THE SHABBAT DINNER The Israeli family is not an ordinary American family no matter how Americanized the kids feel. In most American families, with a teenager involved a Friday night is a detached night from the family. You ask just about any teenager what they do on a Friday night and they will say, “Party” or “Hang out with friends”. On the other hand the family-dinner that my parents and I went to was at …showed first 75 words of 1323 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1323 total…from a day of rest (a religious tradition) to a bonding night for the whole family (a cultural tradition). The cultural tradition is more significant for the family, because it strengthens their bond, as for the religious tradition, the people just rest and pray and don’t do anything that requires work. Since the first day of creation of the Jewish people, the rich heritage endured through the years, and the tradition is still preserved.