Overview and categorization of the 39 tasks that are prohibited during Shabbat.

Read some Erev Shabbat prayers and learn the history of how the Amida prayer came to be changed.

Learn the significance of resting every seventh day, the activities that are forbidden and how the Sabbath is typically spent.

Explains the history of this traditional day of rest, and details how it is observed in the Judaic and Christian faiths.

Take a look at Shabbat games, songs and crafts to use with young children. Includes the ability to post new ideas.

Consult a glossary of terms and click on photographs of table items to learn their significance to Shabbat.

Discover reasons for certain rules, such as the community that naturally arises when observant Jews live near their synagogue to avoid driving.

Provides nine selections to choose from for prayerful listening.

Read three tefilot Shabbat and link to several more with background details.

Consult this graph to learn which of the Shabbatot have earned a unique status and why.

Find out why Shabbat is so intrinsic to the Jewish faith, and learn about the holiday's traditional activities.

Research the customs and traditions of this day of rest, and read a detailed definition of the holiday.

Learn about the laws that dictate proper observance of Shabbat, and find out how to prepare for the holiday. Also posts customs and traditions.