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shabbat
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Shabbat (; , "rest" or "cessation") or Shabbos (, ) or the Sabbath is Judaism 's day of rest and seventh day of the week , on which religious Jews and certain Christians (such as Seventh-day Adventists and Seventh Day Baptists) remember the Biblical creation ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1934, from Hebrew shabbat (see Sabbath ). Earlier in English as Shabbos (1870), from Yiddish shabes .
Usage examples of shabbat.
Just before Shabbat, the businessman and his Kabbalah teacher discussed all this, and the teacher made a specific suggestion.
He found himself looking forward to each Friday, when, just before Shabbat, he decided where to send his weekly contribution.
Nothing in Kabbalah is more fundamental than the concept of Shabbat and its observance.
In exactly the same way, Shabbat is a day when sustenance for the spirit is available to us absolutely free, and with no strings attached.
The only limit on the Light we gain during Shabbat is our capacity, as Vessels of the Light, to absorb it.
We can choose passive over proactive behavior, despite the fact that each Shabbat is a God given chance to achieve our genuine purpose in life, which is connection to the Light.
According to kabbalistic teaching, on Shabbat we revert to the spiritual condition of Adam in the Garden of Eden before the sin took place.
Therefore, on Shabbat we do only spiritual work to draw and reveal the Light of the Creator, for on this day our desire to receive for ourselves alone does not block our connection to the Light.
Regardless of our immersion in self-serving desire, on Shabbat we are given the opportunity to be purified-not through any earned merit of our own, but simply as a gift from the Creator.
David, always knows when Shabbat is coming, and he loves to sing this song.
For me, an especially beautiful moment takes place each week just as Shabbat draws to a close.
In the same way, the last moment of Shabbat encompasses every moment of the ensuing week.
In the same way, you can begin to observe Shabbat right now, in the way that is most comfortable for you.
This preparation is a way of bringing the experience of Shabbat into the rest of the week.
Finding out for yourself will bring a new dimension to your Shabbat celebration.