And Elohim ended by the seventh day

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Bereshit B: Verse 180

וַיְכַל אֱלֹקִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, דָּא תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֶּה, דְּאִיהוּ יוֹם שְׁבִיעִי, וּבֵיהּ אִשְׁתַּכְלֵל עָלְמָא, דְּאִיהוּ קִיּוּמָא דְּכֹלָּא. מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה, וְלֹא כָּל מְלַאכְתּוֹ, דְּהָא תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב, אַפֵּיק כֹּלָּא, בְּתוֹקְפָא דִּכְתַב דִּנְפַק מֵחָכְמְתָא.

"And Elohim ended by the seventh day" (Beresheet 2:2), alludes to the Oral Torah, NAMELY MALCHUT, the seventh day. ZEIR ANPIN CONTAINS SIX DAYS, AND THE NUKVA, WHICH IS MALCHUT, IS THE SEVENTH. On the seventh day, the world was completed, and all was preserved. It is written: "His work which He had done," and not 'all His work,' because the Written Torah, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, created the world through the power of written words, which are MOCHIN extended from Chochmah. HENCE, THE WORK WAS FINISHED ON THE SEVENTH DAY, WHICH IS MALCHUT, THE NUKVA OF ZEIR ANPIN.

Bereshit B: Verse 181

תְּלַת זִמְנִין הָכָא בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, וַיְכַל אֱלֹקִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, וַיִּשְׁבּוֹת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹקִים אֶת יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, הָא תְּלַת, וַיְכַל אֱלֹקִים, בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, דָּא תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל פֶּה, דְּעִם יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי דָא, אִשְׁתַּכְלֵל עָלְמָא כִּדְקָא אֲמָרָן.

The seventh day was mentioned three times in the text, "And Elohim ended by the seventh day...and He rested on the seventh day... and Elohim blessed the seventh day." "And Elohim ended by the seventh day" refers to the Oral Torah, WHICH IS MALCHUT, THE NUKVA OF ZEIR ANPIN. For by means of the seventh day, the world was finished and completed, as we have said.

Bereshit B: Verse 182

וַיִּשְׁבּוֹת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, דָּא יְסוֹדָא דְעָלְמָא, בְּסִפְרָא דְּרַב יֵיבָא סָבָא דָּא יוֹבְלָא, וְעַל כָּךְ כְּתִיב הָכָא מִכָּל מְלַאכְתּוֹ, דְּכֹלָּא נָפֵיק מִנֵּיהּ. וַאֲנַן, דָּא יְסוֹדָא כִּדְקָאֲמָרָן דְּהָא נַיְיחָא בֵּיהּ הֲוָה, יַתִּיר מִכֹּלָּא.

"And He rested on the seventh day" refers to the foundation of the world. In the book of Rav Yeba Saba, it is written THAT "HE RESTED..." refers to the Jubilee, NAMELY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE LEFT SIDE OF BINAH. Hence, it is written, "from all of His work," because all originates from this. And we say that "AND HE RESTED" alludes to Yesod, not to the Jubilee, because there is more rest in it than in everything else. THAT IS, REST IN THE ILLUMINATION OF YESOD IS MORE REVEALED THAN THE REST IN THE ILLUMINATION OF THE JUBILEE.

Bereshit B: Verse 183

וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹקִים אֶת יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, דָּא כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל, דִּמְבָרֵךְ לְכֹלָּא, וְהוּא נָטֵיל בְּרֵישָׁא, דִּתְנַן כֹּהֵן נוֹטֵל בָּרֹאשׁ, וּבִרְכָאן בֵּיהּ שַׁרְיָין לְבָרְכָא. וְאִקְרֵי שְׁבִיעִי. רַבִּי יֵיסָא סָבָא אֲמַר, הָנֵי תְּרֵי, חַד בִּיסוֹדָא דְּעָלְמָא אִיהוּ, וְחַד בְּעַמּוּדָא דְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא.

"And Elohim blessed the seventh day" refers to the High Priest, who blesses all and takes the first share. As we have learned, the priest takes the first share OF ALL FEASTS, and he is blessed. Hence, he can bless OTHERS, and is called the seventh. Rabbi Yesa Saba said that "AND...ENDED" refers to the Yesod (Foundation) of the world, AND "BLESSED" to the central pillar, WHICH IS TIFERET.