Sabbath-keeping
Weekly sacred rest
Sabbath-keeping is the practice of observing the Sabbath as a day of rest and worship.
The term appears most often among Jews (who observe Saturday) and Seventh-day Adventists, distinguishing their practice from Sunday-observing Christians.
Sabbath-keeping typically involves abstaining from work and commerce: Their Sabbath-keeping meant no shopping or television from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown.
Keeping of customs
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
covenant · sanctification · mitzvah · halacha · rest · worship · devotion · faithfulness
Igniting wax wicks
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
- challahBraided ceremonial Jewish bread
- havdalahSeparation or division
- abstainingVoluntarily doing without
fasting · meditation · family meal · services · hymns · readings · benediction · gathering
A full stopping
- refrainingChoosing not to act
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- leisureFree time for relaxation
restoration · renewal · relaxation · pause · respite · quietude · contemplation · peace
Mutual goodwill among companions
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- family timeShared household leisure
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
community worship · gathering · togetherness · visiting · potluck · Bible study · intergenerational · unity
Obtaining through payment
- sellingTrading for payment
- carryingHolding and moving
- writingRecorded language on surface
- drivingControlling a vehicle
technology · business dealings · kindling fire · harvesting · creating
observance
Keeping of customs
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
holiness · covenant · sanctification · mitzvah · halacha · rest · worship · devotion · faithfulness · obedience
candle lighting
Igniting wax wicks
abstaining · fasting · meditation · family meal · services · hymns · readings · benediction · gathering · vespers
cessation
A full stopping
- refrainingChoosing not to act
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
leisure · restoration · renewal · relaxation · pause · respite · quietude · contemplation · peace · slowing down
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- assemblyConstructing from components
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- family timeShared household leisure
hospitality · community worship · gathering · togetherness · visiting · potluck · Bible study · intergenerational · unity
buying
Obtaining through payment
driving · technology · business dealings · kindling fire · harvesting · creating
Sabbath-keepingSabbath-breaking
Violating sacred rest day
irreligion · apostasy · impiety · secularism · godlessness
Sabbath, sabbatical, sabbaticals, keep, keeping, keeper, keepers, keeps, keepable