Shabbat is about balance or, to use a modern word, mindfulness. And as the pope understands, people of all faiths need the equivalent of a Shabbat experience precisely because we are not machines.

Shabbat Hachodesh: A Calendar from Amsterdam Mar 12, 2021, 9:52 AM Edit. Share. Copy link; ... A calendar, hand-drawn in color and with Dutch captions for Tswi Hershel by his father in 1942.

It’s rare for Passover to start on a Saturday night. But it does present an opportunity to reflect on two epic events of the Jewish calendar. The first is the Passover Seder itself, arguably one ...

Throughout the series, The Journal News will be exploring topics on Judaism including modesty, Shabbat and the holidays, the laws of family purity and Kosher. Shabbat is a vital part of Jewish life.