She didn’t keep the entire Sabbath – non-Jews aren’t supposed to do that. But Sarah Palin spent Friday night at a Shabbaton in Hershey, Pennsylvania before heading to Washington for Glenn Beck’s mass rally on Saturday.She was a... 

Another aspect of family history is to learn about our ancestors’ food traditions. As our families moved from country to country, they brought along their favorite recipes along with their possessions. Sometimes the recipes needed adaptation as... 

In a first for the central Swiss regional capital of Zug, a new study center is energizing the hamlet’s tiny Jewish community through a combination of Torah classes, holiday-themed programming, Shabbat services and a Hebrew school. Go here to see the... 

Hundreds of college students from across Texas and Oklahoma descended on Texas A&M University for the second-annual Grand Texas Intercollegiate Shabbaton hosted by the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Student Center. Read more here:  Southern Students Put... 

Jewish students across the Lone Star State are excitedly saying this weekend’s second-annual Grand Texas Intercollegiate Shabbaton promises to be even bigger and better than last year’s event. View original post here:  Texas Weekend Draws Hundreds... 

To a Jewish soldier stationed far from home, a prayer book is a scarce and valuable commodity, as welcome as discovering a like-minded soldier to share a Shabbat evening dinner. An entire weekend dedicated to their spiritual wellbeing can be even rarer. More... 

Hundreds of Scotland’s Jews filled a hall in the Glasgow suburb of Giffnock for an exhibition extolling the variety of kosher foodstuffs in today’s marketplace. More here:  Scottish Jews Celebrate Variety of Country’s Kosher Food  Read More →

Declaring that a Jewish inmate who has languished on death row for more than a quarter of a century should not be executed next week, some 200 Jewish and non-Jewish organizations are petitioning Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to intervene and spare his life. Go... 

Hundreds of Jewish college students took over two S. Diego, Calif., hotels last weekend for the annual West Coast Intercollegiate Shabbaton. Read the rest here: Student Weekend Brings Music and Light to California Beach  Read More →

Deriving inspiration from the Jewish teaching that each and every Shabbat offers a “taste” of life after the final redemption, some 300 Jewish communities around the globe will be uniting this weekend as part of the One Shabbat One World program. View...