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Shabbos Is A Make Or Break Proposition

In the gemara in Shabbos (118) many amora’im share with us the wonderful benefits of keeping Shabbos properly. You will be saved from Gehinom, Gog UMagog, and Chevlei Moshiach. You will receive a nachala without boundaries. All your aveiros will be forgiven. All your wishes will be granted. You will be spared from the pains of Galus. All your aveiros will be forgiven. Moshiach will come. And more and more.

However the reverse is true if we are Michalel Shabbos. The Heichal HaShabbos brings a scary Remez from Rav Meir Leib Frey, a Rov in prewar Czechoslovakia, who died in the gas chambers with his Kehila refusing to leave the cattle car with a nazi officer bribed by his activist son. When we make a Siyum on Masechtes Shabbos we say, “Hadran Alecha Mi Shehichshich U’Slika La Masechtes Shabbos”. This literally means, we will return to you Perek Mi Shehichshich (the last Perek of Shabbos) and we are finished with Masechtes Shabbos.

Not keeping Shabbos is the cause of great darkness and tzorus that come to the world. These are the tzorus that haunt us and keep coming back again in every generation. “Hadran Alecha Mi Shehichshich”, the darkness will return to us. “USLika La Masechtes Shabbos” when you leave you Oh Shabbos!

May we all strengthen our Shmiras Shabbos and be zocheh to the Geula Sheleima!