Shabbat

Shabbat is the Jewish day of rest which takes place on Saturday, the seventh day of the week. On this day, Jews remember the Genesis' 6-day creation of the heavens and the earth. Observers of Shabbat refrain from work activities and do not use electricity. Shabbat begins before sunset on Friday evening and ends when three-stars can be found in the sky on Saturday night. A Friday night meal is traditionally eaten with the ushering in of Shabbat, during which a kiddush and a blessing over challah are recited. The havdalah blessing on Saturday night concludes the Shabbat, marking the the separation between the sacred day and the workweek.

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 View of the almost empty Ben-Gurion Airport, after all flights were cancelled following an Israeli attack on Iran, June 13, 2025.

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 Interception from a missile attack on Israeli fired from Iran. June 13, 2025.

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To help guide the public, the Zomet Institute published a series of up to date guidelines for Israelis who keep Shabbat.

 Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef speaks during a swearing in ceremony for new judges in the Rabbinical Court, held at the President's residence in Jerusalem on June 10, 2025.

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Annual Shabbat in the Park Returns to New York on June 6

Young Jewish leaders to gather for JNFuture’s sold-out Shabbat in the Park, uniting in support of Israel and celebrating resilience through community and purpose.

 Jewish National Fund-USA's Shabbat in the Park

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Burning Questions: Shabbat on Fire and the Modern Dilemma

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Robotics team withdraws from Global Finals to honor Shabbat

Because the competition was to be held on a Saturday, the team was prepared to have to withdraw from the competition in order to observe Shabbat. 

 One of Israel’s youth robotics teams, Trigon Amit Boys, has declined to participate in the final stages of the FIRST robotics finals over Shabbat observance.

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Shabbat Hagadol: Receiving the great Sabbath

This year, as Passover begins at the close of Shabbat, the lights of Shabbat and Passover flow into each other as we commemorate our becoming a people.

 YORAM RAANAN, ‘Kabbalat Shabbat Hagadol,’ 2020, acrylic on canvas, 100x130 cm.

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