"Shabbat" Necktie

Shabbat is primarily a day of rest and spiritual enrichment. Wherever Jews have lived, they have observed Sabbath. For the most part, other nations had no real Sabbath equivalent. The weekly day of rest has no parallel in any other ancient civilization. In ancient times, leisure was for the wealthy and the ruling classes only, never for the serving or laboring classes. In addition, the very idea of rest each week was unimaginable. The ancient Babylonians had a day of rest called Shappatu, but it was observed once a month on a full moon and considered unlucky. We take the five-day workweek so much for granted that we forget what a radical concept a day of rest was in ancient times. The Greeks thought Jews were lazy because they insisted on having a "holiday" every seventh day. To keep the Sabbath, Jews risked their wealth and sometimes their lives to keep the Sabbath holy.

The mosaic weaves the Shabbat table cloth which on it are placed the ritual items for sanctifying the day rest. The preparation for Shabbat starts as earley as Thursday. Many people try to extend the period of rest past the official end of Shabbat.

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