Shabbat

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Welcoming Shabbat: A Guide to the Blessings and Rituals of Friday Night

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Shabbat Activity Book

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A Guide to the Havdalah Ceremony

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Challah, Soup and More: Comforting Shabbat Recipes

By JewishBoston

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Our Favorite Havdalah Candles

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Musical Tot Shabbat & Challah Bake

Up Next: Tomorrow, 10:30 am

Beth Menachem Chabad, Newton

The hand of a hungry child hold and break a piece of bread. A kid's hand tearing a piece of challah. Hot plate for the Sabbath. Pot with traditional food and challah-special bread in Jewish cuisine.

Free

Beth Menachem Chabad

Friday, November 22 10:30am - 11:30am

Beth Menachem Chabad349 Dedham StNewton, MA 02459

Requires registration Free

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Havurah on The Hill: Self-Care Shabbat

Tomorrow, 6:00 pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture, Boston

$22

Havurah on The Hill

Friday, November 22 6:00pm - 9:00pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture18 Phillips StBoston, MA 02114

Requires registration $22.00

Shabbat With Consecration

Tomorrow, 7:00 pm

Kerem Shalom, Concord

Free

Kerem Shalom

Friday, November 22 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Kerem Shalom659 Elm StConcord, MA 01742

Requires registration Free

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

Up Next: Nov 23, 9:00 am

Sinai Brookline, Brookline

Magic Ball and Judaism, The word love highlighted

Free

Sinai Brookline

Saturday, November 23 9:00am - 10:15am

Sinai Brookline50 Sewall AveBrookline, MA 02446

Free

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The Rabbis Slurp Spaghetti

Nov 23, 6:00 pm

Congregation Shirat Hayam, Swampscott

Mandy Bourke Italian Cuisine Spaghetti Pasta

$40

Lappin Foundation

Saturday, November 23 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Congregation Shirat Hayam55 Atlantic AveSwampscott, MA 01907

Requires registration $40.00

“Thank Goodness It’s Shabbat” for Families With Young Children

Up Next: Nov 30, 10:00 am

Temple Israel, Boston

Free

The Village for Families with Young Children at Temple Israel of Boston

Saturday, November 30 10:00am - 11:00am

Temple Israel477 Longwood AvenueBoston, MA 02215

Requires registration Free

Shabbat Zimrah Kabbalat Shabbat With TBZ

Dec 6, 6:00 pm

Temple Beth Zion, Brookline

Free

Temple Beth Zion

Friday, December 6 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Temple Beth Zion1566 Beacon StBrookline, MA 02446

Free

Share Shabbat With B’nai Torah MetroWest

Up Next: Dec 6, 7:00 pm

B'nai Torah MetroWest, Wayland

Free

B’nai Torah MetroWest

Friday, December 6 7:00pm - 8:30pm

B'nai Torah MetroWest97 Concord RdWayland, MA 01778

Requires registration Free

Thurer Scholar-in-Residence Program: Dr. Peter Ochs

Up Next: Dec 6, 7:30 pm

Sinai Brookline, Brookline

Dr Peter Ochs PhD Edgar M. Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies Professor Emeritus University of Virginia Dan Addison

Free

Sinai Brookline

Friday, December 6 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Sinai Brookline50 Sewall AveBrookline, MA 02446

Free

Tots and Tunes on Shabbat

Up Next: Dec 7, 10:30 am

Temple Emeth, Brookline

Free

Temple Emeth

Saturday, December 7 10:30am - 11:15am

Temple Emeth194 Grove StBrookline, MA 02467

Requires registration Free

Temple Tots Pajama Havadalah

Dec 7, 5:15 pm

Temple Aliyah, Needham

$18

Temple Aliyah Temple Tots

Saturday, December 7 5:15pm - 6:30pm

Temple Aliyah1664 Central AveNeedham, MA 02492

Requires registration $18.00 - $20.00

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9/23/2024 Top Pick

Seats of Hope

Save a seat and “host” a hostage for the holiday to convey our message to the world: Our holiday tables are not complete until all the hostages return home.

By Hostages and Missing Families Forum

Sixteen Miles Out Unsplash Candles Candlelit Vigil

9/20/2024 Top Pick

A High Holidays Guide For After October 7

By OneTable

Diana Kotrova Unsplash Pomegranates High Holydays Rosh Hashanah

9/20/2024 Top Pick

Shabbat Shuva Guide

This guide will help you host a Friday night dinner on Oct. 4, the first Shabbat of the Hebrew year, just before Yom Kippur.

By OneTable

Megs Harrison Unsplash Shofar Yom Kippur High Holydays

9/20/2024 Top Pick

Pre-Yom Kippur x Shabbat Guide

No matter how you honor Yom Kippur, this guide will take you through a meal that combines elements of Shabbat and Yom Kippur to begin the holiday with intention.

By OneTable

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9/20/2024 Top Pick

Sukkot x Shabbat Guide

This guide will take you through Sukkot Shabbat, highlighting the special additions of this nature-based holiday.

By OneTable

5/28/2024 Top Pick

7 Things To Know About Mamaleh’s New Event Space

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Tufts HIllel, Tufts University, Challah for Hunger

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Challah for Hunger: Addressing Food Insecurity

Tufts Hillel program bakes and sells challah for charity.

By Claire WoodFor The Tufts Daily

3/8/2024 Top Pick

At Vilna Shul, Shabbat Is a Big Dill

Part of the impetus for our journey is a desire to engage in a Jewish community beyond Harvard’s campus.

By Sage S. Lattman & Dina R. ZeldinFor Fifteen Minutes

Two lit Shabbat candles in front of challah

2/23/2024 Top Pick

Shabbat for Ukrainian Jews

A special toolkit for Shabbat, uplifting the voices of Ukrainian Jews and providing special words and songs to be a light for Jews caught in the Ukraine crisis.

By JDC

Sunlight falls into the winter deciduous forest on a foggy morning. Photo taken in December.

1/31/2024 Top Pick

Jewish Practices to Buoy You Through Winter Doldrums

Rituals, both old and new, offer a path to cultivate Jewish joy.

By Heather RenetzkyFor Boston-Area Jewish Education Program (BJEP)

Shabbat

Shabbat, the day of rest, begins Friday at dusk and lasts until sunset on Saturday. Find recipes, activities, events like community dinners and more.