The term "Sabbath" comes from the Hebrew word "Shabbat," which means "rest" or "cessation." The Sabbath is observed as a day of rest and worship, a time for spiritual renewal, communal worship, and a break from the regular routines of work. The specific practices associated with the Sab...
Rabbi D didn’t come in preaching about saying prayers three times a day or mandating to us that we obey the rituals of Shabbat. What he did talk about were the little things, spiritual things, we can do daily or weekly, traditions we can start establishing now while our children are ...
During the third week of February, the week of US President’s Day, it’s time to share a Jerusalem street sign for George Washington Street near the other US President – Abraham Lincoln Street. Tu Bishvatwas this past week, in the US it was celebrated by receiving abuksor(carob) pod....
He was bitter about what had happened with the cancer treatment as I recall, but he had been a hard life before the illness and injury and he was mostly accepting or resigned, or so it seemed to me. From time to time when I was there, the woman would bring a trick through his room...
Now you’ve reached the stage Dad and I have speculated about since you were a little guy clapping along to “Shabbat Shalom” during the children’s service. In less than a year, you will become a Bar Mitzvah, an adult in the eyes of the Jewish community responsible for carrying out ...
According to the Bible, God created the world in seven days. On the last day, God rested. The ancient Israelites followed this example and called their seventh dayShabbat, the day of rest. Shabbat, or Sabbath, has always been the day where Jews pray and worship God. In the Gregorian cal...
Shabbat Shalom. Amen. Ian Kay November 3, 2023 at 4:05 pm Good work Brucie ! When the very real Abduls turn up in your front room….sorry, your shul, doing a bit of that freedom fighting on your little Brussels sprouts and going all guerilla on the blue rinses of your old dears, ...
My sermon from last Shabbat, with no shade to the South African Jewish Museum, which I hope to visit next time! As many of you know—or may have seen on social media—I spent a week this past December in Cape Town, South Africa. I went at the invitation of my colleague, Rabbi Emma...
Friday is shabbat, and we continue to observe our tradition of a rotisserie chicken, a loaf of challah, and some vegetable on the side. One night, we may have some variation onThe Pasta of Infinite Blandness. One night is a dinner of convenience food driven by something canned, boxed, ...
Good to see you posting on Shabbat again and proving ONCE AGAIN that you are NOT a Rabbi…. I don’t have to provide any proof that you are a LIAR….. You do all that for me…. Rabbi D.Ense B.A.std really is Thickus P1gSh1t…. And that is all….. Happy New Year everyo...