Shabbat — the seventh day — is the still point the whole week turns toward.
Everything below is drawn from the classical Jewish sources and cited to its origin.
Reflections on Shabbat
- Eshet Chayil: The Friday-Night Song to a Woman of Valor
- Havdalah: How Shabbat Ends with Wine, Spices, and a Braided Flame
- Kabbalat Shabbat: Welcoming the Sabbath at Sundown
- Lecha Dodi: The Song That Greets the Sabbath Bride
- Menuchah: The Sacred Rest at the Heart of Shabbat
- Preparing for Shabbat: How to Cross the Threshold from Weekday to Rest
- Shalom Aleichem: Welcoming the Shabbat Angels Home
- What 'Work' Really Means on Shabbat: The 39 Melachot and the Rest of Creation
- When Shabbat Begins: Sunset, Candle-Lighting, and the Edges of Holy Time
- Why Challah Is Braided and Why There Are Two Loaves on Shabbat
- Why Shabbat Is Saturday: The Seventh Day and the Memory of Creation
A free seven-day companion
One verse, one reflection, one line to write each day.