Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

It hit me today that I’ve been receiving hundreds of “Shanah Tovah” greetings but very few of the “Shabbat Shalom” greetings I usually receive on Fridays. Actually, the fact that Rosh Hashanah falls ...

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20:42, Fri, Sep 7, 2018 Updated: 20:52, Fri, Sep 7, 2018 Rosh Hashanah translates as the “beginning of the year”. The holiday will begin on Sunday, September 9 and end on the evening of Tuesday, ...