The Wedding Gown - Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser

[Music] the Talmud tells us I'm gonna be alone I'm gonna be Shimon bar Yochai Amalia so Michonne rim station buses if the Jewish people would only keep Shabbos twice Miya de Uyuni gallon they would already be redeemed it is explained that not only would it happen if it's twice but even one time if everyone would keep Shabbos if everyone would be Shama shabbat immediately we would be redeemed we would have the ghoulish Alima then before sham the commentaries that's the question why the answer is the power of the Shabbos is so great that it makes a tremendous influence it makes the impact on all of us we change we become better we develop our spiritual self we ready ourselves for the ghoulish Alima for the complete redemption there was a group of seminary girls inerrancy soil and these girls were invited to one of the homes in Mesa area for lell Shabbos for the sudha for the Shabbos meal they all came early and they were there gathered around as the hostess the mother of the home went to light her Shabbos candles but they noticed something that was very strange she entered the room in a full wedding gown and in the wedding gown with the veil upon her head she lit Shabbos candles and said the appropriate Phyllis the prayers they looked at her they couldn't get over this scene finally one of them could not contain her curiosity and said I'm sorry to ask but could you please tell me why you're wearing a wedding gown what's the explanation the woman explained I was brought up in a home a secular home I didn't know about Chavez I didn't know about mitzvahs I didn't know anything spiritual I was brought up in his school that was completely secular however we did have one religious teacher the rule of the school not to teach anything about yaw dos not to teach any Judaism and certainly not to take us to any of the teachers homes however this teacher did take me home for one Shabbat one Chavez and as I saw her for the first time in my life a person lighting Shabbos candles I asked her if I might also light Shabbos candles that week because maybe that would be the only time in my life that I would have that opportunity and she agreed well fast forward many years unfortunately I didn't have the education to me nothing in Judaism really mattered and I was engaged to be married to an auntie hoody someone out of the faith it was my wedding night on Friday night I was dressed in my gown I was going out of my house into a car that was waiting for me and there were a group of young girls and they were looking and I saw that they needed something or they had a question and I asked them could I help you they hesitated for a moment when they saw me but then they said could you tell us where there is a certain shul we were supposed to go there for this Shabbos and we don't know where it's at the woman said I knew well where that basic neset was located and I began to instruct them and I even showed them how to go dressed in my wedding gown one of the girls asked me why are you wearing a wedding gown and I told them with hesitation tonight is the night when I'm going to be married and unfortunately I'm marrying somebody out of the faith and I had to tell them one of the girls said you're getting married you need a bra you need to have a blessing for such a milestone for such an important occasion you need to have a blessing come we we'll get you a blessing from the rabbi that we're going to the woman thought not a bad idea with marriage today and all of the challenges of marriage maybe a pace to get a blessing so she went and the rabbi said you want a blessing okay but first you have to hear kaduche after that you have to have a bit something to eat and then I'll give you the blessing well delayed they made kiddush she sat she had something to eat and the rabbi gave her the blessing she went outside after the blessing and she couldn't believe it a rabbi gave me a blessing I got a brother and I am marrying somebody out of the faith and they were so nice to me and so warm and they gave me kaduche and they gave me something to eat she sent a message with the car to the coton to her groom that she may be a little bit late her groom waited for her and he grew impatient he sent back a message don't bother coming the wedding is off this the woman said began her long journey back to Torah back to her roots she got married to a huset of the tolda sorrow however every Friday night she puts her wedding gown on because it's that wedding gown it was that Shabbos that reminded her of her roots that brought her back to Torah the Walia soma Shomron Stacia buses be on before you legally if will only keep Shabbos maybe even once will be read there [Music] [Applause]