Some of my favorite
Shabbos stories from Rebbe Shlomo for all of you to enjoy as you prepare for holy
Shabbos!
Chatzkele L'Kavod Shabbos is one of my favorite stories of all time; this story is one of the original influences that inspired me to carefully say "
L'Kavod Shabbos Kodesh"
as I shop for our
Shabbos needs, as well as for each individual food that I eat on
Shabbos....
This story is especially significant for me, as I had the
z'chus (merit) to meet Reb Shlomo Halberstam (the same Bobover Rebbe in the story. His
yahrtzeit is this week, on
Rosh Chodesh Av); he put
tefillin on me for the first time. What a
tzaddik! I have a story from that occasion, but I'll leave it for another time.
As for the story itself, I think it illustrates how a true righteous man prepares for
Shabbos and interacts with others, regardless of their station in life...
Shabbos Candles is simply a beautiful story. It's poignant and gut-wrenching, and carries more weight this erev Shabbos for my family than usual. This is our first Shabbos home with the whole family; while we were at my in-laws, we only lit the prerequisite two candles for Shabbos - now that we're home, we can light candles for each family member...
Have a wonderful, restful, uplifting Shabbos...
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