Friday Night and Beyond: The Shabbat Experience Step-By-Step

by Lori Palatnik

Book Overview

A practical book that guides the reader through the Sabbath day in a warm and user-friendly manner. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568210353
• ISBN13: 9781568210353
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent

This is an easy to read and consise review of the fundamentals of keeping Shabbos for the beginner. I highly recommend this book for those starting out in being Shomar Shabbos

Just what I needed to start keeping Shabbat...

Lori's book is just what the Spritual Doctor ordered to help me on my journey towards keeping the Sabbath. I have experienced the beauty of Shabbat in other peoples home but with the help of this book I can begin celebrating Shabbat in my own home.

Absolutely Wonderful Book

My only regret about this book is that we didn't purchase it sooner. My wife and I are on the path of becoming more observant. We bought and read several Shabbos books before we found this one. The other books were o.k., but none came close to combining inspiration and instruction in such a pragmatic manner as Lori Palatnik is able to do. I strongly recommend this wonderful book to anyone wanting to learn and embrace the how's and why's of a traditional Jewish Shabbat.

Excellent resource for almost anyone

This book provides exactly what the title advertises: a step-by-step guide through the Shabbat experience, from Friday night through the end of the day on Saturday. Whether you already keep Shabbat, or you are someone seeking to learn more about Jewish religious observance, this book will make Shabbat a more meaningful and spirtual experience.Ever wondered what beginning Shabbat dinner with Shalom Aleichem is all about? Kiddush? Grace after meals? What about that washing of the hands before Hamotzi? Or, maybe you are curious about WHAT to do, not just why? This book answers all of these questions and more. Indeed, for each ritual or step in the Shabbat experience, the book provides the what, how, and why. The author even includes the full text of prayers (in English, Hebrew, and transliteration) for both before and after the meals. Also included in each section of the book are first person antecdotes describing various individuals' personal stories behind their endeavors to observe particular rituals.I highly recommend this book, especially for those who want to-the-point explanations of specific Shabbat rituals, including for those interested in learning what to do, and how to do it.I now use the book to refresh myself on particular rituals so that I can share their meanings with Shabbat guests, making both mine and their Shabbat experiences more meaningful.As an aside, the book would make a great gift for that friend or family member who keeps talking about wanting to learn about or "do more" on Shabbat but who feels overwhelmed by the prospect of having to catch-up years of not learning about Judaism. It certainly helped me in that regard.

This is the perfect book for beginners!

I have already lent my copy out twice to people just starting to observe Shabbos. It is very user-friendly, with step by step instructions for what to do and when but also includes the reasons for specific practices and even gives you first person accounts of others who have been there. This makes it very pleasant reading, not just another "how to" book. This is the one book you should read when you're starting out because it covers ALL the basics. I loved it and recommend it to people constantly!