Derasha 7 on Bereishis 1:5

TT #25 · Parashas Bereishis · First Aliyah · Passuk 5

Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Pesachim 88a (verified).

E-Daf image (Pesachim 88a)

Core Text

Core Textאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: גָּדוֹל יוֹם קִבּוּץ גָּלֻיּוֹת כְּיוֹם שֶׁנִּבְרְאוּ בּוֹ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְנִקְבְּצוּ בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה... וְשָׂמוּ לָהֶם רֹאשׁ אֶחָד וְעָלוּ מִן הָאָרֶץ״ וּכְתִיב וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָד.
English of Core Text: Rabbi Yochanan said: The day of the ingathering of the exiles is as great as the day on which heaven and earth were created, as it is said “And the children of Yehudah shall be gathered... and they shall appoint for themselves one head and they shall go up from the land,” and it is written “and there was evening and there was morning, one day.”
On the daf / in context: A derasha linking the “one day / one head” language of the ingathering prophecy to the “one day” of creation, elevating the future redemption to the stature of the original creation.
Type of Learning: Custom (gezerah-shavah-like link of “one day”)
What Is Learned: The future ingathering is compared in greatness to the original day of creation.