Sabbath Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Samaritanism == The Sabbath is observed weekly by the Samaritan community every Friday to Saturday beginning and ending at sundown, for twenty four hours the families gather together to celebrate the rest day, all electricity with the exception of minimal lighting (kept on the entire day) in the house is disconnected, no work is done, neither is cooking or driving allowed. The time is devoted to worship which consists of seven [[Liturgy|prayer services]] (divided into two for Sabbath eve, two in the morning, one in afternoon and one at eve of conclusion), reading the weekly Torah portion (According to the Samaritan yearly Torah cycle), spending quality time with family, taking meals, rest and sleep, and within the community visiting each other is encouraged.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sabbath Observance: How Israelite Samaritans Keep the Sabbath |url=https://www.israelite-samaritans.com/religion/sabbath-observance/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=Israelite Samaritan Information Institute |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Shabbat candles]] are not used in Samaritan custom and would be considered a violation of the biblical commandment of "You shall not kindle fire".<ref>"Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day." Exodus 35:3.</ref><ref>"The Samaritan Sabbath" by Jacob, Son of Aaron, The High Priest of The Samaritans at Shechem. Page 441-442. https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/bsac/1908_430.pdf</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page