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The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. According to the Old Testament law where no work had to be done on the Sabbath, government offices, restaurants, and markets close and public transportation such as buses and trains cease to operate in Israel on the Sabbath.<ref>[https://visit.tel-aviv.gov.il/info/shabbat SHABBAT], ''Tel Aviv Yafo''</ref> At home, two candles are lit on Friday before the sun goes down, and at the beginning of their Sabbath, they have a dinner with Sabbath bread and wine called “Challah.” The orthodox Jews, who strictly observe the Sabbath, are even forbidden to turn the electric switch on or off, so many of their houses have devices to turn off their lamps automatically. Hotels and high-rise apartments have elevators that automatically stop at every floor so that they do not need to press a button on the Sabbath day.<ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shabbats-work-prohibition/ Shabbat’s Work Prohibition], ''My Jewish Learning''</ref><br> | The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. According to the Old Testament law where no work had to be done on the Sabbath, government offices, restaurants, and markets close and public transportation such as buses and trains cease to operate in Israel on the Sabbath.<ref>[https://visit.tel-aviv.gov.il/info/shabbat SHABBAT], ''Tel Aviv Yafo''</ref> At home, two candles are lit on Friday before the sun goes down, and at the beginning of their Sabbath, they have a dinner with Sabbath bread and wine called “Challah.” The orthodox Jews, who strictly observe the Sabbath, are even forbidden to turn the electric switch on or off, so many of their houses have devices to turn off their lamps automatically. Hotels and high-rise apartments have elevators that automatically stop at every floor so that they do not need to press a button on the Sabbath day.<ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shabbats-work-prohibition/ Shabbat’s Work Prohibition], ''My Jewish Learning''</ref><br> | ||
El Al Israel Airlines does not run on the Sabbath day. Since airports too stop taking off and landing, airlines have to adjust their timetables before or after the Sabbath. In the regions where the orthodox Jews live, they block the entrance so that foreigners and people from other regions cannot drive in their region on the Sabbath day. If someone drives in, | El Al Israel Airlines does not run on the Sabbath day. Since airports too stop taking off and landing, airlines have to adjust their timetables before or after the Sabbath. In the regions where the orthodox Jews live, they block the entrance so that foreigners and people from other regions cannot drive in their region on the Sabbath day. If someone drives in, the Jews there will throw stones to destroy the car.<ref>The Rough Guide to Jerusalem, Daniel Jacobs, pg. 26, Rough Guides; 2nd edition, October 19, 2009</ref><ref>Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism, Stephen M. Wylen, pg. 129, ''Paulist Press''; Second Edition, July 1, 2000</ref> | ||
===Catholicism=== | ===Catholicism=== | ||