Deacon Bob Carroll and I were in Israel for 2 weeks during 2008.We took a flight from Atlanta to JFK Airport in New York on March 31(24th of Adar II, 5768). We visited the The Garden Tomb on Wednesday the 4th of Nisan, 5768.Our Host at the Garden Tomb was a Canadian woman by the name of Erica Cantelon. Our Israel Tour Guide was Danny Hertz. Shabbat was taking place during this time.Shabbat observance entails refraining from work activities, often with great rigor, and engaging in restful activities to honor the day.According to halakha (Jewish religious law), Shabbat is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night. Shabbat is ushered in by lighting candles and reciting a blessing. Traditionally, three festive meals are eaten: in the evening, in the early afternoon, and late in the afternoon. The evening meal and the early afternoon meal typically begin with a blessing called kiddush and another blessing recited over two loaves of challah. Shabbat is closed the following evening with a havdalah blessing.Shabbat is a festive day when Jews exercise their freedom from the regular labors of everyday life. It offers an opportunity to contemplate the spiritual aspects of life and to spend time with family. The Tanakh and siddur describe Shabbat as having three purposes:1.To commemorate God's creation of the universe, on the seventh day of which God rested from (or ceased) his work;2.To commemorate the Israelites' redemption from slavery in ancient Egypt;3. As a "taste" of Olam Haba (the Messianic age. The Nissan/Abib months.This is the time of the year when all the lambs are born in Israel.
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