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Brian Keating’s Quest for the Origin of the Universe

The Joy of x

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The Meaning of Shabbat

The meaning of the word shabat is is basically rest, but it's not. In hebrew, i believe it connotes active rest, which sounds weird,. But it's like a rejuvenation. And you're forbidden to mourn on the chabatwhich is just wer, oh, i had forgotten tha realla. You're not allowed, during the period of shiva, when somebody dies, of seven days of sitting and mourning for on the sabbath, you're not permitted to mourn, and it's a day.

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