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Gevuros de’Abba

גבורות דאבא

The Gevuros of Abba (gevuros de’Abba)

Restraint and division within Chochmah (Abba): sweetened gevuros contained in bittul, which, drawn into Imma, become her chasadim; the root of salt and techeles, giving power to refine and to bring bittul inward.

Where it’s explained

Likkutei Torah, Vayikra 4, ¶1Salt comes from water (Chesed in Chochmah) burned by the sun, so it is gevuros and sharp; it has no taste of its own yet gives taste, since tastes come from Chochmah and what is gevuros relative to Abba is chasadim relative to Imma. Flesh is rooted in Binah, so salt sweetens it; and it draws out the blood, for “through Chochmah they are refined.” Its root is the butzina dekardinusa, the measuring line, which is the Gevurah of Atik clothed in the mocha setima’ah.והנה מבואר בע״ח שמגבורות דאבא נעשו חסדים דאימא. פי׳ דהגם דלגבי אבא נחשב לבחי׳ גבורות עכ״ז כשנמשכים לאימא נחשבים בחינת חסדים לגבה
Likkutei Torah, Bechukosai 3, ¶7The Torah was given in five voices, the five chasadim that make things grow, which are the five Gevuros of Abba become chasadim of Imma. Moshe, from the light of Abba itself, heard it all in one voice; Israel could not receive that, so it was divided by the five Gevuros of Abba into five voices, gevuros that are truly “full of water,” chasadim that can be received.ונתחלק ע״י ה׳ גבורות דאבא לבחינת חמשה קולות
Likkutei Torah, Behaaloscha 3, ¶9Fervor that remains contained within bittul, within ayin, is the Gevuros of Abba. The fervor born of refining the flesh is the Gevuros of Imma or of Zeir Anpin: a yesh, a fervor that is felt, lower than the complete bittul of Moshe (Mah).אך ההתלהבות כלולה בבחי׳ ביטול ואין והוא נק׳ בחי׳ גבורות דאבא
Likkutei Torah, Shelach 13, ¶9For bittul to reach inward into the place of yesh, into “the inner man and the deep heart,” is specifically through the Gevuros of Abba, rooted in the hidden Chochmah in which the Gevurah of Atik is clothed (the Ramaz). Techeles and salt both come from them, for there are many levels within the Gevuros of Abba (Sh’lach 13:15).זהו על ידי בחינת גבורות דאבא דייקא. ששרשו מח״ס שבו מלובש גבורה דעתיק
Likkutei Torah, Korach 1, ¶35The Gevuros of Abba are sweetened gevuros, “the fear of G‑d is for life,” and the light of Abba repels the external forces. The Levites, by contrast, are the Gevuros of Imma, holy and arousing song and longing, yet since judgments are aroused from Binah they needed “pass a razor.”והיינו ג״כ גבורות דאבא שהם גבורות ממותקות. יראת ה׳ לחיים

Main sources

Likkutei Torah, Vayikra 4, ¶1 Likkutei Torah, Bechukosai 3, ¶7 Likkutei Torah, Behaaloscha 3, ¶9 Likkutei Torah, Shelach 13, ¶9 Likkutei Torah, Korach 1, ¶35 Likkutei Torah, Vayikra 5, ¶40

Where it appears

In 172 paragraphs of 111 maamarim.

