Shabbat
Jewish weekly observance
Shabbat is the Jewish Sabbath, the weekly day of rest observed from Friday evening until Saturday night.
Traditional observance includes lighting candles, blessing wine and bread, attending synagogue, and abstaining from work as defined by Jewish law.
The word comes directly from Hebrew: Shabbat shalom is the standard greeting. (Lowercase shabbat appears in casual usage.)
Braided ceremonial Jewish bread
- kiddushSabbath wine benediction
- havdalahSeparation or division
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- wineFermented grape beverage
blessing · zemirot · sanctification · ushering · welcoming · spices · twisted · braided
Braided ceremonial Jewish bread
- gefilteFilled, in Yiddish
- kugelJewish egg noodle casserole
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- wineFermented grape beverage
grape · juice · fish · stew · slow-cooked · meal · feast · three
Hebrew word for peace
Related people together
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- minyanJewish prayer quorum
- communityCollective of connected people
togetherness · fellowship · guests · hospitality · table · meal · singing · shul
Wax lights with wicks
- flameBurning gas made visible
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- wicksFuel-drawing fibers
sunset · eighteen · minutes · two · pair · candlesticks · women · lighting
Worthy of reverence
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- spiritualRelating to the soul
divine · elevated · special · holy · reverence · separation · distinction · dedicated
Authoritative rules demanding compliance
- observanceKeeping of customs
- prohibitionsFormal orders against something
- restrictionsLimitations on action
- rabbinicOf Jewish religious scholars
Talmud · Mishnah · permissible · forbidden · thirty-nine · categories · halacha · mitzvah
challah
Braided ceremonial Jewish bread
wine · blessing · zemirot · sanctification · ushering · welcoming · spices · twisted · braided · covered
challah
Braided ceremonial Jewish bread
wine · grape · juice · fish · stew · slow-cooked · meal · feast · three · meals
shalom
Hebrew word for peace
family
Related people together
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- minyanJewish prayer quorum
community · togetherness · fellowship · guests · hospitality · table · meal · singing · shul · services
candles
Wax lights with wicks
wicks · sunset · eighteen · minutes · two · pair · candlesticks · women · lighting · illumination
sacred
Worthy of reverence
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- blessedReceiving divine favor
spiritual · divine · elevated · special · holy · reverence · separation · distinction · dedicated · transcendent
commandments
Authoritative rules demanding compliance
- observanceKeeping of customs
- prohibitionsFormal orders against something
- restrictionsLimitations on action
rabbinic · Talmud · Mishnah · permissible · forbidden · thirty-nine · categories · halacha · mitzvah
sunset
Day yielding to darkness
twilight · dusk · nightfall · stars · Saturday · seventh · day · weekly · cycle · conclusion
- Israeli culturefalafel, hummus, kibbutz, Tel Aviv, Hebrew
- Judaicamenorah, Torah scroll, Talmud, Torah study, mezuzah
- Yerushalmisugya, daf, Rosh Hashanah, Sanhedrin, aggadah
- JewishTorah, kosher, rabbi, synagogue, Hebrew
- Judaismkosher, Passover, Torah, Hanukkah, Yom Kippur
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
Shabbatweekday
Non-weekend calendar day
workday · ordinary days · ordinary day · Tuesday · daily grind
- shabbat dinnerJewish Friday night meal
- Shabbat servicesJewish weekly religious gathering
- Shabbat mealsCeremonial Jewish weekly feasts
- Shabbat candlesRitual Friday evening lights