A Guest Writer shares again: Yom Hashishi, Veichulu Hashamayim...

Every second during the week, even when we are "relaxing" we are in constant move, our brain doesn't stop thinking for a second. It's always another email, text, phone call, tv show, there's always something going on, even when we sleep, we dream about the day we had, the 10 page paper we gotta hand in tomorrow,and we didn't even start the introduction, but thank G-d, we are jews, we got an exceptional gift, we got the Shabbat.

Notice how the Pasuk is written:
- "Yom Hashishi, veichulu hashamaim ve haaretz, vechol tzvaam" (the sixth day, the Heavens and the Earth stopped and all their "army" (stars, plants, malachim,etc).
And only then:
- "Vaichal elokim bayom hashvi mikol melachto" (god had finished all his work in creating the world).
And then there's a third part:
-"Vaishbot bayom hashavi mikol melachto asher asa."

So what's the big deal?
The first one is to welcome the Shabbat were the Heavens and the Earth, and you know what they got in return?, every 7th year we have Shnat Shmita, a year, that we let the land rest, we don't plow, we don't harvest, we let it "breath" for a year.

When the Heavens and the Earth were ready to welcome the Shabbat (already on the Sixth day) now Hashem himself stopped all his work and that is exactly the second part of the Pasuk.

The third part says "vaishbot bayom hashvi", it doesn't say Hashem or specifies anyone, this part refers to Adam and chava, which means, to us.

There's big musar here.
When we make the first move towards Avodat Hashem, not only Hashem will come forward to us, He will bless and reward us 365 times more!.
Since the Heaven and the Earth started welcoming the Shabbat on the sixth day, Hashem said "not only once a week you will rest but every 7th year, you will rest for the entire year!.

There's another big thing here.
After we stop doing any Melacha what does Hashem do? "Vaivarech elokim et yom hashavii ve ikadesh oto" - G-d blessed the 7th day and then Sanctified it!, and why? Only because we pulled out of any distraction that we would usually have during the week and welcomed the day Hashem himself stopped his work!.

So we learn from this, that we can only enjoy the Hollyness and Blessing of the Shabbat ONLY IF we do our part in welcoming it!

Ok so what's in it for us? We will enjoy one day, and then what? But Hashem tells us no, "Shabbat is the source of blessing" and "every day of the week, is blessed on the behalf of the Shabbat!!!"
So a person who truly keeps the Shabbat will see blessings in what he is doing and the Shabbat will protect him at time of disaster!

Look how much Hashem loves us! Every week, He gives us a day to actually LIVE, and not only that, He rewards us with blessings in our lives and forgives us for all our sins, just for resting! Can you imagine?!

Likrat Shabbat, lechu venelecha, ki hi mekor haberacha!

I want to wish you all that we will be welcoming the Shabbat in the third beit hamikdash together b"H, AMEN KEN YEHI RATZON!



SHABAT SHALOM! 


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