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The Ancient Secret to Effortless Success

1.7K views · Mar 14, 2026

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Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair discusses the concept of Shabbat as a labor-saving device.

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I think for about as long as I can remember, one of the things people have most wanted is a robot that gets all your work done for you. In the late 50s, we had fanciful concoctions of tin cans that looked like tin man rejects from The Wizard of Oz, complete with the apron and the happy mechanical smile. In the 60s, wacky inventors produced the motorized home puppy that scooted around cleaning the

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  2. 0:33carpet and swept the floors. And nowadays, robotics has reached an amazing level. Watching a car…
  3. 1:06will labor be done and the seventh day will be for you holy. The grammar of…
  4. 1:36If you're a cabinet maker, all the mortises that you cut are a perfect fit. If…

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