“We have experienced times of chaos and confusion, but our homes have been our paradises. And Shabbat can make sure they remain so: it offers stability and security, kindness and connection, warmth and love,” said Shabbat’s founder and assignment director. , Great South African Rabbi Warren Goldstein. ” In a shaken world, Shabbat can keep us on the road. “
Amid the demanding situations of the pandemic, Goldstein’s reaction exceeded expectations.
“Thousands of partners have taken a step forward again, eager to bring the joy of Shabbat to their communities,” he said. “They must take shape new opportunities and cutting-edge projects. New participants are preparing to enjoy a full Shabbat for the first time in their lives.
“Access to Jewish life at the forefront of the world”
One of the positive facets of this year’s diversity of occasions exclusively online is the removal of geographical barriers. Seed UK will broadcast a 24-hour ordinary jalá kitchen with 19 live events from cities such as Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Sydney, Moscow, Toronto and New York. A pre-Shabbat occasion in Arizona with Latin pop singer Miriam Sandler will come with participants from 4 continents. And as a result of the Abrahamic Agreements, an occasion in Israel will come with the Jewish communities of Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait and Oman.
In Argentina, jalá cuisine will unite for the first time the Jewish communities of 32 peoples of the country. And the occasion “Cook and Connect” on Long Island, with a young culinary sensation and “Chopped!”Winner Rachel Goldzwal will bring a combination of teenagers from around the world to the percentage of classic Shabbat dishes and cultural cuisines.
Elsewhere, an Israeli volunteer organization will cook and deliver the 4 Shabbat foods to Magen David Adom lifeguards in Ra’anana, Herzliya and Kfar Saba. A in Denver offers Shabbat meals, classes and “survival kits” on request. And one occasion of one-day “Women’s Day” in Netanya will feature notable singers, filmmakers and conductors from around the world.
“This is the first line of Jewish life in the whole world,” Goldstein says. “You can simply attend a jalá cooking in Singapore, participate in an elegant Shabbat cuisine in Panama, enjoy Kabbalat Shabbat on the Western Wall in Jerusalem and end havdalá in Colombia. This is an opportunity to observe other Jewish cultures and Shabbat traditions from the comfort of your home. “
In the movement’s founding country, the headquarters of the Shabbat Project in Johannesburg will distribute 7,500 Shabbat-themed bags to the South African Jewish community. In Boulogne, the famous Jewish historian Emmanuel Attyasse takes a virtual excursion to ancient Jewish France and in Karnei Shomron, members of the movements of young religious-Zionists Bnei Akiva and largely lay Tzofim will paint in combination to deliver food and flower packages to the maximum population affected by the coronavirus.
The latter is a branch of “Flowers for Shabbat”, a new initiative that reaches other people around the world who send flowers and a non-public message to a list of receiving equipment founded in Israel. The receptors come with patients with COVID-19, doctors, frontline fitness workers, volunteer lifeguards, lone soldiers, elderly people away from the pandemic and others. By the time of writing, approximately 40,000 more people had been ordered. time for Shabbat.
For information, visit: www. theshabbosproject. org.
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