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Razah D'Shabbos - P21 - Essay: HaKnissah LeShabbos Kodesh - Entering into [and preparing for] Shabbos Kodesh Drawing the stability and certainty of shamayim (heaven) into this unstable and uncertain world. Erev Shabbos, the prosdor (hallway) into the holiness of Shabbos. Some small activty on erev Shabbos to prepare, honor and humble ourselves before Shabbos. The biggest tikkun (repair) - "na'ar anochi" (I'm a young/small person); bowing our heads down and saying: we are not in charge, we are just small people and we are Your servants. When a person is in the physical world and humbles himself with bittul (nullification) to shamayaim, then he is truly ready to say kiddush on Shabbos. Adam - the only being in creation that contains both shamayim / neshamah / soul and aretz / guf / body.