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Shabbas

American  
[shah-buhs] / ˈʃɑ bəs /
Or Shabbos,

noun

Yiddish.
  1. Sabbath.


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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

This is prepared on Friday and left in the oven to keep hot until needed for Shabbas dinner.

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 Florence Kreisler Greenbaum

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