Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” ...

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That’s the greeting. Shabbat Shalom, Sabbath Peace. Shalom is the every day greeting. You say it probably with as much feeling as a Malibu kid says , “Wazzup,Dude?” But “ Shabbat Shalom ...

I was cleaning out my hard drive earlier this week (yay, me) and found a treasure trove – a stash of photos and videos from when my kids were small. A little head peeping out from a bubble bath ...

After pandemic separation and a recent surge in antisemitism, more young people — Jewish and not — seem to be celebrating the sabbath ... wished each other a Shabbat Shalom, toasting ...

The University of Arizona’s Hillel Foundation will hold a special “Pride Shabbat” over Zoom at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25. The event will consist of a short service followed by breakout room ...

This was my first time truly celebrating Shabbat, and doing so at Rabbi’s house was a very unique experience. Shabbat, as I mentioned in a previous article, is the Jewish Sabbath and takes ... we ...