Halakhah su Genesi 6:16

“This is the table which is before the Lord,¹Ez 41:22. who spreads the heavens like a canopy for a tent ²Is 40:22. sets earth over water ³Ps 135:6 and feeds the creatures of His home in three divisions: “the bottom, middle, and topmost decks.”⁴An allusion to Noah’s ark in Gen 6:16. In the highest realm are the ministering angels nearest to Him: the cherubim, the seraphim, the ofanim, and the arielim. They are attendants in His palace; in legions they feast on the light of His presence, from the flowing light of His own radiance. The middle realm is the “vest of the heavens,”⁵Chavel (457): the realm of the planets. an assembly of fire and water –rains constraining and constrained – by day and night God restrains them. The eyes of their minds see [tzofim] their Master’s delight as their food, far sweeter to them than choice honey [tzufim]. They hunger for the Cause of their existence;⁶Wonderful but untranslatable wordplay: sibat sivuvam sibatam nekhsafim. the pillars supporting their realm are suspended by the arm of His wisdom, and quake at His rebuke.⁷Allusion to Job 26:11. But the lowest dwelling, a circle radiating from its midpoint, has measurable dimensions. Our food is not their food. Their food is conceived in their mind, when they see the face of their Maker. Our food is meager bread, water, and tears,⁸Cf. Is 30:20, Ps. 80:6. gotten by hard work and toil.