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Shabbat
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Shab·bat  (sh-bät, shäbs)
n. Judaism
The Sabbath.
[Hebrew abbt, sabbath; see Sabbath.]
Shabbat [ʃɑːˈbɑːt], Shabbos, Shabbes [ˈʃɑːbəs]
n pl Shabbatot [ˌʃɑːbɑːˈtot] Shabbosos [ʃɑːˈbosəs], Shabbosim [ʃɑːbosəm]
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism another word for the Sabbath
[from Hebrew shabbāth; see Sabbath]
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On Shabbas, for example, many observant people hire a Shabbas goy--to perform forbidden acts such as turning on the lights, or the stove.
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An interesting note, how Shalit and her husband, Michael Schneider, keep the Sabbath every week: "I light candles, have friends over, and we have shabbas dinner.
EL MITOTE by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
One such early memory took place during a Shabbas (Saturday) walk in Philadelphia with my rabbi.
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