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Contemporary Shabbat Practice

Two men play guitar and violin joyfully outdoors, while a seated man with a beard watches.

“The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on the Sabbath we try to become attuned to holiness in time. It is a day on which we are called upon to share in what is eternal in time, to turn from the results of creation to the mystery of creation; from the world of creation to the creation of the world.” –Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath, 1951
 

Latest Rituals

Interpretive Amidah translations and meditations for recitation out of doors

Woman meditates peacefully in a sunlit field, surrounded by tall grasses.

A ritual for returning home and letting go of the day that has past

Older couple embracing warmly in a cozy kitchen with wooden furnishings and natural light.

An original song, with music and lyrics, praising God and recognizing the various ways in which one might honor Shabbat

A dining table set for six with white plates, glasses, and a floral centerpiece near large windows.

A poem dedicated to women who are crafters of tallitot

spools of thread in a loom

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