Shabbat Project

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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Shabbat candles
Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US


Shabbat Project: Jews in Israel, abroad show solidarity amid Hamas war

This year, some 1,000 Shabbat Project partners around the world will be hosting events to show solidarity with Israel. 

 CANDLE-LIGHTING event in Mariupol, Ukraine, 2021.

Can giving Israel Sundays off heal the religious divide?

Rabbi Warren Goldstein: "Introducing Sunday as an additional weekend day would mitigate the tensions and divisions within Israeli society concerning Shabbat."

 Businesswoman sitting on her desk in an office (illustrative).

One million hearts embrace Shabbat Project, Jewish values

For the past ten years, the Shabbat Project has been making waves across the globe, uniting Jews from all walks of life and inspiring a deeper connection to Judaism.

 Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein and President Isaac Herzog holding his newest book.

Keeping Shabbat is the key to achieving Jewish nirvana, new book says

South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein’s book challenges readers to observe Shabbat.

 Shabbat (Illustrative).

Heal Israel's divisions by giving Sunday off for everyone - opinion

Declare Sunday a weekly day off for the country, a proposal that has long been discussed at various times over the last years. The majority of Israelis will support it.

 PARTICIPANTS TAKE part in a Shabbat Project event in Jerusalem – one of more than 1,400 events across Israel and 3,700 global events on November 11/12, in over 1,500 cities and 100 countries, involving an estimated one million people.

Sharing Israel for pleasure

He came up with the idea because he wanted to travel around Israel, but as a new citizen, he didn’t own a car, and many olim can't afford to participate in group trips.

 Moshe Haiym Polacco

From South Africa to Israel: A tale of two lives

Born in Johannesburg, Jason, the youngest of three children, was drawn to the hospitality industry at an early age.

 Jason Kornblum

Grapevine October 31, 2021: Festival time

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 MAGEN FUND co-founder David Rose (left) with MDA paramedic Ariel Matlon

International Shabbat Project receives record participation despite pandemic

The event involves Jewish participants attending mass Shabbat lunches, dinners, concerts, Shabbatons, etc. 

 International Shabbat Project receives record participation despite pandemic.

Shabbat Project: Bringing Jews together to make the world better - opinion

Become a partner. Do something to bring the magic of Shabbat to your community.

A JEWISH FAMILY gathers after lighting Shabbat candles.

Shabbat Project sends thousands of flowers to those affected by COVID-19

The initiative took place in more than 1,600 cities across 106 countries, even under strict health regulations - with the theme this year to "Bring Shabbat Home."

Frontline healthcare workers receive Flowers for Shabbat.