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דָּגִים גְּדוֹלִים שֶׁבַּיָּם-רש״י
התנינם
According to רש״י why doesn’t it say כי טוב on the second day of creation? What can we learn from this?
Because Hashem didn't finish creating the sky, which He called the Heavens, until the third day of creation and something that in not complete is not in its fullness and goodness. We can learn from this the importance of putting in effort to complete what we start and not to give up.
Only the male לִוְיָתָן survived. Explain.
The word התנינם is written with only one yud.
בְּמַאֲמָר
With an utterance/with words
וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ
ברך
Bless
כָּל דָּבָר חַי שֶׁאֵינוֹ גָבוֹהַּ מִן הָאָרֶץ-רש״י
שרץ
What are the three characteristics רש״י lists about the שמים?
1. When Hashem stiffened the water on the second day He CARRIED (שא מים) over the original water from the first day
2. There (שם מים) above the heavens water can be found
3. It is a mixture of fire and water
There is definitely NOT multiple G-d’s who created the world rather the One G-d, Hashem, created the world. Explain.
The word ויברא is singular "and HE created"
לְהַבְדִּ֕יל
to separate
וַיִּבְרָ֨א
ברא
Created
לְפִיכָךְ נִמְלַךְ בָּהֶם -רש״י
Angels
What are one reason why it says “Let US make man”?
1. The US was Hashem and the angels. Since the angels were getting haughty Hashem was testing them "let US make man" but obviosuly only Hashem could do it
2. Hashem consulted with the angels becasue He didn't want to make them jealous.
3. Often important people like a king, and Hashem is the King of all kings, use first person plural as a sign of majesty.
4. The US is referring to the souls of the righteous which is really every single Jew. Hashem consulted with every Jewish soul before they were created and they all consented to be created.
5. The US is plural implying that humans were created not only from the earth but ALSO special to humans Hashem breathed a living soul into every human being.
Hashem is extremely humble. Explain.
The phrase נעשה אדם "Let US make man" leaves room for heretics to say there is G-d forbid more than one G-d which shows how humble Hashem is that He was willing to "risk" this just to make sure not to make the angels feel bad.
לרכוב
to ride
בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ
צלם
Image
שֶׁיִּמְשְׁלוּ בָּאָרֶץ עַצְמָהּ -רמב״ן
The people
According to רש״י why does it have to say פרו and רבו?
If it would have only said פרו the sea creatures would have had offspring but only once and not continuously. רבו teaches that they continued having offspring.
The heavens were already in existence on the first day of creation - רש״י
"עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ – כָּל יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן"
מְאֹרֹת֙
Luminaries
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ
עשה
Made
שֶׁהַכֹּל נִבְרָא בְּמַאֲמָר וְהוּא נִבְרָא בַּיָּדַיִם-רש״י
People
According to the Malbim in what order are the animals listed in פסוק כ״ה?
In the "food chain order" from biggest animal to smallest
Hashem created human beings with His “hands” - רש״י
וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי כַּפֶּכָה
לַחִים
Watery
לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת
משל
Rule