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כתובות 8:1
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who has created all things to his glory'. and 'the Creator of man', and 'who has created man in his image. In the image of the likeness of his form, and has prepared unto him out of himself a building forever. Blessed art thou, O Lord, Creator of man'. 'May the barren greatly rejoice and exult when her children will be gathered in her midst in joy. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who maketh Zion joyful through her children' 'Mayest Thou make the loved companions greatly to rejoice, even as of old Thou didst gladden Thy creature in the Garden of Eden. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who maketh bridegroom and bride to rejoice'. 'Blessed art Thou, O Lord our King, God of the universe, who has created joy and gladness, bridegroom and bride, rejoicing, song, mirth, and delight, love, and brotherhood, and peace, and friendship. Speedily, O Lord our God, may be heard in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of the singing of bridegrooms from their canopies and of youths from their feasts of song. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who maketh the bridegroom to rejoice with the bride'. Levi came to the house of Rabbi to the wedding-feast of R. Simeon his son [and] said five benedictions. R. Assi came to the house of R. Ashi to the wedding-feast of Mar his son [and] said six benedictions. Does it mean to say that they differ in this: that one holds that there was one formation, and the other holds that there were two formations? — No. All agree [that] there was [only] one formation, [but they differ in this:] one holds [that] we go according to the intention, and the other holds [that] we go according to the fact, as that [statement] of Rab Judah [who] asked: It is written, And God created man in his own image, and it is written, Male and female created He them. How is this [to be understood]? [In this way:] In the beginning it was the intention [of God] to create two [human beings], and in the end [only] one [human being] was created. R. Ashi came to the house of R. Kahana. The first day he said all the benedictions. From then and further on; if there were new guests he said all the benedictions, but if not [he declared] it to be merely a continuance of the same joy [in which case] one says [only] the benedictions 'in whose dwelling there is joy' and 'who has created'. From the seventh day to the thirtieth day. whether he said to them 'because of the wedding or whether he did not say to them 'because of the wedding', one says the benediction 'in whose dwelling there is joy'. From then and further on; if he said to them 'because of the wedding' he says the benediction 'in whose dwelling there is joy', but not otherwise. And if he says to them 'because of the wedding', until when [is this benediction said]? Said R. Papi in the name of Raba: Twelve months [forming] a year. And at first from when? Said R. Papa: From the time that they put barley into the mortar. But this is not so? Did not R. Papa busy himself for his son Abba Mar and say the benediction from the time of the betrothal? — It was different [in the case of] A. Papa, because he took the trouble [of preparing everything for the wedding]. Rabina busied himself for his son in the house of R. Habiba and said the benediction from the time of the betrothal. He said: I am sure with regard to them that they will not retract [the betrothal]. [But] the matter was not successful and they did retract. R. Tahlifa, son of the West, came to Babylon [and] said six long benedictions. But the law is not according to him. R. Habiba came into the house of a circumcision [and] said the benediction 'in whose dwelling there is joy.' But the law is not according to him, since they are distressed because the child has pain. R. Nahman said [that] Rab said: Bridegrooms are of the number, and mourners are not of the number. An objection was raised: Bridegrooms and mourners are of the number? — You ask [from] a Baraitha against Rab? Rab is a Tanna and differs! It has been said: R. Isaac said [that] R. Johanan said: Bridegrooms are of the number, and mourners are not of the number. An objection was raised: Bridegrooms and mourners are of the number? —
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