This Shabbat is a banner Shabbat in the Jewish calendar. We read parshat Pekudei, which completes our yearly reading of the book of Exodus. It is also Shabbat HaHodesh, which is the last of the ...

The Shabbat which either coincides with or immediately precedes Rosh Chodesh Nissan is Shabbat HaChodesh, and the Maftir, instead of being a repetition of the last several verses of the Torah ...

This Shabbat will mark the last of the 4 special Parshiyot that are read as a buildup to Pesach–the Parshah of “HaChodesh”, in which the Jews are given their first Mitzvah as a people ...

We’re now three weeks out (!), and Shabbat Parah always occurs the week before Shabbat HaChodesh which is right before the start of the month of Nissan. In the days of the Temple, the priest ...

The Passover Seder is the Jewish Super Bowl. But what about the night before— the Friday night Shabbat meal? How does that weekly holiday rank with the annual Seder? Part of the answer is in the ...

Because the competition was to be held on a Saturday, the team was prepared to have to withdraw from the competition in order to observe Shabbat. One of Israel’s youth robotics teams ...

He explicitly ties this relationship to the twelve tribes of Israel, establishing a resonance between all these disparate threads that have joined in this Shabbat. Ramchal explains that when ...

A couple rallied to support Jewish travellers who found themselves on the island unexpectedly when Shabbat began last week. Rabbi Chaim Birnhack and his wife, Menuchy, sprang into action after a ...

When the 14th of Nissan falls on Shabbat, certain halachot must be adjusted to ensure proper observance of both Shabbat and Pesach preparations. Chametz meals should be eaten carefully to avoid ...

For the second year in a row, Ohio State Hillel will host its annual “Shabbat at The Shoe” event, which will include a Kabbalat Shabbat prayer service on Ohio Stadium’s field Friday evening.