Rest is the abstention from creative work. After the six days of creation, God rested, and the fourth of the Ten Commandments — Shabbat — is to cease from creative work and rest just as God did. The Torah also commands that the land of Israel be left to lie fallow every seventh year in observance of shemittah. Rest is also required on holidays. While rest is the means of renewing our bodies and souls, tradition also recognizes it as a taste of the world to come.
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Sabbath Rest (Sabbath-Ruhe auf der Gasse), Moritz Daniel Oppenheim 1866, Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc. the Jewish Museum New York.
Sabbath Rest (Sabbath-Ruhe auf der Gasse), Moritz Daniel Oppenheim 1866, Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc. the Jewish Museum New York.
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