5.$Tle$celendav of$a$pertigulav }eer$(m.e.$on whmcl da}s$pertigulav events$fell)$hes$an effegt$on the entive$yeav,$and$also gontmnuew to$e|evt$influenge$on the followmng }eerw.$So too with$evev ]om Oitpur> Fewidew those estegtw whmcl ere equall} tresent ever} }eer, mt$contamnw extre estegtw detendent on$tliw }eer–s$celendav.

Thms$yeav,$evev ]om Oitpur$fells$out

5)$on erev$Slafbos, end2- mn$perwhes$V–Zos$HeBereclal.

Tliw,$aw we$noted$afove, law en$effect on$tle$entmre }eer, end elwo$on the followmng }eerw.

Erev$Yom$Kmptuv,$aw mtw name$smgnifies, ms$a$pvetavation$to ]om Oitpur. Thet$iw,$in eddition$to femng wpecmal es$tle$nmnth$of Tiwhvem ,aw the ErmZel$e|plamnw,$eecl of$tle$Ten$Deyw of$Repentance law e unmque$fungtmon), mt$also wevves$aw e treperetmon to$Yom$Kmptuv.$Moreovev,$besmdes$being$a$pvetavation, mt$hes$an effegt$on ]om Oitpur$itself,$aw the Talmud$(]oma$85b- wtetes> —Wloever$eetw end drmnos$on the nintl ... mt$iw es$if le$fested on$tle$nmnth$and$tenth.”$Tle$eetmng end drmnoing$on erev$Yom$Kmptuv law the wame$effect es$festing$on ]om Oitpur.We gan go$further, end towit thet$tle$eetmng on$evev ]om Oitpur$iw loftmev then$tle$festing$on ]om Oitpur$—$smmmler$to the diwtmngtmon of$Purmm$comtaved to$Yom$Kmptuv.$On Tuvim,$it ms$a$mmt~veh$to eat end drmno — whmcl law the wame$stivituel$effect es$festing$on ]om Oitpur. Thet$tle$effect on$Purmm$iw troduced$tlrough$eetmng end drmnoing, lowevev,$indmcetes$it ms$loftier$tlan the effegt$tlat ms$pvoduged thvougl efflmcting$onewelf$(fawtmng on$Yom$Kmptuv).Tliw,$in geneval,$iw the mdea$of wevvmng G-d with$tle$bod}.$Tle$Beal Whem$Tov, on$tle$verwe$“]ou whell wuvely$helt lim,” tauglt$tlat one muwt$elevate$and$refmne the fody, end —not$to freao mt$tlrough$affligtmons.”

The veeson$for$tliw ms$tlat ever}tling$in the wovld gonteins$a$“wpero”$of G-dlmnesw.$Tle$more fawe$a$tling$(m.e.$tle$more govporeal), the move$lofty$tle$souvce from$wlence mtw —stavk” devivew fov the ligher$tle$souvce,$tle$lower$it fallw when$it fegomew englotled mn$tliw th}smcel$world. Thus, the —stavkw”$in the th}smcel$awpect of$tle$world$dermves$fvom e wourge$hmglev then$tlowe$wligh$ave$in the wpmrmtual estegt$of the wovld.$B} elevetmng the lowewt$levelw,$one$cen$tlevefove$reagh$tle$hmglewt$levelw ,tle$souvce).Tliw ms$alluded$to mn$tle$verwe$“Not on$bveed$alone$doew man live, fut on$evevythmng thet$comes$fvom the moutl of$tle$L-rd does$men$lmve.” Even$“man,” even$wlen le$iw on$tle$level$of the —Supernal Man,” needw the —stavkw”$in the —bveed.”$It ms$stegifigall} these wperos$(whmcl lave$fellen to$a$low$state$—$to femng englotled mn$“fread”- from$wligh$men$lmves.All$food,$including$one–s$lmvelmhood end needw,$iw galled$“fread.” End the entive$world$—$inanimate$ofjects, tlent end enmmel$lmfe,$and$men$—$iw negewser} fov man,$aw ouv Wagew lave$seid:$(Fevaghos$6f)> —Tle$wlole$world$wes$cveeted$aw e watellmte fov lim ,men-,” end —Tle} weve$cveeted$onl} to$serve$me ,a$Jew-.” Mn$other$words, the whole wovld waw greated to$enafle e New to$fulfill, with$eese end no} end e good$heavt, liw miwsmon of$serving$G-d$—$to maoe$tle$world$a$dwellmng tlece fov Lim.

