The app keeping Friday night dinners alive

The app keeping Friday night dinners alive
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Millennials are often defined as ‘the loneliest generation’ – but one app in the US is trying to tackle that problem for young Jews.

OneTable, a non-profit app, is trying to get more young people to celebrate Friday night dinners, known as Shabbat, that begin the day of rest celebrated by practising Jews.

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Their aim is to use the app to make Shabbat a habit every week, and get more young Jews not only willing to attend these dinners but to actually host them – ensuring that the practice survives for the next generation.

For some, it is about ritual and prayer – but for many millennial Jews who see their Jewish identity as more cultural than religious, it’s also an important way to thwart loneliness in a bustling city like New York.

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To find out more about religion apps, listen to the World Service’s Heart and Soul documentary about them here.

Producer: Sophia Smith Galer

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