Related Blog Posts on Shabbat

How I Try to Create Jewish Memories for my Grandkids

Ellen Zimmerman

What are your earliest memories of “doing Jewish”? I have a smattering of recollections from when I was 5, 6, and 7, though not much before that. Even from those years, I can only call up bits and pieces: moments, vignettes, colors, flavors.

Home is Where the Jewish Community Is

Alexandra Gilbert

Nothing is more intimidating than leaving your comfort zone, facing a mix of new people, routines, and cultures – especially when you're doing it alone. I’ll never forgot how it felt when I left for college, a New York girl heading to school in the Midwest.

That Special Yearning for Shabbat

Rabbi Rachel Barenblat

You know that feeling you get sometimes when you hear a piece of music and it makes your heart want to leap right out of your chest?

Savoring the Separation of Shabbat

Alyssa Coffey

Although we never take off our watches, everyone seems to know that camp time runs at a different pace. Shabbat feels both longer and fuller that it does at home – and camp is the only place where I am truly able to take advantage of everything Shabbat can

Shabbat: Observe and Remember, Experience and Appreciate

Jane E. Herman

The Friday evenings of my childhood centered on our family's Shabbat dinner - blessings over candles, wine, and challah, fancy placemats, the "good" dishes, and dessert, even when eating it meant we would have to scramble to change clothes and get out of the

Shabbat, Teen-Style

Rabbi P.J. Schwartz

I sometimes think that my teenagers have a more demanding schedule than I do.

Discovering Israel Beyond Its Borders

Rachael Brill

Growing up in rural Massachusetts, Judaism held a much different context in my life than it does now. Until college, I did Judaism, mimicking the motions of being a "good Jew." I didn't combine milk and meat in my house because my father told me not to.