And one who is a ‘man’ (adam), in the image of ‘the Middle Pillar’ (Tipheret), of him it is said:viiBT Berakhot 6a ‘the prayer of man is not heard except in the synagogue’, and thus have the Masters of the Mishnah established.
And one who ‘guards the covenant’, is called ‘the man of perfection’, and there, in Be-REiShYT, is a ‘covenant of fire’ (BRYT) EiSh, for he guards it from the fire of hell. But one who is occupied in the Torah and guards it, is called ‘man’ in the image of He that is above, It is this that is written: (Is. 44:13)... like the glory (tipheret) of a man, to dwell in the house.