Israel’s Supreme Court rules some Tel Aviv businesses, supermarkets can operate on Sabbath Haredi Orthodox lawmakers, including Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, called the ruling a "severe blow" to the sanctity of the Jewish Sabbath.
NY college to start graduation earlier to accommodate Shabbat Nearly 1,400 students had signed an online petition requesting an earlier start for the commencement exercises at Baruch College.
Shabbat-observant student to pre-record Saturday commencement speech Don Greenberg’s speech, chosen several weeks ago to represent his fellow classmates , was recorded in full, along with an explanation.