Some 2,800 Jewish New Yorkers packed the top floor of Javits North on 11th Avenue to participate in The Big Shabbat — an ...

Of all the gifts that the Jewish people has given to the world, perhaps the most important is what in Hebrew is called “Shabbat” and often translated into English as “Sabbath.” Shabbat, however, is ...

Here’s me not feeling even remotely bitter that the Guinness World Record for the largest Shabbat dinner — the one my friends ...

As my mother likes to remind me whenever I host, it’s better to err on the side of too much food than too little. But 811 ...

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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 ...

It wasn’t just a celebratory dinner,” Rabbi Joshua Davidson, of Temple Emanu-El, told JNS. “It became an important ...

Hundreds of Jewish students, faculty and friends gathered under a sprawling Dunn Meadow tent on March 29 for a Shabbat dinner that Indiana University Chabad says is the largest Jewish event in ...

With less than a month remaining until the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2026 Campaign for Jewish Needs concludes on Dec. 8, campaign vice chair Jason Wuliger is enthusiastic about the potential ...

In the wake of Oct. 7 and the subsequent surge of antisemitism worldwide, many have asked how we should respond to this darkness. The answer, I believe, lies in one of our most powerful traditions: ...

(RNS) — In many Christian congregations, abortion has been endlessly described as an unmitigated evil. This weekend, Jewish congregations gathering for Shabbat services will make sure American Jews ...

“Serenity Shabbat is a special service or gathering designed to raise awareness, offer support and build community around the themes of addiction, recovery and ending stigma,” explains agency ...