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10 Facts about Shabbat 1. Shabbat comes in at sunset Friday night and goes out after three stars appear in the sky on Saturday evening. This makes Shabbat 25 hours long.

2. We welcome Shabbat with two candles. These two candles stand for “Zachor”- “to remember” and “Shamor”- “to keep”. Those are the two ways in which the Torah states that we should keep Shabbat.

3. Shabbat is a reminder to the creation of the world. We remember that Hashem ‘rested’ on that day and so do we!

4. On Shabbat, there are 39 main things that we are not allowed to do.

These are called the 39 malachot. They are derived from the time when the Jewish People built the Mishkan (Sanctuary). There were 39 main acts of building that had to be done and as we rest on Shabbat, we stay away from these acts of building.

5. It is said that Shabbat is 1/60th of the feeling a person gets in Gan Eden, the world to come.

6. On Shabbat, we eat three meals: the first being on Friday evening, the second early Shabbat afternoon and the last one later on before the end of Shabbat. We start the first two meals with “Kiddush”, which literally means “to sanctify”. We sanctify our meals, by adding a measure of spirituality (a blessing over a cup of wine) to the physical (the food).

7. Before we start the Friday night meal, there is a custom to sing Shalom Aleichem (written by Kabbalists in the early 17th century) and Eishet Chayil (Proverbs 31:10-31). Eishet Chayil is commonly known to be a praise on the woman, the wife, the mother. However some interpretations say that Eishet Chayil describes the Torah and others say it speaks about the qualities of Hashem’s divine presence.

8. At each meal a blessing is said on two loaves of braided bread. When the Jews were in the desert (after they left Egypt) they received mannah, straight from Heaven. On Fridays, they received a double portion in the honour of Shabbat, hence our “double portion” of bread, two loaves instead of one.

9. Many people of Ashkenazi tradition eat a dish called “cholent” on Shabbat afternoon. This is made out of a combination of meat, potatoes, beans and barley which has been simmered overnight. The opinions differ as to where the name of this traditional dish comes from. One opinion is that it comes from the French “chaud lent”- literally translated as “hot, slowly”, referring to the long hours the dish is kept on the fire for.

10. After Shabbat, we hold a ceremony called “Havdala”. This is to say goodbye to Shabbat. One of the rituals is to smell nice-smelling spices. These spices give you a good feeling, to lift your spirits after Shabbat has gone out.

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IJDS children write about ShabbatUK What it means to keep Shabbat

By Ahron Asher Moss Shabbat is the seventh day of the week, the day of rest. The idea of Shabbat comes from the Torah; after Hashem finished creating the world we take a break and take time to rest and have fun with the family. At Shabbat UK we hope that if every Jew in the world keeps Shabbat the Mashiach will come and bring back everyone to Jerusalem. For Jewish people, Shabbat is a day where we take time to pray to Hashem, to have a nice dinner with our family and rest.

“Just one Shabbat and we’ll all be free!”

Shabbat UK Challah bake

By Noa Friedmann and Jacob Tapnack At the challah bake everyone enjoyed themselves making delicious challahs in the shapes of our choice. Some people there had never baked a challah before which made it even more interesting and fun. We got taught how to plait in many different ways. It was a lovely sight, seeing all those hands kneading dough together. It was funny seeing everybody getting so messy and dirty, the smell was amazing. There were so many people joining together and it gave it such ruach. At the end we all made a bracha together which was fantastic.

Following on from this amazing experience here are some interesting facts: •This was the first time that the IJDS has held a Challah make.

•Tickets were sold out within 48 hours.

•176 people attended this wonderful event.

•The ruach was incredible and achdut was palpable.

•The event was organised by the PTA and sponsored by IJDS families.

Shabbat UK concert

By Tammy Glass and Dalia Cohen The Shabbat UK concert was really fun. There was lots of singing and dancing. With over 19 schools participating. The atmosphere there was exciting and joyfull and with smiles on everyone’s faces, it was great. At one point in the concert the Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Mirvis came on the stage and called out Shabbat UK Shalom to all the schools. We sang some songs about Shabbat and during Dror Yikra we did the cup song . “The Shabbat UK concert was really fun with a nice atmosphere. I really enjoyed it!” said Libby Peston.

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