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Shabbat

Going Virtual Has Completely Changed My Relationship With Judaism

By Kristin Eriko Posner

When I was first asked to write about how Jewish ritual has changed for me during these last challenging,...

Identity, Religion, Religious Education, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals, Spirituality

Interactive Shabbat Blessings

By 18Doors

Below are some of the essential ritual ingredients for celebrating a Friday night Shabbat meal. Click on the...

Blessings, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals

How to Celebrate Shabbat at Home With Your Partner

By Molly Kazin Marshall

Imagine looking forward to Fridays, not only because it’s the start of the weekend, but because you can make...

Dating, Relationships, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals

Shabbat Basics

By 18Doors

Let’s Get to the Shabbat Basics  A cornerstone of Jewish life at home and in Jewish communities,...

Booklets, Shabbat

havdalah

How To Do Havdalah

By 18Doors

Havdalah, which means “separation” is a special candle lighting ceremony that marks...

Booklets, Havdalah, Shabbat

Shabbat cheat sheet

Shabbat Cheat Sheet

By Rabbi Jillian Cameron

If you’re new to Judaism or looking to learn how to incorporate more Jewish practices into your life or to...

Holiday Toolbox, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals

I Started Doing Shabbat and I Can’t Stop

By Anna Keller

My apartment has become a secret cave of imagination. Sometimes it is the park where Peppa Pig plays with her...

Parenting, Parenting Shabbat, Parenting Stories, Shabbat

Unplug for Less Doing and More Being

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Here’s what my “To Do” List on a recent day looked like: To Do: Fill out evaluation form for current grant Write...

Parenting Shabbat, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals

How to Celebrate Shabbat…When You Miss Friday Night

By 18Doors

Whoops! Missed lighting those Friday night candles? When the beginning of Shabbat comes and goes and you’re...

Parenting Shabbat, Shabbat

dad cooking with kids

Shabbat (with Kids) Cheat Sheet

By Rabbi Jillian Cameron

If you’re new to Judaism or looking to learn how to share more Jewish practices with your family, Shabbat is...

Jewish Holidays, Parenting, Parenting Shabbat, Shabbat

Challah

How To Host And Do Jewish Shabbat Dinner: 101

By 18Doors

Need more information about Shabbat? Check out our Shabbat Made Easy Guide We also have a Shabbat cheat sheet...

Shabbat

Welcoming the Sabbath

By Andi Rosenthal

In July of 1999, at the end of my very first week at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial...

Shabbat

Shabbat Unbound

By Jared David Berezin

Many years ago I was in a book club and read a collection of essays called Righteous Indignation: A Jewish Call...

Marriage, Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

Camp: the Shabbat of the Year

By Jane Larkin

Last Friday morning I took my cup of coffee and my smoothie outside to my patio. I sunk into an Adirondack...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Shabbat

Celebrating Two Faiths Without My Parents’ Blessing

By Sheri Kupres

Sam’s baby naming ceremony (Sheri and Sam are the mother/baby on the right) Thirteen years ago I married...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Shabbat

I’m Down with Shabbat… After I Look Up What It Is

By Robyn Bacon

Like his other mother, my 4-month old son Sam is Jewish. I am not. I was born and raised Catholic. My mother...

Grandparenting, Identity, Parenting Stories, Shabbat

What to Eat on Lenten Shabbat

By Rabbi Keara Stein

I had the date on my calendar for weeks: a Shabbat dinner with some of the couples in my “Love and Religion”...

Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

Birthdays, Hanukkah and Learning to Let Go

By Jane Larkin

I was supposed to celebrate my birthday, which fell on the seventh night of Hanukkah with my husband Cameron...

Marriage, Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

Making Challah and Conversation in Philly

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Rabbi Robyn Frisch helps the group follow the steps to getting a perfect challah Challah is the yummy braided...

Couples, Food, Shabbat

Greeting Each Other at Shabbat Services

By 18Doors

An Interfaith-Inclusive Reading for Clergy to Welcome a Congregation on Shabbat Welcome to our synagogue on...

Professionals, Religious Life, Shabbat, Synagogue

Judaism and Sabbath: Rules and Practices

By Marilyn Wacks

You may have heard about a new program that we are starting up at InterfaithFamily/Bay Area called Meet Us at...

Religion, Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals, Synagogue

The Shabbat Excuse

By Wendy Armon

Several years ago, my son’s 4-year-old classmate Sara was diagnosed with cancer. All of the families at our...

Parenting, Parenting Stories, Shabbat

Friday Night Shabbat Dinner Recipes

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

The following is a guest blog post by Sarah & David Falk It was a cool summer day in August down at the...

Family, Parenting Shabbat, Recipes, Shabbat, Shabbat Food, Shabbat Rituals

More Shabbat in the New Year?

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

There are more and more projects sprouting up around the country to encourage people to have Sabbath meals or...

Shabbat, Shabbat Rituals

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