In this moment, we must rely on one another because there is no one else. If we don’t support and protect our community, no ...

A project in memory of the bochur Shmuel Karnowsky OBM, who passed away at the young age of 15, has grown and seen great ...

Toward the end of the parasha, there is a mitzvah of ‘taking Challah,’ meaning separating part of the dough made from grain, ...

Park East Synagogue Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky was one of the many stranded in Cyprus this past Friday, unable to enter Israel ...

We can now also expound the words of the Midrash - ‘if you merit to observe the Shabbat, Hakadosh- Baruch-Hu is destined to give you the three festivals’ - as the ability of Bnei Israel to ...

In other words, the Shabbat meal tonight is not just a “prelim” for the big Seder tomorrow night. The Shabbat table is a seder in its own right.

The Shabbat Verse 31:14 reveals much when it calls the Shabbat “holy.” The Hebrew word for “holy” is kodesh, meaning “unique,” “set apart,” and “dedicated for or having a special ...

A general decline in synagogue affiliation among non-Orthodox Jews means that many Jews celebrating Shabbat are doing so outside the confines of Jewish institutions. And in New York City, that has ...

But Shabbat reminded me of the neshama yeteirah — the “extra soul” that tradition teaches we receive each week. It is that divine breath that allows us to pause, to breathe, to gather ...

Shabbat Project 2024 brings together Jews of all backgrounds in more than 1,500 cities and over 100 countries, including more than 800,000 Israelis. 'We have the gift of Shabbat. Let’s keep it ...

While Mega Shabbat has always been an occasion that UCSB’s Jewish community holds close to their hearts, the rise in anti-Semitism on campus adds another layer of importance this year. Since the ...