社区托拉角，2023年10月13日

所以永利总站重新开始.  秋季犹太节日已经结束, and we the recall the sounds of the shofar Rosh HaShanah and our proclaiming “Today is the birthday of the world.” Now, standing at the threshold of 5784 as we renew the weekly Torah reading cycle with Parshat Bereshit 永利总站的思想转向创造. 永利总站刚刚完成的赛季 teshuva、悔改.  在他的作品中 Halakhic男人约瑟夫·B拉比. Soloveitchik writes that there is a halachic aspect to creation - “self-creation" as he writes. 通过…行为 teshuva, 一个人被“创造”成一个新的人, possessing “a new heart and spirit… compounded of regret for the past and resolve for the future.”

伴随着这个想法，永利总站看了看 parsha 本身.  的叙述 Parshat Bereshit is obviously well-known, from the separation of light and dark, to the creation of humanity.  有一段特别熟悉和重要:

这是……的引言 祁福式 每周五晚上诵读以迎接安息日. 其中Torah告诉永利总站上帝已经创造了世界. However, creation did not end with the formation of humanity on the sixth day.  安息日和前六天一样，都是创造的一部分.  永利总站在书中证实了这一观点 祁福式 祝福本身，永利总站说安息日是"...“……”“……”... a remembrance of creation …”  We acknowledge creation through Shabbat.

“安息日”一词来自词根“永”，意思是“停止”。.  在Torah中，在第七天，上帝停止工作 melacha, the physical, creative activities associated with the building and maintenance of the mishkan, the portable sanctuary the Israelites carried with them on their journey through the desert.  它是停止 melacha即创造行为，实际上“创造”了安息日.

The laws that govern Shabbat are indeed numerous; studying them reveals how minutely detailed they can be. 塔木德的拉比们自己也认识到这个事实，他们说, “安息日的律法……就像悬在一根根头发上的山, 它的圣经(基础)很少, 但是法律有很多.(哈该书10a).  但这些法律是有目的的. My former teacher from many years ago, Rabbi Art Green, writes in his book 寻找我的面，呼唤我的名, “The rules for Shabbat exist in order to create the sacred time in which the transformation of consciousness that is Shabbat’s real meaning may take place… Avoidance of travel, 商务部, and all forms of schedule watching and weekday obligations … lie at the core of the Shabbat experience.” 

There are restrictions to be sure; however, the laws of Shabbat are not meant to be restrictive but rather to allow us to experience a type of spiritual freedom that can only be achieved through Shabbat observance, while simultaneously acknowledging and appreciating the wonders of creation.