Parshat Korach – 5780 Rabbi Shaanan Gelman The Twilight Zone The final minutes before Shabbos are perhaps the most hectic and panic inducing moments of the week. It is a last chance to take care of the week’s unfinished business and prepare for the next 25 hours in which it is forbidden to engage in melacha . It is not uncommon in our homes to frantically dart from room to room, ensuring that the hot-plate has been plugged in, the water urn filled, the lights turned off, refrigerator button taped and toilet paper pre-cut, shirts ironed and the Shabbos candles set-up. Chazal had their finger on the pulse when they said [1] : שלשה דברים צריך אדם לומר בתוך ביתו ערב שבת עם חשכה עשרתם ערבתם הדליקו את הנר There are three things that a person needs to call out on erev Shabbat throughout the house - have you tithed? Have you made an eruv? Have you kindled the candles? The Rabbis understood human nature - how we tend to leave important tasks off until the f