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What is the specific joy referenced in "k'sameach cho yitzircha b'gan eden mikedem"? Rashi (רש"י) reveals that Adam's happiness in Gan Eden was having parnasah b'kalus through tefillah alone. The deeper simcha of marriage is not just companionship, but the ability to independently support one's family.
This shiur explores the sixth blessing of Sheva Brachos, specifically the phrase "mesameach chasan v'kallah k'sameach cho yitzircha b'gan eden mikedem." Rabbi Zweig begins by analyzing Rashi (רש"י)'s interpretation that this blessing is not about the joy of marriage itself, but rather a prayer that the couple should have hatzlachah (success) throughout their lives. The central question emerges: where do we find evidence that Hashem (ה׳) was "mesameach" (brought joy to) His creations in Gan Eden? Rabbi Zweig demonstrates that Rashi provides the source from the verse "Vayita Hashem Elokim gan b'eden mikedem vayasem sham es ha'adam asher yatzar," but the nature of this joy requires deeper analysis.
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Kesubos 13b
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