Torah 117

You ever notice how much of Shabbos you're exhausted, you get into bed, but your brain just won't shut off? The Maggid of Mezeritch actually talks about this. He explains that Motzei Shabbos is a special time connected to Or Yonah Navi. And what's Or Yonah Navi's mission? To bring truth, emes, into the world and push away sheker. Now, here's the interesting part. When we sleep, our awareness basically switches off. But Motzei Shabbos is connected to >> [music] >> the exact opposite, a higher level of awareness, a higher level of consciousness. Think about havdalah. We're separating between Shabbos and the weekday, between light and darkness. And to recognize those differences, >> [music] >> we need something called daas, a clear mind. So, the Maggid of Mezeritch explains that Motzei Shabbos is a time when our awareness becomes stronger. And that's connected to why falling asleep can be difficult. [music] And maybe that's something we should take advantage of. Instead of running straight out out of Shabbos to buy pizza, take a few minutes to think about how you can carry that clarity [music] into the rest of your week. Maybe with a nice Melaveh Malkah, maybe going to daven by a tzaddik's kever, >> [music] >> or just taking a few minutes to connect with Hashem. Because the goal isn't just to have a beautiful Shabbos, it's to bring some of that clarity with us into the week ahead.