Everyone of us is familiar with the weekly Sabbath of the Jews. But some clergies state that the Jews celebrate several days of each year and treat then as Sabbath also. Is that statement correct?
2007-01-29 15:55:34 · 4 answers · asked by autor06hj 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Hebrew term for Sabbath, Shabbat, also refers to the Festivals.
2007-02-01 05:39:48 · answer #1 · answered by Ivri_Anokhi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically, they're just holidays, not separate sabbathes-- the sabbath is the seventh day of the week, because God rested that day in Creation. with holidays such as Yom Kippur and Purim, I suppose some Jews might treat those days the same as Shabbat, but I don't think many do
2007-01-29 15:59:38 · answer #2 · answered by car of boat 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is correct. We have days called "Yom tovs" (in hebrew, yamim tovim) which are holidays that have all the restrictions of a Shabbat but are not a Sabbath. They include Yom Kippur, Pesach, Sukkot, Shavuot, Simchat Torah, Rosh HaShanah...
Purim and Hanukkah are NOT Yom Tov holidays.
2007-01-29 15:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are holidays, sometimes called High Sabbaths
2007-01-29 16:07:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