all ages welcome
multilingual
For Jews around the world, the Friday evening dinner that opens Shabbat is a time to gather for rest and reflection. This monthly series invites people of all backgrounds and diverse views to come together in solidarity, respect, and rooted in the plurality in Jewish identity, German identity, and other identities in Berlin today. Together we will work through issues like anti-Palestinian racism, anti-Semitism, Zionism, memory culture, and Germany’s Staatsräson.
We have one shared table and invite you to bring a friend with different political beliefs than your own.
As the space is limited we ask you to register for this event. You can do so (and also send other inquiries to):
openshabbat@proton.me
Program:
18:30
Reception (drinks may be purchased at the café)
19:00
Evening begins promptly with brief opening remarks from an invited guest followed by shabbat prayers over candles, wine, and challah
19:30
A simple vegetarian/vegan meal will be served and then the floor is open. Guests are welcome to bring a bottle of wine or some dessert to share
Fall 2024 Dates:
Friday 20 September
Friday 11 October (Kol Nidre - early start at 18:00 for service)
Friday 08 November
Friday 13 December
Kol Nidre
Note that on October 11th we will have a modified schedule in observance of Kol Nidre:
18:00
Reception (drinks may be purchased at the café)
18:30
Kol Nidre service
21:00
Following the service, there will be an optional smaller gathering for any who wish to sit around a table together.
This event series is held in collaboration with Jüdische Stimme (Jewish Voice for Just Peace in the Middle East)
