Derasha 2 on Bereishis 1:8

TT #32 · Parashas Bereishis · First Aliyah · Passuk 8

Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ שָׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Yerushalmi Rosh Hashanah 1:1 (verified).

Core Text

Core Textיוֹם שֵׁנִי — שֵׁנִי לִבְרִיאַת עוֹלָם, אֲבָל לֹא שֵׁנִי בַּשָּׁבוּעַ, שֶׁלֹּא מָצִינוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן לַשָּׁבוּעַ מִן הַתּוֹרָה.
English of Core Text: “Second day” — second to the creation of the world, but not the second of the week, for we do not find a reckoning of the week from the Torah.
On the daf / in context: The Yerushalmi clarifies that the ordinal “second” is relative to the creation sequence, not an independent weekly calendar count that begins from a Torah-mandated starting point.
Type of Learning: Custom (ordinal of creation vs. weekly count)
What Is Learned: The Torah’s “day two” is counted from the beginning of creation, not from a weekly cycle whose origin is stated in the Torah.