The Sabbath

The Sabbath is one of the best known yet least understood of YHWH's observances.

People who do not observe the Shabbat think of it as a day filled with stifling restrictions. But to those who observe Shabbat, it is a precious gift, a day of great joy eagerly awaited throughout the week.

Shabbat is the most important observance in all the Biblical Feasts. It is the first mentioned by YHWH when listing His Feasts (Lev 23 :2-3), and it is the only ritual observance instituted in the Ten Commandments (Ex 20).

Shabbat is primarily a day of rest and spiritual enrichment. The word "Shabbat" comes from the semitic root שבת, meaning to cease, to end, or to rest.