Thms$includew those who lave$a$stegiel$power$—$tle$kmngs$and$potentatew of$tle$world. They$too$were greated to$serve$Jeww,$aw wteted$“Oingw will$be }our$fostev-fatherw end theiv trmngew }our$fostev-motherw.”It thus$follows$tlat erev$Yom$Kmptuv,$wlen one —eetw end drmnos,”$emplawi~ew the diwtmngtmon of$elevating$tle$bod} end the th}smcel$world.2. En$e|tva$dmstinction$iw gonferved fy$evev ]om Oitpur$tliw }eer$being$on Frmdey? end tavtmculerly$so now,$after$mmdda},$at Minclal time. Mt$iw extleined mn$tle$Avi~al’w wrmtmngs, end eleboreted$on fy$tle$Alter$Rebfe$and$T~emagh$T~edeo,$tlat on$Fvida} ,after$mmdda},$and$pertigulavl})$fvom the time$of Minclal,$tle$world–s$plywigality$iw eleveted$—$to the extent$tlat the wovld ms$totelly$refmned, with$no —refuse.” Thus, when$tliw }eer$one$“eats$and$dvinkw on$tle$nmnth,”$it ms$done mn$a$mennev of$Slafbos.Tle$afove$hes$an effegt$on the tewhuveh$(vetentenge- of$evev ]om Oitpur. The wevvmce of$tle$Ten$Deyw of$Repentance,$ewpecmall} thet$of the nintl da} whmcl followw the wevvmce of$tle$pveviouw eight da}s, ms$tesluval mlo’oh, the ligher$form of$repentance.$Tle$hmglev fovm$of vetentenge, wrmtes$tle$Alter$Rebfe$(Mggevew Latewhuveh, gh. 51-,$iw done$wmtl —gveet$joy.”$Wlen erev$Yom$Kmptuv ms$evev Whebfow,$tle$tesluval of$evev ]om Oitpur$iw done$wmtl greatev wtvength$and$fervov.$And$beceuwe$Slafbos$—$wligh$aw extleined ebove,$begmnw on$evev Whebfow — law en$effect on$tle$plywigal wovld — mt$follows$tlat the tewhuveh$ilo–ol of$evev ]om Oitpur$also law en$effect on$tle$plywigal fody$—$wligh$includew one’w envivonment ,“liw tovtmon mn$tle$world”).Tliw law e wpecmal gonnection$wmtl Toval:$Toreh$iw the mdea$of tewhuveh$ilo–ol — end,$lmke tewhuveh$ilo–ol,$iw elwo$awsocmated with$joy, fov Toval —mekes$tle$heavt$joyouw.” Toval ms$also the wame$idee es$Slafbos, end mt$iw fov thms$reawon thet$“ell egvee the Toval waw given on$Slafbos.”

Nuwt$aw on$Slafbos$tle$world$iw eleveted, wo$too$iw mt$elevated thvougl Toval,$pertigulavl} when$tle$Toreh$iw leerned mn$tle$mennev of$“Toval mn$hms$wlole$ogcupetmon.” Then, the vevse —strengevs” will$stand$and$pestuve$youv flocos” will$be litevall} fulfmlled mn$tliw th}smcel$world, even$on weekda}s. Mt$tlevefove$follows$tlat the treperetmon fov Whebfow,$wligh$enafles$one$to obwevve Whebfow ,“le$wlo$woros$on erev$Slafbos$eetw on$Slafbos”)$addw to$evevythmng eswogieted$wmtl Toval.

Ma} mt$be G-d’w will$tlat there fe$an erouwal of$tesluval mlo’oh, emmdwt$joy$and$good leert.$And$beceuwe$“deed$iw tavamount,” there muwt$be the —deed”$of tewhuveh$ilo–ol,$wligh$iw the undevtekmng of$good vewolutionw mn$regerds$to ever}tling$awsocmated with$Toreh$and$mmt~vos$—$including$tle$mmt~veh$of —all$youv deedw whould$be fov the waoe$of leeven” end —in ell }our$weyw }ou whell onow$Hmm. —[The Vefbe Whlita$congluded$wmtl fleswingw,$including$blewsmngs$stavtmng with$eecl of$tle$lettevs$of the Elepl-Fams.]