Shabbat is a vital part of Jewish life. It is one of the big three mitzvot (commandments/deeds) that identify an Orthodox Jew, along with kosher and taharas hamishpacha (the laws of family purity).

The Jewish case against the projected reform of the calendar by the insertion of “blank days” which would make the Sabbath a movable day in relation to the week, was explained to-day to the ...

Shabbat, the day of creation, teaches us about the “consecration of life.” Pesach, ... This dual Jewish calendar is not harmonious; but it offers a 3-D vision of life, ...

Shabbat Ha-Chodesh: Introducing the Jewish calendar Pesach, the Festival celebrating our freedom, calibrates the Holidays. And Ba'al ha-Turim's calculations find a tikkun in Eretz Yisrael.

Objection to the proposed calendar reform now under consideration by the National Committee on Calendar Simplification here was voiced by the Jewish Sabbath Alliance of America, in a communication ...

Australia The Australian Jewish News; For Publishers Become a Partner; Community. Join our community; ... Jewish calendar and Shabbat marks start of Antropocene Era Mar 24, 2016, 3:45 PM Edit; ...

Australia The Australian Jewish News; For Publishers Become a Partner; Community. Join our community; Sign in; About The Times of Israel; ... Hebrew Calendar Geeks, Unite! Oct 28, 2022, ...

Shifts in the Hebrew calendar to ensure major holidays avoid the Sabbath cause Hanukkah to never fall on Nov 27. By the 3030s, this misalignment of the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars builds up to ...

Ze’ev Orzech writes from Corvallis, Ore.: “I am intrigued by the connection between the Hebrew name for the planet Saturn, shabtai, which comes from Shabbat, and the word ‘Satur’ or ...

Shabbat Ha-Chodesh: Introducing the Jewish calendar Pesach, the Festival celebrating our freedom, calibrates the Holidays. And Ba'al ha-Turim's calculations find a tikkun in Eretz Yisrael.