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... and after this there is another service called 'musaf'. Back at home they have a midday meal and the Kiddush is again recited. After the dinner the children go over their Jewish studies and younger children go to a Shabbat playgroup. In the afternoon the males go to the synagogue for prayers. They then study the Torah until dark when the Shabbat is over. The Shabbat ends with a prayer asking God to bless the coming week. The rabbi performs havdalah and says another blessing over wine and spices and a third blessing over a candle. There's one last blessing over wine and the separation is complete. When the male comes home, he performs havdalah. The Shabbat came about because when God was creating the world, on the seventh day he rested. This was made a weekly tradition in the Jewish religion. The fourth commandment states 'keep the Sabbath day holy' ...
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