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{{heb|בעת מתן התורה, לא היה מקום בעולם בו שבתו ממלאכה פעם בשבוע -- השבת כשלעצמה הייתה מהפכנית ומסוכנת (לשלטונות שרצו לדחוק את העם שלהם עוד ועוד). המסר העיקרי, שיהודי אינו עבד לעולם החומרני התחיל להתקבל גם בין עמים שונים בבוא הזמן, וגרם למהפכה יסודית בעולם כולו.}} | {{heb|בעת מתן התורה, לא היה מקום בעולם בו שבתו ממלאכה פעם בשבוע -- השבת כשלעצמה הייתה מהפכנית ומסוכנת (לשלטונות שרצו לדחוק את העם שלהם עוד ועוד). המסר העיקרי, שיהודי אינו עבד לעולם החומרני התחיל להתקבל גם בין עמים שונים בבוא הזמן, וגרם למהפכה יסודית בעולם כולו.}} | ||
| − | {{heb|אך עמנו -- '''עַם נָבָל, וְלֹא חָכָם''' {{hcite|p/pt/pt0532.htm#6|דברים לב:ו}} -- בועט בדבר ה', שואף להיות גוי ככל שאר הגויים, ומחלל את קדושת השבת בכל שבוע. רוצים "לבלות" או לערוך "קניות" דווקא ביום השבת. ובסכלותם אינם מבינים מה ההפסד העצום שמפסידים. לא מבינים את האירוניה בזה שמתנת התורה לעולם התקבלה | + | {{heb|אך עמנו -- '''עַם נָבָל, וְלֹא חָכָם''' {{hcite|p/pt/pt0532.htm#6|דברים לב:ו}} -- בועט בדבר ה', שואף להיות גוי ככל שאר הגויים, ומחלל את קדושת השבת בכל שבוע. רוצים "לבלות" או לערוך "קניות" דווקא ביום השבת. ובסכלותם אינם מבינים מה ההפסד העצום שמפסידים. לא מבינים את האירוניה בזה שמתנת התורה לעולם התקבלה בהתלהבות אצל כמעט כל אומות העולם, והעם שאליו המתנה ניתנה, דוחה אותה. טובה היא השבת עד מאד -- ששלוותה נותנת לעייף כוח לעבוד את ה' בשמחה.}} |
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At the time the Torah was given, there was nowhere in the world which had an enforced rest day once a week -- ''shabbat'' in and of itself was a revolutionary and dangerous concept (to those rulers who wished to push their people harder and harder). The principle message, that a Jew is not a slave to the material world, began to be adopted by other nations as time went by, and caused a fundamental revolution in the entire world. | At the time the Torah was given, there was nowhere in the world which had an enforced rest day once a week -- ''shabbat'' in and of itself was a revolutionary and dangerous concept (to those rulers who wished to push their people harder and harder). The principle message, that a Jew is not a slave to the material world, began to be adopted by other nations as time went by, and caused a fundamental revolution in the entire world. | ||
| − | But our people -- '''O foolish people and unwise''' {{hcite|p/pt/pt0532.htm#6|Deut 32:6}} -- kicks the word of God, strives to be a nation like any other, and desecrates the holiness of the ''shabbat'' every week. They want to "be entertained" or to do "shopping", specifically on the ''shabbat''. And in their foolishness they do not understand the terrible loss they incur. They do not understand the irony that the gift the Torah gave the world was received avidly by almost all the nations of the world, but the people to whom the gift was given, reject it. | + | But our people -- '''O foolish people and unwise''' {{hcite|p/pt/pt0532.htm#6|Deut 32:6}} -- kicks the word of God, strives to be a nation like any other, and desecrates the holiness of the ''shabbat'' every week. They want to "be entertained" or to do "shopping", specifically on the ''shabbat''. And in their foolishness they do not understand the terrible loss they incur. They do not understand the irony that the gift the Torah gave the world was received avidly by almost all the nations of the world, but the people to whom the gift was given, reject it. The ''shabbat'' is very great -- for its tranquility gives strength to the weary, so they can worship God with joy. |
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Latest revision as of 10:25, 20 February 2009
עברית
English
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy (Ex 20:7)
God mentions the matter of the shabbat among the Ten Commandments, immediately after the verses which testify to His unity, and the commandment not to worship other gods.
The "Ten Commandments" form a sort of Constitution for the people who were just formed. They characterize in general, the difference between this new people and the rest of the nations of the world. Clearly, the matter of His unity, may He be blessed, is the foundation upon which everything else is built -- but it is possible to say that the holiness of the shabbat is the beam which most characterizes the holy people.
At the time the Torah was given, there was nowhere in the world which had an enforced rest day once a week -- shabbat in and of itself was a revolutionary and dangerous concept (to those rulers who wished to push their people harder and harder). The principle message, that a Jew is not a slave to the material world, began to be adopted by other nations as time went by, and caused a fundamental revolution in the entire world.
But our people -- O foolish people and unwise (Deut 32:6) -- kicks the word of God, strives to be a nation like any other, and desecrates the holiness of the shabbat every week. They want to "be entertained" or to do "shopping", specifically on the shabbat. And in their foolishness they do not understand the terrible loss they incur. They do not understand the irony that the gift the Torah gave the world was received avidly by almost all the nations of the world, but the people to whom the gift was given, reject it. The shabbat is very great -- for its tranquility gives strength to the weary, so they can worship God with joy.
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