Therefore God blessed Shabbat and made it holy. Sforno explains: The entire Shabbat day should be devoted to spiritual matters. This involves studying Torah, teaching it, performing the ...

Temple Emanu El in Orange held its Consecration of six first-graders on Jan. 17 during erev Shabbat services, with Rabbi Matt ...

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.

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

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 ...

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.

Kikar Hashabbat reported that Rabbi Zilberstein did not explicitly forbid her from traveling on Shabbat to see her daughter but told her that it would be “a great blessing” if she held herself ...

He instructed Merav not to drive to see her daughter if Agam were released on Shabbat. In contrast, it was reported that the Chief Rabbi of Petach Tikva, Rabbi David Yosef, permitted Merav to fly ...

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 ...

To get ready for the celebration, here's a primer on Hanukkah's traditional prayers and blessings ... the menorah each night of Hanukkah. On the Shabbat of Hanukkah, light the Hanukkah candles ...