The Babylonians regarded seventh days as unlucky, and avoided certain activities on them; the Jewish observance might have begun as a similar custom. Among European Christians, the time of "Sabbath" shifted from the seventh day to the first (Sunday) via the Christians' celebration of the Lord...
According to the Bible, breaking the Sabbath or not observing the day of the Lord was an offence punishable bydeath(Exodus Ch. 31 v15). To many Christians, observing the Sabbath has a two-fold meaning, comprising not working on a Sunday and attending Church. What happens at home during ...
For the person who asked about watermelon soup, just purée 1/2 a melon in the food processor, and juice of 1 lime, squeezed and some chopped mint. It’s that simple. Today I used what I got at the shuk. It looked like a cantaloupe on the outside but about twice as big. It ...