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Shabbos-Chanukah Light
Kislev, 5750 • December 26, 1989
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Shabbos-Chanukah Light: Kislev, 5750 • December 26, 1989There is a special lesson when both the first and last days of Chanukah fall out on Shabbos. It teaches us that every aspect of a Jew’s life must be completely permeated and saturated with “the Shabbos spirit,” with extra holiness and transcendence over the mundane.
Shabbos-Chanukah Light
Kislev, 5750 • December 26, 1989
Disc 30, Program 119
Event Date: 28 Kislev 5750 - December 26, 1989
There is a special lesson when both the first and last days of Chanukah fall out on Shabbos. It teaches us that every aspect of a Jew’s life must be completely permeated and saturated with “the Shabbos spirit,” with extra holiness and transcendence over the mundane. But not only is Shabbos-Chanukah itself permeated with extra holiness: Before Shabbos-Chanukah, the Chanukah candles are lit early on Friday afternoon, as an early start to Friday night – so they are effectively extending the Shabbos. In this way, Friday becomes united with Shabbos, and this transformation of “the mundane into holiness” radiates beyond our own homes, elevating the outside world, as well. |
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