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Muktzeh [a] / m ʊ k t z ə / (Hebrew: מוקצה "separated") is a concept in Jewish rabbinical law (Halakha). Muktzeh objects are subject to use restrictions on the Sabbath. The generally accepted view regarding these items is that they may be touched, though not moved, during Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) or Yom Tov (Jewish holiday).
Shabbat (UK: / ʃ ə ˈ b æ t /, US: / ʃ ə ˈ b ɑː t /, or / ʃ ə ˈ b ʌ t /; Hebrew: שַׁבָּת , , lit. ' rest' or 'cessation ') or the Sabbath (/ ˈ s æ b ə θ /), also called Shabbos (UK: / ˈ ʃ æ b ə s /, US: / ˈ ʃ ɑː b ə s /) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday.
Shabbat candles (Hebrew: נרות שבת) are candles lit on Friday evening before sunset to usher in the Jewish Sabbath. [1] Lighting Shabbat candles is a rabbinically mandated law. [ 2 ] Candle-lighting is traditionally done by the woman of the household, [ 3 ] but every Jew is obligated to either light or ensure that candles are lit on their ...
A copper blech covers the lit burners on a stovetop, keeping food warm for the Shabbos meal.. A blech (from the Yiddish word בלעך (blekh) meaning "tin" or "sheet metal", alternatively from Middle High German or Standard German "Blech", meaning tin or sheet metal) is a metal sheet used by many observant Jews to cover stovetop burners (and for some, the cooker's knobs and dials) on Shabbos ...
Some modern sects who are Sabbath keepers have suggested a Sabbath based on the New Moon [citation needed] citing Psalm 104:19 and Genesis 1:14 as a key prooftexts. Observers recognize the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th days of the month of the Hebrew Calendar as Sabbath days which should be observed. [20] They reject the 7 day week as non ...
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 ...
Hebrew school can be either an educational regimen separate from secular education similar to the Christian Sunday school, education focusing on topics of Jewish history and learning the Hebrew language, or a primary, secondary or college level educational institution where some or all of the classes are taught in Hebrew.The first usage is more ...
Shabbat HaChodesh ("Sabbath [of the] month" שבת החודש) takes place on the Shabbat preceding the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan (or on the 1st of Nisan itself if it falls on Shabbat), during which Passover is celebrated. A special maftir, Exodus 12:1-20 (from Parashah Bo) is read, in which the laws of Passover are defined.