后来在《出埃及记》,神称安息日“永远的约”和“我和以色列人永远的标志。”He also warns that anyone who breaks or "desecrates" the Sabbath by doing work should be "cut off from their people" or even "put to death."
换句话说,这些禁令都非常具体和复杂的方式说,“请不要工作。”Do something special on the Sabbath. Spend more time with your family, go to the synagogue and say prayers, eat home-cooked meals and unplug from electronics. It's a day of physical rest, but also emotional and spiritual rejuvenation.
在犹太教中,安息日的目的之一是促进您好bayit或“和平在家里。”As families eat, play, sing and study together on both Friday and Saturday, it cultivates a greater sense of family unity and Jewish identity.
在他的著作《安息日,现代人的意义“犹太神学家和哲学家亚伯拉罕·约书亚·赫施尔写了“严格遵守法律规范安息日仪式并不足够了;我们的目标是创建安息日预示的天堂。”For busy families that spend the rest of the week running from school to work to activities, the slow pace and simple joys of the Sabbath can feel like that taste of paradise.