Whoever takes note of what is happening in the world can see that the present time is erev Shabbos before candle-lighting time.... All the troubles and tribulations of the past and the present constitute an immersion in boiling water to remove all uncleanliness, in order that our people should be able to receive the worthy guest whose arrival -- speedily, in our own days -- is being awaited by the eager eyes of our Jewish brethren throughout the whole world, including the Holy Land.

The world’s erev Shabbos is a busy day of preparation for the imminent holy Shabbos day.


Igros Kodesh (Letters) of the Rebbe Rayatz, Vol. II, p. 531