Saturday, April 1, 2017

talmud gemara - What does it mean that Hashem plays with the Leviatan?



The Talmud in Avodah Zara 3b says that the last quarter of the day Hashem plays with the Leviathan. Is there any explanation of what that means? If so, where?



הקב"ה יושב ועוסק בתורה....רביעיות יושב ומשחק עם לויתן שנאמר לויתן זה יצרת לשחק בו


God sits and learns Torah (the first quarter of the day) ....the last quarter of the day, He sits and plays with the Leviathan, as the verse says (Tehillim 104:26): "This Leviathan, You created to play with."



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