the laws of the Sabbath. detailed tutorial that helps you understand the meaning of the Jewish Sabbath and its laws.
Written in the book of Exodus (31:12-13): "And God said, referring to Moses, Say to the sons of Israel only would you keep My Sabbaths, for it (Saturday) - a sign between me and you, in all your generations. To You know that I am - God who sanctifies you. Notice here Saturday called the sign. But the - sign to whom and about what? Ancient Jewish thinker Rabbi Saadia Gaon explains that the Sabbath according to the peoples of the world the following: in front of you - a Jew, the son of the people who elected the Most High. That is, Jew can always learn from his behavior on Saturday. While in the city, it is at this day of the week closes his shop, on the road, stopped to rest ... Saturday - a kind of Jewish flag, that it allocates the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob all the nations of the world. And allocates much more than kosher or national holidays. Table of contents Not a day of rest! 1. Thirty-nine studies (melahot) 2. The laws and the laws of the Torah sages 3. Taste of paradise - Taam Gan Eden 4. The general principles of the laws of the Sabbath (mlehet-mahshevet) 5. The law (Halacha) and its principles 6. Tohen - grind 7. Pettiness and grandeur 8. Lush - knead 9. Borer - selection 10. Dash - threshing 11. Mevashel - Cooking 12. Otsaa - the transfer of cargo 13. Agricultural work 14. Works associated with the manufacture of fabrics 15. Melahot associated with the manufacture of apparel 16. Melahot associated with the manufacture of leather 17. Kotev - write 18. Boneh and Soter - build and destroy 19. Ignition and extinguishing the fire 20. Electricity on Saturday 21. Muktza Subject-heading
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