(JTA) — Contestants on an episode of Jeopardy that aired Wednesday night were stumped when presented with a photo of chulent, a stew traditionally cooked over the course of Shabbat. The clue, for $400 ...

Luka Dončić was headed to Los Angeles — if the Lakers could keep it quiet for one more Shabbat. The Feb. 2 trade that brought ...

Every Friday evening at sunset, the Jewish Sabbath — Shabbat in Hebrew — begins and until sunset the next day it is meant to be a time of rest. “Instead of the mundane labor that inundated the week, ...

Of all the gifts that the Jewish people has given to the world, perhaps the most important is what in Hebrew is called “Shabbat” and often translated into English as “Sabbath.” Shabbat, however, is ...

Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for their first Shabbat services since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting an ongoing war. Rabbis led prayers of peace and ...

Haven't you ever just wished that life came with a "pause" button? According to Jewish tradition, it does. And now, groups of families throughout the Pioneer Valley are reconnecting with that ...

Jay Lefkowitz is a lawyer in New York City. There is a cartoon circulating on the Internet these days that captures the monotony of self-isolating life during the covid-19 pandemic. The image is of a ...

The rhythm of creation in six days of work followed by Shabbat reveals a universe that balances growth and destruction, change and stability. Each day of creation brings forth something new: light, ...

This is not your parents’ Shabbat — it’s a little more rock ’n’ roll. And it’s not the usual setting for the Jewish Friday night services that herald in the Sabbath. Instead, Warehouse Shabbat moves ...

Elie Kligman, chosen by the Washington Nationals, is the second Orthodox Jew to be drafted in Major League baseball. News about Jacob Steinmetz’s selection to become the first orthodox Jew to play ...