Shabbat is a festive day when Jews exercise their freedom from the regular labours of everyday life. It offers an opportunity to contemplate the spiritual aspects of life and to spend time with family.

Every week, for the 25 hours beginning just before sundown on Friday until after night has fallen on Saturday night, Jewish people celebrate Shabbat, a period of rest and spiritual rejuvenation.

Shabbat, like many important facets of Judaism, has its origins in the Torah, where it is most notable as a day of complete cessation of labor. The prophetic tradition portrays it as a day of pleasures as well.

Shabbat (שַׁבָּת; related to Hebrew verb "cease, rest") is the seventh day of the Jewish week and is the day of rest and abstention from work as commanded by God. Shabbat involves two interrelated …

Shabbat, also known as the Jewish Sabbath or “Shabbos,” is the day of rest and worship in Judaism. The word Shabbat literally means “to rest.” One of the most significant traditions in Jewish culture, …

Shabbat, or the Sabbath, is derived from the Hebrew word shavat meaning “to rest.” It is a day of holiness observed weekly from sunset on Friday to nightfall on Saturday. It commemorates God’s …

Shabbat is the weekly Jewish day of rest and spiritual renewal. Traditionally, it starts at sunset on Friday and ends after nightfall on Saturday, marking a sacred span of time dedicated to rest and holiness.

Mar 4, 2025 · Shabbat, or the Jewish Sabbath, is one of the most significant and sacred traditions in Judaism. Observed from Friday evening to Saturday night, Shabbat is a time of rest, reflection, and …

For Ahad Haʿam and Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Shabbat was not about belief but about belonging. Through their Cultural Zionist vision, Shabbat emerges as the aesthetic, temporal, and cultural heart …

In Judaism there is one holiday that occurs every week -- the Sabbath. Known in Hebrew as Shabbat and in Yiddish as Shabbos, it begins at sundown on Friday and ends on Saturday evening with …