Chananel Gez

“Do you happen to know of anyone who’d be interested in my ground floor apartment in the heart of Jerusalem? It has a private entrance and garden.” I was caught off guard. “I’m selling it fully furnished. Actually, all the buyer needs to do is pack a suitcase of clothing. Everything else will be there.” “I’ll try to think of someone,” I told her, and then I was off. But before I’d reached the corner, I made an abrupt U-turn and hurried back to her. “I thought of a buyer,” I told her quickly.

There were lightbulbs strung across courtyards, and huge banners emblazoned with the words, “T’nu kavod laTorah” hanging from the surrounding buildings. But this was no ordinary hachnassas sefer Torah.

We all make Shabbos each week — but just how we get there, and what we do, looks different in each of our homes. Curious about what everyone else is doing? We were, too. We asked Mishpacha readers to tell us about their Shabbos. Over one thousand of you —from Brooklyn to Baltimore, Israel to Ohio, Gibraltar to Jersey, Teaneck to Tahlequah replied. Coordinated by Sori Auslander Data Analysis by Danielle Ben Yehuda (Originally featured in Family First, Issue 795)