Reward of Shmiras Shabbos is that the Mitzvah of Shabbos becomes tied up with the essence of one’s soul, Yechidah, which effuses into one’s 4 amos Special connection of Techum Shabbos to Yaacov and his special blessing
ופרצת כח, יד טוא
בית Yaacov referred to the 3rd Temple כי מציון Sign of spiritual effects תצא תורה Torah study affects many aspects ודבר ה' Halacha (exact oneness) מירושלים Achieves service of total awe Learning Torah must contain love and bitul, and then, the Third Temple can be revealed (which includes the first two)
בית א-ל כח, יט טוב
Yaacov was not demanding rewards from G-d; rather he requested from G-d the necessary means to enable him to properly serve G-d Descent for the sake of ascent enables the making of the dwelling place below
אם יהי' אלקים עמדי כ, כח טוג
Sheep are docile and a greater degree of self effacement than other animals; G-d rewarded Yaacov with an abundance of sheep to indicate his service of bitul Sheep indicate for Jews a going out of one’s self to obtain bitul in order to transform the world
ויהי לו צאן ל, מג טוד
After Tishrei one goes into the flow of the rest of the year; or one can go for the rest of the year in His way After Tishrei, one begins the service of birurrim
ויעקב הלך לדרכו לב, ב טוה
Yaacov went to Lavan (Galus) saying the 15 Shir haMaalos as a means to elevate (simchah and going up) see table below A Jew in Galus needs to remember that going down is in order for the future elevation; one to be done with simchah
ותדד שנתי מעיני לא, מ כא
Miracle of folding the entire land under Yaacov’s 4 amos while he slept, indicated G-d’s promise that conquering the land would be totally effortless just as one sleeps without effort The land is connected to the Yechidah of each Jew, which spreads to one’s four amos and cannot be tarnished; and it is impervious to any opposition
*שוכב עליה כח, יג כב
Two opinions in the Zohar on the nature of Lavan’s reward (his property was blessed due to the merit of assisting Yaacov) One opinion that Lavan received 100 of each kind per month (10 x 10) from Lavan’s own source; maximum within nature; acting as an assistance, secondary role, and thus, received “inferior” blessing to Yaacov’s blessing Rabbi Abba says Lavan received 1000 ((אלף אותיות פלא which represents beyond nature; non-Jew plays a role as a crucial partner, sharing in the rewards
ויברך ה' אתך לרגלי ל, ל כג
The Jewish people are employees of G-d, and must be fully committed to using all their abilities for His service Just as an employer must not steal or delay wages, so an employee must not pilfer from the labor; Yaacov gave all his time & energy (a spiritual transformation)
בכל כחי עבדתי לא, ו כהא
A person should not be discouraged by the Exile, since angels escort one to assist and to act as an honor guard Angels of Eretz Yisrael left the land to escort Yaacov since this was the angel’s purpose to promote matters pertaining to Eretz Yisrael, even outside the land
ויפגעו בו מלאכי אלקי' לב, ב כהב
