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Sabbath
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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Sabbath seventh day of the week observed by Jews as a day of rest OE.; the Lord's Day, Sunday XVI; midnight meeting of demons and witches XVII. OE.
sabat — L.
sabbatum and (O)F.
sabbat, †
sabat — Gr.
sábbaton — Heb.
šabbāth, f.
šābath rest. The sp. with
th and the consequent pronunc. are due to learned assoc. with the Heb. form.
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Sabbath finery
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 6/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Sabbath finery Byline: Berel Wein Edition...One of the methods of sanctifying the Sabbath day and making it special, unique...week is the concept of bigdei Shabat - Sabbath clothing. Jews traditionally wore...
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Sabbath and Synagogue: The Question of Sabbath Worship in Ancient Judaism
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 7/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; HEATHER A. McKAY, Sabbath and Synagogue: The Question of Sabbath Worship in Ancient Judaism (Religions in the Greco...spontaneously assume that Jews prayed in synagogues on the Sabbath. After a thorough review of all available evidence...
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Sabbath: The sunny' side of darkness
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/4/2003; ; 700+ words
; BLACK SABBATH 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' (1973) The track list: 1. "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (5:45) 2. "A National Acrobat" (6:13) 3. "Fluff" (instrumental) (4:09) 4. "Sabbra Cadabra" (5:57) 5. "Killing Yourself...
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Sabbath and Synagogue: The Question of Sabbath Worship in Ancient Judaism.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...literary and archaeological evidence for the sabbath activities of Jews in the cities and towns...examination is carried out in eight chapters: sabbath and new moon (the Hebrew Bible); sabbath as holy day of the Jews (early Jewish literature...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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OBSERVING SABBATH CREATES HOLY TIME FOR JEWS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 5/6/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...County, NJ) 05-06-1999 OBSERVING SABBATH CREATES HOLY TIME FOR JEWS -- FAMILIES...Hebrew blessing that is said over the Sabbath candles, written out in English letters...back to a time when the blessings of the Sabbath table were new and unfamiliar in our family...
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 "AAP General News (Australia)")
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Fed: Sabbath's other frontman Dio out to secure band's legacy
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 7/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...News (Australia) 07-27-2007 Fed: Sabbath's other frontman Dio out to secure band...front of iconic heavy metal band Black Sabbath barely lasted three years from the time...With the release of the album Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, Dio is back on the road...
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SABBATH: A REST FROM HECTIC LIVES
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 5/20/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...County, NJ) 05-20-1999 SABBATH: A REST FROM HECTIC LIVES...a whole held the notion of Sabbath in higher regard. In a pluralistic...different days as their respective Sabbaths. One reality we all face is...encroachment on the concept of Sabbath by sports leagues, commercialism...
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Sabbath's Theater.
Magazine article from: Newsweek; 8/21/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Roth pulled out of God knows where for Sabbath's Theater (451 pages. Houghton Mifflin...puppeteer. Like Roth, the arthritic Mickey Sabbath is a once scandalous avant-gardist rusticating...the chance to be Big Bird.) And like Sabbath, Roth seems most alive when he's picking...
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The Sabbath versus the New Moon: A Critique of Heschel's Valorization of the Sabbath
Magazine article from: Judaism; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...in Abraham Joshua Heschel's essay The Sabbath about Jewish beliefs concerning time and...rhythms of Jewish time as expressed by the Sabbath and the lunisolar year. Heschel's essay...create-certain perspectives about the Sabbath commonly held by American Jews. By identifying...
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The Sabbath.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Shofar; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; The Sabbath, by Abraham Joshua Heschel. New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1951). The Sabbath is likely Abraham Joshua Heschel's most...Judaism has garnered more attention than the Sabbath. Heschel's The Sabbath, subtitled...
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Sabbath
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
...x2013;6). The articles used for Sabbath ritual (candlesticks, Kiddush cups...frequently extremely artistic. Certain Sabbaths are regarded as ‘Special...the calendar, especially when a Sabbath falls during a festival. The Sabbath...
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Black Sabbath
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Black Sabbath Rock band For the Record… Black...at the feet of the English group Black Sabbath. The sonic barrage they pioneered, consisting...Meanwhile, the anguish and rage expressed in Sabbath classics like “Paranoid...
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Special sabbaths
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Special sabbaths (particular sabbaths in the Jewish calendar): see SABBATH .
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Sabbath day's journey
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Sabbath day's journey A Jew was permitted to travel 2,000 cubits on the Sabbath (Exod. 16: 29 and Num. 35: 5), about 1.2 km. (3/4 mile), and the Mount of Olives was within this distance from Jerusalem (Acts 1: 12).
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sabbath
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
sab·bath / ˈsabə[unvoicedth] / • n. 1. (often the Sabbath ) a day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most Christians...
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