Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

It hit me today that I’ve been receiving hundreds of “Shanah Tovah” greetings but very few of the “Shabbat Shalom” greetings I usually receive on Fridays. Actually, the fact that Rosh Hashanah falls ...

There is a line I have found myself returning to this week, watching events unfold in different corners of the world, each one connected by something deeper than circumstance. We do not wait for the ...

Shabbat Shalom to everybody, everybody except…. the following. President Obama, Mr. Orator, the man who would quote Lincoln, yes the man who was called by the Democrats one of the best speakers ever.

Is there a title for the Shabbat before Shavuot? After all, the Shabbat before Pesach is called Shabbat HaGadol, and the ...

Our NCIS review broke down “Shabbat Shalom,” this week’s episode of TV’s #1 show, in detail. Now, TV Fanatic staff members Steve Marsi, Douglas Wolfe and Eric Hochberger have assembled for our weekly ...

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