From Sabbath observance to quiet daily rituals, intentional rest becomes an act of spiritual defiance — protecting our inner ...

A new national survey conducted for the Deseret News finds that Americans don’t pay as much attention to the Sabbath as we used to. Excerpt: Half of U.S. adults today (50 percent) say the Sabbath has ...

Revised regulations issued by the U.S. Air Force provide that the Jewish Sabbath shall henceforth have equal religious status for Jewish servicemen as does Sunday for their Christian comrades, it was ...

The LDS Church has been encouraging members to better observe the Sabbath day. While the Sabbath day has long been a part of religious life for church members, this new focus encourages members to be ...

When I asked you, dear readers, in a recent column to share with me the ways you honor the Sabbath Day, I was anticipating a flood of responses from orthodox Jewish readers. I was therefore surprised ...

Editor's Note: This is the first of a three-part weekly series from Deseret News looking at Sabbath Day trends in the modern world. The Sabbath may be losing its religious significance in the eyes of ...

Too largely the Sabbath day has been reduced from a holy day to just another day of merchandising. More and more, even in places where least expected, signs are appearing with the announcement, “Open ...

Before every Sabbath or Shabbat, some Jewish people begin preparing for synagogue and rest from work by lighting candles and baking challah. Some Jewish people live by religious laws that mean they ...

As a lifelong Sabbath-observant Orthodox Jew, I’ve found that the Covid-19 pandemic has only strengthened my emotional relationship with Shabbos, which is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Sabbath (“What ...

When I underwent my prolonged upheaval from Orthodox Judaism, Sabbath observance was—perhaps predictably—one of the more momentous casualties. It took some time—you don't exit a religious lifestyle; ...

(RNS) — We must provide support and make space for kids to rest. In my family, this has involved recommitting to a weekly Sabbath observance. (RNS) — When I was in ninth grade, I developed a consuming ...