Shabbat

"The Sabbath and holidays are the primary reason for Jewish endurance and glory." ~~ Judah Halevi

Filed under: Holidays, Judah Halevi, Shabbat

"No one that feels a real link with the nation in his heart throughout the ages could imagine the existence of the Jewish people without "Sabbath the Queen"." ~~ Achad Ha'am

Filed under: Achad Ha'am, Israel, Shabbat

"More than Israel has preserved the Sabbath, the Sabbath has preserved Israel." ~~ Achad Ha'am

Filed under: Achad Ha'am, Israel, Shabbat

"The Sabbath is a day of rest, of mental scrutiny and of balance. Without it the workdays are insipid. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

Filed under: Business and Money, Chaim Nachman Bialik, Shabbat

"It is permissible to assign charity to the poor on the Sabbath." ~~ Eleazar b. Pedat

Filed under: Eleazar b. Pedat, Shabbat, Tzedakah/Charity

"On six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord." ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 35:2

Filed under: Exodus, Shabbat, Torah/Bible/Tanach

"As busy as a Jew on Friday..." ~~ Ladino Proverb

Filed under: Ladino Proverb, Shabbat

"Israel will be redeemed only for Sabbath's sake. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.

Filed under: Israel, Leviticus, Shabbat

"To eat and drink on a festival in the company of your family without providing for the poor and distressed, is not "the joy of the commandment" but the joy of your stomach. It is a disgrace." ~~ Maimonides

Filed under: Food and Drink, Holidays, Home and Family, Maimonides, Shabbat, Sin and Repentance, Tzedakah/Charity

"The Sabbaths are for rest and the festivals for joy, not for fasting and weeping and crying." ~~ Maimonides

Filed under: Holidays, Maimonides, Shabbat

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