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How to Welcome Shabbat at Home

Rabbi Steven Rein and Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey lead us through the blessings to welcome Shabbat in our homes. Follow along with these videos and guide pages.

Video Library - How Do We Live a Jewish Life?

Fri, July 11 2025
15 Tammuz 5785

Shabbat Resources

Looking for resources to enhance your family Shabbat?

Shabbat 101 (My Jewish Learning)

Shabbat Blessings (My Jewish Learning)

Shabbat (with kids) Cheat Sheet (18 Doors)

How to Do Shabbat for the Modern Family (18 Doors)

What is Shabbat? (Bim Bam)

Animated Weekly Torah Portions for Children (Bim Bam)

Making Challah for Shabbat (PJ Library)

Havdalah Resources

Learn more about Havdalah and download a blessings booklet. (Flip on the short side if printing double sided.)

Learn the Havdalah songs and blessings along with Hazzan Elisheva Dienstfrey:

- Havdalah first paragraph

- Havdalah blessings over wine, spices and candle (fire)

- Havdalah last paragraph

- Havdalah songs, HaMavdil, Shavua Tov, Eliyahu HaNavi

Events for Children and Families

There are no upcoming events at this time.

Fri, July 11 2025 15 Tammuz 5785

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Candle Lighting

This week's Torah portion is Parshat Chukat

Shabbat, Jul 5

Candle Lighting

Friday, Jul 4, 8:19pm

Havdalah

Motzei Shabbat, Jul 5, 9:19pm

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Young Families of Alexandria/Arlington

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How to Welcome Shabbat at Home

Video Library - How Do We Live a Jewish Life?

Lighting Shabbat Candles

Birkat Banim: Blessing our Children

Shalom Aleichem

Kiddush

Handwashing and Motzi

Shabbat Resources

Looking for resources to enhance your family Shabbat?

Havdalah Resources

Events for Children and Families

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Candle Lighting

This week's Torah portion is Parshat Chukat

Candle Lighting

Havdalah

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