Shabbat Meals

The meaning behind the laws and customs we observe at the Shabbat table.

Question: I have been invited over to a Chabad rabbi's home for a Friday night Shabbat meal. Is it proper for me to bring flowers, a bottle of wine, or some other sort of gift? I really don't want to turn up empty handed... Answer: How thoughtful of you! ...

A practical guide to the basic laws of Kiddush, with answers to many common questions.

While most slice their bread, there are indeed some who rip on Shabbat, and some do so just on Fridays. Here's why

You don’t have to be a Torah scholar or expert chef to host a Friday-night dinner or Saturday lunch.

Every week, for the 25 hours beginning just before sundown on Friday until after night has fallen on Saturday night, Jewish people celebrate Shabbat, a period of rest and spiritual rejuvenation.

Learn the basics of the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest since Biblical times.

Served in chicken soup, matzo balls are dumplings made of matzo meal (ground matzo), egg, oil, water and flavoring

An annual program at Binghamton University in Upstate New York called “Shabbat 1800” brought together nearly that many students on a recent Friday evening to celebrate the Jewish Sabbath. It marked the 22nd year since the inception of the concept at Bingh...