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There is a mitzvah to add some additional time to one's Shabbat observance after nightfall (tosefet shabbat), and thus published times for the end of Shabbat may be a few minutes later than the time calculated (according to whatever opinion) for nightfall. [18]
B'nai Jeshurun is a non-denominational Jewish synagogue located at 257 West 88th Street and 270 West 89th Street, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in New York City, New York, United States. The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in June 1989.
The term Motza'ei Shabbat (Hebrew: מוצאי שבת —literally, the going out of the Sabbath) in Judaism refers to the time in the evening immediately following Shabbat, that is Saturday night. It is a time when, following one's declaration of the intention to end Shabbat, it is permissible to resume weekday activities that are prohibited on ...
An empty Shabbat table was set up in New York City's Times Square on Friday, 27 October, to call for the release of more than 200 Israeli hostages held by Hamas following the militant group's ...
It offers an opportunity to contemplate the spiritual aspects of life and to spend time with family. The end of Shabbat is traditionally marked by a ritual called Havdalah, during which blessings are said over wine (or grape juice), aromatic spices, and Havdalah candle lighting, separating Shabbat from the rest of the week. [3]
Grand Rabbi Judah Wolff Kornreich, the Shidlovtzer Rebbe, reciting Havdalah. Havdalah (Hebrew: הַבְדָּלָה, romanized: haḇdālā, lit. 'separation', Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אבדלתא, romanized: aḇdāltā) is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) described the brownstone exterior in 1966 as "the finest extant example of the Moorish Revival style in New York City". [2] [5] When the synagogue partially burned down in 1998, UAHC president Alexander M. Schindler said the building had been "a place that made the spirit soar". [13]
The Lincoln Square Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox congregation and synagogue located at 180 Amsterdam Avenue between West 68th and 69th Streets in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1964, the synagogue has moved several times; the most recent move occurred in January 2013.