Shabbos, at the core of Yahadus — Eruvin 69b

Shabbos, at the core of Yahadus — Eruvin 69b

תלמוד בבלי מסכת עירובין דף סט/ב

אלא לאו הכי קאמר חוץ מן המומר לנסך ולחלל שבתות בפרהסיא אלמא עבודה זרה ושבת כי הדדי נינהו שמע מינה:

The Rambam (end of Hilchos Shabbos) writes: "Shabbos and Idolatry, each of them equals in its weight the rest of the Torah's mitzvos [combined]. And Shabbos is the sign between Hashem and us forever. Hence, a person who violates one of the other mitzvos is categorized among the Jewish evildoers. But a person who desecrates Shabbos in public is as if he was worshipped idolatry, and they both are considered like non-Jews for all matters."

Explains the Maggid Mishneh (ad loc.): "And the reason that Shabbos [is as severe as idolatry] is because it indicates that the world was created [by Hashem]. And one who denies the creation denies the entire Torah. Therefore, a person must believe and fix in his heart the belief in the creation [by Hashem], and keep Shabbos, as it is a true sign of it."

R' Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin (Resisei Leila §27) explains that since Hashem did not engage in any labor on Shabbos (שבו שבת מכל מלאכתו), a person who does engage in forbidden labor on Shabbos is regarded as if he denies the bond between Hashem and creation. That is, a person who does not imitate Hashem and rest on Shabbos, manifests a belief that all his success and all of his accomplishments are his own doing.

Shabbos, at the core of Yahadus — Eruvin 69b

תלמוד בבלי מסכת עירובין דף סט/ב

אלא לאו הכי קאמר חוץ מן המומר לנסך ולחלל שבתות בפרהסיא אלמא עבודה זרה ושבת כי הדדי נינהו שמע מינה:

The Rambam (end of Hilchos Shabbos) writes: "Shabbos and Idolatry, each of them equals in its weight the rest of the Torah's mitzvos [combined]. And Shabbos is the sign between Hashem and us forever. Hence, a person who violates one of the other mitzvos is categorized among the Jewish evildoers. But a person who desecrates Shabbos in public is as if he was worshipped idolatry, and they both are considered like non-Jews for all matters."

Explains the Maggid Mishneh (ad loc.): "And the reason that Shabbos [is as severe as idolatry] is because it indicates that the world was created [by Hashem]. And one who denies the creation denies the entire Torah. Therefore, a person must believe and fix in his heart the belief in the creation [by Hashem], and keep Shabbos, as it is a true sign of it."

R' Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin (Resisei Leila §27) explains that since Hashem did not engage in any labor on Shabbos (שבו שבת מכל מלאכתו), a person who does engage in forbidden labor on Shabbos is regarded as if he denies the bond between Hashem and creation. That is, a person who does not imitate Hashem and rest on Shabbos, manifests a belief that all his success and all of his accomplishments are his own doing.