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Shabbat Times New Jersey
This week's candle lighting and havdalah in every New Jersey town on the list, and the next 12 weeks for Teaneck.
This week · Parashat Noach
5 Cheshvan 5787
Teaneck · Friday, October 16 · light candles
5:55 PM
18 minutes before sunset (6:13 PM).
- Sat, Oct 17, 6:53 PMShabbat ends. Havdalah.
✓ A second, independent calculation gives 5:56 PM, a minute later.
Across New Jersey this Friday
| City | Candle lighting | Havdalah |
|---|---|---|
| Teaneck | 5:55 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Englewood | 5:55 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Tenafly | 5:55 PM | 6:53 PM |
| Fair Lawn | 5:56 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Passaic | 5:56 PM | 6:54 PM |
| West Orange | 5:56 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Livingston | 5:57 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Elizabeth | 5:56 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Highland Park | 5:57 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Edison | 5:57 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Long Branch | 5:56 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Deal | 5:56 PM | 6:54 PM |
| Lakewood | 5:57 PM | 6:55 PM |
| Toms River | 5:57 PM | 6:55 PM |
Livingston, Highland Park, Edison, Lakewood and Toms River light 2 minutes after Teaneck.
The clock in New Jersey
Clocks change twice a year. Back an hour on Sunday, November 1, and forward an hour on Sunday, March 14.
Candles move 4 hours 3 minutes a year, 4:10 PM in early December to 8:13 PM in late June.
The next 12 weeks in Teaneck
| Friday | Torah portion | Candle lighting | Shabbat ends | Hebrew date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23Lech-Lecha | Lech-Lecha | 5:45 PM | 6:44 PM | 12 Cheshvan |
| Oct 30Vayera | Vayera | 5:36 PM | 6:35 PM | 19 Cheshvan |
| Nov 6Chayei SaraClocks back an hour on Sunday, November 1 | Chayei SaraClocks back an hour on Sunday, November 1 | 4:28 PM | 5:28 PM | 26 Cheshvan |
| Nov 13Toldot | Toldot | 4:21 PM | 5:22 PM | 3 Kislev |
| Nov 20Vayetzei | Vayetzei | 4:15 PM | 5:17 PM | 10 Kislev |
| Nov 27Vayishlach | Vayishlach | 4:12 PM | 5:14 PM | 17 Kislev |
| Dec 4VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | 4:10 PM | 5:13 PM | 24 Kislev |
| Dec 11MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | 4:10 PM | 5:14 PM | 1 Tevet |
| Dec 18Vayigash | Vayigash | 4:11 PM | 5:16 PM | 8 Tevet |
| Dec 25Vayechi | Vayechi | 4:15 PM | 5:20 PM | 15 Tevet |
| Jan 1Shemot | Shemot | 4:20 PM | 5:25 PM | 22 Tevet |
| Jan 8Vaera | Vaera | 4:27 PM | 5:31 PM | 29 Tevet |
How the times are worked out
18 minutes before sunset in Teaneck
Sunset is worked out for Teaneck's coordinates, 40.90° N, 74.02° W, with @hebcal/core, the open-source calculation behind hebcal.com, and every time is shown on local clocks (America/New_York). Shabbat ends at nightfall, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon and three stars would be out.
Eighteen minutes is the usual custom in most of the world. Israeli calendars print 20 for most cities, and Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset and Haifa 30, so those pages use their own number instead.
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 New Jersey: quick answers
What time is candle lighting in New Jersey this Friday?+
In Teaneck, candle lighting on Friday, October 16, 2026 is at 5:55 PM, 18 minutes before sunset. Across New Jersey this Friday: Englewood 5:55 PM, Tenafly 5:55 PM, Fair Lawn 5:56 PM, Passaic 5:56 PM and West Orange 5:56 PM, each for its own coordinates and custom.
What time does Shabbat end in New Jersey?+
This week Shabbat ends at 6:53 PM on Saturday, October 17, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon.
Does New Jersey change its clocks?+
Yes. New Jersey moves its clocks back an hour on Sunday, November 1, and forward an hour on Sunday, March 14. Candle lighting jumps by the same hour that week.
Why 18 minutes before sunset?+
Eighteen minutes is the usual custom in most of the world. Israeli calendars print 20 for most cities, and Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset and Haifa 30, so those pages use their own number instead.
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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