Shabbat – Themes

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Charlie Kirk embraced Shabbat as a life-changing pause. Judaism knows it as the force that sustained a people and changed the world.

by Gad Levine

When life hit hard, Shabbat became my reset button.

by Rabbi Meir Bier

Shabbat isn’t about stopping work — it’s about learning to see why we work at all.

by Robin Meyerson

As a corporate exec, being offline sounded unthinkable. But one 25-hour pause showed me what constant connection had cost.

by Rabbi Avraham Kovel

In the cacophony of modern life, Shabbat provides a timeless oasis where the soul finds meaning amidst the chaos.

by Kylie Ora Lobell

How the Jewish people celebrate Shabbat, its customs, origins, and traditions.

by Nadia Petschek Rawls

Observing Shabbat transported me into a parallel world whose grandeur I could never have known.

by Peter Himmelman

By regularly postponing our manic ascent up an assumed ladder of success, we come to see life from a broader, richer perspective.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

More and more people are discovering the power of this weekly Jewish holiday.

by Lisa Kodimer and Susan Berman

People who never celebrated Shabbat are joining together each week to light candles, recite some prayers, sing and be inspired by one another.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Just in time for Shabbat Across the American and Canada.

by Simon Apfel

Alexandre Elicha, the 43-year-old global style icon, creative director and co-founder of The Kooples, is a proud, Shabbat-observant Jew.

by Kylie Ora Lobell

In today's lonely world, Shabbat keeps us connected.

by Rabbi Akiva Gersh

As I learned more Torah, I started to understand that Judaism’s goal is to radically and completely change the world.

by Kylie Ora Lobell

My five-year struggle to give up technology and learn to connect to my soul.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

It seems like everyone is tapping into the transformative power of Shabbat.

by Rabbi Zev Leff

Egyptian slavery and man’s drive for meaning.

by Miriam Kosman

Judaism, Shabbat and the feminine mystique.

by Dr. Jacob L. Freedman

For starters, it keeps me sane.

by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein

In the merit of Shabbat and the beauty of Jewish unity may we only know times of joy and triumph.

by Simon Apfel

Around the globe, people are once again joining the biggest global Jewish unity event the world has ever seen.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

According to latest research, Shabbat improves mental, physical and emotional health.

by Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld

Why we rest on Shabbat.

by Yehuda Avner

Recalling the day when Menachem Begin stopped Israel’s national airline, El Al, from flying on Shabbat.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

How the Jewish Sabbath transformed my life.

by Rabbi Yitzchok Oratz

Stop the world, I wanna get off!

If heaven's eternal bliss really lasts for an eternity, why doesn't it get boring?

Rest is far more than the absence of work.

Why would an All-Powerful God need to rest?

by Lauren Shapiro

The power of the Havdallah candle.

by Rabbi Boruch Leff

Why do we signify Shabbat's entry by lighting up the lights?

by Rabbi Noah Weinberg

For three millennia, Shabbat has been the Jewish oasis in time. Find out what's behind this weekly day off.

by Renee Chernin

Sometimes the way to a man's soul is through his stomach.

by Rabbi Boruch Leff

What does it mean that Shabbat is married to the Jewish people?

by Judy Gruen

The only important difference amongst world Jewry is between those who love Cholent and those who hate it.

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

In the era of Blackberries and Bluetooths, where can you find a vestige of absolute peace and quiet?

I was determined to take Saturdays off. My commander had other ideas.

by Ayelet

I wanted to start keeping Shabbat, but it meant shutting off the cell phone I was enslaved to.

by Tamar Sofer

I rarely use my passport, yet every Saturday I meet people from around the world.

by Ayelet

How I got out of the never-ending cycle of work, struggle and stress.

by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller

How Jewish women can unleash the holiness of bread.

by Avi Geller

It's the glue that holds together the Jewish family and the Jewish nation.

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

On Shabbat, we shut out the world so we can hear our soul.

by Rabbi Berel Wein

Preparing the Shabbat table -- gleaming silver and satin white - is a labor of love.

by Ruth Broyde Sharone

My client called, perturbed that I'd stopped working on Shabbat.

by Arwen Kuttner

What kind of Shabbat will it be in the hospital emergency room?

Thirteen pairs of eyes, huddled in the barracks. The sun has almost set.

by Deena Yellin

Stranded in Milwaukee with nowhere to go. A true story.

by Lori Palatnik

Shabbat comes to a close in a most dramatic and touching way.