Note 148 — II. OUR DUTIES. (continued 4)
Reading edition
Women do not like to do needlework on Saturday evening immediately after the close of Sabbath; it was considered a mitsvah to prolong the Sabbath, just as it is a sign of love and esteem if we induce a friend to defer his departure. The saying that only shrouds are to be sewn on Sabbath evening may perhaps be traced to Mishnah, Shabbath xxiii. 4. ↑