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This less than 5 minute long animated video introduces the basic Shabbat rituals performed on Friday night, including the candle lighting ceremony,

This ceremony, meant to be performed before the blessing over the bread, encourages people to contemplate the source of their

This post presents blessings that animal-lovers can use for their pet dogs and cats on Shabbat in English and transliterated

This is a highly technical article about the laws of lighting Shabbat candles according to Orthdox halacha, meant for those

This post presents the blessing for lighting the Shabbat candles on Friday night, both in its traditional format (i.e. with

In this article, Rabbi Leah Doberne-Schor encourages readers to pray for peace when lighting the Shabbat candles. She includes a