Shabbat of a Lifetime was created by a team of Jewish educators with the goal of developing a Shabbat evening program for incoming tourists of all backgrounds to experience an authentic Friday night in Jerusalem. At Shabbat of a Lifetime, we combine the personal touch of home-hospitality with a high standard of professionalism and attention to detail. On the Shabbat of a Lifetime program, one will discover the beauties of Jerusalem, learn about Friday night traditions, and make personal connections with families living in Israel. The Shabbat of a Lifetime program offers an opportunity for incoming tourists of all backgrounds to experience an Authentic Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath) at the home of a host family in the heart of Jerusalem. Shabbat of a Lifetime participants receive an informative introduction to Shabbat while dining on a five course meal with their hosts.
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Jerusalem Chesed
Since 1979, Jerusalem Chesed – Machlis has been hosting spiritually uplifting and extremely meaningful Shabbat & holiday meals in the holy city of Jerusalem.
The approximately 200 guests each Shabbat include tourists and travelers, Israeli residents and new immigrants, university, yeshiva and seminary students, the intellectually and theologically curious, the homeless, destitute, poor and lonely and all who seek a Shabbat or holiday experience for either spiritual or physical reasons.
Shabbat Meetup
Find out what’s happening in Shabbat Dinner Meetup groups around the world and start meeting up with the ones near you.
Anshe Shalom B’nai Israel
Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel is deeply committed to the mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim (Hospitality). Every Shabbat, members of our community open their homes. We can usually provide accommodations and Friday night meals for visitors. To make arrangements, please scroll down and fill out the form below. Please provide as much detail as possible so that the hospitality committee can best accommodate you.
Fabrangen Havurah
Fabrangen is a community devoted to Torah, community service, and social justice activism. We warmly welcome everyone regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religious background or affiliation, nationality, disability, or age.
We are a havurah, a fellowship that is led by its members, not by one rabbi (although we have members who are rabbis). Our services are full of vitality and depth because Fabrangen members are engaged leaders and participants.
Founded in 1971, we are interwoven into the larger Jewish community of the Washington area, but small enough that you will feel connected and appreciated.
OneTable
Our social dining platform makes it easy for you to become the producer of your own experiences, and for Shabbat dinner to become a platform for community building.
We provide simple DIY tools so hosts can get right to welcoming people to a Shabbat dinner in their home, so guests can savor a Friday meal, and for all to experience unique events for Shabbat dinners right in their neighborhood. We do this because we believe good food and good conversation with great people is simply good for you.
Led by our core values of joy, welcoming, and elevation, we envision a whole generation of young people slowing down, getting together, unplugging from the week, creating intention in their lives, and building meaningful communities.
Shabbat with MJE
Let us guess…you’re a go-go-go NYC dweller. When was the last time you paused to connect to something larger? Shabbat at MJE is your opportunity to defy time and space – to stop, relax and recharge for the week. Join us for Friday Night Dinners, Kabbalat Shabbat, Saturday morning Beginner’s services, Kiddush, and home hospitality – we’re happy to host you!
Delicious Israel
For those looking to dig deeper into the history of Israel’s Jewish journey, Delicious Israel introduces the perfect way to celebrate Shabbat, on Friday night in a family’s home in Tel Aviv. After joining together for the Shabbat blessings over wine and challah, we will dine on a menu creatively crafted to demonstrate Israel’s culinary gems.
Shabbat in Krakow
The Jewish Community Centre of Krakow is the primary institution providing social, educational, and community oriented services to the Jewish community of Krakow. Opened in April 2008 by HRH, The Prince of Wales, the JCC has quickly established itself as the focal point of Jewish life in the city both for Krakowians as well as visitors from Poland and abroad.
Chabad
Shabbat is a day of rest that lasts from sundown on Friday evening through nightfall on Saturday night. In addition to a plethora of things that observant Jews will famously not do on Shabbat (such as driving, working, or turning on a light switch), there are a host of things we do do in order to “make the Shabbat a delight” (in the words of Isaiah 58:13).
A big part of the “delight” of Shabbat is the enjoyment of three Shabbat meals, mainly the first two—Friday night dinner and Shabbat lunch—that are elegantly prepared, preceded by the sipping of ceremonial kiddush wine and the breaking of traditional challah bread, and lingered over with songs, inspiring thoughts and camaraderie. (The third meal, eaten late on Shabbat afternoon, is normally lighter.)
If you are joining as a guest, the first thing for you to know is that guests are considered an integral part of any Shabbat meal. Your hosts are very happy to have you—their meal just would not feel right otherwise!
