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SHABBAT IS HERE! SING YOUR HEART SONG TO YOUR NEIGHBOR'S CAT! FORCE YOUR LOVE ON YOUR NEPHEW! TRY NOT TO SLIP ON ALL THOSE PINK AND WHITE FLOWER PETALS THAT ARE BUILDING UP ON THE SIDEWALK. BRING A RAINCOAT. REJOICE AT THE PROSPECT OF SPRING, RENEWAL, AND IMMUNITY IN EXCHANGE FOR TESTIMONY! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE ON SHABBAT. HEALING. BRAINSTORMING. TEA. I CAN TELL THIS SHABBAT IS GOING TO BE THE BEST SHABBAT YET ONLY TIED WITH EVERY OTHER SHABBAT EVER. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU!

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SHABBAT IS HERE! NOW IS THE TIME TO RECLAIM YOUR CREATIVE ENERGY. SHARE BIG IDEAS WITH YOUR FRIENDS. ASK PEOPLE WHAT THEIR DREAMS ARE. PRAY FOR THEM TO COME TRUE. UNLESS IT'S THAT ONE DREAM WHERE I MET LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND ALL MY TEETH FELL OUT. DON'T PRAY FOR THAT ONE. PRAY FOR THE ONE WHERE EVERYTHING WAS AS IT SHOULD BE AND WE WERE HEALTHY, SATISFIED, SURROUNDED BY GOOD FRIENDS, AND ALWAYS HIT THE HIGH NOTE IN OUR FAVORITE NIGUN. SHABBAT SHALOM. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU!!!!

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SHABBAT IS HERE. SOME SHABBATS ARE HARDER THAN OTHERS. SOMETIMES YOU'RE JUST MORE TIRED, MORE DEFEATED. THAT'S WHEN YOU LEAN INTO SHABBAT AND LET IT EMBRACE YOU. SHABBAT IS YOUR BEST FRIEND FROM BACK HOME SURPRISING YOU WITH A WEEKEND VISIT. HERE TO EAT THAI FOOD AND MACARONS WHILE YOU ICE YOUR KNEES. SHABBAT DOESN'T CARE THAT SOMETIMES YOU GET SAD FOR NO REASON. SHABBAT UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU'RE ANXIOUS ABOUT NOTHING AND EVERYTHING. ALL SHABBAT WANTS IS FOR YOU TO TAKE A BREAK, TO GO EASY ON YOURSELF FOR 24 HOURS IF YOU CAN. SHABBAT IS THAT HELPFUL ADVICE GIVER THAT NOT ONLY TELLS YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO BUT HOW YOU CAN DO IT. I LOVE SHABBAT SO MUCH AND I LOVE YOU.

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STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING. HAVE YOU STOPPED WHAT YOU'RE DOING? FIND A BUDDY TO READ THE REST OF THIS STATUS TO YOU WHILE YOUR EYES ARE CLOSED. ARE THEY CLOSED? GOOD. SHABBAT IS HERE!!! REFLECT ON HOW MUCH YOU NEEDED THIS DAY THIS WHOLE WEEK. THINK ABOUT YOUR WEIRD EYE CONDITION AND HOW MANY PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATED YOU. AND NOW IMAGINE YOURSELF LIGHTING THE CANDLES AND LETTING THAT GO. IT'S SHABBAT! IT'S ANDREW'S BIRTHDAY! IT'S BASICALLY PURIM! SUDDENLY YOU'RE NOT SO BEAT DOWN. IN FACT, YOU FEEL UP FOR A TARGET RUN OR FINALLY EMPTYING OUT THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ON SHABBAT. ANYTHING AT ALL. EXCEPT WORK. DON'T WORK. DO SOMETHING YOU LIKE! FIND WHERE THEY MOVED THAT ABRA NEST. TELL YOUR TALENTED FRIEND THAT SHE SHOULD BE A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST. LIFT YOUR CAT OVER YOUR HEAD AND REMIND HIM HE'S YOUR LITTLE MAN. THAT'S WHAT SHABBAT IS ALL ABOUT. EVERYTHING IS THE BEST. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU. YOU CAN OPEN YOUR EYES NOW AND GREET SHABBAT.

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SHABBAT IS HERE. WE'VE BEEN ASKING IS IT SHABBAT YET BASICALLY SINCE MONDAY AND NOW IT IS SHABBAT! GATHER YOUR USELESS PHONE BOOKS AND BURN THEM ON YOUR ROOFS. HIGH FIVE YOUR NEIGHBOR. TAKE A LONG HOT SHOWER. SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF THE GOOD SABBATH FINALLY ARRIVING. AH YES. SHABBAT. A TIME FOR THAI FOOD (WITHOUT PEANUTS) AND SINGING WITH YOUR FRIENDS. A TIME FOR DEFROSTING THAT EXTRA GOOEY BUTTER CAKE. YESSSS. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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Shabbat is here. A time to be with family. A time to hold your precious nephew close. A time to curl your sister's hair. A time to watch movies from your childhood. A time for Dairy Queen. Shabbat is finally here. A time to be grateful. A time to grow stronger for the next week. Shabbat shalom, everyone. Shabbat shalom.

note: this shabbat shout was written a week after i found out that my brother, peter, passed away. if you are processing a major loss at a young age, check out the dinner party a community of young folks grieving for parents, siblings, and friends.