Derasha 1 on Bereishis 1:28

TT #58 · Parashas Bereishis · First Aliyah · Passuk 28

Complete Passuk

וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָם֮ אֱלֹהִים֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֛וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ וּרְד֞וּ בִּדְגַ֤ת הַיָּם֙ וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּ֖ה הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Source Citation

TT points to Kesubos 5a (verified).

E-Daf image (Kesubos 5a)

Core Text

Core Textתָּנָא בַּר קַפָּרָא: אַלְמָנָה נִשֵּׂאת בַּחֲמִישִׁי וְנִבְעֶלֶת בַּשִּׁשִּׁי, הוֹאִיל וְנֶאֶמְרָה בּוֹ בְּרָכָה לְאָדָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ.
English of Core Text: Bar Kappara taught: A widow is married on Thursday and has relations on Friday, since a blessing was said on that day for man, as it is said “And God blessed them... Be fruitful and multiply.”
On the daf / in context: Parallel to the virgin’s preferred day: a widow’s consummation is linked to the sixth day on which humankind received the fertility blessing.
Type of Learning: Custom (wedding-day association with creation blessing)
What Is Learned: Friday is preferred for the consummation of a widow’s marriage because humankind was blessed with fertility on the sixth day.