Online Shabbat Services & Teachings
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From the Darkness to the Light
The first Shabbat was like the primordial light of the first day of creation, in which it was possible to see from one end of the universe to the other, for on both days the light lasted and the darkness was held back. |
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Finding Holiness in the Everyday
On Shabbat, we actualize the Jewish tradition’s idea of holiness, kedusha. That what constitutes holiness is not a sacred object, place, person, ritual or practice. But rather, we make the times of our life holy through the distinction between work and rest. The distinction between the things that are ours and the things that belong to God. |
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The Gift of Fire
Elie Wiesel, May his soul rest in peace, tells of the poet who was asked what he would save from his burning home. Only one thing. What would it be? The poet answered that he would save the fire itself, for without the fire, life would not be worth living. Fire plays an integral and seamless role throughout the Torah. The first act of creation, light, is the creation of all sources of energy, the fire. Soon afterwards comes the crowning event of creation, Shabbat. And when the first Shabbat is over, Adam watches as the sun goes down for the first time... READ MORE |