Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

I’m standing here at the entrance to Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel, right on the border with Gaza. A place where so many terrorist atrocities took place on the 7th of October. And from here I’d ...

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The Torah mandates that one should refrain from performing any manner of melachah (commonly translated as “work”) on Shabbat (Deuteronomy 5:12–15; Exodus 20:8–11). We know, of course, that melachah ...

What are the four meanings of the word ‘Shalom’? Shalom, of course means peace, hello and goodbye. But what’s the fourth meaning? Shalom is also one of the names of God. So central and crucial is the ...

Our NCIS review broke down “Shabbat Shalom,” this week’s episode of TV’s #1 show, in detail. Now, TV Fanatic staff members Steve Marsi, Douglas Wolfe and Eric Hochberger have assembled for our weekly ...

As opposed to a regular Friday-night Shabbat at Chabad when anywhere from 150-200 students show up, Mega Shabbat is intended to introduce a wider audience to the Jews’ day of rest and to Jewish ...