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=== Sabbath ===
Sabbath is a holiday observed once a week, from sunset on Friday until the third star appears in the sky on Saturday. Jews believe that on this day God took a rest after six days of creating the world, which is why they also refrain from performing any creative (or destructive) work on Sabbath. <ref>{{Cyt | tytuł = Authorized (King James) Bible | rozdział = Exodus | inni r = chapter 20, verses 8–11 | adres rozdziału = https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20:8-11&version=AKJV | wydawca = Bible Gateway }}</ref> You might think it's nice to have at least one day off from work per week. But leave it to the Jews to interpret "rest" as an occasion to find multiple creative ways of making their own lives even more complicated.
What does it have to do with food? Quite a lot; cooking is creative work after all, so it's forbidden to prepare any meals on Sabbath. And what if someone did cook a meal on Sabbath anyway? Is it okay for Jews to eat it? The answer is yes, it is, but only after the Sabbath is over. If the meal had been prepared by a Gentile, or even by a Jew, but inadvertently (because, say, they forgot it was Sabbath), then all Jews will be allowed to consume it. If, however, the meal had come about as a result of an intentional violation of Sabbath, then it can be eaten (after the Sabbath) by any Jew except the one who cooked it. The prohibition against working on Sabbath doesn't directly regulate what is or isn't kosher, but still, it does influence what Jews are allowed to eat and drink on that day. The Bible explicitly says that Sabbath meals must be prepared on Friday, so that the Sabbath could be devoted entirely to resting (and eating).
