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Tanakh and Talmud
The Tanakh is the set of books that constitute the Hebrew Bible. The Talmud, which comprises the Mishnah (Jewish Oral Law) and the Gemara (commentary on the Mishnah) is the written deliberation of Jewish principles and laws.
5,774 Questions
Can a Jew Disembark from a ship on the sabbath?
There is no prohibition against marrying during Shabbat. However, there is a prohibition against playing musical instruments during Shabbat. Due to the prohibition against musical instruments, Jewish weddings are not held during Shabbat.
What can Modern Orthodox Jews do on the Sabbath day?
Traditional Jews do not work on Shabbat (the sabbath). Orthodox Jews define work by the following 39 activities:
1 Planting
2 Plowing
3 Reaping
4 Binding sheaves
5 Threshing
6 Winnowing
7 Selecting
8 Grinding
9 Sifting
10 Kneading
11 Baking
12 Shearing wool
13 Washing wool (Scouring/Laundering)
14 Beating/Combing wool
15 Dyeing
16 Spinning
17 Weaving
18 Making two loops
19 Weaving at least two threads
20 Separating two threads
21 Tying
22 Untying
23 Sewing
24 Tearing for the purpose of sewing
25 Trapping
26 Slaughtering
27 Flaying
28 Curing hide
29 Scraping hide
30 Scoring
31 Cutting hide into pieces
32 Writing
33 Erasing
34 Building
35 Tearing something down
36 Extinguishing a fire
37 Igniting a fire
38 Applying the finishing touch
39 Transferring between domains
What country does the word Sabbath come from?
The word Sabbath comes from the Hebrew word shabbat which means "to cease." This is because the Sabbath is supposed to be a day of rest when work has ceased.
Answer:
The source of the Hebrew word Shabbat (sabbath) is in Genesis ch.2, from God having ceased from creating.
Was the Garden of Eden in Babylon?
Genesis chapter 2 says that a river flowed through the Garden of Eden and that it had four tributaries, two of which were the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers, which flow through ancient Babylonia. However, the passage also says that one of the other tributaries was the Gihon, which flows through Ethiopia. Although there is no river Gihon and appears never to have been such a river, this information places the Garden of Eden far away in in Ethiopia.
A single river can not have tributaries in two continents, so the Garden of Eden can not really have been in either babylonia or Ethiopia. This is further evidence that there was no Garden of Eden. Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says that the Garden of Eden is a purely mythic place.
There is no 'Jebediah' in the Bible. There IS however, a Jedidiah (aka: Solomon), who was the second child of David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:13-19). This name means 'Beloved of Jah'(Jah=shortened form of God's name, YHWH(Or Jehovah). The only names I could find that started with "J E B" were Jeberechiah, Jebus and Jebusi.
In the old testament, the Sabbath used to be the seventh day (Saturday). After the ascension of Christ, the members of the Church, whether Jews or gentiles, kept holy the first day of the week (Sunday) as a weekly commemoration of Christ's resurrection. __________
To this day the Jews keep Shabbat as per the Torah, on the seventh day of the week. This means that Shabbat starts at sundown Friday and ends sundown Saturday.
Who are the 3 parts of the sabbath dedicated to?
1) Reading of Psalms and blessings in Hebrew
2) The silent part of the prayer
3) The Torah-reading
4) Another silent prayer
Note: The following answer concerns the meal, not the services.1. Lighting candles
2. Blessing wine
3. Breaking challah (bread)
When were the Israelites in exile in Babylon?
The Book of Isaiah was written by two, and possibly three different authors over a period of more than a hundred years. The writings were probably separate at first, being later consolidated into a single scroll.
Isaiah, son of Amoz, also known as First Isaiah or I Isaiah, wrote most of chapters 1-39 during the eighth century BCE, in the reigns of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah of Judah.
Second Isaiah wrote in the sixth century BCE during the Babylonian Exile.
Third Isaiah wrote immediately following the Return from Exile.
