Editing Shabbat (section)

==Encouraged activities==
The Talmud, especially in tractate Shabbat, defines rituals and activities to both "remember" and "keep" the Sabbath holy and to sanctify it at home and in the synagogue. In addition to refraining from creative work, the sanctification of the day through [[Kiddush|blessings over wine]], the preparation of special [[Shabbat meals|Sabbath meals]], and engaging in [[Jewish prayer|prayer]] and [[Torah study]] were required as an active part of Shabbat observance to promote intellectual activity and spiritual regeneration on the day of rest from physical creation. According to many scribes, half of the day should be devoted to Torah study and prayer.<ref>See: Rabbi [[Eliezer Melamed]], [https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/01-05-01/ Panini Halacha Shabbat Chapter 5, on the Panini Halacha website.]</ref> The Talmud states that the best food should be prepared for the Sabbath, for "one who delights in the Sabbath is granted their heart's desires" ([[Babylonian Talmud|BT]], Shabbat 118a-b).<ref>{{cite book|title=A Book of Jewish Concepts|last=Birnbaum|first=Philip|chapter=Sabbath|date=1975|publisher=Hebrew Publishing Company|location=New York, New York |isbn=088482876X|pages=579–581}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Judaism - The Sabbath|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Judaism|access-date=2020-07-28}}</ref>

All [[Jewish denominations]] encourage the following activities on Shabbat:
* Reading, studying, and discussing [[Torah]] and commentary, [[Mishnah]] and Talmud, and learning some [[halakha]] and [[midrash]].
* [[Synagogue]] attendance for [[Jewish services|prayers]].
* Spending time with other Jews and socializing with family, friends, and guests at Shabbat meals (''hachnasat orchim'', "[[hospitality]]").
* Singing ''[[zemiroth]]'' or ''[[niggun]]im'', special songs for Shabbat meals (commonly sung during or after a meal).
* [[Jewish views on marriage#Sexual relations|Sex]] between husband and wife.<ref>Shulkhan Arukh, Orach Chaim 280:1</ref>
* Sleeping.