One of the challenges I received last year as a Barnabas was to practice Sabbath. I study engineering, so I convinced myself that I didn’t have time for Sabbath. I let my classes and anxiety crowd out ...

In his book Jewish Renewal, Rabbi Michael Lerner says that anyone engaging the practice of Shabbat can expect a rough ride for a couple of years at least. This is because Sabbath involves pleasure, ...

I agree with most of James R. Grube’s letter in the July 4 edition of Sunday LNP | LancasterOnline (“What Unites Us: Readers share thoughts on freedom, faith, family and future”). However, most ...

You don’t have to be a Jew or a Christian to have heard about the Sabbath. But, I’ll admit that we don’t all agree on what it ...

Sabbath observance is a law of G-d. G-d rested from His creative labors on the seventh day and called it the Sabbath (see Genesis 2:2; Exodus 20:11). The Lord commanded Israel to keep the Sabbath holy ...

"Time management" is a collective fixation of the modern West. And yet, in a broader sense, we give very little thought to the structure and rhythm of our day-to-day lives. The philosopher Charles ...

The God of Israel and of Jesus is the God of Exodus who leads His people from the desert to the promised land, from a dry and dusty land to a well-watered garden, from slavery toward sabbath. Jesus ...

Before every Sabbath or Shabbat, some Jewish people begin preparing for synagogue and rest from work by lighting candles and baking challah. Some Jewish people live by religious laws that mean they ...