Tomer Devorah -
Describes the 13 Attributes and how mankind can emulate to become holy
Rabbi Goldstein expressed his gratitude to God for saving him from what should have been certain death. "Now I appreciate that even more... that every moment that Hashem gives me life is a constant present," he said, urging Jews everywhere to "strengthen our spirituality" in response to the attack. Keeping the Sabbath he said, would be a particularly poignant response. "Because it happened in a holy place, we have to keep the holiness of the Shabbat... and that that way Hashem should keep watch over us." Speaking in Hebrew, he elaborated: "If we want God to guard us, it is incumbent upon us as the Nation of Israel to guard the Shabbat." |
Digested, the 13 attributes of mercy can be described as:
The fourth commandment, to honor the Shabbos parallels the ninth commandment, do not bear false witness.
The ninth utterance fhat the ninth commandment helps to maintain is Let us Make Man in Our Image. the fourth utterance that the fourth commandment helps to maintain is let vegetation spring forth from the earth. Having respectful relationships that recognize that man is made in Hashem's image parallels the keeping of Shabbos. They are related. What vegatation springs forth is affected by keepng the Shabbos, and these parallel not bearing false witness, when we have respectful relationships |