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Sabbath restrictions are for Jews only
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(12-08-2011, 09:25 PM)brandynpublic Wrote: Is it forbidden to have a non-obligatory celebration (party) every Friday Night through Saturday in order to commemorate the creation of the world and the giving of the Sabbath to the Jewish People?

It seems that it would be forbidden for a Gentile to party with that purpose in mind for the entire 24 hours of Friday night through Saturday, or even just for all of your time awake during that period, because it would be totally out of the ordinary (like a religious precept), and you would be making a total and religious distinction for yourself between the 7th day and the other days of the week, in terms of your behavior and activities. So I will address your following questions as separate from this first question.

Some good suggestions for Noahides who want to honor the 7th day has already been given by Rabbi Immanuel Schochet, and that is post #1 on this page of the forum:
https://asknoah.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=145
Note that his suggestions there involve limited celebratory activities that would be permitted for Gentiles on other days as well.

(12-08-2011, 09:25 PM)brandynpublic Wrote: could the group or individual choose to set aside that day to study about the Sabbath restriction in order to understand the society and culture of the Jews as it pertains to the Sabbath?

It seems that it would be forbidden for a Gentile to do nothing but study that for the entire 24 hours of Friday night through Saturday, or even just for all of your time awake during that period, because it would be totally out of the ordinary (like a religious precept), and you would be making a total and religious distinction for yourself between the 7th day and the other days of the week, in terms of your behavior and activities. But setting aside a limited time (say, up to several hours on Friday night and/or Saturday, and not necessarily all in one continuous study session) is certainly permitted, because that activity is permitted to be done on any day.

(12-08-2011, 09:25 PM)brandynpublic Wrote: would it be wrong for a person to rest on this day with the intent to imitate G-d and not as some required observance, service or commandment?

It would be wrong for a Gentile to do so, because that spiritual (religious) imitation is commanded by G-d exclusively upon Jews, as the commemoration and testimony of His miraculously taking them out of their national servitude in Egypt, which He did for the purpose of making them His eternal servants and a light to the nations, and in order to give them His Torah at Mount Sinai.

A Gentile can participate in this Divine intent by accepting and acknowledging that Jews are commanded to observe the 7th day as a Sabbath to G-d.


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RE: Repentance on Shabbat? - by Director Michael - 08-06-2008, 03:12 PM
RE: Sabbath observance? - by Director Michael - 04-28-2009, 11:58 AM
Shabbath and Noachides - by Mattityahu ben Noach - 03-02-2010, 07:12 AM
The Sabbath - by special7 - 07-19-2010, 10:11 AM
Sabbath Party - by brandynpublic - 12-08-2011, 09:25 PM
RE: Sabbath Party - by Director Michael - 12-18-2011, 08:19 PM
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