After pandemic separation and a recent surge in antisemitism, more young people — Jewish and not — seem to be celebrating the sabbath. By Alyson Krueger Thursday is not technically Shabbat ...

Shalom, in Hebrew, can mean both “hello” and “peace.” To say Shabbat shalom, therefore, is to greet the Sabbath and describe its serenity. Or perhaps, to say hello to peace. I am not ...

Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” ...

It hit me today that I’ve been receiving hundreds of “Shanah Tovah” greetings but very few of the “Shabbat Shalom” greetings I usually receive on Fridays. Actually, the fact that Rosh ...