Yitro: Is Shabbat about God, Others or Ourselves?
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Yitro: Is Shabbat about God, Others or Ourselves?

The 613 mitzvot—commandments—in the Torah are typically divided into two categories, mitzvot bein adam la-makom—mitzvot between ourselves and God, and mitzvot bein adam le-chavero—mitzvot between one person and another. The question is, to which category does Shabbat—the Sabbath—belong and why?