If there’s a will, there’s a way

November 16, 2010 at 2:37 pm · Filed under Commandments/Mitzvot, Lifestyle/Halachah, News and tagged: Bereans Online, Boaz Michael, Christmas, FFOZ, Hebrew National, kiddush, Lloyd Douglas, Mecca, Muslim prayer, Shabbat, Shabbat candles, Shabbat prohibitions, Shacharit, Shemoneh Esrei, Tefilat HaDerech, Texas Stadium, The Robe, Tim Hegg, Torah portion, Vayetze, Wayfarer's Prayer

by torahgirl

This past Shabbat was unusual for me.

My fiancé and I were on a trip, which made our Shabbat observance somewhat different than usual. I wanted to share the story, in order to recognize G-d’s provision as well as to encourage others who might find themselves in a similar situation.

We arrived in Dallas, TX on Friday afternoon, well before sundown, and when it was time for candlelighting, we found a quiet place to perform kiddush {the “sanctification” of Shabbat} – a place that was out of the way yet still easily noticed, since the large group of people around us were not Torah-observant. We were able to bring Shabbat candlesticks, white taper candles, and matches with us, along with our kiddush card, but had to improvise the bread and wine with gluten-free crackers and apple juice {is this acceptable? Yes, although the blessing over wine should be changed from “borei p’ri hagafen/Who creates the fruit of the vine” to “shehakol nih’yeh bid’varo/Who made all things exist through His Word”}.

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