Torah Lectures

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If you delight in the Sabbath, G-d will allow you to delight in Him - He will grace you with such a bounty of blessing that you will attribute your blessing to Him. Even your physical growth will be "in G-d" - aimed to further your spiritual growth & not just your physical body.

There in your home, on the Sabbath, sing uplifting songs, study G-d's Teachings and honor this day with good food.

Enjoy yourselves on the Sabbath. But do it in the spirit of "G-d's holy day" and refrain from your personal affairs. Declare that this day is special to G-d and not allow mundane affairs to distract you. Do nothing for your livelihood, not even talking about it.

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"Then you shall delight in G-d and I shall set you astride the heights of the earth. I shall let you enjoy the inheritance of your forefather, Jacob, for the mouth of G-d has spoken." - Isaiah 58:14

"If you hold back your feet on the Sabbath & refrain from pursuing ur affairs on My holy day; if you declare the Sabbath a delight & G-d's holy day honored, honoring it by abstaining from ur endeavors, from seeking your interests & from speaking about ur concerns." - Isaiah 58:13

Just like evildoers destroy the world, those who do good rebuild it. Thus, the good deeds you will do will restore the world to its pristine state in antiquity. You, with your deeds, will be credited by all for having rebuilt a desolate world.

In sum, G-d does not want just fasting and charity - He wants you to give of your heart. The external acts of charity and kindness must be done with a kindness of heart.

When you share with the hungry, do it with goodwill and kind words. Show him that you would want to give more, if only your situation allowed you. And if you have nothing to give him, give him at least your kind words, words that will satisfy his soul.

As you answered the calls of the poor ones, G-d shall answer your calls. But you must refrain yourselves from even pointing a finger to your neighbor and from speaking the slightest ill word because without repentance from all your misdeeds, even charity will not help you!

Share your bread with those who come to you asking, the ones who are not embarrassed to ask. But invite those embarassed into your home and give them in privacy- do not wait for them to ask. And bring the wretchedly poor into a home - help them set up their own home.

When you share of your bread with the hungry, only then is it eternally yours - what you eat yourself will not remain yours. So even if you are poor yourself, share what you have with others.

"To share your bread with the hungry, to bring wretchedly poor into a home; to cover the naked when you see them and not to ignore your own flesh." - Isaiah 58:7

"If you set free all those indebted to you, those who cannot pay their loans, I shall set free all those indebted to Me, those who have no merits of their own." See Isaiah 58:6

The false prophets and leaders refrained from rebuking the people in order to placate them and in order to maintain their positions. Isaiah, though, is urged on by G-d to call out at the top of his lungs.

Good Shabbos.

All crying and all sufferings are essentially the result of the galus. We have a lot to cry over. With our tears and with our mourning, the third Beis HaMikdash will be built.