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Yitro – Six Days You Shall...?

with Benny Rapoport

Topics: Parshah, Yitro, Shabbat

The fourth of the Ten Commandments is to honor and observe the Shabbat, the holy Sabbath. “Six days you shall labor…. and on the seventh day you shall rest,” why ... More

The fourth of the Ten Commandments that we read about in this week’s Torah portion, is the commandment to honor and observe the Shabbat, the holy Sabbath.

G-d instructs the people of Israel that for “Six days you shall labor and accomplish all of your work. And on the seventh day you shall rest, it is a Sabbath unto the L-rd."

Now, why is it important that we work for six days? We can understand the commandment to rest, but why are we commanded to work?

Tune in to this week's Parshah Cast and discover a timeless message that helps bring meaning and purpose to our day to day lives, even the six workdays.

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	Rabbi Benny Rapoport is director of Chabad's Jewish Discovery Center in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. He has lived in the Scranton/Abington area with his wife and family since the fall of 2000.

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Posted: Jan 21, 2011

I love the idea of a day of rest. It shows the great Thoughtfulness of the L-rd.
Six days we shall labour. Why not five days for our employer and one day for ourselves?
There is always lots of house chores, yardwork, shopping etc. I do not think we should leave out a day of working for ourselves. We are just as important as our employer.

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Posted: Jan 26, 2008

Thoroughly engaging

I just want to say that I enjoy Rabbi Rapaport's deep thoughts so much. His style of delivery, makes me feel as though he is talking only to me! Please keep up the wonderful ChabadCasts!

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