What Can You Do During Shabbat? Reading, studying, and discussing Torah and commentary, Mishnah and Talmud, and learning some halakha and midrash. Synagogue attendance for prayers. Spending time with other Jews and socializing with family, friends, and guests at Shabbat meals (hachnasat orchim, “hospitality”). What can you not do on Shabbat? No work is to
What Can’t You Do On Shabbat? In order to avoid work and to ensure that the Sabbath is special, all chores like shopping, cleaning, and cooking for the Sabbath must be finished before sunset on Friday. Can you microwave food on the Sabbath? According to the laws of Shabbat, Ein Bishul Achar Bishul, which means
Can You Travel On The Sabbath? Isaiah 58:13–14 calls on Jews to limit their travel during Shabbat, and the law of techum shabbat limits on the distance one may travel beyond the city/town where one is spending Shabbat, regardless of the method of transportation. Can you ride in a car on Shabbat? The use of