Shabbat

Remnant of Israel Shabbat Service - each Friday evening at 7 p.m. at 3700 E. Pawnee

A time of prayer, praise and worship in music and dance, Shabbat School for children and a congregational message. Afterward, continue this appointed celebration of God's perfect rest during Oneg.

Torah Study - each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at 3700 E. Pawnee

An open study and discussion of each week's Torah portion.

Havdalah - each Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at 3700 E. Pawnee

For six days you may perform melachah*, but the seventh day is a complete sabbath, holy to the Lord ... it is an eternal sign that in six days, the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed. —Exodus 31:15-17

The Sabbath (or Shabbat, as it is called in Hebrew) is one of the best known and least understood of all Biblical observances. People who do not understand or observe the joy of Shabbat think of it as a day filled with stifling rules and horrid restrictions. But to those who understand the true nature of this Queen of Days, observe Shabbat as a precious gift from God, a day of great joy eagerly awaited throughout the week, a time when we can set aside all of our weekday concerns and devote ourselves to higher pursuits. In literature, poetry and music, Shabbat is described as a bride or queen.

Shabbat is the most important ritual observance in Judaism. It is the only ritual observance instituted in the Ten Commandments. Shabbat is primarily a day of rest and spiritual enrichment. The word "Shabbat" comes from the root Shin-Bet-Tav, meaning to cease, to end, or to rest.

*Melachah generally refers to the kind of work that is creative, or that exercises control or dominion over your environment. The word may be related to "melekh" (king; Mem-Lamed-Kaf). The quintessential example of melachah is the work of creating the universe, which Yeshua ceased from on the seventh day. Note that Yeshua's creative work did not require a great physical effort: He spoke, and it was done.