Shabbat
unpacked
resources
Thank you for being here. We’re excited to share our resources with you.
Sessions
Session 1:
CREATION AND CONNECTION
Discover the essence, practices, and preparations of Shabbat, plus a guide to crafting your own meaningful experience.
Session 2:
THE SOURCE OF BLESSING
Before observing Shabbat, pause to embrace its peace, joy, and hidden blessings.
Session 3:
PREPARING FOR THE QUEEN
In this session, we will unpack in detail the ideas mentioned in previous sessions, for a clearer, practical understanding.
Session 4:
SAFEGUARDING THE SHABBAT
Shabbat enriches life—family, growth, and rest. Divine safeguards keep its value alive. This session will begin to outline the safeguards of Shabbat.
Session 5:
CREATION THROUGH BUILDING AND COOKING
Shabbat is a weekly chance to reconnect—with loved ones, the Almighty, or even ourselves—after days of distraction. It’s a time to return to what truly matters.
Session 6:
CREATION THROUGH COOKING (CONTINUED)
We can’t cook on Shabbat—but we’re meant to eat warm food. How is this paradox resolved?
Session 7:
MUKTZEH
In this session, we will shift focus to a Rabbinic law that is central to how we observe Shabbat.
Session 8:
CREATION THROUGH WRITING AND ERASING
We introduced Writing in Session 4; here, we will build on that foundation with a deeper understanding.
Session 9:
CREATION THROUGH KINDLING A FIRE
In this session, we will explore the topic of creation through lighting fire in an ever evolving technological society.
Session 10:
CREATION THROUGH KINDLING AND EXTINGUISHING A FIRE
In this session, we will continue our exploration of the laws of creation by focusing on the acts of kindling and extinguishing fire.
Session 11:
CREATION THROUGH DYEING AND SHEARING
In this session, we will uncover how dyeing and shearing were used in the Mishkan and what they mean for Shabbat observance today.
Session 12:
CREATION THROUGH tRANSPORTING AND CARRYING
This session will focus on the laws of moving items between public and private domains.
Session 13:
CREATION THROUGH BORER / SELECTING
In this session, we’ll explore Borer—the Shabbat prohibition of selecting or separating items—and the key conditions that make it permissible.
Session 14:
OVERVIEW: THE 39 MELACHOT
In this session, we will take a final look at the 39 melachot—summarizing the core concepts that shaped our Shabbat journey.
Session 15:
YOU'VE UNPACKED SHABBAT!
As with anything good and real in life, it takes real
effort to fully reap the results of making Shabbat part
of our lives, but the results enhance every component
of our lives.
Session 14:
OVERVIEW: THE 39 MELACHOT
In this session, we will take a final look at the 39 melachot—summarizing the core concepts that shaped our Shabbat journey.
