רְצֵה בִמְנוּחָתֵנוּ. קַדְּשנוּ בְּמִצְותֶיךָ וְתֵן חֶלְקֵנוּ בְּתורָתֶךָ. שבְּעֵנוּ מִטּוּבֶךָ וְשמְּחֵנו בִּישוּעָתֶךָ. וְטַהֵר לִבֵּנוּ לְעָבְדְּךָ בֶּאֱמֶת. וְהַנְחִילֵנוּ ה' אֱלקינוּ בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצון שבַּת קָדְשךָ.

Rav Edelstein explains that in this paragraph we ask Hashem for many spiritual gifts: to sanctify us through mitzvot, to grant us our portion in Torah, to satiate us with His goodness, and to purify our hearts to serve Him in truth. Yet the final request is different — we ask that Hashem “cause us to inherit” His holy Shabbat (וְהַנְחִילֵנוּ... שַׁבַּת קָדְשֶׁךָ).

Rav Edelstein understands this to mean that the spiritual gains we achieve through Shabbat should not remain limited to that day alone. Rather, like an inheritance that continues to belong to a person even after it is received, the holiness and inspiration of Shabbat should remain with us throughout the entire week, all the way until the next Shabbat.

In this way, a person can live in a continuous cycle of spiritual growth — rising from one Shabbat to the next, carried forward by the enduring influence of the previous Shabbat. Even though there are inevitably setbacks along the way, if one consciously strives to let the inspiration of Shabbat shape his actions, mindset, and priorities during the week, he can place himself on a steady path of elevation.

May we merit that the holiness of Shabbat truly become our inheritance, guiding us and drawing us ever closer to Hashem.

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Dedicated by Fran Broder as a zechus for the hostages to be released safely to their families and may everlasting peace come to Eretz Yisrael in the merit of learning Hilchos Shabbos.