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Shabbat Shabbat (, , or ; he, שַׁבָּת, Šabbāṯ, , ) or the Sabbath (), also called Shabbos (, ) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday. On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical stori ...

Sabbaths

, Judaism's day of rest * Motza'ei Shabbat, the night after Shabbat *

Special Shabbat Special Shabbatot are Jewish Shabbat days on which special events are commemorated. Variations in the liturgy and special customs differentiate them from the regular Sabbaths and each one is referred to by a special name; many communities also ad ...

, a day with special significance, including Shabbat Shuvah, Shirah, Shekalim, Zachor, Parah, HaChodesh, HaGadol, Chazon, Nachamu, Mevarchim, Chol HaMoed, Chol Hamoed Pesach, and Chol Hamoed Sukkot *

Ten Days of Repentance The Ten Days of Repentance ( he, עֲשֶׂרֶת יְמֵי תְּשׁוּבָה, ''ʿǍseret yəmēy təšūvā'') Hebrew �aˈseʁet jeˈmeiː teʃuːˈvaːhare the first ten days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, usually ...

, including Shabbat Shuvah *

The Nine Days The Nine Days of Av are a time of commemoration and spiritual observance in Judaism during the first nine days of the Jewish month of Av (corresponding to July/August). The Nine Days begin on Rosh Chodesh Av ("First of Av") and culminates on ...

, including Shabbat Chazon * Chol HaMoed, including Shabbat Chol HaMoed, Chol Hamoed Pesach, and Chol Hamoed Sukkot * Shabbaton (Sabbatical), extra-celebratory Shabbat *

Shmita The sabbath year (shmita; he, שמיטה, literally "release"), also called the sabbatical year or ''shǝvi'it'' (, literally "seventh"), or "Sabbath of The Land", is the seventh year of the seven-year agricultural cycle mandated by the Torah ...

(Sabbatical year) **

Jubilee (biblical) The Jubilee ( he, יובל ''yōḇel;'' Yiddish: ''yoyvl'') is the year at the end of seven cycles of '' shmita'' (Sabbatical years) and, according to biblical regulations, had a special impact on the ownership and management of land in the Lan ...

Shabbat law

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Activities prohibited on Shabbat The 39 Melakhot ( he, ל״ט אבות מלאכה, '' lamed-tet avot melakhah'', "39 categories of work") are thirty-nine categories of activity which Jewish law identifies as prohibited by biblical law on Shabbat. Many of these activities are al ...

Rabbinically prohibited activities of Shabbat In Jewish religious law (halakha), Jews are commanded to rest on Shabbat, and refrain from performing certain types of work. Some of the activities are considered to be prohibited by biblical law (the 39 Melachot), while others became prohibited la ...

* Conservative halakha * Driving on Shabbat * Electricity on Shabbat *

Eruv An eruv (; he, עירוב, , also transliterated as eiruv or erub, plural: eruvin or eruvim) is a ritual halakhic enclosure made for the purpose of allowing activities which are normally prohibited on Shabbat (due to the prohibition of '' h ...

, a boundary used on Shabbat *

Eve of Passover on Shabbat In Judaism, when the Eve of Passover (Hebrew: ערב פסח, ''Erev Pesach'') falls on Shabbat, special laws regarding the preparation for Passover are observed. Fast of the Firstborn When the Eve of Passover falls on Shabbat, the Fast of the Fi ...

* Sabbath desecration

Shabbat technology

:Shabbat innovations * Shabbat clock * Shabbat elevator *

Shabbat lamp A Shabbat lamp is a special lamp that has movable parts to expose or block out its light so it can be turned "on" or "off" while its power physically remains on. This enables the lamp's light to be controlled by those Shabbat observant Jews who a ...

* Shabbat microphone * Sabbath mode * Shabbat module

Shabbat observances

Amidah The ''Amidah Amuhduh'' ( he, תפילת העמידה, ''Tefilat HaAmidah'', 'The Standing Prayer'), also called the ''Shemoneh Esreh'' ( 'eighteen'), is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy. Observant Jews recite the ''Amidah'' at each ...

Havdalah Havdalah ( he, הַבְדָּלָה, "separation") is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week. The ritual involves lighting a special havdalah candle with several wicks, blessing a cup of ...

, Shabbat closing service observed at Motzei Shabbat * Jewish prayer services on Shabbat *

Maariv ''Maariv'' or ''Maʿariv'' (, ), also known as ''Arvit'' (, ), is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening ''Shema'' and '' Amidah''. The service will often begin with two verses from Psalms ...

, Shabbat evening prayer * Pesukei dezimra *

Shabbat candles Shabbat candles ( he, נרות שבת) are candles lit on Friday evening before sunset to usher in the Jewish Sabbath. Lighting Shabbat candles is a rabbinically mandated law. Candle-lighting is traditionally done by the woman of the household ...

, lit on Preparation Day evening prior to sunset *

Shalom ''Shalom'' ( he, שָׁלוֹם ''šālōm''; also spelled as ''sholom'', ''sholem'', ''sholoim'', ''shulem'') is a Hebrew word meaning ''peace'', ''harmony'', ''wholeness'', ''completeness'', ''prosperity'', ''welfare'' and ''tranquility'' and ...

