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The reason is that otherwise, the sanctity of the Sabbath would be diminished, as any activity desired could be performed via proxy. It is also forbidden to benefit on Sabbath from such an activity, regardless of whether the non-Jew was instructed to do so or not. However, if the non-Jew does an activity for himself, a Jew may benefit from it. [3]
Reading 1: Leviticus 16:1–3 Reading 2: Leviticus 16:4–6 Reading 3: Leviticus 16:7–11 Reading 4: Leviticus 16:12–17 Reading 5: Leviticus 16:18–24 Reading 6: Leviticus 16:25–30 Reading 7: Leviticus 16:31–34 Maftir: Numbers 29:7–11 Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14–58:14 The Mincha reading is also read from Acharei Mot.
Shabbat (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, lit."Sabbath") is the first tractate of Seder Moed ("Order of Appointed Times") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud.The tractate deals with the laws and practices regarding observing the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat in Hebrew).
An observant Jew is a Jewish person who is shomer Shabbat or shomer Shabbos (plural shomré Shabbat or shomrei Shabbos; Hebrew: שומר שבת, "Sabbath observer", sometimes more specifically, "Saturday Sabbath observer"), i.e. a person who observes the mitzvot (commandments) associated with Judaism's Shabbat, or Sabbath, which begins at dusk on Friday and ends after sunset on Saturday.
This is because Acharei Mot-Kedoshim are doubled up in non-leap years; and, in other leap years, either Kedoshim coincides with Rosh Chodesh Iyar (Gate 2), Acharei Mot (or Kedoshim in Israel) falls on the eve of Rosh Chodesh Iyar (Gate 3), or Acharei Mot coincides with Shabbat HaGadol (Gate 1-1 and Gate 4). Tazria's proper haftarah is read.
The commandment to keep Shabbat as a day of rest is repeated many times in the Hebrew Bible.Its importance is also stressed in Exodus 31:12–17: . 12 And יהוה said to Moses: 13 Speak to the Israelite people and say: Nevertheless, you must keep My sabbaths, for this is a sign between Me and you throughout the ages, that you may know that I יהוה have consecrated you. 14 You shall keep ...
Kebede Michael (Amharic: ከበደ ሚካኤል; 2 November 1916 – 12 November 1998) was an Ethiopian-born author of both fiction and non-fiction literature.He is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and versatile intellectuals of modern Ethiopia – he was a poet, playwright, essayist, translator, historian, novelist, philosopher, journalist, and government minister belonging to the ...
A sabbatical (from the Hebrew: שַׁבָּת Šabat (i.e., Sabbath); in Latin sabbaticus; Greek: σαββατικός sabbatikos) is a rest or break from work; "an extended period of time intentionally spent on something that’s not your routine job." [1]