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 ...

In any case, shabbat shalom u’mevorakh was a Sabbath greeting that spread from Lurianic circles in Palestine to other Sephardic communities in the Middle East.

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.

And the simple greeting: “Shabbat shalom” has never felt more heartbreaking or appropriate. So shabbat shalom – a wish both for Israel and for everywhere in the world – wishing you all a ...

The traditional greeting among Jews is shalom aleichem, peace unto you; to which the response is ... When Jews say “Shabbat shalom – Sabbath peace” to family and friends after a draining ...

On Friday night, Feb. 28, millions of Jewish worshippers will address each other with the customary “Shabbat Shalom” greeting, but this will be no ordinary weekly observance of the Sabb… ...