This year, as Passover begins at the close of Shabbat, the lights of Shabbat and Passover flow into each other as we commemorate our becoming a people. This Shabbat before Passover is called Shabbat ...

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) kicked off Shabbat services on Friday, March 27, by observing two important facts about the date: One, that it was ...

“On Shabbat, we do not escape either the state or the sense of need. That would deny our creaturely humanity. We do, however, reorient our needs.” Many Jews have turned to prayer during the ...

Each Friday I try to end the week by saying Shabbat Shalom to those who have made a difference over the past few days.

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We read in our Parasha (23:1-4), that:’Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying:’Speak to Bnei Israel and say to them: אלה מועדי ה׳: These are My appointed festivals that you are to designate as holy ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

Eyal Golan posted a video declaring that thanks to his children, Alin and Liam, he has decided to observe the upcoming ...

Thousands of students are set to gather tonight at Binghamton University’s Events Center for Shabbat 2400, one of the largest ...

Observing Shabbat means going radically against today’s culture. For 25 hours each week, you’re putting down your cell phone, leaving your car in the driveway and not worrying about money or work.