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SHABBAT: The Weekly Holy Day

The Bible famously says, "Observe the sabbath and keep it holy", but just how to observe is open to debate. Though many activities are forbidden on Shabbat--from writing to playing instruments--Shabbat is seen as a great gift from God to the Jewish people, and is celebrated with special songs, meals, and prayers.

LATEST ARTICLES: PRACTICES

  • The Meat Boycott of 1902

    Jewish homemakers mobilized the women of the Lower East Side to protest the inceasing meat prices.

  • Physical Movement

    Speaking to God through the body.

  • Holiness

    Holiness

  • Attitudes

    How Much Should You Care?

  • Copyrights

    In recent centuries, Jewish law has developed tools for regulating the rights to intellectual property.

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