We own much, yet ownership does not define us.
Our bodies carry us, but they are not our essence.
Even our deeds and mitzvot, while meaningful, do not fully capture who we are.
At life’s end, beyond its highs and lows,
what remains is the relationship we have built with God.
Existence is a journey toward our highest selves,
a gift designed to bring us closer to the Divine.
Nothing is more vital than this bond.
The deeper it grows, the more we become our truest selves.
The Gift of Shabbat
Each week, we glimpse something beyond the physical.
For 25 hours, we leave behind work and obligation,
stepping into a sacred Palace in Time,
a space to pause, to exist, to be.
This stillness is not an absence, but an opening—
an invitation to connect more deeply.
God commands:
"Six days shall work be done, but the seventh is holy—
a day of complete rest for Hashem."
The spiritual world is the truest reality.
On Shabbat, we realign with that truth.
The week is filled with uncertainty,
choices clouded by struggle.
But Shabbat offers clarity.
For one day, we release the striving, the creating, the tension.
Instead, we step into renewal, peace, transcendence.
When Moses descended from Sinai, his face shone with holiness.
Shabbat grants us the same possibility—
to reflect divine light, to radiate the glow of a soul at rest.
For these sacred hours, we shine.
Shabbat lifts us above the ordinary,
reminding us that life’s deepest purpose is our relationship with God.
Created b’Tzelem Elokim, in God’s image,
we are given the power to create and choose.
Each week, we return to our essence.
What we own, what we build—
they are merely tools to bring us closer to God.
That closeness is a taste of eternity.
May this Shabbat bring renewal, depth, and joy.
May our connection feel fresh, elevated, and complete.
Shabbat Shalom.
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