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Trump administration hosts White House Shabbat gathering for US 250th anniversary

Trump’s administration hosted a White House Shabbat gathering after the president urged Jewish Americans to observe the sabbath for the US 250th anniversary.

A man wears a Trump yarmulke while waiting for U.S. President Donald Trump to address the Republican Jewish Coalition 2019 Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., April 6, 2019.
President Donald Trump prays at the first cabinet meeting of his second term at the White House in February, 2025

Trump calls on Americans to observe Shabbat during US 250th anniversary events

A JEWISH FAMILY gathers after lighting Shabbat candles.

America’s National Shabbat: An invitation Jews cannot afford to miss - opinion

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Parashat Vayetze: 'Wise people, be careful with your words’

If we were truly aware of the power embedded in our words, in casual conversation, in a sentence spoken in anger or sarcasm, we would be far more cautious.

Close-up of letter cubes spelling "Words Have Power" (illustrative)

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Parashat Chayei Sarah: Politics, power, perils of ambition

Politics, the haftarah reminds us, is not inherently corrupt. It becomes corrupt when it forgets that leadership is service, not self-promotion.

 SCRIBES FINISH writing a Torah scroll.

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The Jewish people need the unifying potential in God’s great gift of Shabbat - opinion

South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein's "Shabbat Project" aims to bring together millions of Jews from across the world to embrace the unifying potential embedded in the gift of Shabbat.

LAUNCHED BY South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein and now in its twelfth year, the ‘Shabbat Project’ encourages Jews worldwide to experience Shabbat together, states the writer.

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Rock that ‘kiddush’: How to throw a memorable, successful synagogue kiddush

So how do you make a kiddush that people will talk about for years to come? Here are some ideas to start your creative kiddush juices flowing like grape juice!

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Rabbi keeps eruv intact for 25 years in Manhattan, now he is using help from new sensors

Before every Shabbat, Rabbi Moshe Tauber drives around Manhattan to inspect the eruv. Now, new technology is making his sacred task easier.

Rabbi Moshe Tauber and wife Chaya Tauber drive up the West Side Highway while checking the Manhattan eruv, a boundary that permits observant Jews to carry items on Shabbat and Jewish festivals.