Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Sabbatical

Sabbatical or a sabbatical (from Latin sabbaticus, from Greek sabbatikos, from Hebrew shabbat, i.e., Sabbath, literally a "ceasing") is a rest from work, or a hiatus, often lasting from two months to a year. The concept of sabbatical has a source in shmita, described several places in the Bible (Leviticus 25, for example, where there is a commandment to desist from working the fields in the seventh year). In the strict sense, therefore, sabbatical lasts a year.

Y Sings along:

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-LA!

3 comments:

  1. you could have written this post for me - i have applied for one. Hope you enjoy yours.

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  2. Imagine, I come to your blog page for the first time and read - sabbatical. I am like - What !!? :-) Enjoy the break

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