Shabbat shalom literally means "peaceful sabbath" in Hebrew... This is the standard greeting between Jews on Shabbat, from sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday.
Shalom is a common greeting which wishes peace, completeness or wholeness.
The Shabbat or Sabbath, the seventh day of the week for the Jewish calendar is a day off for spiritual growth and renewal. It begins on Friday at sundown and ending on Saturday evening when three stars appear in the sky and can be viewed together.
Our day began with two lectures, the first was our second lecture by Debbie Weissman on Judaism and she talked about the Jewish feasts and calendars. We then had a lecture on Zionism, the movement that started in the late 1800s that called for a homeland for the Jews.
In the evening six of us went to Debbie's synagogue for the Sabbath service... a wonderful experience.
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