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  • From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
  • To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Yom in Biblical and Rabbinic Texts
  • Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 08:12:50 -0400

Everything existed in potential in Ein Sof. Nothing existed in particular until Ein Sof began emanating it, in stages, this physical world being the last stage.

Yes, they know that "yom" is not a day as we think of a day

Shoshanna




Shoshanna,

Are you saying that G-d's holiness-light did not exist before He said
"vayehi or"?

The Oral Torah, as passed down by Haza"l (tell me if you have another
source) reflects an allegorical understanding of the Creation story - they
knew quite well that "yom" here cannot mean a 24-hour day.


Yigal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shoshanna Walker" <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
To: "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>; "b-hebrew"
<b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Yom in Biblical and Rabbinic Texts


Not to mention, that there is another prominent meaning to light -
ie; G-d's light, holiness, that which nourishes the world, etc., in
the spiritual sense. But, as I have said many times, you have to
accompany your learning the written Torah with learning the Oral
Torah to understand Torah.

Shoshanna




Light and the Sun/stars are two completely different entities.
Why should it pose a problem that they were created at different
times?
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