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Razah D'Shabbos - P67 - Essay: Re'ooh ki Hashem nasan lachem haShabbos How does the "doubleness" of erev Shabbos relate to Shabbos? During creation, there was work which was originally "scheduled" for Shabbos. The six hanhagos (ways to direct) correspond to the six days of the week. How is it that the way of Gog Umagog is associated with Malchus (kingship) which is clearly not a time of Shabbos or rest. The essence of the sixth midah (aspect) which binds all the other midos together. Before we can enter to malchus (Shabbos), we need the quality of shamayim (heaven) and aretz (earth), male and female, rain and fruit, the letters vav and hey on erev Shabbos. The sixth day draws spiritual energy from Shabbos - m'ein (like) Shabbos; it binds heaven and earth together.