Likkutei Torah, Acharei 4 ¶1 ¶2 ¶6 ¶18 ¶23
Likkutei Torah, Behaaloscha 1 ¶15
Likkutei Torah, Ki Seitzei 2 ¶7
Likkutei Torah, Korach 1 ¶7 ¶23 ¶32 ¶33 ¶35 ¶37 ¶39
Likkutei Torah, Nasso 2 ¶19 ¶29
Likkutei Torah, Pekudei 1 ¶25
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 8 ¶19
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 16 ¶16
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 19 ¶12
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 32 ¶1 ¶3 ¶42
Likkutei Torah, Sukkos 2 ¶1 ¶5
Likkutei Torah, Tazria 4 ¶15 ¶32
Likkutei Torah, Tzav 1 ¶5
Likkutei Torah, Tzav 4 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Tzav 10 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Va’eschanan 6 ¶25
Likkutei Torah, Va’eschanan 8 ¶10
Likkutei Torah, Yom Kippur 2 ¶2 ¶3 ¶14 ¶18 ¶19
Torah Ohr, Megillas Esther 4 ¶8
Torah Ohr, Mikeitz 4 ¶42
Torah Ohr, Yisro 6 ¶9 ¶22
Likkutei Torah, Acharei 3 ¶3 ¶5
Likkutei Torah, Bamidbar 16 ¶3
Likkutei Torah, Bamidbar 19 ¶2
Likkutei Torah, Haazinu 3 ¶36
Likkutei Torah, Nitzavim 4 ¶27
Likkutei Torah, Re’eh 12 ¶8
Likkutei Torah, Rosh Hashanah 3 ¶2
Likkutei Torah, Shelach 2 ¶11
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 14 ¶11
Likkutei Torah, V’Zos HaBerachah 6 ¶7 ¶9
Torah Ohr, Lech Lecha 4 ¶2
Likkutei Torah, Nasso 6 ¶4 ¶7
Likkutei Torah, Re’eh 10 ¶11
Likkutei Torah, Yom Kippur 1 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Yom Kippur 3 ¶12 ¶16 ¶17 ¶18 ¶28
Torah Ohr, Mikeitz 13 ¶28
Likkutei Torah, Vayikra 2 ¶15
Likkutei Torah, Chukas 2 ¶22
Likkutei Torah, Chukas 3 ¶3 ¶4 ¶5 ¶8 ¶10
Likkutei Torah, Eikev 2 ¶14 ¶17
Likkutei Torah, Matos 1 ¶20
Likkutei Torah, Pinchas 3 ¶24
Likkutei Torah, Eikev 3 ¶11
Likkutei Torah, Shabbos Shuvah 1 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Bamidbar 5 ¶22 ¶29
Likkutei Torah, Behaaloscha 3 ¶9 ¶11 ¶21 ¶22
Likkutei Torah, Behaaloscha 7 ¶8 ¶9
Likkutei Torah, Emor 6 ¶16
Likkutei Torah, Ki Savo 2 ¶1
Likkutei Torah, Ki Seitzei 3 ¶10
Likkutei Torah, Matos 2 ¶9
Likkutei Torah, Pinchas 2 ¶12
Likkutei Torah, Rosh Hashanah 4 ¶9
Likkutei Torah, Shelach 12 ¶7 ¶13
Likkutei Torah, Shelach 13 ¶7 ¶9 ¶12 ¶13 ¶15
Likkutei Torah, Shemini Atzeres 4 ¶8
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 5 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Va’eschanan 7 ¶9
Torah Ohr, Megillas Esther 2 ¶17 ¶18
Torah Ohr, Mikeitz 10 ¶2 ¶4
Torah Ohr, Terumah 1 ¶13
Torah Ohr, Toldos 1 ¶3
Likkutei Torah, Beshalach 1 ¶10 ¶19
Likkutei Torah, Matos 6 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Nasso 7 ¶13
Likkutei Torah, Re’eh 7 ¶25
Likkutei Torah, Shelach 14 ¶3
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 3 ¶1 ¶10
Likkutei Torah, Vayikra 5 ¶29 ¶34 ¶39 ¶40 ¶44
Torah Ohr, Beshalach 8 ¶28
Likkutei Torah, Masei 2 ¶22
Likkutei Torah, Bechukosai 7 ¶5
Likkutei Torah, Emor 1 ¶52
Likkutei Torah, Haazinu 1 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Nitzavim 7 ¶22 ¶24 ¶26
Likkutei Torah, Shelach 4 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Shemini Atzeres 2 ¶12
Likkutei Torah, Shemini Atzeres 8 ¶11 ¶22
Likkutei Torah, Shemini Atzeres 9 ¶7
Torah Ohr, Bereishis 8 ¶2
Torah Ohr, Megillas Esther 5 ¶15 ¶16
Torah Ohr, Mikeitz 14 ¶16 ¶21
Likkutei Torah, Bamidbar 10 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Behaaloscha 2 ¶6 ¶11
Likkutei Torah, Masei 3 ¶7
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 25 ¶13
Likkutei Torah, Tazria 6 ¶14 ¶26
Likkutei Torah, Vayikra 4 ¶1
Torah Ohr, Shemos 1 ¶16
Torah Ohr, Shemos 4 ¶8
Torah Ohr, Shemos 6 ¶2
Likkutei Torah, Bamidbar 7 ¶12
Likkutei Torah, Bechukosai 3 ¶7
Likkutei Torah, Sukkos 4 ¶16
Likkutei Torah, V’Zos HaBerachah 5 ¶1
Torah Ohr, Megillas Esther 12 ¶13
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 39 ¶3
Likkutei Torah, Emor 4 ¶8 ¶10 ¶11 ¶24 ¶35
Likkutei Torah, Korach 3 ¶1
Likkutei Torah, Chukas 11 ¶2
Likkutei Torah, Shemini 2 ¶13
Torah Ohr, Vayeishev 4 ¶3
Likkutei Torah, Rosh Hashanah 7 ¶5
Likkutei Torah, Shir HaShirim 17 ¶24
Likkutei Torah, V’Zos HaBerachah 3 ¶14
Torah Ohr, Va’eira 3 ¶6
Likkutei Torah, Balak 4 ¶4
Likkutei Torah, Pinchas 4 ¶28
Torah Ohr, Mikeitz 16 ¶11
Likkutei Torah, Bechukosai 2 ¶4

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