Shabbat

A dvar Torah before Musaf on Shabbat is a way to enhance the spiritual experience of the service by providing insights and reflections on the weekly Torah portion or other Jewish teachings. It helps to connect the congregation to the themes of Shabbat and inspire them to deepen their understanding and connection to the prayers they are about to recite.

It's from Friday night to Saturday night.

Shabbat is very important because it gives you a chance to rest.

In Rabbinical Times, the sabbath (Shabbat) was important for everybody, because everybody worked every other day.

Shabbat is also a time for connection to God, and to find spiritual meaning, as well as a time for family and friend to get together.

Me, being Jewish, and many Jews find that Shabbat is a great time to go over the weeks' events and to remember who you were kind to, and who you weren't.

Weekly

to honour the shabbat

Although the length of daylight may influence the beginning and ending time of

the Sabbath, it doesn't affect its total length, since the Sabbath lasts nominally

one day, measured from one sunset to the next sunset.

Friday at sundown

No.

In traditional Jewish law, writing is generally not permitted on Shabbat, as it is considered a form of creative work. Observant Jews refrain from activities like writing, typing, and other forms of creative work during this day of rest.

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Planting

Plowing

Reaping

Binding sheaves

Threshing

Winnowing

Selecting

Grinding

Sifting

Kneading

Baking

Shearing wool

Washing wool (Scouring/Laundering)

Beating/Combing wool

Dyeing

Spinning

Weaving

Making two loops

Weaving at least two threads

Separating two threads

Tying

Untying

Sewing

Tearing for the purpose of sewing

Trapping

Slaughtering

Flaying

Curing hide

Scraping hide

Scoring

Cutting hide into pieces

Writing

Erasing

Building

Tearing something down

Extinguishing a fire

Igniting a fire

Applying the finishing touch

Transferring between domains

It means "Have a peaceful Sabbath". It's how Jews greet each other during Shabbat.

Shabbat ends on a Saturday night after nightfall. During that time Jewish people light havdalah candles and then dip them in wine to burn them out.

Orthodox Jewish men pray and sing to God.

This answer will be different depending on what sect of Judaism you are in, or, if you are even a Jew. Shabbat means to cease or rest, and so the idea is you work for 6 days as God did, and then rest on the 7th. During that time one might read scripture, pray, spend time with family and friends, or take a nap. It is a day treated differently than all other days. A day where God is recognized for his works and a day where we refuel our own tanks on preparation for the next work week.

Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest, is observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening. It begins with lighting candles and reciting blessings, followed by festive meals that often include challah bread and wine. During Shabbat, work is prohibited, allowing for rest, prayer, and family time, with special synagogue services held on Saturday morning. Traditional activities include studying Torah, singing, and enjoying leisurely walks, fostering a sense of community and spiritual renewal.

"Shabbat Shalom" (peaceful sabbath) is an appropriate form of "goodbye" from about

late Friday morning until about Saturday afternoon.

Between sundown Friday night and sundown Saturday night, it's also good in place of "hello"

when meeting in person ... (i.e. not on the telephone).

anything! except use electricity or fire, work, or carry (outside an aroov)

Shabbat is the Jewish term for the Sabbath - the seventh day of the week during which work is avoided to recall G-d resting on the seventh day of Creation - and as such is not a special event upon which certain things happen, as suggested by the question. It is similar in many ways to the Christian Sunday, but falls between nightfall on Friday and nightfall on Saturday.

Many Jews will visit a synagogue for prayers and worship and observant Jews will avoid various activities designated melachot. There are 39 categories of melachot, which is best defined in English as "work" or "deliberate activity" such as lighting fires, driving, operating machinery and so on.

That's a very subjective question.

Different orthodox Jews follow different traditions, and even among themselves there are some who might think others are taking it "too far".


Some only eat kosher, and will go hungry before eating anything else. Others might have a kosher home, but might sporadically eat at a restaurant. Some might pray twice a day, while others just every shabat. There is no set of rules or traditions that every orthodox Jew everywhere follows, all the time, everywhere.


Each people might have a different perception of what "too far" is, depending on every person's own tradition and set of religious ideas. I'm from a reform tradition, but I might differ with you and think that something you consider is "extreme" is still normal for me.

During Shabbat, which begins at sunset on Friday and ends at nightfall on Saturday, Jewish families engage in rest and spiritual reflection. Traditional practices include lighting candles, reciting blessings, sharing festive meals, and attending synagogue services. It is a time for family gatherings, prayer, and refraining from work and electronic activities, allowing for a focus on community and spirituality. Additionally, activities such as reading, singing, and discussing Torah are common.

Shabbat takes place from sundown Friday to Saturday night.

Shabbat (Hebrew for 'Sabbath') begins slightly before sunset on Friday afternoon, and ends after twilight on Saturday night.

Shabbat is a time of relaxation, people will read, study, and visit with family and friends.

Yes. Orthodox Jews do "everything by the book". Reform Jews do anything they want.