Geulah in the Galus | Turn Friday into Erev Shabbos #244

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Sponsored by Mendel & Ciporah Fischman - Zchus for Chaya Rivka bas Ciporah Fradel and in memory of R' Lord Jonathan Sacks, HaRav Ya'akov Zvi ben David Arieh z"l. === All week long, we live in galus. We are pulled in every direction — by pressure, distraction, fear, antisemitism, uncertainty, and exhaustion. Life feels fragmented. We feel stretched thin. And then Shabbos arrives. In this week’s Turn Friday Into Erev Shabbos, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg reveals a breathtaking Torah insight: Shabbos is not just a break from galus — it is the geulah within it. Drawing from the Ach Pri Tevuah, the Baal HaTurim, the Zohar, and the Ramban, Rabbi Goldberg explains the hidden allusion to Shabbos in the opening words of Sefer Shemos. As the Jewish people descend into Mitzrayim, the Torah embeds a message: we never enter exile alone. The Shechinah goes with us — and we find that presence most clearly on Shabbos. Shabbos is not simply another day of the week. It is our ben zug, our other half. It completes us. It gives us space, serenity, perspective, and hope. While six days a week we feel the weight of exile, Shabbos lifts us into a place of connection, meaning, and spiritual freedom. For 25 hours, we taste redemption. For 25 hours, we remember who we are. For 25 hours, we experience geulah — even while still in galus. Turn your Friday into Erev Shabbos, and let Shabbos redeem you.