What is Shabbos and Yom Tov?שבת ויום טוב
Shabbos and Yom Tov seforim cover the laws, customs, and thought surrounding the Sabbath and the Jewish festivals, from practical halacha to holiday-specific commentary.
Also written: Shabbat, Yom Tov, Shabbos seforim, Yomim Tovim
The category spans practical guides to the laws of Shabbos, works on the meaning of each festival, and collections of material for the holiday table. Practical halacha titles in this area are among the most widely owned seforim in any home.
Buying is strongly seasonal, following the festival calendar, and listings timed to the weeks before a given holiday reach a much larger audience than the same listing posted out of season.
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Related terms
- Halacha — Halacha is Jewish law — the body of rulings and practice governing daily conduct, derived from the Torah and developed through the Talmud and later codes.
- Machzor — A machzor is a festival prayer book, containing the liturgy for a specific holiday — most commonly Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or the three pilgrimage festivals.
- Haggadah — The Haggadah is the text recited at the Pesach seder, setting out the order of the evening and the retelling of the Exodus from Egypt.