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VaYechulu (Witness Recitation of Creation)
The Genesis 'and the heavens were finished' passage recited as testimony to Creation in Friday-night Amidah and Kiddush; the Talmud calls one who says it a partner in Creation.
The Genesis 'and the heavens were finished' passage recited as testimony to Creation in Friday-night Amidah and Kiddush; the Talmud calls one who says it a partner in Creation.
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וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ וְכׇל־צְבָאָֽם׃
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