What Happens When We Fail to Honor Shabbat

Tikkunei Zohar 76:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

prevents, from above, the extra soul, which is ‘the soul of all life’, and the Sabbath day remains poor and the Shekhinah dry, so blessings are withheld from him – and it is ‘measure for measure’.

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