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Some customs vary regarding the components of the Jewish prayer service on
various occasions.
Since you asked, the following is the order of components of the Sabbath service,
according to the Ashkenazic tradition, Rabbinical Council of America edition,
Mesorah series of the Siddur (prayerbook), Third edition copyright 1990:
This list doesn't include every item in the entire service, only the Psalms that
you asked about. The services also include numerous selected verses from the
Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings, and the verbatim public reading from the
Torah scroll occupies the central portion of the Sabbath Morning service.
The following list applies to "every Jewish Sabbath", in accordance with your
question. On the "special" Sabbaths ... those that coincide with holidays, such
as the New Month, Passover, Yom Kippur, etc. ... more Psalms will be added that
are not listed here.
Friday, Sabbath Evening service:
Song of Songs
Psalms 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 29, 92, 93, in their entirety, in that order.
Also selected verses from Psalms 119, 122, 68, 113, 66, 17, 121,
51, 79, 19, 34, 60, 108, 113, 121, in that order.
Saturday, Sabbath Morning service:
Psalms 30, 19, 34, 90, 91, 135, 136, 33, 92, 93, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 145, 29,
92, 23, in their entirety, in that order. (Double appearances of 145, 92, and 93
are correct.)
Also selected verses from Psalms 99, 78, 40, 25, 68, 94, 3, 46, 84, 20, 28, 33,
85, 44, 81, 144, 13, 115, 89, 135, 72, 22, 90, 121, 146, 145, 35, 89, 103, 33, 68,
113, 104, 92, 99, 136, 86, 106, 51, 146, 19, 34, 60, 108, 86, 145, 10, 93, 29, 51,
34, 99, 68, 19, 29, 18, 79, 9, 110, 84, 144, 115, 148, 132, 51, 146, 79, 19, 34,
60, 108, 29, 113, 121, 27, 18, 24, 48, 82, 94, 81, 93, 92, 119, 122, 29, 106, 81,
in that order.
Saturday, Sabbath Afternoon service:
Psalms 145 in its entirety.
Also selected verses from Psalms 84, 144, 115, 22, 78, 86, 68, 46, 84, 70, 30, 9,
69, 34, 99, 19, 29, 18, 148, 132, 51, 146, 79, 19, 34, 60, 108, 119, 71, 36, 113,
121, in that order.
On Sabbaths from the end of Sukkot (Autumn) until just before Passover (Spring),
many, but not all, congregations recite Psalms 104, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124,
125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, and 134, in that order, in their
entirety, at this point.
Late Sabbath Afternoon service, just before conclusion of the Sabbath:
Psalms 144, 29, 67, in their entirety, in that order.
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Why is the Torah important in sabbath day?
The Torah establishes the Sabbath with commandments to keep the Sabbath day, to remember the Sabbath day, and constraining what may be done on the Sabbath. And, in the Jewish liturgy that emerged from this framework, the Sabbath morning service includes a Torah reading where, traditionally, about 1/52 of the Torah is read, so that over the course of the year, every Jew who attends Sabbath services on a regular basis will hear (and, we hope, learn from) the entire Torah.
How long does it take Jewish people to read their whole bible at their sabbath service?
The whole Bible is not read at the Sabbath service. The prayers include many selections from the Psalms, and those don't change. The public reading of the Torah ... the first five books ... is the centerpiece of the Sabbath morning service. There is a standard format of divisions according to which the entire Torah is read in the course of one year. The conclusion and the beginning are both read during the joyous service on the last day of the Fall holiday of Sukkot. There is also a 3-year cycle of Torah reading practiced by some congregations.
Why is the Christian Sabbath different from the Jewish Sabbath?
Christians originally observed the Jewish Sabbath of Saturday. When the Roman emperor Constantine reversed the previous Roman policy of persecuting Christianity, and instead offered to sponsor the church (he saw it as a potential unifying and rallying force for the weakening Roman Empire), it was with the provision that they would change their worship day from Saturday to Sunday, which was the Romans' traditional day of worship. The Roman Christians considered traditional Jewish law to have been set aside, could not see any special or compelling reason to keep the traditional Sabbath, believed Jesus had risen from the tomb on a Sunday, and wanted to see their religion finally legitimized in the Empire, so they agreed to the change. Christians have largely observed the Sunday Sabbath ever since. Furthermore, the Catholic church claims, that she has by her "Divine Authority" changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. Read the Convert's Catechism. They cahnged the Sabbath to allow the pagans who were comin ginto the church to feel comfortable and continue worshipping on the day of the Sun. The Catholic church also admits that there is NO biblical basis whatsoever for this change. If you are a Christian, and you are following the bible and the Bible alone, then you should be keeping the "Jewish" Sabbath, which is the Sabbath of all mankind.
How do Jews keep the Sabbath holy?
A few of the means by which the Sabbath is kept holy: -- Refrain from involvement in matters concerning business, politics, the routines of making a living and getting through daily life; -- Refrain from handling the most familiar objects associated with business and daily life ... tools, money, computer, hobby equipment etc. -- Refrain from activities that demonstrate Man's control over nature ... making fire, operating machinery, using electricity/telephone, driving the car etc. Technically, there are 39 categories of activity that are to be avoided on the Sabbath. This is a subject for in-depth Jewish study. The Sabbath is a good time to engage in such study. -- Read, study, reflect on the Torah, Tanakh, the commentaries, or any publication concerning topics of spirituality or Jewish Law. -- Share the Sabbath experience with one's family.
On which day does the Jewish sabbath begin?
In Judaism, based on Genesis ch.1 and Leviticus 23:32, all days including the Sabbath last from sunset to sunset. In actual practice, we begin our Shabbat a short time before sunset (on Friday) and end it after twilight on Saturday. This is done for several reasons and is a little longer than the actual Biblical day of Sabbath.
