Shabbas
Americannoun
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Shabbas is a time when children need to be kept happy and preoccupied within certain limits while their parents are busy praying, preparing meals or napping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
And every week, neighbors bring over extra food from their Shabbas meals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
“My goal is to become the first Shabbas observant player in Major League Baseball,” he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
“That day of Shabbas is for God. I’m not going to change that.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
When required for any other meal but Shabbas, a kugel can be baked brown in two hours.
From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Greenbaum, Florence Kreisler
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