(New York Jewish Week) — A new Jewish tradition has taken hold at a private, non-Jewish school in Manhattan. On a recent ...

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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 ...

(JTA) — Contestants on an episode of Jeopardy that aired Wednesday night were stumped when presented with a photo of chulent, a stew traditionally cooked over the course of Shabbat. The clue, for $400 ...

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

A clip of him praising Shabbat on a past “60 Minutes” interview went viral and caught the eye of a prominent Israeli rabbi. As some of his fans were reminded this week, he also admires the way Jews ...

Haven't you ever just wished that life came with a "pause" button? According to Jewish tradition, it does. And now, groups of families throughout the Pioneer Valley are reconnecting with that ...

Wheeling’s observation of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday began Friday with an MLK-themed Shabbat Service at ...

This is not your parents’ Shabbat — it’s a little more rock ’n’ roll. And it’s not the usual setting for the Jewish Friday night services that herald in the Sabbath. Instead, Warehouse Shabbat moves ...

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 ...