In the beginning, the story goes, God made the heavens and the earth. God made day and night, put stars in the sky and plants in the dirt. And on the seventh day, God was tired. So God rested. “God ...

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Charlie Kirk isn’t wrong about Shabbat — he just has some funny ideas about what it should be. In the conservative influencer’s new book, Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will ...

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Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

Themes: Judaism; Shabbat; celebrating world religions and the Ten Commandments. Summary: This assembly could be used as part of a series about Judaism. Shabbat - the day of rest - is celebrated every ...

“Chik Chak Shabbat” made it back to a Jacksonville-area school district, but another Jewish-themed book remains “under review.” (JTA) – Mara Rockliff’s “Chik Chak Shabbat” has become a standard for ...

Roman Catholics and other Christians who want to learn more about Judaism are invited to attend a Shabbat service on Friday at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. *No charge for 4 weeks then billed as $19 every ...

(JTA) — Contestants on an episode of “Jeopardy!” that aired Wednesday night were stumped when presented with a photo of cholent, a stew traditionally cooked by observant Jews over the course of ...

I've often written about contestants who gave up international competitions because of the holiness of Shabbat. The following story is different: The junior high school robotics team from a school in ...

My introduction to the world of Judaism began soon after my family moved to the United States, when I was enrolled in an Orthodox school for Russian immigrants. I was young, and the lectures seeped in ...