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Shabbat Shalom for June 19-20, 2026

Shabbat Shalom dear readers. I won’t keep you long because it is time for rest in The Lord. May you have a beautiful Shabbat (Sabbath) with the unmistakable Presence of Yahveh Almighty in your every moment. 🙏

I created this image of a couple reading Bibles by candlelight because it represents something hubby and I try to do on Friday evenings. I say “try” because life doesn’t always go as planned, and we are a bit behind in doing the exact schedule of Torah readings. But whatever portion we read as the candles are burning, we always learn from them. It’s a blessing that has brought special—even miraculous—moments more than once.

Here are a couple of Shabbat/Sabbath verses from “The Complete Jewish Bible” which is a wonderful teaching Bible for linking the Old and New Testaments…

Sh'mot (Exo) 20:11 CJB
[11] For in six days, Adonai made heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. This is why Adonai blessed the day, Shabbat, and separated it for himself. ה 

https://bible.com/bible/1275/exo.20.11.CJB

Mark (Mrk) 2:27-28 CJB
[27] Then he said to them, “Shabbat was made for mankind, not mankind for Shabbat; [28] So the Son of Man is Lord even of Shabbat.”

https://bible.com/bible/1275/mrk.2.27-28.CJB

June 19, 2026 - Posted by Crystal A Murray (aka CrystalWriter) | Bible, Christianity, Nonfiction, Sabbath/Shabbat, Slice of Life, special days, Wombo Dream | Bible, Complete Jewish Bible, Sabbath, Sabbath rest, Shabbat, Wombo Dream AI