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Shabbat Times Israel

This week's candle lighting and havdalah in every Israeli city on the list, and the next 12 weeks for Jerusalem.

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Jerusalem · Friday, November 13 · light candles

4:00 PM

40 minutes before sunset (4:40 PM).

  1. Sat, Nov 14, 5:18 PMShabbat ends. Havdalah.

✓ A second, independent calculation gives 4:01 PM, a minute later.

Across Israel this Friday

CityCandle lightingHavdalah
Jerusalem4:00 PM5:18 PM
Tel Aviv4:22 PM5:20 PM
Haifa4:10 PM5:18 PM
Rishon LeZion4:22 PM5:20 PM
Petah Tikva4:21 PM5:19 PM
Ashdod4:23 PM5:21 PM
Netanya4:21 PM5:19 PM
Bnei Brak4:21 PM5:20 PM
Be'er Sheva4:23 PM5:21 PM
Holon4:22 PM5:20 PM
Ramat Gan4:22 PM5:20 PM
Ashkelon4:23 PM5:21 PM
All 92 cities, A to Z

Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset, Haifa and Zichron Yaakov 30, and the rest of Israel 20.

The clock in Israel

Clocks change twice a year. Forward an hour on Friday, March 26, and back an hour on Sunday, October 31. The March 26 change comes in the early hours of a Friday, so that evening's candle lighting is already on the new clock.

Candles move 3 hours 14 minutes a year, 3:54 PM in early December to 7:08 PM in late June.

Each of the 92 cities in Israel lights at its own time this Friday, listed A to Z

Candle lighting · Havdalah

The next 12 weeks in Jerusalem

FridayCandle lightingShabbat ends
Nov 20Vayetzei3:57 PM5:16 PM
Nov 27Vayishlach3:55 PM5:14 PM
Dec 4VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat3:54 PM5:14 PM
Dec 11MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat3:55 PM5:16 PM
Dec 18Vayigash3:58 PM5:18 PM
Dec 25Vayechi4:01 PM5:22 PM
Jan 1Shemot4:06 PM5:26 PM
Jan 8Vaera4:11 PM5:32 PM
Jan 15Bo4:17 PM5:37 PM
Jan 22Beshalach4:23 PM5:43 PM
Jan 29Yitro4:30 PM5:49 PM
Feb 5Mishpatim4:36 PM5:55 PM

How the times are worked out

40 minutes before sunset in Jerusalem

Sunset is worked out for Jerusalem's coordinates, 31.77° N, 35.21° E, with @hebcal/core, the open-source calculation behind hebcal.com, and every time is shown on local clocks (Asia/Jerusalem). Shabbat ends at nightfall, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon and three stars would be out.

Israeli calendars print 20 minutes before sunset for most cities, against 18 in most of the world. Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset, and Haifa and Zichron Yaakov 30, each the settled local custom, and every city on this page uses its own number.

Each Friday is also worked out a second way, with this site's own sunrise equation, and the two are compared whenever the page is built. Some communities wait longer before havdalah, so treat the minute as close rather than binding, and follow your own community's calendar.

Candle-lighting reminders for Israel

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The words of the Shabbat table

Candle lighting, the song for the woman of valor and Adon Olam, in full with vowel points.

Shabbat in Israel: quick answers

What time is candle lighting in Israel this Friday?

In Jerusalem, candle lighting on Friday, November 13, 2026 is at 4:00 PM, 40 minutes before sunset. Across Israel this Friday: Tel Aviv 4:22 PM, Haifa 4:10 PM, Rishon LeZion 4:22 PM, Petah Tikva 4:21 PM and Ashdod 4:23 PM, each for its own coordinates and custom.

What time does Shabbat end in Israel?

This week Shabbat ends at 5:18 PM on Saturday, November 14, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon.

Does Israel change its clocks?

Yes. Israel moves its clocks forward an hour on Friday, March 26, and back an hour on Sunday, October 31. Candle lighting jumps by the same hour that week.

Why do Israeli cities light at different times before sunset?

Israeli calendars print 20 minutes before sunset for most cities, against 18 in most of the world. Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset, and Haifa and Zichron Yaakov 30, each the settled local custom, and every city on this page uses its own number.

Are these times exact?

Each city's times are worked out for its own coordinates the way Hebcal works them out, and checked against a second, independent calculation. Your community's own calendar is the authority for observance.

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