A sabbatical year like 1994, is a year of rest, usually the seventh year, like the shabbat, which is the seventh day of the week in Judaism. The term may refer
This is due to how the story of Purim is recounted in the Book of Esther. While the 14th day of Adar never falls on Shabbat, it can fall on the 15th of Adar. This means that residents of Jerusalem can have a three-day Purim. That’s because the Purim mitzvot cannot be performed ...
Passover holiday candles are lit traditionally by the the eldest woman of the house no later than 18 minutes before sundown. If the Seder falls on a Saturday night,candles are lit after sunsetand after Havdallah has been celebrated since we cannot kindle a new flame during Shabbat. ...
The lack of these parades, however, has not dampened the spirit of the holiday, which is celebrated throughout the country with public shows offered by municipalities, and Israeli folk dancing and singing. Israelis dance on the street and wave flags on Independence Day. During the day, fam...
For the Jews, last Shabbat led right into the Pesach/Passover Seder. Families gathered together. Army units had their Passover Seders in dining halls and in the fields. Everyone celebrated the story of the liberation from Egypt under Pharaoh, the crossing of the Red Sea by Moses and the Ch...
This is, of course, unusual in that wild birds are generally not fed on the Shabbat; only domesticated birds such as geese and chickens may be fed. The Talmud explains that the Shabbat should not be broken by feeding animals that can fend for themselves, although there is a responsibility ...