Yesod (Foundation) — יסוד

Yesod is the ninth Sefirah, the sole channel through which all upper emanations pass before reaching Malkuth. Situated on the Middle Pillar, it is the Tzaddik (Righteous One) — the Zohar's teaching that 'the righteous is the foundation of the world' (Proverbs 10:25) refers directly to this Sefirah. Yesod corresponds to the Brit (Covenant) and to Yosef ha-Tzaddik, who preserved his sanctity in the face of temptation. In Lurianic Kabbalah, Yesod collects and unifies the shefa (divine abundance) of all six Sefirot of Zeir Anpin before transmitting it to the Shechinah below.

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