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Experiencing the Sabbath Day

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Online Shabbat Seder Guide

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Of all the Jewish holidays, Shabbat is considered the most important of all -- even more important than Yom Kippur or the other High Holidays -- since it is explicitly commanded by the LORD in the Ten Commandments. We must start here, then, if we are serious about observing the mo’edim of the LORD. The following pages provide a step-by-step guide to performing your own Shabbat home ceremony.

Contents:

  1. Introduction to Shabbat
  2. Preparing for Shabbat
  3. Giving Tzedakah
  4. Lighting the Shabbat Candles
  5. Blessing the Children
  6. Friday Night Kiddush
  7. Washing the Hands
  8. Blessing the Bread
  9. Eating the Shabbat Meal
  10. Grace after the Meal
  11. Thanking God for Salvation
  12. Sabbath Day Activities
  13. The Havdalah Ceremony
  14. Special Sabbaths
  15. Afterword (for Christians)
  16. The Fourth Commandment
Lighting the Sabbath Candles

Shabbat Seder Guide

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Enjoy Some Shabbat Music!

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Sabbath Songs.  16 of the most famous Sabbath Songs, sung in both Hebrew and English. Includes a 12 page lyrics book with Hebrew transliteration! Part of the Jewish Simcha Music Collection.

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