(JNS) When Sasha Litnaitzky-Drutz and David Drutz of Toronto held their first soup-to-nuts Shabbat on Dec. 22, the guest of honor was 6,000 miles away. Now in their second year of marriage, the couple ...

Shabbat is not merely a day of rest, but the eternal sign of the covenant between God and Israel (Exodus 31:17). Shabbat ...

It has become common to view Shabbat on a number of levels. Yet, no matter how you do so, one question remains uncomfortable: the Talmud states that the non-Jew who observes Shabbat deserves death.

On September 23 the Contemporary Jewish Museum will launch "Shabbat at the Jewseum," a new quarterly program that lets attendees immerse themselves in Jewish ideas of rest and rejuvenation while ...

(RNS) — It’s not unusual to read about the “monopoly” Israel’s Orthodox Jewish state rabbinate maintains on public life. The rabbinate sets standards for marriage, divorce and conversion, serving ...

A rabbi makes his sons special hot chocolate topped with candy depictions of Torah stories. A woman walks to meet friends at a film screening or a bluegrass concert, buying tickets in advance to avoid ...

Before every Sabbath or Shabbat, some Jewish people begin preparing for synagogue and rest from work by lighting candles and baking challah. Some Jewish people live by religious laws that mean they ...

We knew that this past Shabbat was not going to be an ordinary day of rest, but we didn’t know how harrowing it would be. I got my first request to host guests for Shabbat lunch, even as the fires had ...