How My Wife and I Took Back Our Sundays

We have an agreement: One day a week, we do absolutely nothing. In a society obsessed with productivity, this is harder than it should be—but it’s worth it. By Jason Heller

Rabbinic Reflections: My Jewish Christmas

 https://chaddsfordlive.com/2021/12/12/rabbinic-reflections-my-jewish-christmas/

It’s been 11 years since Christmas last fell on a Saturday. It is the longest stretch in a cycle of Christmases on Saturday, falling every six years, then five years, then six years, then 11 years. It is little wonder then that this year is throwing me for a loop.

Like many American Jews, I have inherited traditions to make the most of Christmas. My family spent Christmas Eve eating at Chinese restaurants and Christmas Day at the movie theater. We are more likely to do Chinese takeout these days, and the new COVID spike will keep us home from a theater. That being said, Friday night and Saturday pose a different problem: Shabbat. How do I do my American Jewish Christmas traditions on Shabbat? ...

Three Benefits of Celebrating Shabbat

https://www.aish.com/sh/t/rai/Three-Benefits-of-Celebrating-Shabbat.html

Let go of the illusion!

https://ravjill.com/shabbat-is-the-day-we-let-go-of-the-illusion/

Love Wawa®? Love Shabbat? You’ll love Brian Feldman’s newest project!

http://phindie.com/love-wawa-love-shabbat-youll-love-brian-feldman/

Phindie: What does Shabbat mean to you?
Brian Feldman: For me, it’s a much needed weekly opportunity to slow down and reflect on the profundities of life through a Jewish lens. Some of my fondest memories from childhood were around the dinner table during my family’s Friday night dinners, and whenever I see the lighting of Shabbat candles, it takes me back to those simpler times. It may not be surprising to say that I was raised extremely reform. And yet, I’m now the most religiously observant member of my family, even attending the D.C. synagogue I live across the street from! Although, to be fair, I don’t go every single week. Since February 2, 2018, it’s also meant… Wawa!

Observing Shabbat: My weekly day of rest

A student reflects on her traditional observance of the weekly Jewish holiday.

Six days of the week, I navigate college life at full speed, balancing work, classes and extracurriculars. 

I say six days because on Saturday I take a complete day of rest. 

I choose to observe Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, for a full day each week. As a senior at Temple University, I’d be lying if I said has always been easy. 

https://temple-news.com/a-day-of-rest-my-experience-of-shabbat/

The Case for Shabbat as an Antidote to Modern Life

http://jewishjournal.com/newsroom/judaism/case-shabbat-antidote-modern-life/

The fourth commandment presents a God who, rather than demanding ever more work, insists on rest. The weekly Sabbath placed a hard limit on how much work could be done and suggested that this was perfectly all right; enough work was done in the other six days. And whereas the pharaoh relaxed while his people toiled, the Lord insisted that the people rest as He rested: “For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.””