Shabbaton
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A Shabbaton (Hebrew: שבתון) is a program of education (and usually celebration, too) that is held on a Shabbat (Jewish sabbath). Sometimes a Shabbaton is an entire weekend with the main focus on the Shabbat. Many communities have such events, including youth groups, singles groups, Synagogues, schools, social groups, charitable groups or even family reunions. These events can be multigenerational and wide open, or very specific for a small specific group. A Shabbaton can be held as an off-site or retreat, or right where a group usually meets.
By calling such a program a Shabbaton, rather than just a "retreat", the group is signifying that it recognizes the importance of Shabbat in the program.
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