Day, The

"And it was evening and it was morning, one day" (Genesis 1:5). Jewish Calendar Date When G‑d created time, He first created night and then day. Therefore, a Jewish calendar date begins with the night beforehand. While a day in the secular calendar ...

Slumbered time is probably the most wasted human resource. Why did G-d create us in such a way that we spend 25% to 30% of our lives doing nothing?

Why do Jewish holidays begin at nightfall? For example, Purim starts this Monday night, and is over Tuesday night, and that is considered one day.

The Talmud Brachot 26a. asks the same question, and answers that the source is the verse: "And it was evening and it was morning, one day." Genesis 1:5. From there the Talmud infers that the day follows the night. See also Why do Jewish holidays begin at ...

Rabbi Yehuda said: Every single day, the world is blessed from that supernal day, the seventh day [bina which is called the supernal Shabbat] for each and every one of the six [supernal] days [i.e. sefirot, from chesed to yesod, each sefira corresponding ...

He said to him: Rabbi [Shimon], this verse should have been explained further by more explanation, for it is written: "And to them will I give in My house and within My walls a memorial better than sons and daughters. I will give him an everlasting ...

We learned, for what merit were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah saved from their tests? [Daniel was thrown into the pit of lions and the others were thrown into a fiery oven.] It is because they did not allow themselves to become unclean due to the ...

That youth [Rav Safra's son] opened with the blessing after the meal and said: One verse says, "And you shall eat before the L-rd your G-d" (Deut. 4:23) and another verse says, "And rejoice before the L-rd your G-d" (Deut. 27:7). ...

Two types of bread were eaten by Israel: when they left Egypt [on Pesach] they ate matzah, the bread of affliction and in the wilderness [from the Holiday of Shavuot, when the Torah was given] they ate bread from heaven, as it is written: "Behold, I ...

"And he called it the "Tent of Appointed Time ". Was it not a "Tent of Appointed Time" from the start? What is "of appointed time"? Before it was called only a "tent", connoting a house of study. Now it was ...