The Evening Prayer and the Shekhinah's Ascent

In the prayer of the evening service, She ascends with the Name that is called YQV”Q.

And the mystery of the matter: (Ps. 50:1) EL ELQYM Y”Y spoke, and He called the earth.

And the Masters of the Mishnah have said:xiSee BT Berakhot 32b that a person is required in his prayer, ‘to pause, one hour before praying, and one hour after he prays.’

And the mystery of the matter, is that he should pause (yish-hei) for an hour in his prayer, because it is stated: (Gen. 24:21) And the man was astonished (mishta-eh) at her, silently... – He of Whom it is stated: (Ex. 15:3) Y”Y is a man (iysh) of war...