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The Earth was a vacant abyss, with darkness on the surface of the watery depths, and a great wind blowing on the surface of the water. – Genesis 1:2 As we enter the first Shabbat of the year, and we ...

Of course, the only resting happening then was God’s, and it took until Exodus 23:16, after we made it through the Reed Sea — ...

After completing the weekly haftarah, the reader chants four berachot, the last of which begins with the words, “al HaTorah, v’al haAvoda v’al ha’Nevi’im v’al Yom HaShabbat ha’zeh.... [the Torah, the ...

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This fall, a group of organizers in New York are planning to break a world record: 3,000 guests gathered at the Javits Center for what they hope will be the largest Shabbat dinner ever held. The event ...

We also refrain from washing and anointing ourselves after sunset; after all, we do not bathe or anoint ourselves on Shabbat in any case. However, one who relieves himself during bein hashmashot ...