Parshat Vaetchanan
Diamonds and Settings:
Torah Portions Through the Eyes of Our Scholars
Volume 8

The holiness of the Shabbos day and the separation from the mundane is the cornerstone of the Jewish faith. In this truly fascinating lecture Rabbi Wein using the commentary of the Ktav V’Kabbalah explores the reasons given why we, the Jewish people, are commanded to rest on Shabbat. Some of the fundamental questions that will be discussed include: What is the Torah’s definition of “rest”? Why is Shabbat on the 7th day and why it is said that we rest to commemorate our going out of Egypt? The insights contained within are truly original and eye opening.