Amira L'akum (lit: telling a non-Jew [to do forbidden activity on one's behalf]) Many poskim forbid ordering a newspaper that is printed and delivered on Shabbat, while some are lenient if most of the subscribers are non-Jewish.[31] Summary of Leniencies Secular Wisdom It is a de...
Instead there will be a festive meal followed by two intense days of prayer to G-d for forgiveness of our sins; prayers for our names to be written in the great Book of Life for the upcoming year, which will be 5784; a remembrance of the creation of the world and the creation of ma...
entered the marketplace. The prophet identified them as the people worthy of the World to Come. The Rabbi wondered what important activity they were doing to merit this precious reward, they replied to the Rabbi, "We are clowns," "We go to cheer up those who are upset." These two indiv...
Judaism - Sabbath, Shabbat, Holiness: The Jewish Sabbath (from Hebrew shavat, “to rest”) is observed throughout the year on the seventh day of the week—Saturday. According to biblical tradition, it commemorates the original seventh day on which God re
Creative physical activity ceases on the Sabbath—as it did, according to Genesis, when Creation was completed; Jews leave their homes and reside in booths during the Sukkoth festival, as did their biblical ancestors. Moreover, Sabbath and festival themes are considered to be perpetually ...