Jewish Treats about
Shabbat
Browse our archive of Shabbat related Jewish Treats.
07/17/2009
Carrying On Shabbat
The last of the 39 melachot (creative works prohibited on Shabbat) is that…
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06/26/2009
Challah Is Taken
The Hebrew word "challah" does not actually mean bread, but rather refers…
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06/19/2009
The Reward of Honoring Shabbat
According to the wisdom of the sages, there is no way to “over-spend” on…
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06/12/2009
The Bread of the Sabbath
Challah, known to some as "Jewish bread," is one of the essential elements…
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06/05/2009
Shtreimels and Spodiks
One of the most distinctive pieces of clothing in the diverse world of…
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05/18/2009
The Third Meal
“Eat [the manna] today, for today is Shabbat to God, today you will not…
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04/24/2009
The Truth About Gefilte Fish
There is a little known secret that, hidden in what was once the Russian…
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04/17/2009
There’s A Key In My Challah!
It's a fact that many people spend much time thinking about, or even…
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03/20/2009
Kiddush Wine
Kiddush is one of the primary components of the commandment to “Remember…
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03/18/2009
More Than Shabbat
Ahad Ha'am (Asher Ginsberg, poet and Zionist ideologue: 1856-1927) is…
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03/16/2009
Judaica Shop
The Shabbat table is customarily set for a grand feast and adorned with…
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03/12/2009
Shabbat Shabbaton – Complete Rest
In Exodus 31:14-17, the Torah once again reminds the Jewish people to keep…
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03/04/2009
Five Ways To Prepare
Remember the Sabbath Day (Zachor et yom HaShabbat - Exodus 20:8). This…
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02/27/2009
Come My Beloved
The Talmud (Shabbat 116a) describes how the sages would greet Shabbat:…
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02/20/2009
The Friday Night Feast
With candles burning brightly and fine wine for kiddush, Friday night…
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02/02/2009
Jewish Penicillin
There is an unusual statement in the Talmud (Berachot 44b) about the…
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01/23/2009
May You Be Like
Before the Shabbat meal, it is customary for the parents to bless their…
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01/16/2009
The Strength of the Family
Before the Shabbat meal, it is customary for the parents to bless their…
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01/09/2009
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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01/05/2009
Vayechi 5769-2009
"Blessing the Children" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Blessing children…
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12/02/2008
Frequent Flyer Miles
As far back as the mid-1800s, rabbis wrestled with the question of the…
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11/21/2008
Saying Goodbye To Shabbat
Shabbat ends when three stars appear in the sky, a little more than an hour…
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11/14/2008
Ahh…Cholent!
The highlight of many Shabbat lunch tables is cholent, a hot stew which…
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10/24/2008
If Shabbat Is Saturday, Why Does It Begin On Friday Night?
There Was Evening, And There Was Morning... When following the Gregorian…
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10/03/2008
Whosoever is Wise
“Return, O Israel, for you have stumbled in your sin.” (Hosea 14:2) Um, who…
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09/26/2008
Singing About the “Woman of Valor”
Aishet Chayil, “The Woman of Valor,” which is traditionally sung at the…
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09/18/2008
Covered Eyes
It is customary that after the Shabbat Candles are lit, both hands are…
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09/16/2008
The Final Analysis
After the soul departs, it journeys to the gates of heaven where it must…
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09/05/2008
M’la’cha
The Torah prohibits "work" on Shabbat, but what does that mean? After all,…
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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!
