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Welcoming the Shabbat
you may ask why the first mitzvah of Shabbat is the kindling of lights. That is because Shabbat is actually a celebration of the Creator and His Creation. G‑d’s creation of the world follows a seven-day cycle, which peaks each Shabbat and begins anew. At Creation, the first thing that was brought into being was light. Therefore, it is appropriate to kindle lights at the start of Shabbat in commemoration of the first light that was created.
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Important Upcoming Holidays
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Purim
Evening of Mon, Mar 2, 2026 – Tue, Mar 3, 2026
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people by Queen Esther from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther. According to the Book of Esther, Haman was the royal vizier to the Persian king Ahasuerus.