Shabbat (UK: /ʃəˈbæt/, US: /ʃəˈbɑːt/, or /ʃəˈbʌt/; Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, [ʃa'bat], lit. 'rest' or 'cessation') or the Sabbath (/ˈsæbəθ/), also called Shabbos...
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A Shabbat elevator is an elevator which works in a special mode, operating automatically, to satisfy the Jewish law requiring Jews to abstain from operating...
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In Judaism, a person who is shomer Shabbat or shomer Shabbos (plural shomré Shabbat or shomrei Shabbos; Hebrew: שומר שבת, "Sabbath observer", sometimes...
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Jewish prayer (redirect from Kabbalat Shabbat)
are recited on Shabbat and holidays: Musaf (מוּסָף, "additional") are recited by Orthodox and Conservative congregations on Shabbat, major Jewish holidays...
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Shalom (redirect from Shabbat Shalom)
On the eve of Shabbat, Jews have a custom of singing a song which is called Shalom Alecheim, before the Kiddush over wine of the Shabbat dinner is recited...
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techum shabbat (Hebrew: תחום שבת, "Shabbat limit"), or simply techum, is a limited physical area in which a Jew is permitted to walk on foot on Shabbat and...
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Electricity on Shabbat refers to the various rules and opinions regarding the use of electrical devices by Jews who observe Shabbat. Various rabbinical...
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Shabbos goy (redirect from Shabbat Goy)
A Shabbos goy, Shabbat goy or Shabbes goy (Yiddish: שבת גוי, shabbos goy; Hebrew: גוי של שבת, goy shel shabbat; plural Shabbos goyim) is a non-Jew who...
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Shabbat candles (Hebrew: נרות שבת) are candles lit on Friday evening before sunset to usher in the Jewish Sabbath. Lighting Shabbat candles is a rabbinically...
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Special Shabbatot are Jewish Shabbat (Hebrew, שבת shabbath) days on which special events are commemorated. Variations in the liturgy and special customs...
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39 Melakhot (redirect from 39 categories of activity prohibited on Shabbat)
activity which Jewish law identifies as prohibited by biblical law on Shabbat. These activities are also prohibited on the Jewish holidays listed in...
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Ephraim Buchwald (redirect from Shabbat Across America/Canada)
"Shabbat Across America/Canada" and "Read Hebrew America/Canada" campaigns, establishes Beginners Services and the "Turn Friday Night into Shabbat,"...
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Hebrew calendar (redirect from Yom Shabbat)
example) observance of Shabbat begins before sundown on Friday and ends after nightfall on Saturday, to be sure that Shabbat is not violated no matter...
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Motza'ei Shabbat (Hebrew: מוצאי שבת—literally, the going out of the Sabbath) in Judaism refers to the time in the evening immediately following Shabbat, that...
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In some Jewish communities, a Shabbat siren is sounded announcing the imminent onset of Shabbat and the required cessation of melacha at that time. According...
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Technology Shabbat or Tech Shabbat is a term coined in 2010 by Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg to describe a day of rest or cessation from the use of...
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Wendy's Shabbat is a 2018 documentary film directed and produced by Rachel Myers. It stars Roberta Mahler, Lou Silberman, Sharon Goodman, Gerri Gussman...
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Shabbat meals or Shabbos meals (Hebrew: סעודות שבת, romanized: Seudot Shabbat, Seudoys Shabbos) are the three meals eaten by Shabbat-observant Jews, the...
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Sabbath mode (redirect from Shabbat module)
Sabbath mode, also known as Shabbos mode (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or Shabbat mode, is a feature in many modern home appliances, including ovens, dishwashers...
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Black Sabbath (disambiguation) (redirect from Black Shabbat)
incursion including coordinated massacres in Israel Shabbat Chazon, or "black Sabbath", a Jewish Special Shabbat day Witches' Sabbath, or "black Sabbath", a purported...
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vehicle constitutes multiple violations of the prohibited activities on Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath). Though Jewish law is based on texts that were written...
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Jewish holidays (section Shabbat—The Sabbath)
biblically mandated festival dates on which all activities prohibited on Shabbat are prohibited, except for some related to food preparation. These include...
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Sabbath stew (redirect from Shabbat stew)
activities prohibited on Shabbat by the written Torah. Therefore, cooked Shabbat food must be prepared before the onset of the Jewish Shabbat at sunset Friday...
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Moed (redirect from Shabbat (talmud))
consists of 12 tractates: Shabbat: or Shabbath (שבת) ("Sabbath") deals with the 39 prohibitions of "work" on the Shabbat. 24 chapters. Eruvin: (ערובין)...
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Shabbat (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, lit. "Sabbath") is the first tractate of Seder Moed ("Order of Appointed Times") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. The tractate...
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In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath (/ˈsæbəθ/) or Shabbat (from Hebrew שַׁבָּת Šabbāṯ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book...
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Pikuach nefesh (section Shabbat and holidays)
Braun, Yossi (2010-02-03). "Saving Lives on Shabbat". Mitzvahs & Traditions > Shabbat > Shabbat Info > Shabbat Rest. Chabad.org. Archived from the original...
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Torah reading (category Shabbat)
holidays, a section of the Pentateuch is read from a Torah scroll. On Shabbat (Saturday) mornings, a weekly section (known as a sedra or parashah) is...
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Jewish greetings (redirect from Shabbat greetings)
greetings—most are Hebrew, and among Ashkenazim, some are Yiddish. For Shabbat, there are several ways to greet people in a variety of languages, including...
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Meir Ben-Shabbat (Hebrew: מאיר בן שבת; born 1966) was Israel's National Security Adviser and Chief of Staff for National Security. He was former head...
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