Monday, December 05, 2005

OrTorah: Jerusalem Talmud Quotes About Shabbat

Jerusalem Talmud Quotes About Shabbat
by EduPlanet Rectorate (daniEl I. Ginerman) - Monday, 5 December 2005, 12:40 AM
 
Jerusalem Talmud Quotes About Shabbat
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{1} Jerusalem Talmud, tractate Berachot
    Chapter 1, Law 5:

Shabbat is equal to all of the other
commandments of the Torah COMBINED.

{2} Jerusalem Talmud, Tractate Shabbat, Page 15:
Shabbat was given to us in order to study Torah.

{2A} Rabbeinu Bachya on Shemot 20:8:
     On SHABBAT, King David would spend
     the entire day studying Torah.

{2B} Sefer Ben Ish Chai,
     Hilchot Shanah Sheniah, Parshat Shemot:
     One hour of Torah-study on Shabbat is
     equal to a thousand hours of Torah study
     during the week.

{3} Jerusalem Talmud, Tractate Taanit, Page 3B:
If all Jews would observe one Shabbat properly,
the messiah would come immediately.

{3A} This quote is repeated in:
     Midrash Tehillim for Psalm 95.