My favorite thing about Judaism is the weekly blessing given by fathers (or sometimes both parents) to their children at the Sabbath table. God is asked to make boys like Ephraim and Manasseh, while ...

Q: As a Christian, I've been having a hard time knowing what to believe about Sabbath observance. Some religious groups claim that for someone to inherit eternal life, Sabbath observance is essential.

Unlike the weekday Amidah, which contains nineteen blessings, the Amidah for Shabbat contains only seven. Why seven? The Talmud (Berachot 29a) explains that these seven blessings correspond to the ...

Leonard Doohan, in Leisure: A Spiritual Need, writes "The Hebrew scriptures put great emphasis on the Lord's day of rest, the Sabbath. It was a time to stop regular activities and bring perspective ...

With the newly reunited original lineup of Black Sabbath hard at work on a new studio album and a world tour around the corner, it’s hard not to think about the history of the band, and what the late ...

When Rabbi Adam Chalom stands before the Sabbath flames and sings the Hebrew blessing to welcome Shabbat, there is no mention of God. Chalom believes there are no prophets. He preaches that only hard ...

Thousands of students are set to gather tonight at Binghamton University’s Events Center for Shabbat 2400, one of the largest ...