F A I T H A L I V E
J e w s o b s e r v e S h a b b at a s it i s t h e T hi r d C o m m a n d m e nt. T h e T o r a h s a y s t h at G o d m a d e t h e w o rl d i n si x d a y s; o n t h e s e v e nt h d a y G o d r e st e d. I n J e wi s h f a mili e s a n d h o m e s S h a b b at i s a t r ul y s p e ci al ti m e. T h e f oll o wi n g a cti viti e s t y pi c all y t a k e pl a c e i n a J e wi s h h o u s e h ol d a r o u n d S h a b b at:
P r e p a r a ti o n: B e c a u s e c o o ki n g a n d cl e a ni n g a r e c o n si d e r e d w o r k, t h e h o u s e i s cl e a n e d a n d ti di e d b ef o r e F ri d a y e v e ni n g. All f o o d n e c e s s a r y f o r S h a b b at i s al s o p r e p a r e d b ef o r e s u n d o w n o n F ri d a y.
Li g h ti n g of c a n dl e s: J u st b ef o r e s u n d o w n o n F ri d a y, a f e m al e m e m b e r, t y pi c all y t h e wif e o r m ot h e r of t h e h o u s e h ol d, li g ht s c a n dl e s t o w el c o m e S h a b b at. A p r a y e r of w el c o m e i s s ai d.
I N V E S TI G AT E
Ki d d u s h a n d t h e S a b b a t h m e al: I n t h e e v e ni n g, t h e f a mil y sit s t o g et h e r f o r a m e al. T h e f at h e r of t h e h o u s e h ol d b e gi n s t h e m e al b y r e citi n g a p r a y e r of bl e s si n g c all e d t h e Ki d d u s h . H e bl e s s e s a c u p of wi n e ( o r g r a p e j ui c e), d ri n k s f r o m it a n d p a s s e s it a r o u n d f o r e v e r y o n e t o d ri n k f r o m. T h e f at h e r t h e n bl e s s e s t w o pl ait e d l o a v e s of b r e a d c all e d c h all a h b r e a d w hi c h a r e e at e n. A s t h e y di n e, t h e f a mil y r el a x e s a n d e nj o y s e a c h ot h e r’ s c o m p a n y, s o m eti m e s si n gi n g t r a diti o n al s o n g s b et w e e n c o u r s e s.
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E
Q U E S TI O N S T h e S h a b b at t a bl e p r e p a r e d.
S a t u r d a y, t h e S a b b a t h d a y: I n t h e m o r ni n g, t h e f a mil y att e n d s a s e r vi c e at t h e s y n a g o g u e. P a rt s of t h e T o r a h a r e r e a d a n d t h e r a b bi d eli v e r s a s e r m o n. T h e f a mil y s p e n d s t h e r e m ai n d e r of t h e d a y r el a xi n g. It i s f o r bi d d e n t o w o r k o n t h e S a b b at h.
H a v d al a h, o r S a b b a t h’ s e n d: Aft e r s u n d o w n o n S h a b b at ( S at u r d a y) t h e f a mil y g at h e r s f o r a b ri ef rit u al t o e n d t h e d a y of r e st. T hi s c e r e m o n y i s c all e d H a v d al a h a n d i n v ol v e s s a yi n g bl e s si n g s o v e r a c a n dl e, a c u p of wi n e a n d s w e et - s m elli n g s pi c e s. T h e f a mil y bi d s f a r e w ell t o S h a b b at f o r a n ot h e r w e e k a n d o r di n a r y a cti viti e s r e s u m e.
K E Y C O N C E P T C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G D E B AT E 1 5 8 T HI N K A B O U T ...
1. W h at d o es t h e w or d S h a b b at m e a n a n d w h e n d o es it t ak e pl ac e ? 2. N a m e t w o r e as o ns J e ws o bs er v e S h a b b at. 3. List a n d d escri b e t h e k ey ev e nts of S h a b b at. 4. Ex pl ai n, i n y o ur o w n w or ds, t h e m e a ni n g of t h e f oll o wi n g: ( a) Ki d d us h ( b) C h all a h br e a d (c) H av d al a h
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