Although a formal Kabbalat Shabbat service is of recent provenance, the idea of greeting Shabbat goes back to the times of Chazal. The Talmud records that late on Friday afternoon, R. Hanina and R.

More than 340 people came to San Diego Jewish Academy recently for the annual “Grandparents and Special Friends Day.” ...

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What happens when two Jewish musicians shaped by different life experiences come together to create a 21st-century take on Kabbalat Shabbat? The result is “Raza,” a recording released digitally in ...

Robinson’s Arch, the only area of the Western Wall that is government-approved for prayer without a mechitzah, will take center stage Friday evening (May 10) when it serves as the site for what is ...

In a move that apparently would make history for an Orthodox synagogue in the United States, the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale is scheduled Friday night to have a woman lead a Kabbalat Shabbat service ...

The bar is doling out drinks as fast as it can manage. A man at the front recites Kaddish while the mixed-gender congregation slouches, sipping beer, eating snacks, talking on cell phones. It sounds ...

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"I would give everything to see my Matan beside me tonight,” Zangauker said. Hamas captivity survivors and families of hostages held a Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday evening outside the home of Defense ...