AnswerTradition places his lifetime in the 7th century BCE. AnswerIsaiah's opening statement in the Book of Isaiah, that he lived during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, means that he actually lived in the eighth century BCE.Second Isaiah, the anonymous author who added several further chapterrs to the Book of Isaiah, lived during the sixth century BCE and the time of the Babylonian Exile. A further anonymous source for the final chapters of the Book of Isaiah, now knwn as Third Isaiah, lived shortly after the Babylonian Exile.
What was the name of the Hebrew kingdom united under Saul David and Solomon?
The Kingdom of Israel. Before King David, Saul had also ruled over all of the Israelites.See also the Related Links.
Are Jewish people allowed to have tattoos?
Considering that Judaism prohibits tattoos, getting a tattoo of a symbol associated with Judaism is kind of adding insult to injury. Although many Jews choose to get tattoos, having a Jewish symbol as the tattoo doesn't make it any less prohibited.
There are two accepted exceptions to this, Jewish victims of the Holocaust who were tattooed by the Nazis and Jewish military veterans who got/get military tattoos.
What is the Sabbath day and how do you keep it holy?
To make something holy in the Hebrew sense is to separate: set it it apart and make it unique [unto God]. In terms of the Sabbath, we are challenged to find delight and joy, refrain from "labor" and "creation", and study God's Word.
What day is the sabbath on for Jews?
Answer #1:
The seventh-day of the week, Saturday. Exodus 20:8-11 says, Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Additional Information:
God instituted the sabbath day at creation by creating another day at the end of the week for us to rest and spend in special communion with Him. This day is the seventh day (our Saturday). This is the only day that God has ever blessed and set aside for holy use.
Another thing to remember is that the seventh day sabbath was instituted BEFORE any sin came into this world. Therefore it was God's intention for the sabbath day to be eternal. And this is confirmed in Isaiah 66 where it says that we shall worship God every sabbath day for all eternity.
The Biblical sabbath is the seventh day of the week (our Saturday).
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Answer #2:
Everyone agrees that the Sabbath Day is the seventh day of the week.
The debate arises in the attempt to determine whether that day is our
Saturday or our Sunday.
The thing about it that always intrigues me is how the same culture and
society
that settled on Sunday as the seventh day prints its business and social calendars
with Sunday in the first column, and Saturday in the seventh one.
In Judaism, it is Saturday, the seventh day. [the day when God rested] On this holy day, the Israelites weren't supposed to do any work, but to rest and pray to God. The Sabbath day is the seventh day of the divinely inspired repetitive seven-day week that God commanded be set aside for holy use (sanctified) for man to rest from his labors to REMEMBER CREATION. Remember his Creator and remember his dependence upon his Creator. Otherwise... if man didn't remember creation - then, he would forget about it.
For Christians it is Sunday, the first day of the week, in honour of the Resurrection.
This practice goes all the way back to Biblical times. Since most people worked on the weekdays, they would congregate on the Sabbath, not only for prayer, but also to study Torah for many hours. Such "Sabbath-houses", as they were known, existed throughout the Near East in Second Temple times as well. In Talmudic times, the leading Sages would teach the multitude every Sabbath afternoon.
What did God tell the Israelites to do on the sabbath?
In the Torah, Shabbat is meant for a rest day with no driving, use of electronics, use of arts & crafts, etc. But sadly not many Jews now-a-days follow this rule. Shabbat is also for going to Synagogue and praying to God.
Why do Jews eat challah at sabbath?
Jews eat what they eat during Shabbat because it's often what was the traditional foods from where their families came from. Religiously observant Jews won't cook food during Shabbat because that involves forms of work (lighting fire, cutting, etc) that are prohibited during Shabbat. This does not mean that hot food can't be eaten, things like slow cookers are used to prepare warm meals for lunch during Shabbat.
Which commandment forbids doing unnecessary work on the sabbath?
There is no such commandment.
The reason for this notion is a tradition that started with the commandment "Keep Holy the Sabbath Day."
It was interpreted to mean that people should not labor gainfully on the Sabbath. Sunday is, however, not the Sabbath. The fact that Sunday is the holy day of the week is a Christian tradition.
