Shabbat

Shabbat and the Sefirah of Malchut

The theme of the Sefirot is one of the foundations of Kabbalah. The Sefirot are the emanations through which the Infinite Gd, or Ein Sof, created, sustains and interacts with our finite world. Jewish mystical texts often describe the

November 2023

121 Edition

Shabbat Shuva – The Shabbat of Teshuvah

The Shabbat of the week between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is known as Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of Return, due to the portion read during the Haftarah, an excerpt from the book of Hoshea, which begins with

September 2022

116 Edition

Mystical Dimensions of Shabbat

“The Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything in them in six days and rested on the seventh day, and therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it.” (Exodus

July 2013

80 Edition

The Kiddush of Shabbat Night

“He who recites 'Vayechulu' (the Kiddush) on the night of Shabbat is considered as if he has become a partner with G‑d in the creation of the world” (Talmud, Treatise Shabbat,

July 2011

72 Edition

Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz's Lecha Dodi

Lechá Dodi is the highlight of Kabbalat Shabbat – the Friday night prayer service when we welcome Shabbat. Of all the prayers on that day, Lechá Dodi is the

June 2010

68 Edition

HAVDALÁH, THE END OF SHABAT CEREMONY

“Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who distinguishes between the sacred and the profane, between light and darkness, between Israel and the nations, and between the seventh day and the

June 2002

37 Edition