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How does an orthodox Jewish family observe Shabbat? Shabbat: means to cease/rest Shabbat is the Jewish holy day it isn't as some may presume a day of rest as it is a day dedicated to thinking about the intentions of God .For Jews it is the highlight of their week and a joyous occasion. Shabbat runs from Friday evening at dusk to Saturday evening at dusk No work is to be done on Shabbat as God stopped creating on the 7th day and this includes lighting fires and carrying things out of the house to name a few. The Shabbat rules are however flexible as if furniture needed to be moved from one house across the street to share the Shabbat meal a board could be put up in the street and the whole street would become one house. Also all Shabbat rules can be put aside when saving a life...

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