MORE THAN A DAY OF REST
Once again Rabbi Dunner focuses on his grandfather’s sefer, Mikdash Halevi, addressing the strange wording in the first verse of Parshat Vayakhel. If this is the verse that is the source for the 39 prohibitions associated with Shabbat observance, why does it end with an instruction to “do them”? As you will discover, this verse contains an important message that transcends the prohibitions, cutting to the core of what Shabbat is about.
(For the SoundCloud audio, scroll down) Aristotle noted that “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” But who nowadays has the time for that? Introspection is so sedentary –... Read More