תּוֹרָה קא

Torah 101

In every person there is the aspect of "anpin n'hirim" [luminous face] — which is the aspect of the knowledge and attainment of the holy Torah as a potion of life. This is the holiness of Israel — who are in their root distant from all attributes and desires. And there is also within him the aspect of the seventy nations — which is the aspect of a potion of death — the aspect of "anpin chashuchin" [dark face] — which is the aspect of darkness and the hiding of knowledge. And through a person labouring in Torah for the sake of Heaven — until he merits to attain and understand the wisdom of the holy Torah — through this he exits from the aspect of dark face to the aspect of luminous face. And then the subjugation of desires and evil attributes of the seventy nations — which are the aspect of dark face — is nullified from him. And he is then called "Adam" — in the aspect of: ""this is the Torah of a man [Adam]"" [Numbers 19:14] — and the aspect of: ""you are called Adam"" [Yevamos 61a]. For the primary name "Adam" one merits through the holy Torah — which is the aspect of luminous face. And it is the aspect of the distancing and breaking of all desires and evil attributes. And through this one merits that the yoke of the subjugation of the nations is nullified from him — even physically — as our Sages of blessed memory said [Avos ch. 3]: ""all who accept upon themselves the yoke of Torah"" etc.