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on the inheritance of Jacob your father, as the mouth of God has spoken” (Isaiah 58:13–14). The reward for delighting in Shabbat is specifically the portion of Jacob. Not that of Abraham, about whom it is written, “Rise, walk through the land through its length and its width because I have given it
Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: One who delights in Shabbat is rescued from the oppression of exile. He derives it by means of a verbal analogy. It is written here, with regard to Shabbat: “And I will cause you to ride on the heights [bamotei] of the world” (Isaiah 58:14), and it is written there:
R' Ḥiyya bar Abba said that R' Yoḥanan said: With regard to anyone who observes Shabbat in accordance with its halakhot, even if he worships idolatry as in the generation of Enosh, God forgives him his sins, as it is stated: “Fortunate is the man [enosh] who does this and the person who holds stro
Rav Yehuda said that Rav said: Had the Jewish people properly observed the first Shabbat that was commanded them, no nation or tongue would have ever ruled them, as it is stated: “And it happened on the 7th day, some people went out from the nation to collect and they did not find” (Exodus 16:27). A
R' Yosei said: May my portion be among those who eat 3 meals on Shabbat. Apropos this statement of R' Yosei, the Talmud cites additional declarations. R' Yosei said: May my portion be among those who complete hallel every day. The Talmud is surprised at this: Is that so? Didn’t the Master say: One