Israel · Each city at its own custom
Shabbat Times Israel
This week's candle lighting and havdalah in every Israeli city on the list, and the next 12 weeks for Jerusalem.
This week · Parashat Noach
5 Cheshvan 5787
Jerusalem · Friday, October 16 · light candles
5:26 PM
40 minutes before sunset (6:06 PM).
- Sat, Oct 17, 6:41 PMShabbat ends. Havdalah.
✓ A second, independent calculation gives 5:26 PM, the same minute.
Across Israel this Friday
| City | Candle lighting | Havdalah |
|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | 5:26 PM | 6:41 PM |
| Tel Aviv | 5:47 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Haifa | 5:36 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Be'er Sheva | 5:48 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Tzfat (Safed) | 5:43 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Tiberias | 5:43 PM | 6:40 PM |
| Zichron Yaakov | 5:36 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Hadera | 5:46 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Netanya | 5:46 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Kfar Saba | 5:46 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Ra'anana | 5:47 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Herzliya | 5:47 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Petah Tikva | 5:47 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Holon | 5:47 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Rehovot | 5:47 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Modi'in | 5:46 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Beit Shemesh | 5:46 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Efrat | 5:46 PM | 6:42 PM |
| Ashdod | 5:48 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Ashkelon | 5:48 PM | 6:44 PM |
| Kiryat Gat | 5:47 PM | 6:43 PM |
| Eilat | 5:48 PM | 6:43 PM |
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. Back an hour on Sunday, October 25, and forward an hour on Friday, March 26. 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.
The next 12 weeks in Jerusalem
| Friday | Torah portion | Candle lighting | Shabbat ends | Hebrew date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23Lech-Lecha | Lech-Lecha | 5:18 PM | 6:34 PM | 12 Cheshvan |
| Oct 30VayeraClocks back an hour on Sunday, October 25 | VayeraClocks back an hour on Sunday, October 25 | 4:11 PM | 5:28 PM | 19 Cheshvan |
| Nov 6Chayei Sara | Chayei Sara | 4:05 PM | 5:23 PM | 26 Cheshvan |
| Nov 13Toldot | Toldot | 4:00 PM | 5:18 PM | 3 Kislev |
| Nov 20Vayetzei | Vayetzei | 3:57 PM | 5:16 PM | 10 Kislev |
| Nov 27Vayishlach | Vayishlach | 3:55 PM | 5:14 PM | 17 Kislev |
| Dec 4VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | 3:54 PM | 5:14 PM | 24 Kislev |
| Dec 11MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | 3:55 PM | 5:16 PM | 1 Tevet |
| Dec 18Vayigash | Vayigash | 3:58 PM | 5:18 PM | 8 Tevet |
| Dec 25Vayechi | Vayechi | 4:01 PM | 5:22 PM | 15 Tevet |
| Jan 1Shemot | Shemot | 4:06 PM | 5:26 PM | 22 Tevet |
| Jan 8Vaera | Vaera | 4:11 PM | 5:32 PM | 29 Tevet |
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.
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Shabbat in Israel: quick answers
What time is candle lighting in Israel this Friday?+
In Jerusalem, candle lighting on Friday, October 16, 2026 is at 5:26 PM, 40 minutes before sunset. Across Israel this Friday: Tel Aviv 5:47 PM, Haifa 5:36 PM, Be'er Sheva 5:48 PM, Tzfat (Safed) 5:43 PM and Tiberias 5:43 PM, each for its own coordinates and custom.
What time does Shabbat end in Israel?+
This week Shabbat ends at 6:41 PM on Saturday, October 17, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon.
Does Israel change its clocks?+
Yes. Israel moves its clocks back an hour on Sunday, October 25, and forward an hour on Friday, March 26. 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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