Before the meal, we engage in a few ritual practices. The woman of the house lights the Shabbat candles, ushering in the ...

OneTable has been at the forefront of making Shabbat dinner accessible and welcoming for over a decade. I’m thrilled that older adults in Philadelphia can now participate,” she said in a news release.

Every Shabbat, we welcome the Sabbath with songs of praise, but on Shabbat Hagadol we receive an extra measure of abundance. There is an intrinsic energy for renewal on Shabbat, and especially on ...

I love this idea. Two of the six candles are for the mitzvah of welcoming Shabbat; the other four are for each of my children. When all six candles are lit, I inhale deeply, filling my lungs ...

It began with a huge Kabbalat Shabbat (welcoming Shabbat service) at the Western Wall where a large collection of women who had never met before sang and prayed together. We spent the night in a ...

May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a yearly celebration that recognizes the contributions and achievements of Jews in the United States. With the Jewish community facing a heightened amount of ...

Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein, the chief rabbi of South Africa, and his wife, Gina, started The Shabbat Project, a global movement to encourage Jews of all levels of faith to observe Shabbat, in 2013.

Come welcome Shabbat with a sweet treat and playtime! Join us to celebrate Shabbat and decorate cookies. Each family will receive a cookie kit and decorations. Please BYOD (bring your own dinner) ...

The terrorist in Neve Yaakov murdered seven people, but it is important to make clear that the terrorist murdered seven people in Neve Yaakov on Shabbat — between welcoming Shabbat at sundown ...

The sun sets on the merrily crowded parking lot. This is the Welcome Shabbat for the Jewish organization ASU Hillel, and this is the first time since Sept. 29 that they have held a Shabbat outdoors.