Sabbath

Well as many of you have a realization the Jewish faith has a Sabbath day when they have many restrictions on what and how you can do things. At JUC we sort of do a Sabbath celebration on Friday nights with a special dinner and reading of some scripture and sometimes Jewish prayers that talk about the importance of the Sabbath rest. We take some time and talk about the customs and practices that have evolved over time for the Sabbath and why the Jews feel that it is so important. I thought I would share a couple pictures of what it looks like for us.

For us it begins with a prayer and a candle lighting. We then sing a couple songs and read scripture. We then break bread together and drink from the cup and enjoy a time of fellowship and a meal. After dinner we have a worship time that is called vespers with music and some scripture reading. Well, as today is the Sabbath here in Jerusalem I will turn from the normal full day of homework to a day a leisure and peace and spend it in God's word. God Bless each of you.