Squirrels know ho to rest on the Sabbath. c. JPM, 2012

The one creation account in Genesis has the Living one Creating in “seven days;” however, the seventh day is unlike any other frenzied day of creation. The living one saw that everything that had been created was good and the Living One rested on the seventh day which came to be known as the Sabbath. The Decalogue of sacred laws given to Moses included, “Keep holy the Sabbath Day.” Sabbath along with kosher dietary practices (which I just found out recently forbade the meat of certain animals and shellfish) and circumcision for males were the distinctive practices that set Judaism apart from the religions of their neighbors. Continue reading →