Charlie Kirk Texted Me This Just a Few Weeks Ago…

[00:00] To my fellow Jews around the world and

[00:02] lovers of Israel and the Bible, I've got

[00:05] an urgent message for you. As we're

[00:08] about to approach Shabbat, the Sabbath,

[00:10] and in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's

[00:12] assassination just a few days ago, I

[00:15] want to share with you the last text I

[00:18] received from him literally just a few

[00:20] weeks ago. Not going to get into the

[00:22] details of the conversation, but he

[00:23] said, "Thanks, man. Let me think about

[00:25] it. Shabbat shalom."

[00:28] Not many people know this about Charlie

[00:29] Kirk, but he actually kept the Sabbath

[00:32] in his own way. And when I say the

[00:34] Sabbath, I mean Shabbat, the Jewish

[00:36] Sabbath on Saturdays as it originally

[00:38] was and we believe always is from Friday

[00:42] night uh sundown until Saturday night.

[00:45] Actually, I learned until Sunday morning

[00:46] in his case, he had his phone off,

[00:48] technology off, and was focused on

[00:50] observing observing the Sabbath, which

[00:53] he believed to be a divine commandment.

[00:55] and spending time with his family and

[00:58] loved ones and focusing on himself, how

[01:00] he can connect to God, think about his

[01:03] own life, his mission, and just connect

[01:05] to those around him. And I learned also

[01:08] recently that he was planning a new book

[01:14] which he actually dedicated to Dennis

[01:16] Prager all about the Sabbath called Stop

[01:19] in the Name of God. Why honoring the

[01:21] Sabbath will transform your life. So my

[01:24] message is simply this.

[01:27] Why don't we all observe the Sabbath? If

[01:30] you don't already keep Shabbat, observe

[01:32] Shabbat in the honor not just of

[01:36] Charlie, but in the in the name of God,

[01:40] in the name of goodness, in the name of

[01:42] honoring his legacy and and doing

[01:45] something positive in the aftermath of

[01:48] this terrible, dark tragedy. If you

[01:51] don't already, consider doing it in your

[01:54] own way. There's many different laws of

[01:56] dos and don'ts. Consider how much you're

[01:59] able to to do. And in whichever way you

[02:03] can, I'd really encourage you and urge

[02:06] you to honor Shabbat in the way that I

[02:08] am. So, I am also switching off now. And

[02:13] uh I hope you will join me in this.

[02:16] Let's honor Shabbat, God's day of rest,

[02:19] and I'll see you on the other side.