Shomer Shabbat

Meeting place for people Shomer Shabbat. A shomer Shabbat or shomer Shabbos (plural shomrei Shabbat or shomrei Shabbos; Hebrew: שומר שבת‎) is a person who observes the mitzvot (commandments) associated with Judaism's Shabbat ("Sabbath", Friday evening until Saturday night.) In particular, under Jewish law (halakhah), the shomer Shabbat is expected to conform to the prohibitions against certain forms of work. The observant Jew does not cook, spend money, write, turn on or off electrical devices, or do other activities prohibited on Shabbat. In addition, a variety of positive Sabbath commandments are expected to be fulfilled, such as Sabbath meals and prayers.