Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for their first Shabbat services since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting an ongoing war. Rabbis led prayers of peace and ...

Reap the health benefits of Shabbat: Unplug for a set time every week and make it a discipline. Create a Friday night ritual.

In a world of instability, rhythm becomes a form of resilience. That is what Shabbat offers. This year the crescent moon of Nissan rises as Israel confronts Iran, as missiles fly across the Middle ...

turn streets to ash. We drank a glass of wine. The night served as the complement to day, like salt on something sweet. And, in this way, we tasted syrup mixed with brine. And, in this way, we learned ...

The Torah mandates that one should refrain from performing any manner of melachah (commonly translated as “work”) on Shabbat (Deuteronomy 5:12–15; Exodus 20:8–11). We know, of course, that melachah ...

For the second year in a row, Ohio State Hillel will host its annual “Shabbat at The Shoe” event, which will include a Kabbalat Shabbat prayer service on Ohio Stadium’s field Friday evening. Shabbat ...

Around 700 students and community members attended the annual Mega Shabbat hosted by Northwestern Hillel, Chabad and Olami Evanston at the Ryan Fieldhouse on Friday. Shabbat, the day of Jewish rest ...

The Jewish people basically invented the desert bacchanal — what party wasn’t taken to the next level by a Golden Calf? But the desert is also where the descendants of Abraham attained their spiritual ...

How does one determine the proper way to keep Shabbat? I get that question regularly from Jews who do not follow halacha traditionally, but who do not consider it irrelevant, and want a means of ...

Almost every seat in the main hall of Hillel 818 was filled as the Jewish organization held its annual Mega Shabbat on Friday, Oct 18, welcoming the San Fernando Valley community to join in their end ...