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    Shabbat (UK: /ʃəˈbæt/, US: /ʃəˈbɑːt/, or /ʃəˈbʌt/; Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, romanized: Šabbāṯ, [ʃa'bat], lit. 'rest' or 'cessation') or the Sabbath (/ˈsæbəθ/)...
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    Shalom (redirect from Shabbat Shalom)
    On the eve of Shabbat, Jews have a custom of singing a song which is called Shalom Alecheim, before the Kiddush over wine of the Shabbat dinner is recited...
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  • Special Shabbatot are Jewish Shabbat (Hebrew, שבת shabbath) days on which special events are commemorated. Variations in the liturgy and special customs...
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    are recited on Shabbat and holidays: Musaf (מוּסָף‎, "additional") are recited by Orthodox and Conservative congregations on Shabbat, major Jewish holidays...
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  • In Judaism, a person who is shomer Shabbat or shomer Shabbos (plural shomré Shabbat or shomrei Shabbos; Hebrew: שומר שבת, "Sabbath observer", sometimes...
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    Electricity on Shabbat refers to the various rules and opinions regarding the use of electrical devices by Jews who observe Shabbat. Various rabbinical...
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    A Shabbat elevator is an elevator which works in a special mode, operating automatically, to satisfy the Jewish law requiring Jews to abstain from operating...
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    Shabbos goy (redirect from Shabbat Goy)
    A Shabbos goy, Shabbat goy or Shabbes goy (Yiddish: שבת גוי, shabbos goy; Hebrew: גוי של שבת, goy shel shabbat; plural Shabbos goyim) is a non-Jew who...
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  • activity which Jewish law identifies as prohibited by biblical law on Shabbat. These activities are also prohibited on the Jewish holidays listed in...
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  • techum shabbat (Hebrew: תחום שבת, "Shabbat limit"), or simply techum, is a limited physical area in which a Jew is permitted to walk on foot on Shabbat and...
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    vehicle constitutes multiple violations of the prohibited activities on Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath). Though Jewish law is based on texts that were written...
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    A Shabbat lamp is a special lamp that has movable parts to expose or block out its light so it can be turned "on" or "off" while its power physically...
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  • Motza'ei Shabbat (Hebrew: מוצאי שבת—literally, the going out of the Sabbath) in Judaism refers to the time in the evening immediately following Shabbat, that...
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  • Wendy's Shabbat is a 2018 documentary film directed and produced by Rachel Myers. It stars Roberta Mahler, Lou Silberman, Sharon Goodman, Gerri Gussman...
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    Hebrew calendar (redirect from Yom Shabbat)
    example) observance of Shabbat begins before sundown on Friday and ends after nightfall on Saturday, to be sure that Shabbat is not violated no matter...
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    In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath (/ˈsæbəθ/) or Shabbat (from Hebrew שַׁבָּת Šabbāṯ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book...
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  • Sabbath mode (redirect from Shabbat module)
    Sabbath mode, also known as Shabbos mode (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or Shabbat mode, is a feature in many modern home appliances, including ovens, dishwashers...
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  • incursion including coordinated massacres in Israel Shabbat Chazon, or "black Sabbath", a Jewish Special Shabbat day Witches' Sabbath, or "black Sabbath", a purported...
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    biblically mandated festival dates on which all activities prohibited on Shabbat are prohibited, except for some related to food preparation. These include...
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    Shabbat candles (Hebrew: נרות שבת) are candles lit on Friday evening before sunset to usher in the Jewish Sabbath. Lighting Shabbat candles is a rabbinically...
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  • Technology Shabbat or Tech Shabbat is a term coined in 2010 by Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg to describe a day of rest or cessation from the use of...
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    Kiddush (category Shabbat)
    grape juice to sanctify the Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Additionally, the word refers to a small repast held on Shabbat or festival mornings after the...
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    Kikar HaShabbat (Hebrew: כיכר השבת, lit., "Sabbath Square"), known in the Haredi community as Kikar HaShabbos, is a major intersection joining five streets...
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  • Pesach) falls on Shabbat, special laws regarding the preparation for Passover are observed. When the Eve of Passover falls on Shabbat, the Fast of the...
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  • took time to recite Shabbat prayers, and continued to work throughout Shabbat. "We did everything to save lives, despite Shabbat. People asked, 'Why are...
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  • "Shabbat Shalom" is the eleventh episode of the tenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 221st episode overall. It originally...
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    Meir Ben-Shabbat (Hebrew: מאיר בן שבת; born 1966) was Israel's National Security Adviser and Chief of Staff for National Security. He was former head...
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  • In some Jewish communities, a Shabbat siren is sounded announcing the imminent onset of Shabbat and the required cessation of melacha at that time. According...
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    (kashrut), Jewish festivals and holidays, and traditions centred around Shabbat. Jewish cuisine is influenced by the economics, agriculture, and culinary...
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    Eruv (category Laws of Shabbat)
    for the purpose of allowing activities which are normally prohibited on Shabbat (due to the prohibition of hotzaah mereshut lereshut), specifically: carrying...
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