Turn Friday into Erev Shabbos #252 ー End of the Week and Beginning of the Week

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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. === Is Shabbos the end of the week… or the beginning of the next one? In this week’s Turn Friday Into Erev Shabbos, Rabbi Efrem Goldberg shares a powerful insight from the Chiddushei Harim and Rav Avrum Schorr that reveals a profound paradox about Shabbos. On one hand, the Gemara teaches: “Mi she’tarach b’Erev Shabbos yochal b’Shabbos.” Whoever prepares before Shabbos will enjoy Shabbos. Shabbos is the culmination of everything we invested during the week. But the Zohar teaches the opposite perspective: Shabbos is the day from which all blessing flows to the coming week. Which is it? The answer is: both. Shabbos is the end of the previous week — the moment we experience the payoff of our preparation. And at the same time, Shabbos is the beginning of the next week — the spiritual engine that generates bracha, inspiration, and clarity for the days ahead. The Gemara teaches that if the Jewish people would keep two Shabboses, redemption would come immediately. The deeper meaning is that we must experience both dimensions of the same Shabbos: • Shabbos as the destination of the week behind us • Shabbos as the launch point of the week ahead When we prepare properly and embrace Shabbos fully, it becomes the bridge between the past and the future — the day that transforms everything. Turn your Friday into Erev Shabbos, and let Shabbos shape both the week you finished and the week you are about to begin.