Raise Up Your Light: Shabbat Message by Rabbi Laila Haas
June 5, 2026
Click here to listen to an audio recording of this Shabbat Message by Rabbi Laila Haas. I love a trip to the kosher market. My first stop is the aisle with my favorite Israeli chocolates. I take a quick perusal of the tchotchkes and then I head over to the Shabbat aisle, where I could spend hours. I fill my cart with matchboxes that have Shabbat Shalom written across the top. I stock up on placemats and napkins, the ones with Shabbat Shalom in Hebrew on a beautiful white floral background. You get the idea. My last stop is the candle section. I open up a few of the big boxes, making sure the large white candles inside are intact. I carry all my latest findings home and place them in the Shabbat drawer with all my favorite