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The mystics teach that the opening verse of parshas Nitzavim, which is always read on the last shabbos of the year, alludes to the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana. On the simple level, the verse was ...

6:39 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Sabbath Ends: 7:37 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Sabbath Ends Rabbenu Tam: 8:08 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Earliest time for Tallis and Tefillin: 5:50 a.m. NYC E.D.T ...

Friday 4:42 p.m., candlelighting; 4:50 p.m., Kabbalas Shabbos. Saturday 9 a.m., Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim Shacharis, followed by Kiddush/lunch; 5:47 p.m., Shabbos ends ...

Friday 4:40 p.m., candle lighting; 4:45 p.m., Kabbalas Shabbos. Saturday 9 a.m., Shabbos Parshas Nitzavim Shacharis, followed by Kiddush/lunch; 5:44 p.m., Shabbos ...