Tseruyah
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Post by Tseruyah on Sept 8, 2015 16:47:18 GMT -6
I am curious as to how Noachides respond to the mitzvah of shabbat in the Torah. When Sunday rolls around, I begin making a mental list of the things I want to accomplish before shabbat begins and schedule accordingly. Practical things like laundry include clothes and towels, of course, but also linens for shabbat table, hand towels, etc. Does the silver needs polishing? It must be done on Thursday evening so I don't reek of polish on shabbat evening. Cleaning the house...some observant Jews are so busy that they simply do not have time to clean floors and scrub out the tub and they take the perfectly acceptable attitude of, "Oh, well! If it isn't done by candle-lighting, it will have to wait until after shabbat."
This is not to say that we do not prepare for shabbat if we are able. Nobody would have their town's mayor over for a visit without attending to the house and the menu (well, unless they didn't like the mayor very much), and we should make an effort when shabbat is likened to a visit from a queen! However, if there just are not enough hours in the day for it, I am forced to set my priorities for what gets done based on what makes shabbat restful for me. Everybody has their own list. I know one person who cannot bear shabbat without a home-made cake or challah. Another cannot do without going to erev shabbat services. Another must have a pristinely clean house. Still another cannot feel at rest without having hosted a meal for others.
What do you do to make shabbat restful and wonderful for you?
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Donna
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Post by Donna on Oct 5, 2015 15:01:12 GMT -6
I am curious as to how Noachides respond to the mitzvah of shabbat in the Torah. What do you do to make shabbat restful and wonderful for you? As a Noachide, I can't celebrate Shabbat as the Jews do. I'm not sure I understand completely. Maybe it's that Noachides can't keep the Sabbath as a mitzvah, but we can keep a modified version as a day of rest and to honor G-d? I have to work on Saturday afternoons, so that stops me right there from keeping it as the Jews do. But I try to make a little festive atmosphere when Shabbat begins. I light candles (no blessing), dress up a little for dinner, and say Psalm 93. Sometimes I'll have a glass of kosher wine and say the hagafen. I say the hamotzi over the bread, but I say the food blessings at every meal, since they don't contain the phrase "commanded us." I read the week's parsha after dinner and during the 25 hours of Shabbat I only read books on Judaism or Jewish life.
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Barry
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Post by Barry on Oct 6, 2015 22:38:56 GMT -6
I go by the bakery pick up a fresh loaf of challah bread, and special cookies for my granddaughters. I will also pick up a bundle of flowers,... it is a tradition that my daughter and her family love and embrace....it is a board game night, no electronics, just good old fashioned family time,.. and it gives strength to the family ! I heavily suggest it !My boys serve in the military and love coming home to a relaxing shabatt .
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Tseruyah
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Post by Tseruyah on Oct 11, 2015 7:58:15 GMT -6
Thank you Donna and Barry, for responding. You both sound like you make shabbat special for yourselves and your families!
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