Jewish Calendar and Festival Information
Sabbath & Festival Times
The Sabbath (or Shabbat), begins on Friday night as it starts to get dark, and ends when it is dark on Saturday night. The London Jewish Community uses pre-published times for the London area that are available in local Jewish papers, or from a variety of internet sites. If you need Shabbat or Festival times for police operational purposes, please contact the JPA - we would be pleased to assist you.
Please note that some communities may "bring Shabbat in" (begin observing the Sabbath) at 20:00 during the summer months, though this does not affect the time it ends.
For more information on Shabbat see our "Ask the Rabbi" section.
More information on the various festivals and fasts, along with their specific dates, can be found here.
JPA Events
The JPA is attending the first ever 'Salute to Israel' Parade, Central London 29th June 2008, 12-2pm.
Please come and join us!
Other planned events will follow shortly... please bear in mind though that for security reasons we will not advertise our social events on this public site - if you are a member, or potential member, and would like more information about this, please get in touch with the Executive Committee.