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This Friday, Shabbat comes in city by city, from Sydney to Los Angeles.
The first candles and the last are 17 hours apart. This Shabbat's Torah portion is Bereshit. Israel.com has the minute for 158 cities, each in its own time. Find your city
Sydney6:45 pm
Jerusalem5:34 pm
Paris6:55 pm
London6:02 pm
Buenos Aires6:44 pm
New York6:06 pm
Los Angeles6:08 pm
Shabbat shalom. שבת שלום
- Sydney 6:45 pm
- Jerusalem 5:34 pm
- Paris 6:55 pm
- London 6:02 pm
- Buenos Aires 6:44 pm
- New York 6:06 pm
- Los Angeles 6:08 pm
- Shabbat shalom. שבת שלום
Candle lighting this Friday, each in the city's own time, placed by the hour it happens.
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