As the Hebrew name of things is the channel of their lifeforce, parallel to the sephirot, so concepts such as "holiness" and " mitzvot " embody ontological Divine immanence, as God can be known in manifestation as well as transcendence. Source: Internet
Apologists explain that Jews may have been praying for and not necessarily to the aspects of Godliness represented by the sephirot. Source: Internet
By meditating on the sephirot and praying for their unification, Kabbalists seek the theurgic goal of healing a shattered world. Source: Internet
Another influence on the Zohar that Scholem, and scholars like Yehudah Liebes and Ronit Meroz have identified was a circle of Spanish Kabbalists in Castile who dealt with the appearance of an evil side emanating from within the world of the sephirot. Source: Internet
In contrast, a new emanation after the Tzimtzum shone into the vacuum to begin creation, but led to an initial instability called Tohu (Chaos), leading to a new crisis of Shevirah (Shattering) of the sephirot vessels. Source: Internet
As the spiritual foundation of Creation, the sephirot correspond to the names of God in Judaism and the particular nature of any entity. Source: Internet