Our story in 6 points
And on the 7th…
1. We’re creating a GLOBAL NETWORK of Shabbat Shalom Group Texts
Saying Shabbat Shalom is the one significant act every Jewish person can embrace, regardless of background, beliefs, or level of observance. Two profoundly inspirational words. One simple act.
2. Never underestimate the POWER of a simple message
Every greeting is a reminder we are part of one Jewish people. When one Shabbat Shalom Group Text becomes many, when simple greetings are multiplied, they can invigorate the Jewish diaspora in a way few actions can.
3. Judaism is COMMUNAL
Your Shabbat Shalom Group Text can be someone else’s way home. This is ideal for Jews who have drifted away—or never inherited Judaism—to come as they are and reclaim their place in the Jewish story: reversing the disengagement cycle our small numbers can no longer afford.
4. Be the Reason SOMEONE FEELS JEWISH
Start a Shabbat Shalom Group Text with your Jewish family, friends, colleagues, neighbors. Include those already engaged in Jewish life, and those less connected or on the margins. You are an influencer. You can create the pathways that bring others back.
5. We will become a CONSEQUENTIAL AND HISTORIC movement.
Share our website with your group text and encourage them to start their own Shabbat Shalom Group Text. Each new group adds another link to a transformative chain of connection—until millions of simple greetings ripple across the globe.
6. The only way to measure our SIZE AND STRENGTH is to know how many we are.
That’s why SIGNING UP ON OUR WEBSITE IS VITAL. Together, we’ll discover that one of the most powerful ways to strengthen Jewish peoplehood was sitting in our phones all along.
And the 7th point…
Please don’t just say, “This sounds great,” and walk away without signing up NOW to join The Shabbat Shalom Project!
We can’t do this without you!
“If not you, who? If not now, when?”
—Rabbi Hillel
The Shabbat Shalom Project is a public service of Havurah Yehudim, a small Havurah in Southern California.
In early 2026, we started a Shabbat Shalom Group Text, the inspiration for The Shabbat Shalom Project.
Questions or comments: shalom@shabbatshalomproject.org
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