Sabbath observance
Weekly sacred休息
Sabbath observance is the practice of keeping the Sabbath day holy according to religious tradition.
For Jews, this means refraining from work from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
Christians who observe it typically do so on Sunday.
Observance may include attending religious services, resting from labor, and avoiding commerce: Strict Sabbath observance meant no cooking or driving.
- SaturdaySeventh weekday
- Friday nightFifth evening weekly
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
- mitzvotJewish religious commandments
- prayerAddress to deity
sacred time · havdalah · family gathering · worship · community · sanctification · day of rest · no work · holiness · spiritual renewal · peace of mind · Jewish · rest · halakhah · candle lighting · holidays · ritual · covenant
Sabbath observancelabor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
working · toil · workday · business as usual · commerce
Sabbath observancesecularism
Separation of faith, state
irreligion · worldliness · materialism · godlessness · everyday life
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