Let My People Know: You've Been Resting Wrong Your Whole Life — Torah Explains Why

In a world of constant notifications, crushing schedules, and relentless productivity demands, we’ve forgotten what it truly means to rest. Not just sleep — but to RETURN. In today’s fast-paced digital age, millions are burned out, disconnected from family, and strangers to their own souls. What if the answer has existed for over 3,000 years, practiced by Jewish communities across every continent, through every hardship and triumph? This video is your invitation to discover Shabbat — not just as a religious obligation, but as the most sophisticated and profound weekly renewal system ever created. Whether you’re Jewish and seeking to deepen your observance, or simply a curious seeker looking for ancient wisdom that works in modern life, this teaching will change the way you think about rest, identity, and what it means to truly live. Join Rabbi Greenberg and host Ellen Bernstein as we journey through one of Judaism’s most beautiful and life-transforming practices — Shabbat.

Filmed in the 1990’s on TV - Let My People Know.

📖 Primary Sources & References:

• Exodus 16:22-30 — The Mana and the derivation of three Shabbat meals
• Exodus 20:8-11 / Deuteronomy 5:12-15 — The Fourth Commandment
• Genesis 2:1-3 — God rested on the seventh day
• Talmud Bavli, Tractate Shabbat 73a — The 39 categories of Melachah
• Talmud Bavli, Tractate Pesachim 100a — Three required Shabbat meals
• Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Shabbat — Comprehensive halachic code
• Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 251–300 — Shabbat observance laws
• Talmud Bavli, Tractate Pesachim 54a — Fire created by Adam on Saturday night