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 Shabbat
(Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, shabbāt; Yiddish שאבעס, 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 on 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.
Shabbat Recipes
Shabbat recalls 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).
Shabbat is considered a festive day, when a person is freed from the
regular labors of everyday life, can contemplate the spiritual aspects
of life, and can spend time with family. Traditionally, on that day
three festive meals are eaten — on Shabbat-eve, at lunch, and as
an end-of-Shabbat evening-meal. |