שפת אמת

Seventh Day of Passover

Pesach · תרל"ב (1871) · Essay 16

Passover · Red Sea · Exodus · Holiday

ב"ה

“With God’s help.”

A customary invocation that opens many teachings of the Sefat Emet, framing the words that follow as emerging with divine assistance.

שביעי של פסח

“The Seventh Day of Passover.”

This introduces the teaching for the Seventh Day of Pesach, the day associated with the splitting of the Sea and the revelation of faith.

Summary: The Sefat Emet begins with a traditional invocation of divine help and identifies the teaching as one connected to the Seventh Day of Passover.