Turn Friday into Erev Shabbos #172 - Radiate the Shabbos Light

good a of shabas today is not Friday today is in fact era of shabas want to thank our generous series sponsors return Friday into Arab shabas in memory of Jonathan today's turn Friday shabas is also sponsored by scho rosenblat for the of his sister to she have a complete and Speedy Raa Shala [Music] shabas is the shabas is the pleasantness the sweetness of the it's not that we tolerate chabas we tolerate the whole rest of the week we look forward to we long for shabas we can't wait for it we can't wait for the holy shabas and today we turn our Friday into ER of shabas counting down counting up getting ready and part of that process is not only setting the table and cooking the meal and shopping for the groceries and uncorking the wine and inviting the guests but what about us how are we transformed going into chabas not a big exhale and a big relief and a big schu it's not simply that chabas we can turn off shabas we turn on shabas we don't fall asleep shabas we wake up shabas we don't lean out shabas we lean in to who we are and what we're capable of there's a beautiful bat that connects to our para but whenever you're listening to this is relevant to shabas all the time our para vak begins with mosha Gathering collecting all the Jewish people vak ail to come together to be a community and what does he introduce the Mitzvah of shab shabas We Come Together We Gather when are we Aila most we are united by and connected not only with shabas because we can't drive or fly or go anywhere not only because we're not going to work but because shabas the shabas which is the essence of all of BR is the time that we tap into it by being most together when we are united when we are a call when we we are at seor when we are a community is when we Elevate shabas sh shabas elevates us and it changes our whole demeanor it changes our whole disposition it changes our personality it changes who we are all week long we walk around and we're anxious and we're worried and we're negative and we're frustrated and we're bitter and we're resentful and we're nervous and therefore we have this fais in a face it's all wrinkled and crinkled and scrunched because there's so much to do and we're running our head is down because we're scrolling and we're typing and we're looking shabas you can let it go so I want to suggest to that we turn on Friday into a shabas with some breathing exercises before you go to before you light the candles at home literally change our demeanor our disposition our appearance our our posture I don't want to get too uh Hokey Pokey to new age but taking deep breaths and exhale because the Nish is the same word as nishima we restore the Nish through nishima so that Nish which has been so fast-paced and running and filled with so much noise all week long some deep breaths and calm down and let the muscles of the face all relax and all release and our whole face will look different instead of someone seeing you and saying what's the matter what's wrong what are you frazzled by let them say how are you so calm why are you so tranquil what's going on and that's the beginning of our Pas because the bat B the bottom beginning of our Pasha points out that our Pasha that begins with shabas comes right after the end of last week's Pasha and what happened at the end of last week's para moshu had these incredible rays of light now Renaissance artists inaccurately depicted it as moshin had horns that's why Jews who've never met non-jews who've never met Jews before ask and wonder where are your horns where did they get from the idea that Jews have horns it's not necessarily anti-semitic they don't necessarily mean it as an insult comes from Renaissance art where these light that the Torah the Bible depicts that mosha had these carod the kar orov he had these rays of light that radiated from his face that Holiness that sanctity that innocence that Purity that goodness that energy that radi ated they falsely inaccurately depicted as horns but that's what Moshe had says the B the end of last week's MOS has these raay of light the beginning of this week's par the MIT of shabas why to tell us you cannot compare a person's face shabus and the rest of the week the whole week we're scrunched and crunched and anxious and nervous and working hard shabas we release it all and shabas we let it go and just like moshu could radiate that light so can we on shabas we know that the has five layers of five levels to it the nees the r the the and the five different levels of the Soul components of Soul so the all animal life has that lowest level all animal life has a neish a cat and a dog and a lizard and iguana they have life they're a neish on top of that all human beings have a Ru a spirit the human soul is superior to the animal soul but it's just the universal human soul have an additional layer by being obligated in Torah and that elevates and enriches and empowers the soul and we have not just a nees not just a Ru now we have aish but there's another level beyond the is the and then the person who's most in sync most in tune most conscious most mindful of H in their life they have the highest level they're like a Mal their soul is so closely connected to Hashem so ordinarily we walk around the whole week long and we're not just a neish like an animal and nor are we just a Ru like all of humanity we have an but shabas comes and we get and the that we get on shabas brings us up to the level of we're truly alive that means on shabas orama is is broader is bigger is is brighter and therefore just like Mosher rabeno had this illumination this Radiance had this light this energy that's the way we are on chabas now of course we don't take pictures on chabas but if a person had a picture of them on chabas and a picture of themselves during the week there should be no comparison between the two there's our upon there's the weekday look of being nervous and anxious and worried and working over time and then there's the shabas pum of Serenity and tranquility and peace and love and energy and the light that radiates from us so the bat is telling us that that doesn't happen automatically it comes with conscious effort comes with intention it comes with mindfulness to do some deep breathing to lift and to relax and to tighten and to release and to be able to let it all go put it up there and take it down after havah on Mo shabas let it all go it's a beautiful Insight I've shared it before of Z son-in-law of the he says when we sing Friday night and pabas let's go greet the chabas queen pabas so the face of shabas n let's go receive so ordinarily we think what does it mean let's go receive the face of chabas it means turn around and face the back it means that when the Sun goes down and three stars come out Shia sunset on Friday shabas is here let's go greet the shabas the shabas Punam the face of chabas but He suggests so beautifully p shabas and this is aav I've tried to have ever since I first saw this Insight is that Friday night when we sing what we're singing and saying to each other is p shabas let's go get our chabas pum we have the V pum the weekday pum the worried pum the anxious pum the working too hard pum let's go put on the shabas pum the shabas pun means as soon as we light candles and as soon as we come home from sh hello everybody there's not a care in the world there's no stress there's no worry there's simply love and serenity there's a piece of that world to come there's the weekday face and we wear that weekday face all week unless you're says all week long they're able to wear that face and feel that Serenity and connect to Hashem at that level not only of the ne and the and the but the they're able to feel that all week long but for us we're at the level of n we climb a level and shabas therefore we can radiate we can let it all go when we disconnect and to the things around us and connect to hasem the people we love in ourselves then we climb another rung on that ladder and we go from a nees to a r to a we're alive we become truly alive with that that shabas gives us so KRA today's not Friday turn this Friday into a shabas let's turn our Friday into a shabas and the way we turn our Friday into of chabas go put on that chabas Punam take off the v p the weekday Punam go put on the chabas Punam the Punam of Serenity and may shabas bring the hostages home end this war return the soldiers to their families should be a shabas of gula shabas yes [Music] call