Jewish%20thought for Shabbat 236:3

אמר ר' חייא בר אבא א"ר יוחנן כל המשמר שבת כהלכתו אפי' עובד ע"ז [כדור] אנוש מוחלין לו שנאמר (ישעיהו נו, ב) אשרי אנוש יעשה זאת וגו' מחללו אל תקרי מחללו אלא מחול לו

Now, I do not know what this 'delight' refers to; but when it is said, and thou shalt call the Sabbath a delight,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. ibid, 13. ');">⁷</span> you must say that it refers to the delight of the Sabbath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The emphasis on the importance of observing the Sabbath with those meals and as a day of delight was meant according to Weiss (Dor I, 122) to counteract the ascetic tendencies of the Essenes. ');">⁸</span> Wherewith does one show his delight therein? — Rab Judah son of R. Samuel b. Shilath said in Rab's name: With a dish of beets, large fish, and heads of garlic. R. Hiyya b. Ashi said in Rab's name: Even a trifle, if it is prepared in honor of the Sabbath, is delight. What is it [the trifle]? — Said R. Papa: A pie of fish-hash.

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