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size=2>From: Richard Wolberg <A
href="mailto:cantorwolberg@cox.net">cantorwolberg@cox.net</A><BR><BR>>>"And
the man said: 'This time it is bone of my bones, and flesh of my
<BR>flesh; this shall be called Woman, because she was taken from man.'
<BR>" (2:23)<BR><BR>QUESTION: The words "zot hapa'am" ? "this time" ? seem
superfluous? <BR>Why is it used?<BR><BR>ANSWER: According to the Gemara
(Niddah 31a), there are three partners <BR>in the formation of man:
Through Hashem, he receives a soul, through <BR>the father the bones,
nails, and brain, and through the mother, skin <BR>and flesh. Adam
emphasized that this time, and only this time, the <BR>bone and the flesh
both came all from the same
Source.<<<BR><BR>>>>>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Nice vort, but the more obvious explanation goes with the flow of the
pesukim: Adam checked out all the animals and couldn't find one of his own
species, until he met Chava. "This time she is of my own species, I
finally have found a suitable mate."<BR></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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