Some sages call this Torah portion of Yitro – a miniature Shavuot. Though we are not gathering publicly to stay up all night, of course you are welcome to do so privately. It is the portion where we ...

Traditionally, the mother of the family places her hands over her eyes and recites a blessing to welcome Shabbat. On Saturday, after visiting the synagogue, the family shares another meal.

But they found a way to include some of the blessings that are said at a Shabbat meal without overwhelming the episode. “There’s the blessings over the wine and the grape juice and the challah ...

A prominent one is – just as the Manna was said to taste whatever food the person had in mind, so too there is a special ...

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

Pickle martinis, members-only events, Fashion Week mashups — every Friday night is special at these new-school Shabbat ...

the act of reciting blessings is a deeply Jewish way to begin healing. That small act of holiness, amidst all the chaos, was Shabbat itself. I ruminated: What could I say during Shabbat services ...

He blessed them that day ... with hope for divine protection and peacefulness in the home every time Shabbat begins. The writer teaches contemporary Halacha at the Matan Advanced Talmud ...