by Nadia Petschek Rawls
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.
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.
My five-year struggle to give up technology and learn to connect to my soul.
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.
Around the globe, people are once again joining the biggest global Jewish unity event the world has ever seen.
As the sun dips below the horizon on October 24, an estimated one million people worldwide will be participating in this extraordinary initiative.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rabbi Benjamin Blech
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 Lori Palatnik
Shabbat comes to a close in a most dramatic and touching way.
by Deena Yellin
Stranded in Milwaukee with nowhere to go. A true story.
Understanding the mystical attraction of song.
by Rabbi Noson Weisz
Abraham's world of Shabbat is personally piloted by God.
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Shabbat is an anywhere-in-the-world, expense-free holy-time vacation.
by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith
In Judaism, you can't be holy without the physical.
Our task is to go out and build our world. And then comes Day Seven.
by Denah Weinberg
Candles are lit at romantic dinners. Shabbat is a romantic love song.
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