How do you keep the sabbath holy?
Traditional Jews do not work on Shabbat (the sabbath). Orthodox Jews define work by the following 39 activities:
1 Planting
2 Plowing
3 Reaping
4 Binding sheaves
5 Threshing
6 Winnowing
7 Selecting
8 Grinding
9 Sifting
10 Kneading
11 Baking
12 Shearing wool
13 Washing wool (Scouring/Laundering)
14 Beating/Combing wool
15 Dyeing
16 Spinning
17 Weaving
18 Making two loops
19 Weaving at least two threads
20 Separating two threads
21 Tying
22 Untying
23 Sewing
24 Tearing for the purpose of sewing
25 Trapping
26 Slaughtering
27 Flaying
28 Curing hide
29 Scraping hide
30 Scoring
31 Cutting hide into pieces
32 Writing
33 Erasing
34 Building
35 Tearing something down
36 Extinguishing a fire
37 Igniting a fire
38 Applying the finishing touch
39 Transferring between domains
How did king david and king Solomon grow the Hebrew nation?
King David was the one who finally conquered all the predator nations round about. And King Solomon built the First Temple.
What do Jewish people call the sabbath Saturday?
Jews do not call the sabbat "Saturday", it is called 'Shabbat'. Shabbat happens to start Friday at sundown and ends Saturday at sundown, the 7th day of the week.
Herman Cain is most likely 6 feet, but this cannot be confirmed.
yes he is a smart caring handsome person and you are like to be name that
What can't you do on the sabbath day?
The Bible says that you cannot work nor cause anyone else to work. You may take this to extremes, but my family goes to the beach or just play games at home. This does not mean you can't make a sandwich or if there is an emergency you cant go to the hospital. Just use common sense. I am allowed to do things on saturday nights but not during the day to keep the sabbath day holy.
When is the first time the bible mentions the sabbath?
Shabbat (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, shabbāt; Yiddish שבת, shabbos; "rest" or "cessation") is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from sundown Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky Saturday night. The exact time, therefore, differs from week to week and from place to place, depending on the time of sunset at each location. Shabbatrecalls the Biblical Creation account in Genesis, describing God creating the heavens and the earth in six days, and resting on and sanctifying the seventh (Genesis 1:1-2:3).
THE SHOFAR IS PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH ROSH HA‑
SHANAH. Indeed, Rosh ha-Shanah is called Yom T'ru'ah (the day of the shofar blast). In the Mishnah (book of early Rabbinic laws derived from the Torah), a discussion centers around the centrality of the shofar in the time before the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.O. Indeed, the shofar was the center of the ceremony, with two silver trumpets playing a lesser role. On other solemn holidays, fasts, and New Moon celebrations, two silver trumpets were featured, with one shofar playing a lesser role. The shofar is also associated with the Jubilee Year in which, every fifty years, Jewish Law provided for the release of all slaves,land, and debts. The sound of the shofar on Yom Kippur pro-claimed the Jubilee Year that provided the actual release of financial encumbrances.
Halakhah (Jewish Law) rules that the shofar may not be sounded on the Sabbath due to the potential that the Ba'al T'kiyah (Shofar Sounder) may inadvertently carry it, which is ina class of forbidden Sabbath work. (R.H. 29b) The historical ex-planation is that in ancient Israel, the shofar was sounded on the
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Shabbat in the Temple located in Jerusalem. After the Temple's destruction, the sounding of the shofar on the Sabbath was restricted to the place where the Great Sanhedrin (Jewish legislature and Court from 400 B.C.E. to 100 C.E.) was located. However, when the Sanhedrin ceased to exist, the sounding of the shofar on the Sabbath was discontinued (Kieval, The HighHoly Days, p. 114).
Art Finkle
Jewish people observe their Sabbath as a day of rest because it is written in scripture to do so: "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy" (Exodus 20:8; Deuteronomy 5:12).
The reason for this commandment is that God wants His people to rest or cease from their normal work schedules.
