Jewish Treats about
Shabbat
Browse our archive of Shabbat related Jewish Treats.
03/24/2023
What’s With The Salt
At every Shabbat meal, the blessing of Ha’mo’tzee (the blessing over bread)…
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03/13/2023
Vayakhel-Pekudei 5783-2023
“Celebrating the Month of Nissan” (updated and revised from…
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03/03/2023
The Most Popular Non-Holiday Event on Jewish Calendars
In honor of tonight's celebration of the 27th annual SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA…
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01/13/2023
The Challenge of a Cup of Tea
How do you make a cup of tea? Seems like a silly question, doesn’t it? Tea…
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11/14/2022
Chayei Sarah 5783-2022
“The Torah’s Recipe for Finding a Proper Mate” (updated and revised from…
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07/22/2022
Hang Your Hammock
Today is National Hammock Day. Hammocking appears to be the ultimate…
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05/02/2022
Kedoshim 5782-2022
“Giving Proper Reproof” (updated and revised from Kedoshim 5763-2003) by…
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04/07/2022
Beer
In Tractate Pesachim 107a, beer lovers can find an interesting discussion…
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03/02/2022
The Most Popular Non-Holiday Event on Jewish Calendars
This Friday night is the 26th annual Shabbat Across America and Canada.…
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12/23/2021
The Power of Shabbat
Jewish life ebbs and flows around the celebration of Shabbat. The days of…
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07/22/2021
Hang Your Hammock
You may not believe this, but today is National Hammock Day. Many consider…
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06/18/2021
World Sauntering Day
In Jewish life there is great admiration for a character trait known as…
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05/28/2021
Lighting The Way To Peace
The very last act performed before bringing Shabbat into the home is the…
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04/19/2021
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5781-2021
“Shaatnez: Understanding ‘Irrational’ Decrees” (updated and revised from…
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03/05/2021
More Than Shabbat
Ahad Ha’am (Asher Ginsberg, poet and Zionist ideologue: 1856-1927) is…
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03/04/2021
Shabbat’s Angel Companions
In the Talmud (Shabbat 119b), Rabbi Josi the son of Judah is quoted as…
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03/02/2021
The Power of Shabbat
Jewish life ebbs and flows around the celebration of Shabbat. The days of…
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01/22/2021
We’re Not Taking Care of Business
On Shabbat, the Jewish people are commanded: “Six days you shall labor and…
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01/01/2021
The Challenge of a Cup of Tea
How do you make a cup of tea? Seems like a silly question, doesn’t it? Tea…
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12/18/2020
Lighting The Way To Peace
The very last act performed before bringing Shabbat into the home is the…
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07/15/2020
Which Day Of The Week Were You Born?
Do you know on which day you were born? Not your birthday...which day of…
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06/19/2020
World Sauntering Day
In Jewish life there is great admiration for a character trait known as…
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06/12/2020
Who Lights The Shabbat Candles?
While lighting Shabbat candles is generally considered a "woman's mitzvah,"…
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04/26/2020
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim 5780-2020
"Who is Truly Religious?” (Updated and revised from Parashiot Acharei…
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03/15/2020
Vayakhel-Pekudei 5780-2020
“Judaism Sanctifies Time, Not Space” (Updated and revised from…
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02/28/2020
Holy Times and Places
Tonight is the twenty-fourth annual SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA AND CANADA…
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02/27/2020
The Most Popular non-Holiday Event on Jewish Calendars
Tomorrow night is the 24th annual Shabbat Across America and…
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08/22/2019
Grace Before Meals
One of the seven mitzvot enacted by the rabbis is reciting blessings prior…
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05/12/2019
Emor 5779-2019
“The Gift of Celebration” (Revised and updated from Emor 5761-2001) by…
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05/06/2019
When Was the First Shabbat?
Shabbat, the seventh day of the week, is described in chapters one and two…
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Shabbat
The Jewish Sabbath has been called an “oasis in time.” This heavenly gift is a unique opportunity for spiritual and psychological renewal that comes every week!
