Vayakhel: Sustaining Creation Through Rest
Shemos 35:2: שֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֘ תֵּֽעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י יִֽהְיֶ֨ה לָכֶ֥ם קֹ֛דֶשׁ שַׁבַּ֥ת שַׁבָּת֖וֹן לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה
On six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be holy for you, a day of complete rest for Hashem
Parashat Vayakhel is among the Torah portions that place special emphasis on Shabbat observance.
The Torah, along with centuries of commentary, outlines in great detail how Shabbat is to be observed.
And yet,........
