a plural word. In fact it is the first plural
attribute. In order for the right pillar
to be a right pillar it requires a left pillar.
A dimension must be created which requires a plurality to exist. Thus the left pillar creates the initial
structure of the Tree of Life that supports the rest of the Sefirot in a
dimensional pattern.
The concept of opposites is also established on a horizontal
axis. The right is lenient and
abducts. Meaning it accept and engulfs
everything. Think of “fatal attraction”,
a person loves another so much that that person being loved ceases to be an
individual. Likewise there is a concept
of too much mercy. The left rejects or
pushes away. It desires a separation to
the point of total isolation. We have
seen this by individuals or groups not wanting to be in the presents of certain
people. We have seen this through out
history such as the Holocaust or the Croatians.
An individual in total solitary confinement will eventually go insane
and even die.
By establishing the horizontal dimension it gives
opportunity for an individual to retain his/her existence within a community
yet at the same time not nullify and void the community’s existence.
The two opposites are not ideal but a blend of the two is
the ideal condition we are looking for and we are meant to attain.
Ask yourself: Take
the abduction and rejection sides and think of the ideal blend we need of both
as individuals and community. Is it
different for others or at particular times or in different cultures? Does Torah teach us how to define this middle
ground or balance depending on the people and community?
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