This is the Forward’s coverage of Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest.
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Life At a Chabad House, Looking for Love, Finding Myself
I was having Shabbat dinner with the Hasidic family who lives down the street, as I sometimes do. I like to meet new people and have new experiences, and in the sleepy, ocean-breezy, rather homogeneous neighborhood of Santa Monica, California, where I’ve recently relocated, dining with a deeply observant Hasidic family can feel like an…
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Fast Forward Bring on the $129 Foldable Shabbat Hot Plate
(JTA) — First there was KosherLamp, the bedside light that could be turned on and off on the Sabbath. Then came KosherSwitch, the controversial toggle that allows users to control lights and other electronic appliances on Shabbat. Now there’s HotMat, a new foldable hotplate designed to give observant Jewish consumers a safe, portable and rabbinically sanctioned…
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News Hillary and Bernie Clash in Nevada’s Shabbat Showdown on the Strip
LAS VEGAS (JTA) — Jewish voters in Nevada suffer the same affliction as anyone else ahead of caucuses in the presidential race: No one is quite sure how the damn system works. “A big part of what we do is to educate people about what a caucus is,” said Joel Wanger, the point man for…
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Fast Forward Utah Ski Slope Hosts Shabbat on the Mountaintop
(JTA) — It may be the most elevated Shabbat service in the country, and not just because of the spirited singing. Held in a rustic cabin in the woods off a ski slope at Deer Valley resort, the service is situated at about 8,800 feet above sea level, and it’s the nation’s — and possibly…
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Fast Forward Nevada Democratic Caucus Scheduled for Shabbat — Jews Cry Foul
Sabbath-observing Jewish Democrats will be shut out of the party’s caucus in Nevada. The country’s third primary election is scheduled for Feb. 20, a Saturday, at noon. Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and senator, is considered the favorite in Nevada against her insurgent opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. According to the Las Vegas…
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News Martin Luther King Signed Shabbat Program Goes on Block
A piece of civil rights history with a poignant link to a New Jersey Jewish community is going on the auction block. A signed program from a 1963 Shabbat sermon delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Temple Sha’arey Shalom in Springfield, New Jersey is available for sale at Lelands Auction in an online…
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Fast Forward Israel Prepares for an ‘Accessibility Shabbat’
Jerusalem — An “Accessibility Shabbat” will be held in communities across Israel. The program being held this coming Shabbat is designed to highlight the need for greater respect for the handicapped and disabled within the religious community, and in Israeli society in general. The initiative is being spearheaded by the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization. The initiative…
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Food My Great Big Challah Bake Experience
The Rockleigh Country Club looked like it had been transformed into a giant, glitzy bakery. Tables in the posh banquet hall were decked out with mixing bowls, spatulas and zipper bags in which all the ingredients for a water challah had been carefully measured out for each cook — all 1,400 of them. It was…
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