New Page 1 Words that appear in boxes indicate a hyperlink to the definitions page. The Sabbath is the psychological antidote for humanity's modern day woes and worries. The commandment to observe the Sabbath is also preceded by the prerogative of six full days of work. Thus, work is considered an honorable component of man's daily life.
Work can make man free, but one can also be a slave to work.
Thus, we are stopped on this one day from exercising our characteristic human powers of producing and creating in the material world . This menuchah is something much more than physical rest. It is an attitude of mind, a spiritual state, induced by the experience that is Sabbath. It is compounded of many things. There is the joy of being released from the bondage to the pressing demands of everyday life.