Jewish Treats about
Shabbat
Browse our archive of Shabbat related Jewish Treats.
03/04/2010
Shield Of Our Fathers
The Talmud (Shabbat 119a) describes the various ways the sages would greet…
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03/03/2010
A Guard of Shabbat
Two primary words of instruction are used in the Torah to command the…
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03/02/2010
If You Bring Me Flowers
Miss Manners might tell you that it is appropriate to bring flowers as a…
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02/23/2010
Shabbat Heroics
Question: What does a Sabbath-observant doctor do when a friend or neighbor…
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02/19/2010
Adding Candles
Lighting Shabbat candles is an essential element of Shabbat. The Shulchan…
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02/12/2010
What’s With The Salt
At every Shabbat meal, the blessing of Ha'mo'tzee (the blessing over bread)…
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02/08/2010
Twilight (Sorry No Vampires)
In Judaism, the day begins and ends at sunset. But defining sunset can be…
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02/05/2010
The Haftarah
Every week, on Shabbat, a portion of the Five Books of Moses is read in…
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01/22/2010
Eiruv
Because carrying an object on Shabbat in a public domain a distance of 4…
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01/15/2010
Isaiah 66 and Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Inevitably, the holidays, weekly celebrations (Shabbat) and monthly…
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01/01/2010
M’la’cha
The Torah prohibits "work" on Shabbat, but what does that mean? After all,…
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12/17/2009
Chanukah and Divine Order
Chanukah always overlaps with at least one Shabbat (if not two), and since…
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12/04/2009
Shabbat Kallah
One of the greatest mitzvot, and one of the most enjoyable, is that of…
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11/13/2009
Sabbath Prayers: The Candle Lighting Blessing
Before reciting this blessing, light the Shabbat candles and then cover…
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11/06/2009
The Torah Service
The Torah Service is central to the Saturday morning synagogue service and…
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11/06/2009
Sabbath Prayers: The Blessings Over The Torah
On Shabbat morning, seven different people are called to recite the…
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11/02/2009
Vayeira 5770-2009
"Hospitality at Its Finest" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald At the conclusion…
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10/30/2009
Sabbath Prayers: Birkat Ha’banim/Blessing the Children
On Friday nights, it is traditional for parents to give special blessings…
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10/23/2009
With What May We Light
The Friday night synagogue service is actually two separate services,…
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10/23/2009
Sabbath Prayers: Va’y’choo’loo / And they were finished
A direct quote from the Torah (Genesis 2:1-3), this paragraph is recited…
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10/19/2009
Noah 5770-2009
"The Message of the Rainbow" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This week's…
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10/16/2009
How Does God Rest?
On the first six days of creation, God created (Day 1) the heavens and…
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10/16/2009
Sabbath Prayers: V’Shamru/And They Shall Guard
A direct quote from the Torah (Exodus 31:16-17), the following two verses…
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10/09/2009
Sabbath Prayers: Mizmor Shir L’Yom Ha’Shabbat / A Song for the Sabbath Day
While much of the Kabbalat Shabbat service (service to greet the Sabbath)…
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10/02/2009
Shabbat Prayers: Lecha Dodi
Written by the 16th century kabbalist Rabbi Shlomo HaLevi Alkabetz, Lecha…
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09/29/2009
Take A Sabbatical
It is interesting that the two most common professions which offer…
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09/25/2009
The Candle Lighting Blessing
Before reciting this blessing on Friday evening, light the Shabbat candles…
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09/04/2009
Zmirot (Songs of Shabbat)
Singing zmirot, songs of Shabbat, on Friday night not only expresses joy…
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08/14/2009
Sing the Songs of Shabbat
Music is said to raise a person’s spirit (Berachot 57b), and there is no…
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07/31/2009
Shabbat Nachamu
The Shabbat following Tisha b’Av (the ninth of the Av) is called Shabbat…
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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!
