Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Observance, Marriage, Women in Judaism (4/12) Previous Document: Question 7.1: What is the Jewish Sabbath and why is it on Saturday? Next Document: Question 7.3: Why can't Jews use electrical appliances and motor vehicles on Shabbat? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: First, all Sabbath-observant and holiday-observant Jews do this, not just Orthodox. The Jewish "day" begins at sunset and continues to the following sunset. Thus Shabbos observance begins before sunset on Friday. (generally 18 minutes, sometimes more depending upon local custom) Since activities such as cooking, driving a car, etc. are forbidden on Shabbat, one must arrive home and finish the preparations (including showering, changing clothes) sufficiently early to light the candles and go to shul before sunset. In the winter sunset comes early, so Shabbat observers have to leave work early. They arrange with their management to make up the time by working extra hours other days or by coming in early on Friday to make up for leaving early. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Observance, Marriage, Women in Judaism (4/12) Previous Document: Question 7.1: What is the Jewish Sabbath and why is it on Saturday? Next Document: Question 7.3: Why can't Jews use electrical appliances and motor vehicles on Shabbat? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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