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The term 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 is Saturday night. It is a time when, following one's declaration of the intention to end Shabbat, it is permissible to resume weekday activities that are prohibited on ...
Havdalah, Shabbat closing service observed at Motzei Shabbat; Jewish prayer services on Shabbat; Maariv, Shabbat evening prayer; Pesukei dezimra; Shabbat candles, lit on Preparation Day evening prior to sunset; Shalom, a Hebrew greeting on Shabbat; Torah reading. Weekly Torah portion; Category:Weekly Torah readings; Yotzer ohr; Zemirot, Shabbat ...
In many communities, the Torah is also read during Maariv services on Simchat Torah; this is the only time of year in which a Maariv Torah reading occurs. In the diaspora, where Simchat Torah is a separate day from Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah can never fall on Shabbat, and there is no Mincha reading for Simchat Torah.
The Shabbat during Chol HaMoed on Passover is known as Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach and in addition to the designated Torah reading, maftir, and haftarah readings for that day, the Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim) is read aloud in synagogue in its entirety with special cantillation prior to the Torah reading during services.
The Biblical Hebrew Shabbat is a verb meaning "to cease" or "to rest", its noun form meaning a time or day of cessation or rest. Its Anglicized pronunciation is Sabbath. A cognate Babylonian Sapattu m or Sabattu m is reconstructed from the lost fifth Enūma Eliš creation account, which is read as: "[Sa]bbatu shalt thou then encounter, mid[month]ly".
Generally speaking, when major Jewish holidays occur on Shabbat the holiday portion is read, although divided into the seven portions for Shabbat rather than the number appropriate for the holiday — there is a special reading for when Shabbat coincides with the Chol HaMoed (intermediate days) of Passover or Sukkot.
Israel’s TV writers are fighting back against disinformation with comedy. Earlier this week satirical show “Eretz Nehederet,” the Israeli version of “Saturday Night Live,” broadcast a ...
Unpacked is a brand created by OpenDor Media for young people to address issues related to Israel and Judaism. [3] Publishing on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, it features videos and podcasts [4] on Jewish and Israeli history, antisemitism, and the Holocaust, explainers on a variety of topics.