Shabbat

Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest which takes place on Saturday, the seventh day of the week. On this day, Jews remember the Genesis' 6-day creation of the heavens and the earth. Observers of Shabbat refrain from work activities and do not use electricity. Shabbat begins before sunset on Friday evening and ends when three-stars can be found in the sky on Saturday night. A Friday night meal is traditionally eaten with the ushering in of Shabbat, during which a kiddush and a blessing over challah are recited. The havdalah blessing on Saturday night concludes the Shabbat, marking the the separation between the sacred day and the workweek.

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 Jewish National Fund-USA's Shabbat in the Park

Annual Shabbat in the Park Returns to New York on June 6

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Burning Questions: Shabbat on Fire and the Modern Dilemma


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Robotics team withdraws from Global Finals to honor Shabbat

Because the competition was to be held on a Saturday, the team was prepared to have to withdraw from the competition in order to observe Shabbat. 

 One of Israel’s youth robotics teams, Trigon Amit Boys, has declined to participate in the final stages of the FIRST robotics finals over Shabbat observance.

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Shabbat Hagadol: Receiving the great Sabbath

This year, as Passover begins at the close of Shabbat, the lights of Shabbat and Passover flow into each other as we commemorate our becoming a people.

 YORAM RAANAN, ‘Kabbalat Shabbat Hagadol,’ 2020, acrylic on canvas, 100x130 cm.

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Rabbi Shay Tahan on Erev Pesach laws when it falls on Shabbat – Special lesson

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Shabbat work sparks clash between labor minister and opposition

Minister Ben-Tzur launches enforcement campaign against businesses employing Jewish workers on their weekly rest day, while Lapid challenges the crackdown as unnecessary.

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Izu’s Place: A kosher experience in Costa Rica - review

Both the hotel and the restaurant have that friendly, informal Israeli vibe. Izu runs a surf school out of the hotel, a great option for anyone who wants to learn how to surf in Hebrew.

 IZU’S PLACE at Jacó Beach in Costa Rica.

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