RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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This day celebrates the Jews’ return to Israel.
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The Sabbath honors the independence of the Jewish state.
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God commanded the Jews to rest on this day.
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The Sabbath demonstrates that Jews value hard work.
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Detailed explanation-1: -God commanded the Jewish People to observe the Sabbath and keep it holy as the fourth of the Ten Commandments. The idea of a day of rest comes from the Bible story of the Creation: God rested from creating the universe on the seventh day of that first week, so Jews rest from work on the Sabbath.
Detailed explanation-2: -During Shabbat, Jewish people take time out from the busy workweek to light candles, eat a delicious meal with family and friends, perhaps attend services at the synagogue or just go for a long, leisurely walk.
Detailed explanation-3: -Keeping the seventh day holy is one of the Ten Commandments: During Shabbat, Jews remember how God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. It is a gift – a day to forget weekly worries/chores and relax. Time spent with family and God (in prayer) is helped by removing weekly worries.
Detailed explanation-4: -To commemorate God’s creation of the universe, on the seventh day of which God rested from (or ceased) his work; To commemorate the Israelites’ Exodus and redemption from slavery in ancient Egypt; As a “taste” of Olam Haba (the Messianic Age).