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Shabbat Rest
A Change of Focus
By resting on Shabbat, we attest to G‑d's creation of the world and bring our lives in sync with the divine cycle of creation and rest.
Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Shabbat » Shabbat Rest
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Shabbat Rest Wizard
A Day of Rest...What Is Work?...Employment and Commerce...Leisure and Creativity...Travel...In and Around the Home...In the Kitchen...Carrying and Eiruv...Muktzah...In Case of Emergerncy...The Shabbat Spirit
Jewish Practice » Shabbat » Wizards » Shabbat Rest Wizard
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Shabbat Rest Questions and Answers
FAQs about Shabbat rest -- that which is prohibited and permitted on the weekly Day of Rest.
Jewish Practice » Shabbat » Handbook » Questions & Answers » Shabbat Rest Questions and Answers
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Why So Many Don'ts on Shabbat?
By Yanki Tauber
I love the Shabbat experience, but why so many restrictions? All that "don't do this" and "don't do that" -- sounds more like a prison than a day of rest!
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Mitzvot & Jewish Customs » Why So Many Don'ts on Shabbat?
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Why Is Pressing a Button Considered Work on Shabbat?
By Aron Moss
Rabbi, do you honestly believe that pressing a button to cross the road is considered doing work on the Sabbath? It doesn't seem so strenuous to me...
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Mitzvot & Jewish Customs » Why Is Pressing a Button Considered Work on Shabbat?
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The Scouts and Their Evil Report
Moses Sends Scouts to Canaan, Return the Spies, Penalty for the Revolt, The Rebels' Second Disobedience, Punishment for the Desecration of Shabbat, Punishment for Blasphemy
Library » Jewish History » Our Biblical Fathers » The Scouts and Their Evil Report
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Day of Rest
By Aron Moss
I like the idea of a day of rest. But why should I start my day of rest at a prayer service? Aren't there better ways to start my weekend?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » Mitzvot & Jewish Customs » Day of Rest
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The 40th Labor
By Yanki Tauber
What is "work"? If life is synonymous with creativity, is Shabbat a time outside life? What is the deeper significance of the curious Talmudic phrase, "forty labors minus one"?
Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The 40th Labor
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The Shabbat Laws
A brief summary of some of the Shabbat laws you are most likely to encounter, such as writing, shopping, carrying in the public domain, and business transactions
Jewish Practice » Shabbat » Handbook » Shabbat Rest » The Shabbat Laws
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Melacha - A Unique Definition of Work
What kind of work can't we do on Shabbat? What does work mean in this context anyway? And how do we enjoy the Shabbat when there are so many activities we must avoid?
Jewish Practice » Shabbat » Handbook » Shabbat Rest » Melacha - A Unique Definition of Work
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