Bring the beauty of Shabbat home for your family and friends!
We’ll provide everything you need to create a meaningful Shabbat experience — candles, a kiddush cup, challah, and a fully catered dinner.
All you need to bring is your home, family, and friends!
The goal of Rekindle Shabbat is simple: to make celebrating Shabbat accessible and joyful. Invite another Jewish or interfaith family to join you, pause from the week, and enjoy the sanctity and beauty of Shabbat together.
Shabbat meals will be provided on the following dates with sign up:
Friday, October 24, 2025
Friday, December 12, 2025
Friday, March 6, 2026
Friday, May 1, 2026
There is no cost to participate in Rekindle Shabbat.
Food will need to be picked up at Levine’s Kosher Deli in Peabody the day prior to or the day of Rekindle Shabbat.
Don’t know who to invite? Let us know, and we will try to match you with another family. Looking to get to know other Jewish families in your area? Let us know you are willing to host another family! Families who are new to Rekindle Shabbat may do the meals without a partner family. Returning families must partner with another family, and we are happy to match you if you prefer. When choosing your partner family, please note that both families must register.
This program is free and open to Jewish and interfaith families with children (teens and younger), who live in or are affiliated with a Jewish organization in Lappin Foundation’s Merrimack Valley or North Shore service area.
For more information contact Lynne Krasker Schultz at Lynne@lappinfoundation.org.
What Rekindle Shabbat means to our families:
“From the moment the Shabbat kit entered our home, our child has been fascinated by Shabbat.”
-Anna Walcutt, South Hamilton
“We have been meaning to start a Shabbat routine in our home. With the starter kit and prayers, we’ve been able to make our Friday nights special for our family. It’s been a key element of introducing our son to Judaism.”
-Ashley Serotta, South Hamilton
“My husband is Jewish, yet does not practice his faith. This was a way for me to learn about his heritage and pass it on to his/our children. We learned the Hebrew words and about the special traditions involved with Shabbat.”
-Danielle Panneton, Middleton
“We always celebrated Shabbat, but this made it more likely that we would invite another family over.”
-David Kaufman, Lynnfield
“Rekindle Shabbat got our family to come closer together in enjoyment of our Jewish beliefs.”
-Faina Makhler, Salem
“Rekindle Shabbat helped us to meet and connect with other young Jewish families we might not have otherwise met. It’s a tradition our family looks forward to and it’s great to see the kids in our group grow up together with it, too.
-Keiko Zoll, Salem
“Rekindle Shabbat helps my blended family learn about the meaning of Shabbat and carry on the tradition in an easy way. Having a buddy family also keeps us accountable to celebrating consistently.”
-Sarah Tugender, Danvers