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Yom Rishon L'Shabbat
Yom rishon l'Shabbat" (First day towards the Shabbat) This is referring to the first day of the week (Sunday) which is the first day towards the Shabbat, Monday is the second day towards the Shabbat, Tuesday is the third day towards the Shabbat, etc. From the beginning of the week we have already established relationship with the Shabbat.
In Shemot (20:8) the Torah
says: "Remember the Shabbat to keep it holy."
Based on this, our Sages teach that we are obligated to count the days of
the week leading up to Shabbat and that the verse teaches that we should
remember Shabbat every day of the week. This is to assure that we not forget
Shabbat, nor confuse it with another day, in order to remember daily the
creation of the world and its Creator.
Judaism's method of counting the days of the week
differs from a non-Jew's method of counting the days of the week. Non-Jews
use names for each day of the week, such as Sunday, Monday, etc. In Judaism,
we count the days of the week with an eye towards
Shabbat, i.e. Yom rishon l'Shabbat or
Shir shel yom -
"Today is the first day in (the count towards)
Shabbat."
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