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Rashi explains that the serpent tempted Chava to eat from the Tree of
Knowledge by saying that she would not die from eating just as she did
not die from touching it. The Zohar writes that the Angel of Evil
controlled the serpent as a rider upon a horse, and was able to use his
influence to cause Chava to sin. After the sin though, Hashem cut off his
hands and feet in order to weaken his power. Without this, we would be
unable to fight his influence over us.

The forces of tumah are opposed by the forces of kedushah. Hashem
contained the forces of kedushah within ten sefirot, each one having its
own ten sefirot, equaling one hundred sefirot. These sefirot illuminate one
who does a mitzvah with an aura of light. Enveloped within their one
hundred sefirot, we have the ability to battle against the forces of tumah.

The acronym of the Angel of Evil also has the numerical value of
one hundred. Even so, the forces of tumah are weaker and temporary, as
they do not completely surround a person, unlike the sefirot of kedushah.
This is represented by the in that Angel’s name, which has an open
space on the bottom. Thus Hashem gave us the opportunity to conquer our
evil inclination.

Through the mitzvot a person can bring forth kedushah, as we find by

Aharon Hakohen. The Torah says (he lit the Menorah as

commanded by Hashem.) It is unnecessary to tell us that Aharon did as

he was told. Aharon understood the influence he would have in bringing

this kedushah upon Am Yisrael.

We customarily eat round matzot on Pesach. This signifies the
rectification that Am Yisrael accomplished in Egypt. After Adam
Harishon sinned, nitzotzot of kedushah scattered throughout Mitzrayim,
whose origin were from the circular sefirot of kedushah. Am Yisrael was
able to return those nitzotzot to their source, and the round matzot remind
us of those sefirot.

For this reason, David Hamelech instituted that each person should say
one hundred berachot every day. These berachot are a channel through