A Table Set In Time | Rabbi Yoni Levin

[music] Six years ago, my wife comes home from Shul and she said she met with a lady in Shu who was completely broken [music] and she explains to her that just yesterday her younger sister came over to introduce her fianceé [music] Ananju and she was completely broken. Didn't know what to say to her younger [music] sister and just gave her a hug. My wife gave her a big hug in return and they parted ways. That next Tuesday, my wife gets a call from this lady and she says with an ecstatic [music] voice, "You'll never guess what happened." My younger sister called me to say that she [music] broke off the engagement. And do you want to know why? She came to my house that air of shabas and she walks into a house that was beautiful, a beautiful shabas table with dishes and with silverware and with glasses. And she smelled the kala. She smelled the ch. She smelled the k. She saw my kids running around, showering, bathing, getting ready for Shabas. She saw the most beautiful Shabas home, the most beautiful Jewish family. [music] And she said to herself that night, I want to raise a family like this. I want to have a house that has a shabas like [music] this. And she broke off the engagement. And the lady goes on to explain to my wife the incredible hashka. She says, "I [music] never set the table early. I always wait for my husband to go to shul Friday night [music] and set the table. This was the first time I set the shabas table early. And you want to know why? I was having a guest a rub coming to my house. So I set the table not only early but I used all my dishes. I never used my dishes, all my dishes, all my dishes, all my silverware, all my glasses. I made it [music] look like the most beautiful shabas table in the world. And [clears throat] this was the [music] Shabas that my sister decided to come up. And when she saw the Shabas table and when she saw this Yiddisha family, she knew that this is what she wanted for. The kadusha of Shabas has such an ability [music] to change a person's perspective. Such an ability to inspire a person to do the right thing. Such an ability to reconnect this [music] and to Yiddish. That's the power of shamas. [music] >> [music]