Turn Friday into Erev Shabbos #265 - Expand Shabbos Chazon

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I just saw the heilige Nadvarna Baner Rebbe of Yerushalayim shlita, the great Nadvarna Rebbe in his weekly, his weekly Torah writes the following: "Margala bapumeshal," he quotes from the Admor, Shlomo Babavor zatzal, "Midai shana ba shana bimmei Benay Mitzarim." He used to say every year during these nine days, during these three weeks, "Shetsadikim vechasidim mimeikdem hinhigu bebesim sheerev Shabbos Chazon yadliku hanasham neria Shabbos katzas bemukdam mima sheregil lehadlik chol erev Shabbos kodesh." Whenever you ordinarily light Ca- Shabbos candles, light a little bit earlier.

That's true for every week.

There's a great zechus and a merit.

Tosefet Shabbos, expanding, taking on Shabbos, immersing ourselves in Shabbos even earlier than usual is a wonderful thing.

But on this Shabbos, said the Babavor, more important than ever.

Why? Because why would you wanna dwell in the chorban, in the sadness, in the misery, in the tragedy, in the calamity, in the mourning, in the grief of the nine days when you can transform into Shabbos? Big day Shabbos, the light of Shabbos, the countenance of Shabbos, the demeanor of Shabbos.

Put on pene Shabbos nekablah.

Put on your Shabbos punim even earlier.

Get ready.

Be dressed.

Live the life, the laughter, the love of Shabbos.

So Tosefet Shabbos, and that was the Babavor's message every year on Shabbos Chazon, the Shabbos before Tisha B'Av.

Even though it's always important to accept Shabbos early, this Shabbos, light candles early.

Accept Shabbos early.

Add more Shabbos.

Be in Shabbos rather than in the sadness of the weekday.

"Vetam nimuku mimaim behakta ma shebavor besifrei kodesh gadol maalas u'madregos haShabbos." And it makes sense because the Sefar HaMakadashim talk about how elevated, how high, how beautiful this Shabbos is.