For in exile, it is stated of the Middle Pillar: (Jer. 31:2) From afar Y”Y appeared to me... whereas the Righteous-One is close to Her, and it is stated because of it: (Prov. 27:10)... better a close neighbour, than a distant brother.
And thus: Hear, O mountains... (Mic. 6:2) – these are the Patriarchs, the argument of Y”Y – this is the Shekhinah, and She argues with the Patriarchs, because they distance Her from Her husband, for they are called ‘Amoraim’ (Sages) of the Gemara (Mic. 6:2) And the mighty-ones (eiytanim), foundations of the earth – these are the ‘Tannaim’ (Sages) of the Mishnah, and these TaNaYiM are EiTaNYM (mighty-ones) with a reversal of