KORACH AND SHABBOS - TWO OPPOSITES

The Zohar Kodesh on this week's parsha, parshas Korach says that Korach the machlokes that he made with Moshe Rabbeinu he was chalak al ha Shabbos. He argued with Shabbos. What does that mean? Rashi says from Chazal that Korach also wanted to have a chelek in the kehuna. He wanted a job. He was also a ben Levi. Also, he saw the doires that are going to come out, the yichus. Reb Moshe Sherer said he once heard from the Be'er on the Rebbe on the East Side pas avo lo im eno osi, a person is supposed to build himself, avo lo im eno osi, not to come from yichus. You can come from yichus, but not to rely on the yichus. There was once a fire in the house of the Mezritcher Maggid. And the one thing that bothered his mother was that the shtarei yichus, they had a a letter showing their generations, their yichus was burnt. And the Mezritcher Maggid said, "Don't worry. I'll start a new one starting from me." What does that have with Shabbos? Of course, Shabbos Kodesh is a matana min ha shamayim. Different than Yom Tov. Yom Tov is totally mekadesh Yisrael. Klal Yisrael brings on the Yom Tov. Shabbos happens without Klal Yisrael being mekadesh. It happens every [clears throat] seven days. However, the soid of Shabbos, to be able to tap in, to be able to get the brocha to connect to the matana of Shabbos. Says the Hilchos Shabbos Aish b'chol moishvoiseichem on Shabbos, meaning to say a person can't come, wake up on Shabbos and say, "Oh, it's Shabbos now." Like we spoke in previous opportunities, that Shabbos the learning is more it's more makudash. A person has to prepare before Shabbos. Lo saivaru aish, don't wait now for Shabbos to come and then turn on the fire, turn on the flame, the flame of your neshama. Person has to prepare before Shabbos. B'day man not to rely on one's yichus, a person shouldn't rely on tapping into Shabbos once Shabbos is here. Lo saivaru aish, don't turn on the flame of Shabbos on Shabbos. Already before Shabbos a person has to prepare. Kol echad g'fi madregoso, for some people it means being ready before Shabbos, waiting for Shabbos like the Rambam says. Not that the Shabbos is waiting for you, you're waiting for the Shabbos. You come into Shabbos with the ruach yakis. For some people they prepare by learning inyonei Shabbos, halachos of Shabbos. How much more could we connect and get from the matana tova of Shabbos if we prepare prepare before? We should be zocheh for the brocha of Shabbos, but of course by preparing the hanukkah shabbos learning preparing being making sure the house is clean for shabbos have a wonderful shabbos