Q&A: Sabbath Delight
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Sabbath Delight
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Assuming the idea of the Sabbath is the renewal of the world / the act of Creation by the Holy One, blessed be He, why is this expressed through physical means like eating and drinking (Kiddush and meals, etc.) rather than through something like a fast day, which is spiritual, where people would contemplate things (like Yom Kippur)?
Answer
Are you in mourning over the creation of the world? Or is fasting your way of resting from the workdays? Not enough fasts for you? You can fast every even-numbered day.