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Hundreds of people will gather at Bensalem High School, to bake a communal challah, the braided bread used ceremonially on Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.

The event The Great Big Challah Bake is part of the global Shabbat Project (https://www.theshabbosproject.org), which aims to mobilize more than one million Jews worldwide to pause and observe the Sabbath together this October 23-24. The Jewish community in Bensalem is expected to play a major role in this global phenomenon.

Think of The Shabbat Project as a holy global flash mob, a coordinated and choreographed happening which will take place simultaneously in more than 500 cities from Australia to the U.K, from France to Israel, from Russia to the U.S. Also referred to as The Shabbos Project, it promotes observance of one of the most profound and central Jewish traditions – to rest, reflect and rejuvenate – “keeping it together” as a global community.

The Shabbat Project was born two years ago in Johannesburg, but quickly spread across social media and grew into a global grassroots movement. Thousands of special local events are planned this year, including synchronized challah baking, communal meals, prayer services, concerts and weekend-long celebrations.