100 Ways to Help Make Shabbat Holy

1. Reconnect with an old friend.
2. Walk, don't drive, whenever possible.
3. Make Shabbat a day to truly listen to your children.
4. Take a long hot bath or shower before Shabbat.
5. Take the time to "dress-up" for Shabbat.
6. Have the house especially clean for Shabbat.
7. Abstain from sports.
8. Don't use kitchen paper products on Shabbat.
9. Start to think about Shabbat on Wednesday or Thursday.
10. Make special food for Shabbat.
11. But special food for Shabbat.
12. Use different dishes for Shabbat.
13. But flowers for Shabbat.
14. Make challah for Shabbat.
15. Buy challah for Shabbat.
16. Have two challot on Erev Shabbat table.
17. Get children involved in Shabbat preparation.
18. Get spouse involved in Shabbat preparation.
19. Slow down on Shabbat.
20. Let children set Shabbat table.
21. Encourage children to make table decoration.
22. Use white table cloth.
23. Use a special glass for kiddush.
24. Make a challah cover.
25. Buy a challah cover.
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26. Invite someone to join you for Shabbat meal.
27. Make a point of being home to eat together on Erev Shabbat.
28. Tzedakah/Charity have everyone put coins in collection box (pushke).
29. Take flowers or challah to someone who is alone.
30. Light candles
31. Say kiddush.
32. Say hamotsi.
33. Bless your children.
34. Sing Zemirot (Shabbat songs around the table).
35. Turn off the phone.
36. Turn off the television.
37. Turn off the computer.
38. Turn off the radio.
39. Share your week/day with each other.
40. Read a poem.
41. Do a special reading from Gates of Prayer or Gates of the House.
42. Each person (pre-schooler or grandparent) compete this phrase: "I'm proud that I..."
43. Go to services.
44. Pray with sincerity.
45. Study the parashah (Torah portion) with family and/or friends.
46. Take a nap on Shabbat afternoon.
47. Take a walk on Shabbat afternoon.
48. Don't go to the mall.
49. Don't buy anything on Shabbat.
50. Call a friend and wish them Shabbat Shalom.
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51. Make someone smile.
52. Wish ten people Shabbat Shalom.
53. Meditate for 5 minutes.
54. Reach out to someone who is alone.
55. Visit someone who is sick.
56. Think quietly about what it means to be a Jew.
57. Think quietly about what it means to be human.
58. Hug and kiss each member of your family at least three times.
59. Look at family photos.
60. Call grandparents and wish them Shabbat Shalom.
61. Give pet(s) a treat.
62. Don't drive on the freeway.
63. Drive the speed limit.
64. Say Birkat Hamazon.
65. Make a spice box with children.
66. Buy a spice box for your home.
67. Buy a spice box for a Jewish friend.
68. Buy a Havdallah candle for a Jewish friend.
69. Make a Havdallah candle with your children.
70. Participate in a Havdallah service.
71. Be full of thought and thoughtful about everything you do on Shabbat.
72. Study Hebrew.
73. Learn a new Hebrew word every Shabbat.
74. Don't dig in the yard.
75. Don't plant seeds in the yard.
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76. Let the earth rest on Shabbat.
77. Don't mow the lawn on Shabbat.
78. Listen to nature.
79. Really look at nature.
80. Breathe from your diaphragm.
81. Try to be in the moment.
82. Don't surf the web.
83. Really listen.
84. Ask ten questions of each family member.
85. Do not shout.
86. Do not argue.
87. Do not presume.
88. Do not be in a hurry.
89. Do a Jewish family art project.
90. Do not pay bills.
91. Talk to a neighbor.
92. Share a happiness with each member of your family.
93. Don't cut anything into pieces.
94. Don't tear anything apart.
95. Contemplate completeness.
96. Try not to say "No" to your children on Shabbat.
97. Read a favorite book to your children.
98. Play a favorite family game with your children.
99. Include your children in all Shabbat conversations and ask their opinions.
100. Think about your own way to make Shabbat Shalom.

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