Because Orthodox Jews are prohibited from working on the Sabbath — and cooking is considered work — food must be prepared and edible before sundown on Friday, the start of the Sabbath.

Fox thinks that if the Orthodox community comes to reevaluate its stance on electricity use on the Sabbath, it won't be a reaction to e-readers alone but rather a result of our homes, in the next ...

RABBI EPHRAIM Buchwald has heard all the one-liners about his one-night stands, about his Sabbath Lite services, but, he says, what he does is no laughing matter. He created and directs Shabbat Acr… ...

Suddenly the law book is interrupted by story: A man is caught gathering wood on the Sabbath and taken into custody. Moses asks God what to do. Stone him to death, the Lord declares.

The eminent 20th century theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote that for religiously observant Jews, the Sabbath is a "sanctuary in time," carving out a sacred time much as a cathedral creates a ...

How Orthodox Jews Get Through Sabbath in Our Tech Dystopia. BOT MITZVAH. In an increasingly technological world, Shabbat is becoming more and more difficult to navigate.

On this day, Jews ask God for forgiveness for their sins. Yom Kippur is the day of atonement after the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah. ... It's also known as the Sabbath of Sabbaths.

Manhattan's eruv may be the most expensive in the world. It is a thin fishing line above the skyline that encircles the island, allowing observant Jews to leave their homes on the Sabbath.