“More Than The Jews Have Kept Shabbat, Shabbat Has Kept The Jews!”
– Achad Ha-Am
After the success of Share Shabbat last year, we are delighted to come together again on Friday, 31 July 2026 from 5.30pm.
At a time when communities can feel uncertain and fragmented, we are choosing connection—built through everyday acts of warmth, hospitality, and belonging. Real strength is found not in separation, but in the relationships we build by opening our doors and sharing our lives.
When we share a meal, talk, and listen, strangers become familiar, and familiarity grows into care and understanding.
This year’s Share Shabbat will follow services, with a communal Shabbat dinner (fish/vegetarian) as we welcome Shabbat in prayer and continue the evening around shared tables in a spirit of warmth and connection.
The idea is simple:
Invite a friend. Someone who is not Jewish. Someone who has never been to a service or experienced Shabbat. Bring them with you. Let them see what community looks like, what Shabbat feels like.
We believe—more than we hope—that by welcoming people in and demystifying the “other,” we will build allyship. And that, in turn, will help ensure that history does not repeat itself.
We will not build our walls higher…
We will open our doors wider!
Let’s Share Shabbat
Friday 31st July
Un-wined at our bar from 5:30pm, with Kabbalat Shabbat beginning at 6:00pm.
The service will be followed by a catered (fish/vegetarian) Shabbat dinner for those who can stay. While the service is open to all, registration for dinner is essential.
Support Share Shabbat
Share Shabbat is supported by the Shtiebel Benevolent Society.
Whether or not you are able to attend, we invite you to help make events like this possible with a donation to the Shtiebel Benevolent Society.