Shabbat

Advertisement

Haftarah for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

The New Moon is a symbol of the feminine, and a time when all creatures will come together to praise God.

Blessings for Shabbat & Holidays

Texts, translations and transliterations.

Shabbat for Families

How to make Shabbat your family's favorite day of the week.

Eruv & Women

The construction of an eruv in most traditional communities may be a response to the needs of women.

Shabbat in the Community

Overview of Shabbat in the Community. Weekly Holy Day. Jewish Shabbat.

Shabbat Hazon & Shabbat Nahamu

The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.

Shabbat in the Bible

The Sabbath was a cornerstone of the Temple service and of popular observance in ancient Israel.

How to Light Shabbat Candles

What you need to know about this ritual welcoming the Sabbath.

Celebrating Shabbat in Many Ways

Contemporary Jews have adapted traditional Shabbat practices in non-traditional and sometimes surprising ways.

Shabbat in the Modern World

In modern times, non-Orthodox Jews have largely abandoned Shabbat observance, despite many innovations intended to encourage it.

Mystical Shabbat

The masters of Kabbalah explained all of the elements of the Sabbath rituals as a consistent thematic drama of the reunion of the Shekhinah the Sabbath bride, with her mate--and in so doing exerted considerable influence on the shape of those rituals.

Advertisement