Literally means ‘Small Face’. It represents the Six Sefirot, Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod, and Yessod. The Light from the upper three Sefirot of Chokmah, Binah, and Da’at comes to Malchut through Zeir Anpin.
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Z"A
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3rd Heshvan 10/21/2020
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
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3rd Heshvan 10/21/2020
Rabbi Israel (Yisrael) Friedman of Ruzhin
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3rd Heshvan 10/21/2020
Rabbi Yosef Zundel of Salant
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4th Heshvan 10/22/2020
Judah he-Hasid Segal ha-Levi
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