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A Commandment to Rejoice?
When we talk about rejoicing on Shabbat or during Adar, what does that mean? Do we have to fake emotions we don't feel?
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For a Great Shabbat Table, Mix It Up!
An impulse invitation can do wonders for your Shabbat evening table.
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Shabbat Shalom!
Shabbat will be here in just a little bit, and I am off to synagogue. One last reminder, to anyone who wants to contribute to our fight against pediatric cancer: You can contribute through my page of...
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After Shabbat – What then?
What is Motzi Shabbat (the evening after Shabbat) like for you? Is this "burst of energy" just my little quirk, or is it a common thing?
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Improving My Hospitality
It had never occurred to me that setting the table could be part of the evening's entertainment.
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How Can We Rejoice, When the News is Terrible?
We are commanded to rejoice on Shabbat, but during hard times, that seems like a lot to ask.
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Crock Pot Shabbat
This week I have no time. The faster I go, the worse it gets. I am behind on so many things, and Shabbat is coming.
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Ask the Rabbi: What Should a Guest Bring to Shabbat?
Someone asked, "what to bring to shabbat as a guest?"
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Seasons of Shabbat
Shabbat experiences are part of our lives, and they change over the course of a lifetime. The Shabbat we remember (or don’t) from our childhoods is not the Shabbat we will have as new parents. Single...
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Where’s the Miracle?
May this be a Shabbat of peace and blessing, a Shabbat of seeing clearly!
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Sacrifices for Shabbat?
I was delighted to see that sjewindy at A Humanistic Jew in Indianapolis left a pingback this morning to my post, Why Can’t Jews Get Married on Shabbat? entitled Jewish? Want a Saturday Wedding? Find a...
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The Wonders of Shabbat
There is a Jewish mystical tradition that holds that every Shabbat a Jew receives a neshamah y’teyrah, an extra soul. The first time I heard that, I thought it sounded a bit excessive: I have my hands...
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