The maamar continues to explain the phrase “אֵ -ל דֵּעו ת הֲוָּיָּ"ה – Hashem is the ‘א -ל-G-d’ that has multiple perspectives,” focusing on the Name ‘א -ל-G-d’ in the verse:
Now, this name of Hashem mentioned in the verse “אֵ -ל דֵּעו ת הֲוָּיָּ"ה – Hashem is the ‘א-ַׁל-G-d’ that has multiple perspectives,” refers to Hashem’s Essence, who is beyond all levels, and therefore, He can combine both perspectives in Himself.
וּבְש ֵם ז ה ש ל "אֵל" כּו לֵל ב' הַדֵּעו ת.
In Toras Chaim on this maamar, the Mittler Rebbe explains that the name “א-ל-G-d” mentioned here refers to Hashem’s Essence that is beyond all specific levels, and therefore contains them all. The Tzemach Tzedek, in Or HaTorah on this maamar explains that this name refers to the first of the 13 Attributes of mercy, ה' ה' א -ל רחום וחנון וגו' , counting א -ל as the first of the 13. As he explains in the maamar אני לדודי in Likutei Torah Parshas Re’ei (Elul), this name “א-ל ” is not only the first of the 13 Attributes, but it includes all of them together, since it represents the general revelation of Hashem’s Infinite Light. Perhaps we can reconcile the Mittler Rebbe’s explanation with that of the Tzemach Tzedek: the Name “א -ל” represents Hashem’s Essence that is beyond all levels and contains all levels, as it is manifest through His Infinite Light, as expressed in the first of the 13 Attributes of Mercy, which contains all the other Attibutes, since it is the source of all the attributes.
