Celebrating Shabbat in Your Home

Lighting the Shabbat candlesWhether you're just getting started with a Shabbat observance and need to know where to begin, or you want to enrich your knowledge and enliven your celebration... whether you are looking for adult study resources, guidance for your interfaith family, activities to engage children in Shabbat, or great music and recipes... this is the page to bookmark.

Embracing Shabbat in Your Congregation

Studying on ShabbatThe materials presented here have been developed to guide your congregation through a process of communal study about, reflection on and experimentation with Shabbat observance. Depending on the needs and interests of your congregation, the various sections of this program may be used individually or in combination.

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Eilu V'Eilu

  |   Apr 30, 2008 12:00 AM
This month, the URJ's Eilu V'Eilu online publication, a point/counterpoint dialogue between two scholars providing for active participation from readers, focused on Shabbat, and attempted to answer the following questions: What does Shabbat mean for today's Reform Jews? What Jewish...

The Truth Is...

  |   Apr 28, 2008 12:00 AM
"The truth is we can talk about the joys and meaning of observing Shabbat until we're blue in the face and it won't really make much difference. It's like trying to describe the taste of chocolate to someone who has...

Finding Shabbat While Working Hard

  |   Apr 16, 2008 12:00 AM
A few weeks ago, many of our colleagues and friends participated in the Riding4Reform, a fund-raiser for the Israeli Reform movement. Cantor Ross Wollman, of Congregatin Sukkat Shalom in Wilmette, IL was kind enough to share part of his experience,...

Shabot Shalom!

  |   Apr 11, 2008 12:00 AM
We thought we'd help you get into the spirit of Shabbat with a little smile. Click the link below and enjoy!View imageShabbat Shalom!...

Calling All Recipes!!

  |   Apr 9, 2008 12:00 AM
We've shared some with you, now it's your turn to share them with us!If you have any yummy Shabbat recipes (especially for things that can be brought to Shabbat Oneg) please share them with us, either by clicking here or...