Jewish Sabbath?

Question

Tell me more about it, I know is form 6pm friday to 6pm saturday, I've heard that they can't use technology...is that true? I just find out my grandfather was Jewish so I wan't to know everything about Judaism, thanks a lot!

Answer 1

The Shabbat is not from 6 to 6. It is from sunset of Friday to sunset on Saturday. It is not true that you cannot use technology on the Shabbat. That is a rule developed by people.

Ex 20:8-11 Remember the seventh day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahweh thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Yahweh blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

The seventh day is a day of rest in which no business is done. You don't have to abandon technology on it. That is just some superstitious thing that people have added to it. Do you think the Israelites didn't use candles at night on the Shabbat? A candle is technology. A spoon or knife is technology. Any type of invention is technology at work. Follow what God stated as you will be fine, but avoid having mankind control you with rules they see fit but God did not.

Answer 2

It is observed, from before sundown on Friday until after nightfall on Saturday, by many Jewish people with varying degrees of involvement in Judaism.
The Tanakh and the Siddur describe Shabbat as having three purposes:

1. A commemoration of the Israelites' redemption from slavery in Ancient Egypt;
2. A commemoration of God's creations of the universe; on the seventh day God rested from (or ceased) his work;
3. A taste of the world in Messianic times.

While the Jewish Sabbath is not considered a "holiday" by many other cultures and religions, Judaism accords Shabbat the status of a joyous holy day. In many ways, Jewish law gives Shabbat the status of being the most important holy day in the Jewish calendar.

* It is the first holy day mentioned in the Bible, and God was the first one to observe it with the cessation of Creation. (Genesis 2:1-3).
* Jewish liturgy treats the Sabbath as a "bride" and "queen".
* The Sefer Torah is read during the Torah reading which is part of the Saturday morning services, with a longer reading than during the week. The Torah is read over a yearly cycle of 54 parshiot, one for each Shabbat (sometimes they are doubled). On Shabbat the reading is divided into seven sections, more than on any other holy day, including Yom Kippur. Then, the Haftarah reading from the Hebrew prophets is read.
* A tradition states that the Jewish Messiah will come if every Jew properly observes two consecutive Sabbaths (Talmud, tractate Shabbat 118).
* The punishment given in ancient times for desecrating Shabbat (stoning) is the most severe punishment within Jewish law.

Answer 3

There are different sects of Judaism. Most do not follow the no work rule , these days.

The time the Sabbath starts and ends changes as the year changes.For instance.. In the summer here in the US, the sun goes down later than in the winter.Sunset is the key word.
Welcome to the tribe.

Answer 4

In the Bible, the Sabbath is a weekly religious day of rest as ordained by one of the Ten Commandments: the third commandment by Eastern, Roman Catholic and Lutheran numbering, the fourth by other Protestants. The Hebrew word ("šhabbat", שַׁבָּת, Strong's H7676) means "the [day] of rest (or ceasing)", as it entails a ceasing or resting from labor. The institution of the Old Testament Sabbath, a "perpetual covenant ... [for] the people of Israel" (Exodus 31:16-17-NRSV), was in respect for the day during which God rested after having completed the Creation in six days: Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 23:12, Isaiah 56:6-8.

Originally denoting Saturday, the seventh day of the week, or, more precisely, the time period from Friday sunset to Saturday nightfall, the term "sabbath" can now mean one of several things, depending on the context and the speaker:

Saturday as above, in reference to the Jewish day of rest, also observed by some Christian groups;
Sunday, as a synonym for "the Lord's Day" in commemoration of the resurrection of Christ, for Christian groups;[1][2][3][4]
Any day of rest, prayer, worship or ritual, as in "Friday is the Muslim Sabbath"[5][6]
The word is also infrequently used to describe the annual Holy Days observed by several Christian groups, also called High Sabbaths or High Day Sabbaths (John 19:31): the First and Last Days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, the First Day of the Feast of Tabernacles, and the Eighth Day of the Feast.

Answer 5

Yes. Days in Judaism start as soon as 3 stars are visible in the sky, and go on until the following evening. On Saturdays Jews can't even carry something outside their home, let alone use technology. Electric lights can be switched on on Friday but then cannot be turned off. They can't drive, and they can't do any work.

Most Jews don't actually practice this, though.

Answer 6

It's from 15 minutes before sundown Friday until three stars can be seen in the evening sky on Saturday night.
No work can be done on the Sabbath, and no fire can be lit. They consider starting a car, firing up a computer, etc.. to be lighting a fire.

Here's a link to learn more about judaism:
http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm

Answer 7

question is too big, but yes, essentially, Orthodox Jews do not use appliances during the sabbath. They will turn the lights on Friday afternoon and leave them on till Sabbath is over, otherwise, there will be no light at all... Same with cooking food, etc.

Answer 8

Thank you for your interest in the Jewish religion. It starts at sundown on Friday night, not necessarily 6pm and goes until sundown on Saturday. You cannot do any labor or use energy. No turning on or off lights, no lighting candles, driving(unless going to synagogue(temple)), computers, phones, clocks... It is a day of rest and prayer. The prayer stated when kindling the candles is:

Ba-ruch a-ta A-do-nai, Eh-lo-hei-nu meh-lech ha-olam, a-sher ki-di'sha-nu b'mitz-vo-tav v'tzi-va-nu l'had-lik ner shel Shabbat


Over the wine:


Ba-ruch a-ta A-do-nai, Eh-lo-hei-nu meh-lech ha-olam, bo-rei p'ri ha-ga-fen


Over the hallah:

Ba-ruch a-ta A-do-nai, Eh-lo-hei-nu meh-lech ha-olam, ha-mo-tzi leh-chem min ha-a-retz.


Shabbat Shalom