The observance of the Sabbath every week holds deep significance in Jewish tradition and has evolved over centuries, primarily as a day of rest and worship. According to Jewish belief, the Sabbath, occurring from Friday evening to Saturday evening, is a sacred day when God rested after creating the world....
Our Babylonian ancestors were astute observers and interpreters of the heavens, and it is thanks to them that our weeks are seven days long. The reason they adopted the number seven was that they observed seven celestial bodies — the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The...
