To signal the end of Shabbat, the Havdalah candle was lit against a background of sequins, glitter and rainbow sparkles, ...

Mizmor shir l’yom haShabbat—“Let us sing a song to the day of Shabbat,” begins Psalm 92. And we still do, with new music for the Shabbat liturgy written every year. Here are five of the best recent ...

Rabbi Naftali Citron, who grew up as a follower of the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, has fond memories of the singer-composer leading the Havdalah service that marks the end of Shabbat. “He was at the ...

For Havdalah, though, medieval Ashkenazim, stood. Several Rishonim explain that we stand in order to honor the departing Sabbath Queen. But based on this logic, one should stand for Kiddush as well.

Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, a leader in shaping the future of pluralistic Judaism on the western North Shore, will join Temple Tikvah of New Hyde Park for a Family Havdalah and Craft Night on ...

Two-day Yom Tovs are decadent enough, but double-day holidays that run into the Sabbath are nothing short of gluttonous. This fall, observant Jews are facing a series of three-day festivals that will ...

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Ori Megidish, who was rescued from Hamas captivity, on Saturday night lit the Havdalah candle in a special ceremony at the conclusion of the "Israeli Shabbat" initiative which was held in Warsaw ...