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Welcoming Prayer for Shabbat

  • by Amy Kopkin Atkins
Shabbat
two braided challah under a white and blue cover

Women of Light: A Meditation on the Power and Meaning of Shabbat Candlelighting

A beautiful kavannah (intention) for lighting Shabbat candles.
  • by Ariel Neshama Lee.
Biblical women, candle lighting, matriarchs, sarah, Shabbat
split screen of two photos, one of light-skinned woman with short brown hair, hands open over lit shabbat candles, second image same woman has her hands over her face blessing the shabbat candles

Turning Point: A Poem for Ma’ariv Aravim

“And the darkness of evening becomes the light of Shabbat…”
  • by Ariel Neshama Lee
Shabbat, twilight
a starry twilight sky

A Thousandfold

  • by Seraphina Ferraro
Israel, Palestine, peace, Shabbat, war, yahrzeit
rows of lit candles shining in the ddark

Sharing Shabbat With Neighbors

“The nearby porch clutter did not diminish their / prayers, inspiring my own return to Shabbat.”
  • by Diane Rudov
at the shabbat table, neighbors, Shabbat
Shabbat candles and wine set on a white tablecloth

Dollar Bread Shabbat Blessing

  • by Ashley Summers Flynn
at the shabbat table, essential workers, poverty, Shabbat, work
tearing a piece of white bread

The Solace of Shabbat

A poem on the inconsistency of time passing.
  • by Diane Rudov
aging, Shabbat, time
roses in hazy summer sunlight

The Ruakh of Shabbat

“Shabbat holds / Herself open. / All we need do / Is breathe, / And receive Her.”
  • by Tiferet Welch
breath, ruakh, Shabbat
woman's arm reaching out against a blurred background of trees

Reclaiming Our Hidden Light (Or Ganuz): A Shabbat Candle Lighting Ritual

New ritual and meditations after Shabbat candle lighting
  • by Adva Chattler
candle lighting, meditation, Shabbat
split screen of two photos, one of light-skinned woman with short brown hair, hands open over lit shabbat candles, second image same woman has her hands over her face blessing the shabbat candles

The Sabbath Has Arrived

The grace of a dedicated separation between the mundane and the sacred
  • by Maia Conrad
candle lighting, peace, Shabbat
The Sabbath Has Arrived

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