In a world that doesn't know how to rest, Shabbat can offer a haven that is more than simply dozing. In a society filled with ...

By Robert Kalfus Chabad of Yonkers/Greystone Jewish Center Rabbi Mendy Hurwitz celebrates his 42nd birthday this past Sunday, ...

The woman of the house lights the Shabbat candles, ushering in the sacred day. We welcome the Sabbath day in song, we bless God over the wine and the bread, and we serenade (from Psalms 31) the ...

The Best Candles That Smell Like a Spa Day: Calm, Luxurious Scents That Turn Your Home Into a Sanctuary Bring the soothing scents of a luxury spa into your home with calming candles designed to ...

Over 200 Michigan State University students, staff, faculty and family members gathered at the MSU Kellogg Center for the annual mega Shabbat on Friday evening. This event, which first started in ...

Traditionally, Shabbat is celebrated with a few rituals on Friday night — lighting candles, blessing wine, eating challah — while some people attend synagogue and abstain from working and ...

I thought of the couple who lost their home, imagining them lighting candles with the new Shabbat set I had brought as a gift from Or Ami. A small act of rebuilding, even in the midst of so much loss.

See Shabbat times in your area.During the festival of Hanukkah, the menorah must be lit before the Shabbat candles, and on Saturday evening the menorah can only be lit after the end of Shabbat.

Lighting candles on Chanukah is unequivocally a mitzvah; therefore, a bracha is recited on this act, even if the circumstances of the lighting stems from the minhag of lighting in shul, and not in ...

Shabbat serves as our best response to antisemitism and our best hope at building a Jewish future. When hatred seeks to isolate us, Shabbat brings us together. When fear threatens to silence us, our ...

Shabbat became a long list of don’ts. So many don’ts that many people felt were unrealistic and impossible to follow they turned away from Shabbat completely.