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Turn On the Lights
by Rabbi Boruch Leff
Why do we signify Shabbat's entry by lighting up the lights? |
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The Weekly Wedding
by Rabbi Boruch Leff
What does it mean that Shabbat is married to the Jewish people? |
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The Great Cholent Divide_
by Judy Gruen
The only important difference amongst world Jewry is between those who love Cholent and those who hate it. |
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Hear the Quiet_
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
In the era of Blackberries and Bluetooths, where can you find the last vestige of absolute peace and quiet? |
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Shabbos in Vietnam
by Shaindy Perl
I was determined to take Saturdays off. My commander had other ideas. |
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My Cell Phone
by Ayelet
I wanted to start keeping Shabbat, but it meant shutting off the cell phone I was enslaved to. |
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Around the Sabbath Table
by Tamar Sofer
I rarely use my passport, yet every Saturday I meet people from around the world. |
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The Stop Button
by Ayelet
How I got out of the never-ending cycle of work, struggle and stress. |
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Why Seven Is Holy
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
On Shabbat, we shut out the world so we can hear our soul. |
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Lively Shabbat Overview
by Rabbi Avi Geller
It's the glue that holds together the Jewish family and the Jewish nation. |
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Shabbat Table
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Preparing the Shabbat table -- gleaming silver and satin white - is a labor of love. |
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Make it on Sunday
by Ruth Broyde Sharone
My client called, perturbed that I'd stopped working on Shabbat. |
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It's Still Shabbat
by Arwen Kuttner
What kind of Shabbat will it be in the hospital emergency room? |
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The Holocaust Lights
by Avraham Erlanger
Thirteen pairs of eyes, huddled in the barracks. The sun has almost set. |
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Living to Work_
by Rabbi Zev Leff
Work can be fulfilling and ennobling, but only when it is purposeful and with a goal. |
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Rest and Relaxation_
by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith
Our task is to go out and build our world. And then comes Day Seven. |
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Tabernacle of Time
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Shabbat is an anywhere-in-the-world, expense-free holy-time vacation. |
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Shabbat - Heaven on Earth
by Rabbi Noah Weinberg
For three millennia, Shabbat has been the Jewish oasis in time. Find out what's behind this weekly day off. |
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Home for Shabbat
by Deena Yellin
Stranded in Milwaukee with nowhere to go. A true story. |
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A Shabbat Miracle
by Ross Hirschmann
My father and I had nothing in common besides the long silences that would pass between us. Then a miracle happened. |
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The Selfish Shabbat
by Sarah Zeldman
I hardly believed in God's existence when I started to observe Shabbat. My observance began for one reason only: I was selfish. |
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Shabbat Prom Queen
by Ilana Lieberson
The prom is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Some get the thrill every week. |
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