Editor's Note: This article is part of "The Ten Today," a series that examines the Ten Commandments in modern society. This story explores the fourth commandment, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it ...

The great 19th century Hebrew essayist and philosopher Echad Ha’Am wrote that more than the people of Israel kept (watched over) the Sabbath, the Sabbath kept (watched over) the people of Israel.

Workaholics be warned. The Sabbath asserts that people have the right to limit their work, thus offering "a balance to the bonds of boundless labor, an opportunity one day a week to shut down the ...

We all feel like we can never work enough. Perhaps it’s time to re-embrace the idea of a forced break from our labor. “Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy.” The commandment smacks of obsolete ...

Religious coercion has come from the labor union, of all places, but not for the right reason. The Histadrut announced on Thursday plans to strike the Ben Gurion Airport throughout this Shabbat – from ...

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