Shabbat at Aish Detroit
Shabbat is the centerpiece of Jewish life — and at Aish Detroit it's an experience: warm meals, great company, song, and zero pressure. Whether it's your first Shabbat dinner or your five-hundredth, there's a seat for you at the table.
Times for the Huntington Woods / Oak Park area — 18 minutes before sunset, havdalah 50 minutes after.
Upcoming Shabbat experiences
Shabbat dinners, family meals, and hands-on Shabbat programming — open to every Jew, every background.
Kabbalat Up Your ShabbatFri, Sep 18First Thursdays Sushi in the SukkahThu, Oct 1First Thursdays Thu, Nov 5Shabbat UnpluggedFri, Nov 13Never done Shabbat with us?
Tell us you're coming and we'll save you a seat — no experience necessary, no Hebrew required, warm food guaranteed.
This Week's Torah Portion
Fresh dvrei Torah on the weekly portion, from our friends at Aish.com.
Killer Lists: Rosh Hashana
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Read on Aish.com →Rosh Hashanah 5787: King of the World!
GOOD MORNING! This upcoming Friday night (September 11th) at sundown begins the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. The literal translation of Rosh Hashanah is “head of the year,” but it’s colloquially known as the Jewish New Year…
Read on Aish.com →Nitzavim-Vayelech 5786: End with the Beginning in Mind
GOOD MORNING! Studies have shown that people tend to best remember the beginning of something (first impression) and the end of something (last impression), while the middle is largely forgotten or remembered hazily. Mea…
Read on Aish.com →Choose Life!
"I call heaven and earth today to bear witness against you: I have placed life and death before you, blessing and curse; and you shall choose life (uvacharta bachaim), so that you will live…" (Devarim 30:19). Choosing li…
Read on Aish.com →Shabbat resources
Thank you to JOI Denver for sharing these beautiful resources.
Print them, save them, prop them on the table — explanations, blessings, songs, and prayers for every part of Shabbat.
The Shabbat Book
The whole toolbox — explanations, all the prayers, and 100+ pages of English and Hebrew songs, with QR codes to hear every melody.
PDF · 6 MBThe Complete Shabbos Guide
How to actually keep a beautiful Shabbat, from three weeks out to Havdalah.
PDF · 3 MBCandle Lighting card
The blessing and the how-to, in Hebrew, transliteration, and English — printable for your candlesticks.
PDF · 3 MBKiddush card
Friday night Kiddush word-by-word, plus the step-by-step of how it's done.
PDF · 1 MBHand Washing card
Washing for bread — the pour, the blessing, and the quiet moment before challah.
PDF · 3 MBHavdalah card
Wine, spices, and flame — everything you say and do as Shabbat ends.
PDF · 16 MBChallah recipe card
A beloved 5-lb challah recipe, with the blessing and how-to for taking challah.
PDF · 1 MB