The Shabbos Switch

It’s a common thing here at Aish HaTorah, and it goes like this. Every Shabbos this entire world shuts down, everyone turns off their cellphones, computers, and we enjoy life itself without as many distractions. You have many options at the yeshiva for getting a meal on Shabbos. If you know people who are having a meal you can just call them up and if they have room for you and a friend or two maybe you now have a Shabbos meal. Another option is you can sign up with Aish and they’ll set you up with a family who lives in the Old City or the surrounding area. Or friends might invite you to their house. If Shabbos falls and you still need dinner you can spin the wheel with Jeff Sidel at the Kotel, he’s been setting up Yeshiva students and wandering travelers alike for years. As Shabbat falls you can always count on plans changing at any moment. The scenarios are endless.

Now how does the Shabbos switch work? It goes a little like this, a friend signed up with Aish and then got invited to a friend’s house, now what happens is a roommate or friend might need a dinner for the night and just like that the Shabbos switch has done its magic. In the end everyone gets to go to a nice family dinner and celebrate Shabbos, drink a little wine and then head home. The Shabbos switch, it’s a thing of beauty when it all comes together.