What happens on shabbat?

Answer 1

The Jewish Sabbath is from Friday sundown until Saturday after twilight. Its origin is in the Torah (Genesis ch.2, Leviticus ch.23, Exodus ch.20 and many other passages).
The Sabbath is considered in the Jewish religion to be a day blessed by God (Genesis ch.2), a day of rest (Exodus ch.20, ch.31), and a day of strengthening ties with the family, the community, and with God.
Here is further background information:
There are two main aspects to Shabbat observance: what we do and what we don't do.
What we don't do: we're not permitted to work on the Shabbat (Exodus ch.20). This includes 39 categories of productive interaction with the world, such as planting, writing, kindling fire, etc. (Talmud, Shabbat 73b).
What we do: candles are lit, customarily by the lady of the household, around 20 minutes before sunset on Friday afternoon. We then attend synagogue for the Friday afternoon prayer (mincha), the kabbalat Shabbat (ushering in of the Shabbat), and the Shabbat evening prayer (maariv).
On Shabbat morning, we again attend synagogue. The services are longer than on weekdays and include prayers as well as reading the weekly Torah-portion. There's often a kiddush (refreshments) afterwards, and congregants have a chance to schmooze (to talk). Towards the late afternoon, there's another (short) service (Shabbat mincha).
After Friday night services and on Shabbat morning after services, we come home, often with guests, make kiddush (blessing over wine), and have a leisurely multi-course Shabbat meal including singing and words of Torah. Customarily, that week's Torah-reading (parsha) will be a topic of conversation; and the children of the family will have a chance to speak of what they've learned in school.
After that, Shabbat is a quiet time: no phones, radio or TV (etc.), just schmoozing, taking walks, visiting friends, reading, learning Torah, playing Board Games, etc. Husband and wife, in particular, finally have a chance to be together after a hectic week.

Of course, you are always welcome to arrange with a local synagogue to experience Shabbat with a willing Jewish family in the community.

Answer 2

God rested on the seventh day so he sanctified the day and asked us to rest. Rest in this context does not mean simply refraining from work it is a specific list of things explained to Moses by God when he ascended the mountain and basically are specific things wich were required to be done in building the Tabernacle.

That sort of explains what we don't do. What we do is on Friday night the Woman of the house lights candles serving two purposes 1. to remind us to guard and keep the Sabbath and the Rabbi's worried that if a husband had to eat in the dark he may stumble be come angry causing discorde in the house. Then we go to Shul (Yiddish for synagogue) and say some additional prayers to welcome the sabbath. This part is not ancient and only started about 450 years ago by a Kabbalist Rabbi named Ari Zal living in Tzfat (or Safed) a city in northern Isarel. We then say the normal evening prayers with slight adjustments made for the sanctity of the day. We then go home make some Blessings over wine and bread followed by a Typically large festive meal with (often)lots of singing and usually involving some kind of Fish soup and then a main course.

In the morning we go to shul again say morning services (again with slight variations from the weekday service read that weeks portion of the Torah (Bible) then say an additional prayer called Mussaf which literally means additional to serve in place of the "additional" sacrifice that was done in the temple on Holydays and the Sabbath. We then go home and have another festive meal similar to the Friday night Meal.

The afternoon is genrally spent napping or studying Torah or family time. In the afternoon a smaller festive meal is again served this time (according to most but not all) is done without the wine. and at nightfall we pray evening prayers thus marking the end of the Sabbaath and then return home for a qucik servise called Havdola (Hebrew for separation) signifying the end of sabbath and beginnig of a new week.

Answer 3

Well it depends where you live. Synagogue, where Jews pray. If you live in a Jewish community then you can walk to your friends house and play with them, or hang out. Most people sleep, as it is the Jewish day of rest, though this tends to be the adults. You can go to friends houses as you cannot do homework as it involves working/writing/drawing/using electricity. You can go to B.A (Bnei Akiva)

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Answer 4

We attend synagogue for the Friday afternoon prayer (mincha). After that there is a service called kabbalat Shabbat (ushering in of the Shabbat), and the Shabbat evening prayer (maariv).
On Shabbat morning, we again attend synagogue. The services are longer than on weekdays and include prayers as well as reading the weekly Torah-portion. There's often a kiddush (refreshments) afterwards, and congregants have a chance to schmooze (to talk).

Towards the late afternoon, there's another (short) service (Shabbat mincha). See also:

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Answer 5

There are two main aspects to Shabbat observance: what we do and what we don't do.

What we don't do: we're not permitted to work on the Shabbat (Exodus ch.20). This includes 39 categories of productive interaction with the world, such as planting, writing, kindling fire, etc. (Talmud, Shabbat 73b).

What we do: candles are lit, customarily by the lady of the household, around 20 minutes before sunset on Friday afternoon. We then attend synagogue for the Friday afternoon prayer (mincha), the kabbalat Shabbat (ushering in of the Shabbat), and the Shabbat evening prayer (maariv).

On Shabbat morning, we again attend synagogue. The services are longer than on weekdays and include prayers as well as reading the weekly Torah-portion. There's often a kiddush (refreshments) afterwards, and congregants have a chance to schmooze (to talk). Towards the late afternoon, there's another (short) service (Shabbat mincha).

After Friday night services and on Shabbat morning after services, we come home, often with guests, make kiddush (blessing over wine), and have a leisurely multi-course Shabbat meal including singing and words of Torah. Customarily, that week's Torah-reading (parsha) will be a topic of conversation; and the children of the family will have a chance to speak of what they've learned in school.

After that, Shabbat is a quiet time: no phones, radio or TV (etc.), just schmoozing, taking walks, visiting friends, reading, learning Torah, playing board games, etc. Husband and wife, in particular, finally have a chance to be together after a hectic week.

Here is further background information:

The Jewish Sabbath is from Friday sundown until Saturday after twilight. Its origin is in the Torah (Genesis ch.2, Leviticus ch.23, Exodus ch.20 and many other passages).

The Sabbath is considered in the Jewish religion to be a day blessed by God (Genesis ch.2), a day of rest (Exodus ch.20, ch.31), and a day of strengthening ties with the family, the community, and with God.

Answer 6

We attend synagogue for the Friday afternoon prayer (mincha), the kabbalat Shabbat (ushering in of the Shabbat), and the Shabbat evening prayer (maariv).

On Shabbat morning, we again attend synagogue. The services are longer than on weekdays and include prayers as well as reading the weekly Torah-portion. There's often a kiddush (refreshments) afterwards. Towards the late afternoon, there's another (short) service (Shabbat mincha).

Answer 7

The assembled congregation prays and reads from the Torah.

Answer 8

They Invite Friends,Family, So, Plus Have A Special Dinner,Pray And Sing A Song.

Answer 9

They worship God