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Sabbath or a sabbath is generally a weekly day of rest or time of worship observed in Abrahamic religions and other practices. Many viewpoints and definitions have arisen over the millennia. The term has been used to describe a similar weekly observance in any of several other traditions; the new moon; any of seven annual festivals in Judaism and some Christian traditions; any of eight annual pagan festivals (usually "sabbat"); an annual secular holiday; and a year of rest in religious or secular usage, originally every seventh year.
The Anglicized term "Sabbath" is in Hebrew Shabbath (שַׁבָּת, Strong's Concordance number 7676 as šabbāt, now usually Shabbat), meaning "day of rest"; it derives from the verb shavath (שָׁבַת, Strong's 7673 as šāvat, often shavat), defined as "desist from exertion" (often "rest" or "cease"). The word shavath was first used in the Biblical account of the seventh day of Creation (Genesis 2:2-3). Observation and remembrance of Sabbath is one of the Ten Commandments (the fourth in the original Jewish, the Eastern Orthodox, and most Protestant traditions, the third in Roman Catholic and Lutheran traditions). Most people who observe Biblical Sabbath regard it as having been instituted as a "perpetual covenant [for] the people of Israel" (Exodus 31:13-17), a sign in respect for the day during which God rested after having completed the Creation in six days (Exodus 20:8-11), and for God's deliverance from the Egyptian seven-day workweek (Deuteronomy 5:12-15); Isaiah extends the term to include even corrupted rest-day traditions (Isaiah 1:13). Sabbath desecration was originally officially punishable by death (Exodus 31:15). Observance in Hebrew Scriptures was universally from sixth-day evening to seventh-day evening (Nehemiah 13:19, cf. Leviticus 23:32) on a seven-day week.
Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Winfrey is best known for her self-titled, multi-award-winning talk show, which has become the highest-rated program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011. She has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and was for a time the world's only black billionaire. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world.
Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a teenage single mother and later raised in an inner-city Milwaukee neighborhood. She experienced considerable hardship during her childhood, claiming to be raped at age nine and becoming pregnant at 14; her son died in infancy. Sent to live with the man she calls her father, a barber in Tennessee, Winfrey landed a job in radio while still in high school and began co-anchoring the local evening news at the age of 19. Her emotional ad-lib delivery eventually got her transferred to the daytime-talk-show arena, and after boosting a third-rated local Chicago talk show to first place, she launched her own production company and became internationally syndicated.
Actors: Ranjeet S. Marwa (producer), Ranjeet S. Marwa (director), Ranjeet S. Marwa (writer), Gurnam Marwa (producer), Victor Ptak (actor), David Lamont (actor), Matthew Harris (actor),
Genres: Fantasy, Thriller, War,Actors: Jean St. James (actress), Sunny Vachher (actor), Andrew Cappelletti (actor), David Jason Perez (actor), Tom Sean Foley (actor), Shannon Volkenant (miscellaneous crew), Jacqueline W. Liu (miscellaneous crew), Blago Simon (actor), Jay Nelson (actor), John C. Epperson (actor), Alvaro Baquero Benedetti (producer), Albert Stroth (actor), Michael Andolini (actor), Brandon Shepard (actor), Nate Scholz (actor),
Plot: With just 3 years left on his sentence, Jimmy, an imprisoned mobster, decides to snitch to the FBI to get an early release. Once out, he is determined to confront his past and complete one final job. But his choice comes with consequences. With the threat imminent, Jimmy puts everything on the line to save himself one last time.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Ron Goldman (actor), Nir Bergman (director), Shemi Zarhin (actor), Danny Steg (actor), Dover Koshashvili (actor), Dover Koshashvili (director), Joseph Cedar (director), Ehud Banai (composer), Ehud Banai (actor), Renen Schorr (actor), Gera Sandler (actor), Nataly Attiya (actress), Gili Gaon (director), Uri Banai (actor), Sharon Amrani (actor),
Plot: Raveh does not only document the past, he documents a future that will never be, and the films that Amrani did not live to create. Researching Amrani's documents, Raveh found several short screenplays, and sought out three directors of Amrani's generation to bring them to life. The short films are interwoven throughout the documentary - "The Boat", directed by Nir Bergman, "Albert and Ronit", directed by Dover Kosashvili, and "Sabbath Eve", directed by Joseph Cedar. The warmth, intensity and drama of family life; issues of Persian ethnicity; tradition and the desire to break away from tradition; the competition and camaraderie of boys and men; the search for love; a persistent spiritual search and a love of the sea - all these are reflected in the brief yet intriguing vignettes, imbuing the film with a sense of Amrani's vision as a filmmaker and how his presence might have influenced the Israeli film scene.
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Marty Lurie (actor), Aaron Aguilera (actor), Dionicio Castellanos (actor), Dallas Page (actor), Juventud Guerrera (actor), Solofa Fatu Jr. (actor), Tony Drake (actor), Shannon Ballard (actor), Shane Ballard (actor), Gilbert Aguilera (actor), Rick Bassman (director), Rick Bassman (actor), Sean O'Haire (actor), Sylvester 'Bear' Terkay (actor), Tom Howard (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Erika Blanc (actress), Massimo Vanni (actor), Sergio Smacchi (actor), Nello Pazzafini (actor), Luciano Rossi (actor), Piero Lulli (actor), John Bartha (actor), Fortunato Arena (actor), Federico Boido (actor), Franco Fantasia (actor), Luigi Bonos (actor), Furio Meniconi (actor), George Hilton (actor), Armando Calvo (actor), Linda Sini (actress),
Plot: Sartana, bounty hunter and gunfighter, witnesses the robbery of a shipment of gold. He finds his way into town where he meets with a lot of suspicious stares from the locals. He also meets with Samuel Spencer, who seems to own the company in this company town. The gold shipments are being stolen, so Spencer agrees to hire Sartana to protect the next gold shipment. Numerous dull-witted villains make attempts on Sartana's life, but he survives. Eventually, Sartana's nemesis Sabbath (he of the white coat and parasol) rides into town. With a showdown inevitable, Sartana and Sabbath square off to settle the score.
Keywords: bartender, bathtub, bread, card-playing, franchise, gold, gold-shipment, gun, gunfight, horseActors: Ralph Moody (actor), Boyd 'Red' Morgan (actor), Ray Montgomery (actor), Kermit Maynard (actor), Steve Darrell (actor), Monte Montague (actor), Johnny Downs (actor), Tyler McVey (actor), Jack George (actor), Ray Collins (actor), Jack Ingram (actor), Russell Johnson (actor), Jack Kelly (actor), James Best (actor), Audie Murphy (actor),
Plot: As Lt. Jed Sayre struggles to prevent pre-Civil War tensions and a racist commanding officer from triggering war between the U.S. Cavalry and Navajo Indians, he finds his efforts are being undermined by the machinations of Confederate sympathizers.
Keywords: 1860s, battle, bow-and-arrow, brigadier-general, brother-sister-relationship, carbine, cavalry-charge, cavalry-officer, cavalry-saber, combat