the Sabbath
noun
: a weekly day of rest and solemn worship that is observed on Sunday by most Christians and on Saturday (from Friday evening to Saturday evening) by Jews and some Christians
Our family keeps/observes the Sabbath and.
We are careful not to break the Sabbath.
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New York Times, 8 June 2024
This would entail following hundreds of mitzvot, or commandments, including extensive kosher dietary laws, prohibitions of work and travel on the Sabbath, and many more obscure rules, such as eschewing garments that contain both linen and wool.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Liddell, obligated to observe the Sabbath, withdrew, deciding instead to run the 400, a vastly different race.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
After an Orthodox Jewish man was shot while walking to his synagogue on the Sabbath in Rogers Park, Chicago, last weekend, media outlets quickly gathered and disseminated information about the victim’s background.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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New York Times, 8 June 2024
This would entail following hundreds of mitzvot, or commandments, including extensive kosher dietary laws, prohibitions of work and travel on the Sabbath, and many more obscure rules, such as eschewing garments that contain both linen and wool.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Liddell, obligated to observe the Sabbath, withdrew, deciding instead to run the 400, a vastly different race.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
After an Orthodox Jewish man was shot while walking to his synagogue on the Sabbath in Rogers Park, Chicago, last weekend, media outlets quickly gathered and disseminated information about the victim’s background.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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“The Sabbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Sabbath. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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