a Sabbath day's journey

a Sabbath day's journey

A very short, undemanding journey, or the distance thereof. From Rabbinical law that stated a Jew could travel no more than a mile on the Sabbath (the holy day of rest). My father refused to go anywhere on the weekend if you needed to get there by car—or longer than a Sabbath day's journey, as he was fond of saying.
See also: journey, Sabbath
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a sabbath day's journey

a short and easy journey.
Rabbinical law allowed a Jew to travel a certain distance on the Sabbath (about a kilometre); in the Bible, Mount Olivet is described as being ‘from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey’ (Acts 1:12).
See also: journey, Sabbath
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • Sabbath
  • break the Sabbath
  • have a safe journey
  • road trip
  • roadtrip
  • lodging
  • board and lodging
  • mile
  • Shabbat shalom
  • the spirit of the law