"Remember the Shabbat day to sanctify it." (Ex. 20:8) This is the secret of the Holy Covenant [representing yesod], for in this Covenant lie all the sources of the limbs of the body and it comprises everything. [Yesod is called "Kol"/everything.] In the same manner, the Shabbat day includes all the Torah and all of its secrets originate in it. He who keeps Shabbat is considered as one who keeps the whole Torah.

BeRahamim LeHayyim: What does this mean to you, and why is it revealed right now?

Shabbat is a covenant between Hashem and the Jewish people. Remembering the Shabbat to keep it holy parallels the relationship between spouses during marital intimacy. Just as thoughts of outside persons during the time of union would upset the soul/mind/body connection, so too must we be careful of "outside" thoughts, words, and deeds during Shabbat. To keep the Holy Sabbath is equivalent to THE ENTIRE TORAH. Imagine. And more than we have kept the Shabbat, She has kept us. Period.

Bracketed annotations from Metok Midevash and Sulam commentaries
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