English translation — עמוד 24

4)

The difference between "eis" and "rega" is that "rega" denotes a measured

(small)

quantity of time,

but "eis" means time — simply.

It is not understood;

What Rashi says that a human being "does not know his moments" and the Holy One, blessed be He, "knows His moments,"

is understandable — because that which a person <b>must</b> add something of the profane onto the holy and the Almighty <b>does not</b> need to add,

it is therefore that in a small quantity of time,

a person can indeed make a mistake⁶,

but the Holy One, blessed be He, knows <b>exactly</b> the moment of the beginning of Shabbat;

The verse tells that the&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;Almighty finished His work&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;“on the seventh day” — the student has a question: a)

It says earlier: “And God saw &lt;b&gt;all&lt;/b&gt; that He had made etc.&lt;sup&gt;‘&lt;/sup&gt;

And it was etc. the sixth day — &lt;b&gt;everything&lt;/b&gt; was completed on the sixth&lt;sup&gt;11&lt;/sup&gt;

It already says &lt;b&gt;Vayechulu&lt;/b&gt; the heavens etc. so what does “Vayechal” mean,

c)

In “Vayechulu” it says simply — here it specifies “Vayechal &lt;b&gt;Elokim&lt;/b&gt;?

And this Rashi answers with the explanation “etc. entered into it like a hair’s breadth”,

That the finishing

(the work — from &lt;b&gt;earlier&lt;/b&gt;)

with which the Almighty entered into Shabbos

(entered into it),

was “like a hair’s breadth”.

And therefore: a)

The “Vayechal etc. on the seventh day” is no contradiction to what it says

(earlier)

that on the sixth day there was already “all that He had made” — for the “Vayechal etc. on the seventh day”,

was only “like a hair’s breadth”.

b)

b)

Vayechal etc. — adds details to the general announcement: Vayechulu etc.

b)

Through that which one “fills” the time itself.

And as the “one of five

(for Scripture)

” remembers,

that before his haircutting he did not need to make any calculation — that since three years have passed since he was born,

so the time came when they would cut his hair,

only seeing the joyous mood of his parents,

he “felt” that it is the time of his haircutting; and the same was also when they brought him into cheder.

A.

Z.

V.

From this he understands,

that since Shabbos is a holy day,

such Jews who feel holiness,

and certainly the Most High — can know the time of Shabbos

(not only through the knowledge how many hours and moments have passed from the sixth day,

but)

through “feeling” the time of Shabbos.

Regarding knowing about the arrival of Shabbat from the aspect of the time

(matter)

of Shabbat itself — pertains to "He knows its times",

"Et" in Lashon HaKodesh means a time which is measured and suitable for a certain matter.

As in "a time to give birth etc. a time to laugh etc." — the twenty-eight times which are enumerated in Kohelet¹⁹

And regarding knowing that Shabbat arrives through the number of hours and moments that are before Shabbat — pertains to "He knows its moments".