Followers

April 14, 2014

More than One Shabbat

One of the great things about Pesach is that it is a 7 days celebration and it has at least 3 Shabbat in it.

Tonight April 14 Monday - It is Erev Shabbat (Shabbat Eve). By sundown around 7:15 pm the Seder night starts and the Shabbat enters. Therefore April 15 Tuesday -is the first official day of the Passover and it is Shabbat until sundown around 7:15 pm. 

Why? Because it is written, "Leviticus 23:6  …On the first day you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no work of labor"

By April 18 Friday- the fourth day of celebrations - it is again Erev Shabbat; thus the second Shabbat on this Passover. The day of rest enters around 7 pm. The seventh day April 19, the fifth day out of our 7 days of celebration, is a Saturday / Shabbat and sundown around 7:15 pm end it.

The first day of the week after, April 20, Sunday, is… you guessed it…Erev Shabbat. It is treated as a Friday and the Shabbat enters around 7:15 pm. Monday April 21 is the last day of the Passover and is a Shabbat.

Why? For it is written: "In the seventh day is a holy convocation. You shall do no work of labor".

Talk about freedom!  Rest and relaxation all around…

104th Day of Praise -

Thank you God for being a God who saves; Thank You for saving Your nation from slavery and Your people from sin; And thank You for commanding us to rest in our freedom.

Have a great holiday everyone,



Orith

1 comment:

Carol Brown said...

Wow, I didn't realize there were THREE Shabbats! So that is true for every Passover. Wow, plenty of time to celebrate. That is very cool.