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God is prepared to give His people one final chance for redemption, and the condition is this:<\/span><\/p>\n

Guard yourselves for your own sake against carrying burdens on the sabbath day, and bringing them through the gates of Jerusalem. Nor shall you carry out burdens from your houses on the sabbath day, or do any work, but you shall hallow the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers (17:21-22).<\/span><\/p>\n

The latter part of this commandment, to refrain from work and sanctify the Sabbath surely includes the act of carrying burdens in and out of the gates of Jerusalem. So why is it necessary to specifically single out this particular act from all other laws of Sabbath? One would think that \u201csanctify the Sabbath\u201d as a whole would be more redemptive in nature than not carrying burdens. While we cannot put any of God\u2019s commandments into a hierarchy of importance, one is left to wonder about the placement and timing of this one.<\/span><\/p>\n

In mentioning the sanctification of the Sabbath, Radak explains that Sabbath observance, in its entirety, is an expression of one\u2019s faith in God \u2013 the very thing that the people were lacking at that time. Alshich comments that by sanctifying the Sabbath we raise our general level of spirituality such that it will spill over into influencing our actions during the rest of the week. But neither of these explains the specific call to refrain from carrying.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir of OU Torah proposes a possible explanation. The prohibition for carrying is about moving something between private and public domains. In our private domain we have the ability to shape our environment, both physically and spiritually. It is within our capacity to invite the Divine Presence into our homes. By contrast, the public domain, which we share with others, is not an environment we have full control over. In our homes we decide what we wish to keep \u2013 that which enhances our physical and spiritual well-being, and what we wish to discard because it is detrimental. But the danger exists, argues Rabbi Meir, that although we may find something of value in the street and bring it home to enrich our lives, we may also find something harmful in a God-forsaken public place, and come to internalize it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than being isolationist, this directive for sanctifying the Sabbath – the day of heightened spirituality that carries us through the rest of the week \u2013 may be symbolic of taking extra care to protect what is good and reject what is bad.<\/span><\/p>\n

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