, a Hebrew greeting on Shabbat *

Torah reading Torah reading (; ') is a Jewish religious tradition that involves the public reading of a set of passages from a Torah scroll. The term often refers to the entire ceremony of removing the scroll (or scrolls) from the Torah ark, chanting th ...

Weekly Torah portion It is a custom among religious Jewish communities for a weekly Torah portion to be read during Jewish prayer services on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. The full name, ''Parashat HaShavua'' ( he, פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ), is p ...

** :Weekly Torah readings * Yotzer ohr * Zemirot, Shabbat songs

Shabbat food

Shabbat meals Shabbat meals or Shabbos meals ( he, סעודות שבת, Seudot Shabbat, Seudoys Shabbos) are the three meals eaten by Shabbat-observant Jews, the first on Friday night, the second on Saturday day, and the third late on Saturday afternoon. The He ...

** Seudah Shlishit, third Shabbat meal * *

Cholent Cholent and other Sabbath stews ( yi, טשאָלנט, tsholnt ''or'' tshulnt) are traditional Jewish stews. It is usually simmered overnight for 10–12 hours or more, and eaten for lunch on Shabbat (the Sabbath). Shabbat stews were develo ...

Jewish cuisine Jewish cuisine refers to the worldwide cooking traditions of the Jewish people. During its evolution over the course of many centuries, it has been shaped by Jewish dietary laws (''kashrut''), Jewish festivals and holidays, and traditions ce ...

Cuisine of the Mizrahi Jews Mizrahi Jewish cuisine is an assortment of cooking traditions that developed among the Jews of the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Arab countries. Mizrahi Jews have also been known as Oriental Jews (''Mizrahi'' is Hebrew: Eastern or Orienta ...

** Cuisine of the Sephardic Jews *

Kiddush Kiddush (; he, קידוש ), literally, "sanctification", is a blessing recited over wine or grape juice to sanctify the Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Additionally, the word refers to a small repast held on Shabbat or festival mornings after th ...

, Shabbat blessing over wine * Manna *

Sabbath food preparation Sabbath food preparation refers to the preparation and handling of food before the Sabbath, (also called Shabbat, or the seventh day of the week) beginning at sundown Friday concluding at sundown Saturday, the Bible day of rest, when cooking, bakin ...

Shabbat people

* Shabbos goy, non-Jew who performs activities permitted to him on the Jewish Shabbat *

Shabtai (given name) Shabtai (Sabbatai, Sabbathai, Shabbatai, Shabbethai, Shabsai, etc. he, שבתאי or שבתי) is a Jewish masculine name. According to ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'', as the name stands, it might mean one born on the Sabbath. Most probably, however, ...

* Shomer Shabbat, Shabbat-observant Jew *

Sons of Zadok The Sons of Zadok ( he, בְּנֵי צָדוֹק ''bǝnê Ṣādōq'') are a family of priests, kohens, descended from Zadok, the first high priest in Solomon's Temple. The sons of Zadok are mentioned three times in the Hebrew Bible, as part of ...

Shabbat history

* Black Shabbat or

Operation Agatha Operation Agatha (Saturday, June 29, 1946), sometimes called Black Sabbath ( he, השבת השחורה) or Black Saturday because it began on the Jewish sabbath, was a police and military operation conducted by the British authorities in Mandato ...

, a British police operation beginning Shabbat, June 29, 1946 *

Kikar HaShabbat Kikar HaShabbat ( he, כיכר השבת, lit., "Sabbath Square"), known in the Haredi community as Kikar HaShabbos, is a major intersection joining five streets in Jerusalem, Israel, between Mea Shearim and Geula: Yehezkel Street from the north, ...

, an intersection in Jerusalem noted for Shabbat demonstrations * Oyneg Shabbos, a Jewish ghetto documentary group active 1939-1943

Shabbat writings

Shabbat (Talmud) :''This is about part of the Talmud; for the Jewish day of rest, see Shabbat.'' Shabbat ( he, שַׁבָּת, lit. "Sabbath") is the first tractate of ''Seder Moed'' ("Order of Appointed Times") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. The tractate deal ...

, a tractate of the Talmud * '' Shabbat B'Shabbato'', a weekly leaflet * '' Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah'', a 20th-century work on the laws of Shabbat and Yom Tov *

Siddur A siddur ( he, סִדּוּר ; plural siddurim ) is a Jewish prayer book containing a set order of daily prayers. The word comes from the Hebrew root , meaning 'order.' Other terms for prayer books are ''tefillot'' () among Sephardi Jews, '' ...

, a prayerbook for daily or weekly use

Shabbat categories

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Hebrew calendar The Hebrew calendar ( he, הַלּוּחַ הָעִבְרִי, translit=HaLuah HaIvri), also called the Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today for Jewish religious observance, and as an official calendar of the state of Israel ...

* Jewish greetings *

Jewish holidays Jewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or ''Yamim Tovim'' ( he, ימים טובים, , Good Days, or singular , in transliterated Hebrew []), are holidays observed in Judaism and by JewsThis article focuses on practices of mainst ...

* Jewish symbolism * Judaism * List of Jewish prayers and blessings