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The Earth was a vacant abyss, with darkness on the surface of the watery depths, and a great wind blowing on the surface of the water. – Genesis 1:2 As we enter the first Shabbat of the year, and we ...

This fall, a group of organizers in New York are planning to break a world record: 3,000 guests gathered at the Javits Center for what they hope will be the largest Shabbat dinner ever held. The event ...

This year, as Passover begins at the close of Shabbat, the lights of Shabbat and Passover flow into each other as we commemorate our becoming a people. This Shabbat before Passover is called Shabbat ...

After completing the weekly haftarah, the reader chants four berachot, the last of which begins with the words, “al HaTorah, v’al haAvoda v’al ha’Nevi’im v’al Yom HaShabbat ha’zeh.... [the Torah, the ...