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One may believe that \u201cThe whole earth is full of His glory,\u201d but he does not feel it due to the&nbsp;<em>Tzimtzum<\/em>&nbsp;that was done so as to avoid the bread of shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When one exerts over this and is rewarded with the aim to bestow, he begins to feel the&nbsp;<em>Kedusha<\/em>&nbsp;and is rewarded with the quality of Shabbat. Hence, on Shabbat we should observe the Shabbat, so the intruders, meaning the will to receive, do not come. Otherwise, the quality of Shabbat will promptly depart from him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 5, 1972 What is the role of observing Shabbat in ethics? 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