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The Sanctity of Shabbat | Rabbi Joel Kenigsberg
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the state of Israel was born out of a
concern for the sanctity of Shabbat.
Right? The day that the British mandate
ended and the state was meant to be
declared was on Shabbat.
And Ben-Gurion said, "We're not going to
declare the Jewish state will not be
born out of a desecration of Shabbat.
So, we'll bring it forward a few hours
and it's on Friday afternoon." And And
to this day, Yom Ha'atzmaut comes along
takes place, there is a sense [music] of
national responsibility