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Chazal have a tradition that even during the enslavement in Egypt, Shabbat played a special role in Bnei Yisrael’s lives. The midrash (Shemot Rabba 8:18) says that they had scrolls that would bring them joy from Shabbat to Shabbat, as they said that Hashem would redeem them. Those days when they would contemplate their liberation were the days of Shabbat, for on Shabbat they rested. When, in response to Moshe’s plea for freedom, Paroh decreed to make Bnei Yisrael’s workload heavier, it included taking away their rights to rest and spiritual enjoyment, which they had on Shabbat.
Another rabbinical tradition is that the commandment to keep Shabbat pre-dated Mt. Sinai and was given at Mara in the beginning of the sojourn through the desert. There, the Torah reports, "He presented them a statute and decree" (Shemot 15:25). The gemara (Sanhedrin 56b) explains that they were given ten mitzvot, seven that bind all Noachides, laws of the judicial system, Shabbat, and the obligation to honor parents. However, explicit mention of a specific obligation to refrain from work on Shabbat comes only in the section that deals with the manna, which sustained Bnei Yisrael in the desert. Hashem gave a double portion of manna on the sixth day so that Bnei Yisrael would not need or be allowed to collect it up on Shabbat. The Torah says, "The nation rested on the seventh day" (Shemot 16:30). The only parallel to this phrase in all of Tanach is, "[Hashem] rested on the seventh day" (Bereishit 2:2). Thus, the fact that the manna did not fall on Shabbat and that Bnei Yisrael were forbidden to go out to gather it is evidence of its connection to the remembrance of the creation. The Torah also commanded Moshe to store a portion of manna as a remembrance for future generations, who should "see the food that I fed them in the desert when I took them out of the Land of Egypt" (Shemot 16:32). This is a reference to the element of remembrance of the Exodus, which the manna shares with Shabbat.
Now we see why the mitzva of Shabbat was mentioned for the first time in the section dealing with the manna, as both share the significance of being reminiscent of both creation and exodus. Let us pray that we will merit to see the fulfillment of Chazal’s statement (Shabbat 118b) that if Bnei Yisrael will keep two Shabbatot properly they will immediately merit redemption.
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 9 - "Seeing is Believing" (parag. 21-30)
These paragraphs elaborate on the theme that seeing and knowing is better than any attempt to prove logically, and begins explaining the difference between Israel and gentiles.
Ein Aya Various Universal Stages of the Geula Process
Rav Kook examines the various stages of redemption, explaining how (in addition to the obvious oft-mentioned stages of ingathering the exiles, reviving the Hebrew language, army, state etc.) the messianic dream of world prosperity, the State of Israel and world unity can and are realistically and logically gradually coming true.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 8- "Answering Questions on the Kuzari's Proof from Mass Revelation
How do we know that the "claim" of mass revelation to 2,000,000 witnesses at Mt. Sinai is really true? This important class answers all of the questions skeptics ask about this claim of the Kuzari.
Ein Aya Armies Still Necessary for Balance & the War Against Wars
Rav Kook explains why the world was originally divided into the various seemingly contradicting ideologies and cultures, in order to develop each one respectively. Swords or armies symbolize how each respective ideology defends themselves, as well as deters their opposing ideologies and cultures. On the other hand, the messianic era will be one of peace, and Rav Kook explains the transition to that stage, which mankind is already undergoing.
The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.