The Jewish day of rest, from Friday sunset to Saturday night.
De Șabat nu se lucrează, nu se gătește și nu se aprinde focul. Vineri seara, familia se adună la masa de Șabat, cu două pâini împletite (hala). Sâmbătă dimineață se citește Tora în sinagogă.
See also
- KosherFood permitted under Jewish dietary law.
- Sabbath (Adventist)Seventh-day Adventists keep Saturday as a day of rest and worship, from Friday evening to Saturday evening.
- TorahThe first five books of the Bible, handwritten on a parchment scroll; the Torah reading is the heart of the Sabbath service.
In the same category
- HanukkahAn eight-day winter festival commemorating the rededication of the Temple; one more candle is lit each night.
- Passover (Pesach)The feast of the Exodus from Egypt; for eight days no leavened bread is eaten, only matzah.
- Rosh HashanahThe Jewish New Year in autumn, with the sounding of the shofar and apples with honey.
- Yom KippurThe holiest day of the Jewish year: a 25-hour fast, prayer and repentance.