9 Lessons
Shabbat that Elevates Not Just the Secular but Even the Foreign
Ein Aya Shabbat 4, 8
It's common knowledge that Shabbat elevates the secular to be holy, but Rav Kook writes that the ideal Shabbat will elevate even concepts which are foreign to Judaism.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tamuz 14 5782
A Deeper Take on Shabbat: Why is This Allowed & That Prohibited?
Ein Aya Shabbat 4, 4
This important lecture helps answer the classic question we all ask: Why are certain things allowed on Shabbat and others forbidden? Rav Kook, based on Kabbalistic sources, explains that the 6 days of creation and the Mishkan- the 2 classic "constrictions" (Tzimtzum) of God, are the anti-thesis of Shabbat. Accordingly only and precisely those 39 types of labor which were done to construct the mishkan correspond to the 6 days of creation, from which we want to rise above on Shabbat, to get a taste of the original Shabbat which preceded creation, and the final Shabbat, when all of creation will be like Shabbat. This basic and beautiful idea is clarified here in a very understandable way
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Sivan 17 5782
The Correct Growth of the Individual and the Nation
Various Rabbis | 5775
What Brings Us the Correct Light for Shabbat?
Various Rabbis | 5775
The Limits and Significance of Human Ingenuity
Various Rabbis | 5775
A Return To The Sabbath
Rabbi Berel Wein
Shabat As Value
Rabbi Berel Wein | Tevet 5768
Shabbat Preparations
Even a person who has many servants should try to prepare personally something for the Sabbath. R' Chisda would mince vegetables; Rabbah and R' Yosef would chop wood. Every person should make them his example, for honoring the Sabbath is a privilege.
Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l | 5767
