Gates of Shabbat - Shaarei Shabbat

Name: Gates of Shabbat - Shaarei Shabbat
Author: Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro
ISBN: 9780881232691

A Guide for Observing Shabbat, Revised Edition

by Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro

224 Pages6.00 × 9.00 × 1.10 in

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ISBN: 9780881232691
Published: 1st Jan 2016

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This 25th anniversary edition is a completely revised and updated version of the classic how-to guide about Shabbat observance and practices.

This book is about Shabbat--the Jewish treasure that comes around every seven days. In the midst of our freedom, Shabbat offers roots and inspiration along with joy and hope. In the midst of a world of endless choices and paths, Judaism provides the rich resources developed for living a life of meaning over centuries of practice. In particular, Judaism offers Shabbat as a way to deepen, renew, and refresh our lives.

Through additional essays, poetry, and personal insights, as well as many new inspiring and creative ideas, this updated edition of Gates of Shabbat offers a roadmap to discovering and exploring what Shabbat can mean to you.

A Note on Transliteration
Preface
The Possibilities of Shabbat

Observing Shabbat
Welcoming Shabbat
My Story—Welcoming Shabbat
Erev Shabbat at Home
My Story—Erev Shabbat at Home
Erev Shabbat and Shabbat Day in the Synagogue
My Story—When I Pray and Study
Shabbat Day at Home
Establishing Definitions for Work and Rest on Shabbat
My Story—Defining Shabbat Work and Rest
Thirty-Six More Ways to Celebrate Shabbat
The Havdalah Service—Separating from Shabbat

Readings and Meditations
From the Bible
From Rabbinic Literature
From Chasidic Literature
From Modern Sources
Modern Poetry and Prayer

Taking Another Step
The Missing Word
The Meaning of Mitzvah
The Mitzvot of Shabbat: An Overview of Shabbat Observance
In Conclusion
Further Learning
Music for Prayers and Z’mirot (Songs)

Works Cited
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index

Rabbi Mark Shapiro has served congregations in Springfield, MA, White Plains, NY, and Toronto. He was ordained at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in 1977.

Rabbi Shapiro is interested in the full spectrum of Jewish expression from liturgy to education, outreach and social justice. In 2007, he was honored by the National Conference for Community and Justice with its annual human rights award. He has been treasurer and president of the Interfaith Council of Western Massachusetts and sits on the Board of Friends of the Homeless. Rabbi Shapiro has served on the Executive Committee of the CCAR Board of Trustees as its recording secretary. He has also been an adjunct professor at Springfield College.

Rabbi Shapiro wrote numerous articles and is the editor of Gates of Shabbat: A Guide for Observing Shabbat, published by CCAR Press in 1996.

"A changed world has to inspire new ways to engage the seventh day, and that is what emerged as Gates of Shabbat, Version 2.0."
- "Aspiring to Shabbat: Gates of Shabbat, Revised" by Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro, Author and Editor of Gates of Shabbat, Revised.