Rabbi Michael Broyde; Rabbi Howard Jachter (Spring 1991). "The Use of Electricity on Shabbat". Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (XXI). Staten Island, NY: Rabbi Jacob Joseph School. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
Genesis 2:1–3. Simple English of 2:2: "On the seventh day God finished all his work. He rested on the seventh day from all his work."
See, for example, the Ten Commandments, at Exodus 20:7–10 and Deuteronomy 5:11–14. Simple English of Exodus 20:8–9: "Do all your work the first six days of the week. The seventh day is God's Shabbat. That day do no kind of work."
Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 117b, based on Exodus 16:25. Simple English: "Eat that today, for today is God's Shabbat. Today you will not find it in the field." There is one meal for each "today".
Exodus 16:22. Simple English: "... On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread ..."
It is sometimes possible to change a public space to a private space for purposes of Shabbat. This is done by making an eruv, which gives joint ownership of the public space to everyone who wants to use it. See Chan, Sewell (June 15, 2007). "A Translucent Wire in the Sky". New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
