What preparations are made by Jews before shabbat?

Answer 1

Im glad you asked!

Selling all the dough products - a passover mandatory mitzvah.

home clean up.

buying stock of matzoh bread

changing the kitchen stuff (plates forks etc.... to exclusivly passover kosher - a different set or, you can put something in boiling water and make it also valid for use in passover.

now, you can either host the seder (usually its an enlarged family gathering) or be a guest in case youre hosting:

you need to:

take care for food, don't worry some of the guest will bring too.

take care for ceremony:

at the seder itself everybody is dressed up nice.

seated comfourtably around the table- that's actually a mitzvah

have a copy of the Hagadah - the text.

theres an empty seat and an extra cup of wine for a possible surprise visit by none other than Elijah the prophet himself.

the ceremony is held by the family patriach

first some blessings

then reading of the hagadah which takes an hour or more during which more blessings are made.

and then.. the meal!

then some more hagadah and singing.

also the host is responssible of entertaining the youngsters with the afikoman - a hide and seek matzoh based craze!

all in all the seder is a very important annual gathering,also after the seder most Jews declare a diet.

Buy Matza, boil an egg, Roast a shank bone, make charosses, put the three matzos on the seder plate. Check the lettuce for bugs, make saltwater. Also, a green vegetable should be prepared, and all this is in addition to the Passover cleaning, and getting rid of the chametz.

Answer 2

Washing oneself, donning fine clothes, cleaning the house, setting the table, lighting candles, and going to the synagogue for the Welcoming of the Shabbat prayer service.

Answer 3

Jewish law prohibits work on Shabbat. The definition of work is complex, but cooking is included, so it is traditional to do all the cooking for Shabbat in advance. If you can only afford one good meal a week, it should be dinner on the eve of Shabbat, so shopping for that meal is important. Challah, a special bread, is an important traditional component of both the Shabbat eve meal and the meal after Shabbat morning services. You can buy challah, but many Jews bake their own. Setting the Shabbat table is also important. Typically, the challah is set on a special plate with a challah cover, and at least two candles are there, on the table or nearby. As sunset approaches Friday afternoon, traditional Jews make sure to empty their pockets of all items that are prohibited to carry on Shabbat (money, keys, etc.) Traditionally, Jews should wear their best clothing for Shabbat as well.