Encouraged Activities
All Jewish denominations encourage the following activities on 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").
- Singing zemiroth, special songs for Shabbat meals (commonly sung during or after a meal).
- Marital relations between husband and wife.
- Sleeping.
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