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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.

Full  ONLINE CALENDAR OF SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING, READINGS, HOLIDAYS AND FAST HERE

Important Upcoming Holidays

Yom Kippur
יוֹם כִּפּוּר)

 

Sukkot

Sukkot, (Hebrew: סוכות or סֻכּוֹת, sukkōt, or sukkos, Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles)  is a Torah-commanded Jewish holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals on which Israelites were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.

Read here to learn more about Sukkot.