As we enter this sacred time of ShabbatShabbat is the Sabbath day, the Day of Rest, and is observed from Friday night through Saturday night. Is set aside from the rest of the week both in honor of the fact that God rested on the seventh day after creating the world. On Shabbat, many Jews observe prohibitions from various activities designated as work. Shabbat is traditionally observed with festive meals, wine, challah, prayers, the reading and studying of Torah, conjugal relations, family time, and time with friends.,
May Adonai help us put aside
Our stresses of daily life
And absorb the calm of this holy moment.
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As Shabbat begins,
May Adonai revive our ability to feel
The infinite potential this ceasing affords us
To regather our scattered selves.
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In the hallowed space Shabbat creates,
May Adonai refresh our connections
To our loved ones and community
Expanding the threads which bind us together.
