When I underwent my prolonged upheaval from Orthodox Judaism, Sabbath observance was—perhaps predictably—one of the more momentous casualties. It took some time—you don't exit a religious ...

It's not just good math. Marguerite says helping people fight debt is a way to practice "Sabbath economics," a philosophy rooted in the Bible. This is the belief that there's enough wealth in the ...

Every week religious Jews observe the Sabbath, the Jewish holy day, this article looks at its laws and customs. Every week religious Jews observe the Sabbath, the Jewish holy day, and keep its ...

Talmudic law derived from biblical commandments forbids doing 39 kinds of work on the Sabbath. In addition to plowing and harvesting, buying and selling, cooking by kindling a fire, writing and ...