A tambourine-lover with creative tactics meant to take congregants outside of their comfort zone, Rabbi RuthE Levy of Mountain Synagogue in Franklin doesn’t mess around when it comes to musical ...

Reap the health benefits of Shabbat: Unplug for a set time every week and make it a discipline. Create a Friday night ritual. Make plans with friends and family. Enjoy nutritious food. Take a breath, ...

Chabad at UC Berkeley’s Mega Shabbat hosted a series of speakers, including two survivors of the Oct. 7 attacks who gave testimonials on their experiences.

Shabbat Hachodesh reminds us that national rebirth is not only a matter of borders, armies, and institutions. It is also a ...

Shabbat, the Tabernacle, circumcision, and temple service are foundations of holiness-but saving a life takes precedence over ...

DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Over the past five years, Judea Reform Congregation has helped resettle 13 refugee families from such ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hold the Manishevitz. This is not your bubbe’s Shabbat. Gen Z and Millennial New Yorkers are eschewing the traditional Friday night Jewish dinners for buzzy Shabbat-themed parties at trendy bars and ...

Observing Shabbat means going radically against today’s culture. For 25 hours each week, you’re putting down your cell phone, leaving your car in the driveway and not worrying about money or work.