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Shabbat Times Tel Aviv
This week's candle lighting and havdalah for Tel Aviv, and the next 12 weeks with their Torah portions.
This week · Parashat Lech-Lecha
12 Cheshvan 5787
Tel Aviv · Friday, October 23 · light candles
5:39 PM
20 minutes before sunset (5:59 PM).
- Sat, Oct 24, 6:36 PMShabbat ends. Havdalah.
✓ A second, independent calculation gives 5:40 PM, a minute later.
Near Tel Aviv this Friday
- HolonIsrael5:39 PM
- Petah TikvaIsrael5:39 PM
- HerzliyaIsrael5:39 PM
- Ra'ananaIsrael5:39 PM
- Kfar SabaIsrael5:39 PM
- RehovotIsrael5:39 PM
Away for Shabbat
Candle lighting this Friday, each for its own coordinates and custom. Every city in Israel · All cities on the list
The clock in Tel Aviv
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 16 minutes a year, 4:15 PM in early December to 7:31 PM in early July.
The next 12 weeks in Tel Aviv
| Friday | Torah portion | Candle lighting | Shabbat ends | Hebrew date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30VayeraClocks back an hour on Sunday, October 25 | VayeraClocks back an hour on Sunday, October 25 | 4:32 PM | 5:29 PM | 19 Cheshvan |
| Nov 6Chayei Sara | Chayei Sara | 4:26 PM | 5:24 PM | 26 Cheshvan |
| Nov 13Toldot | Toldot | 4:22 PM | 5:20 PM | 3 Kislev |
| Nov 20Vayetzei | Vayetzei | 4:18 PM | 5:17 PM | 10 Kislev |
| Nov 27Vayishlach | Vayishlach | 4:16 PM | 5:16 PM | 17 Kislev |
| Dec 4VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | 4:15 PM | 5:16 PM | 24 Kislev |
| Dec 11MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | 4:16 PM | 5:17 PM | 1 Tevet |
| Dec 18Vayigash | Vayigash | 4:19 PM | 5:19 PM | 8 Tevet |
| Dec 25Vayechi | Vayechi | 4:22 PM | 5:23 PM | 15 Tevet |
| Jan 1Shemot | Shemot | 4:27 PM | 5:28 PM | 22 Tevet |
| Jan 8Vaera | Vaera | 4:32 PM | 5:33 PM | 29 Tevet |
| Jan 15Bo | Bo | 4:38 PM | 5:39 PM | 7 Shevat |
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How the times are worked out
20 minutes before sunset in Tel Aviv
Sunset is worked out for Tel Aviv's coordinates, 32.09° N, 34.78° 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.
Twenty minutes is what Israeli calendars print for Tel Aviv and most of the country, against 18 in most of the world. Jerusalem lights at 40 and Haifa at 30.
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 Tel Aviv: quick answers
What time is candle lighting in Tel Aviv this Friday?+
In Tel Aviv, candle lighting on Friday, October 23, 2026 is at 5:39 PM, 20 minutes before sunset.
What time does Shabbat end in Tel Aviv?+
This week Shabbat ends at 6:36 PM on Saturday, October 24, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon.
Does Tel Aviv change its clocks?+
Yes. Tel Aviv 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 20 minutes before sunset?+
Twenty minutes is what Israeli calendars print for Tel Aviv and most of the country, against 18 in most of the world. Jerusalem lights at 40 and Haifa at 30.
Are these times exact?+
They are worked out for Tel Aviv's 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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