How to Use Shabbat in a Sentence

Shabbat

noun

• And, thankfully, I haven’t been required to jump in on Shabbat yet.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
• Blue tarps and blankets were put down in the middle of the lawn for Islamic prayers and a Passover Seder and a Shabbat service.
  — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
• The day of the assault was both Shabbat and Simchat Torah, the last of a series of important holidays in the fall.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
• Tell me a little about your background and your connection to Shabbat.
  — Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2023
• This is understood to be a rare move by an Israeli prime minister, as Shabbat is a day of rest for Jews.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2024
• This Shabbat, Rosen gave a short sermon on the importance of breathing freely, both for oneself and for others.
  — Yonat Shimron, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
• Within its first month, 85 households have kept Shabbat for the first time, and more Shabbat first-timers are being matched with more soldiers each week.
  — Deborah Fineblum, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
• Food was and continues to be a central part of Sussman’s Shabbat practices.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
• His group, which does not support the Zionist movement, observed Passover and Shabbat at the encampment.
  — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
• And that’s exactly what Shabbat 4 Soldiers is designed to do.
  — Deborah Fineblum, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
• At home, my family lit candles and said blessings on Shabbat.
  — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
• Weeks after he was kidnapped, residents of the town laid out an empty Shabbat table with 220 seats for Tenafly and the other Israelis held hostage.
  — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
• As a mother of six, Dahan is no stranger to preparing large Shabbat meals in her Sderot home, but until now had never cooked on a restaurant scale.
  — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
• There will be an opportunity to see the campus and enjoy Shabbat sweets.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Based in Venice, Lox Club hosts regular events for its members such as weekly Shabbat dinners.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
• As the sun began to set, protestors outside Chabad House went inside for Shabbat service.
  — Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2024
• Taking pride in curating a Shabbat charcuterie spread for her friends on a Friday night.
  — Channing Smith, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2023
• Residents have put up roadblocks to prevent cars from driving through on Shabbat.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
• On a recent, humid August evening, the couple hosted a Shabbat dinner to put those hopes into practice.
  — Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• In the first episode, Joanne impulsively decides to walk into a Shabbat (Sabbath) service.
  — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
• And there's a commandment that's read on the Shabbat before Purim to eradicate Amalek and every generation.
  — Deena Prichep, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024
• There’s the familiar Seder plate, menorah, and Shabbat candlesticks.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
• But Jewish cuisine has always had to be adaptable, because of the kosher laws, prohibitions against cooking during Shabbat, and so on.
  — Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 21 Sep. 2023
• The model means four congregations will no longer have to meet in scattered, improvised quarters — at least not every Shabbat.
  — Toby Axelrod, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
• Encampments have hosted Shabbat dinners and Passover seders.
  — Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
• On Friday night, Burg went to Shabbat services with 10 or so young adults who also grew up in the Reform movement, including children of rabbis and temple youth group leaders.
  — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
• Friday’s Shabbat dinner was focused on family, and was held in Villa d’Este’s Impero room.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2024
• Jews weren't required to follow specific theological rules, such as those laid out for Shabbat and other more Holy Days.
  — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 20 Aug. 2023
• An Israeli undergraduate, she was gathered with friends who had just returned from Shabbat services with their kippot clipped in place.
  — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
• For this reason, the Torah is cloaked like a king, and ritualistically touched by parishioners’ prayerbooks prior to readings on Shabbat.
  — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024