Miscellaneous Shabbat Questions and Answers

Walking on Shabbat? There's a law for that. Discover how far you're allowed to go.

The sages outline the number of aliyot for the Torah reading based on the uniqueness of the day on which the Torah is read.

All he does is eat, grumble, and leave. Is there any point in having him there?

Now that the Pacific island of Samoa has changed from the east side of the International Date Line to the west—to be in sync with Australia and New Zealand, its main sources of tourism and business—I’ve been wondering if there are any implications in Jewish law. When will Samoan Jews and Jewish tourists observe the Sabbath?

In the 16th-century Shabbat hymn “Lecha Dodi,” we welcome the Shabbat as both a bride and queen. Here’s why . . .

Many Chassidic men are accustomed to go to mikvah on Shabbat morning.

Where do I light my candles, where we’re sleeping or where we’re eating?

Instead of dropping the match upon a flat surface, should place it down standing diagonally, allowing it to fully burn out.