Shabbat

Moses Sweetens Bitter Water, Meat and Bread in the Desert, Water from a Rock

A Down to earth guide filled with tried and true methods of getting ready for Shabbat. It's original scope was to be broad. Sadly, the author passed away at the age of 39, before her plans were fulfilled. We present you with the two chapters already writt...

In each thing there is a Shabbat, an opening that allows life to enter, a desire to receive from Beyond.

Even someone with a thorough knowledge of the laws of Shabbat must grapple with the complicated question of what exactly is considered work by the Torah’s definition.

There is an essential problem in the combination of Shabbat and teshuvah.

Rabbinic enactments take us beyond the strict letter of the law, reflecting the deep, innate Jewish desire to cleave to God's ways.

The Fourth of the Ten Commandments is: “Remember the Shabbat day to keep it holy ... for G‑d created the world in six days and rested on the seventh” [Exodus 20:8].

"בורא מאורי האש" “Who created the lights of fire” QUESTION: What is the reason for looking at the fingernails? ANSWER: When Hashem created Adam, his whole body was covered with protecting nails. After he committed the sin of eating from the Tree of Knowle...

"על נהרות בבל שם ישבנו גם בכינו בזכרנו את ציון" “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and also wept as we remembered Zion.” QUESTION: The word “gam” — “also” — is superfluous. It should simply say “yashavnu ubachinu” — “we sat and wept”? ANSWER: On the ...