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Candles are always lit late into the day, usually at sundown, though others do it later. The exception is on Shabbat when the Hanukkah candles must be lit before the Shabbat candles, the latter of which must be lit at sundown. On Motzei Shabbat, when Shabbat ends, candle lighting is eve...
Now that we’ve moved past the craziness of ALL the Jewish holidays feeling like they are ALL AT ONCE (it always feels like that when they swallow Shabbat whole, or turn it into a virtual 3-day chag), and I’ve gotten more used to my 8 hour + lunch day, things are settling down...
What does Kabbalat Shabbat mean? Sabbath: The Jewish Sabbath falls every Friday night at sunset and is marked by the lighting of two candles in the home. The Sabbath is a day of rest and includes special prayers at temple and meals with family and friends. The Sabbath ends on Saturday nig...
The shofar blasts are incredibly important and one is obligated to hear them as part of their obligations for Rosh Hashanah. However, they are not blown on a day when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat. Another important Rosh Hashanah ritual istashlich, when bread is ceremonially thrown into a ...
Muslims today use a lunar calendar but keep a weekly day as honored. The argument that a continuous weekly cycle is Biblically inconsistent is purely speculative. And that is the polite way to say it.The fourth point, strictly speaking, is not a Biblical one. But the history is faulty. ...
On Jan. 21, many Jewish day schools across America celebrated Tu B’ Shevat, the New Year for Trees, and the MLK holiday on the same day. Geffen believes that King made life better for millions of people, especially African-Americans. He showed the entire world how to succeed in the fac...
Pesach– Passover, one of the major holidays, celebrated in the spring time. It’s the one where we don’t eat any leavened anything. Pirkei Avos– the Ethics of Our Fathers – six chapters chock full of wisdom Ploni– this is the Jewish version of so-and-so ...
Some punctuate their day with exercise; for others it is meditation; my day (in good times) revolves around shule. Six-thirty every morning (seven-thirty on Shabbat) and afternoon / evening services timed around sunset serve as fixed points for my waking hours. Shule provides an excuse for ...