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The Torah states the command to observe the festivals, and immediately
mentions Shabbat. The Ohr Hachaim asks why Shabbat is linked to the
festivals.
Shabbat was given to man so that he should examine his deeds on it.
However, since it is the nature of man to become accustomed to things
that recur frequently, and only a few elite people are capable of examining
their deeds every week on Shabbat, the festivals were established. In this
way, a person will stop to examine his deeds at least on every holiday.
The festivals are symbolic. They remind a person of his mortality, since
the three Pilgrimage Festivals revolve around the number seven. This