As part of the 2026 U.S. 250th-anniversary celebrations, President Trump proclaimed a "National Shabbat" [Shabbat 250] from sundown on May 15 through nightfall on May 16, 2026.
This initiative encourages a period of rest, reflection, and gratitude, honoring the Jewish tradition of Shabbat and recognizing Jewish contributions to the United States.
Key Details of the National Sabbath [Shabbat 250]:
Significance: Proclaimed to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence (Semiquincentennial) and celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month.
Duration: From sundown Friday, May 15, to nightfall Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Purpose: Encourages all Americans to join in a national day of rest and reflection, acknowledging the Jewish tradition of Shabbat.
Proclamation Context: Trump recognized the role of Jewish Americans and their contributions, referencing early figures like Haym Salomon.
Support: Orthodox organizations and community members expressed support for this initiative.
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For crying out loud - I can't stand the partial truths. Stop with the idolizing! Note that on the vaunted Hannity show yesterday, Sean was discussing with a guest how the U.S. tried working with the Kurds (against Iran i assume), but that the Kurds stole 90% of the weapons. The discussion then degraded into ridicule of the Kurds.
DeleteWell, Mr. Hannity, before acting so condescending to the Kurds, why didn't you consider that the Kurds have zero reason to trust Trump anymore, after the treachery they experienced during the ISIS war?
Mr. Hannity: If you were a Kurd, you'd say: "we absolutely deserve all the weapons we stole from the U.S., and even way more than that." The same goes for Trump's treachery toward the Iranian people. Maybe the Kurds can find some way to get some of those weapons to the Iranian people.
“Treachery”???
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DeleteThe Only one who will save us from... evil people!!
Thank You HaShem... for Trump..
Anonymous @ 5:44 - you do understand that whatever Trump does, it is because the heart and mind of Kings is controlled by Hashem.... ?
DeleteA king's heart is like rivulets of water in the Lord's hand; wherever He wishes, He turns it. [Mishlei 21:1]
Also, when you appear to yell at people, it makes me nervous.
Response from Anon 5:44 - Devorah I'm not the only poster who's weary of all the idolizing. No doubt you've seen Gavriela's comment (and for that matter Rabbi Kessin's mussar) toward Trump's procrastination vis-a-vis Iran.
DeleteWhile i'm very aware of the fact that "lev melochim v'sarim b'yad Hashem" - nevertheless I'd like to know - is there some sorta halacha requiring one to have sympathy only for Jews? And to have not one shred of empathy for the neglect of the Kurds & Iranians by Trump (and Afghanistanians by Biden)? Because it would seem that way from reading the one-sided perspective of commenters on your blog! When all is said and done, Trump is human and has made serious mistakes in the empathy dept., costing so many lives.
Jews are supposed to be rachmanim. If so, why the 3:00am and 5:17am comments?
I have plenty of sympathy for the Iranian people, and I wonder why the world is mainly silent as to their suffering. I gave up following this Iran war a long time ago because it was driving me crazy and I don't need any help in that area :) So instead of getting aggravated I just ignore it, I have no idea what anyone is doing, apart from things that are connected to Moshiach. I also hardly watch or read the news at all, because it seems to me it's the same headlines being repeated over and over, and no-one is getting anywhere.
Deletewell stated Devorah! it seems I am at that point too
DeleteShemot Rabba 25:121; Yerushalmi, Ta'anit 1:10 “Though I have set a limit to 'the end,' that it will happen in its time regardless of whether they will do teshuvah or not… the scion of David (Mashiach) will come if they keep just one Shabbat, because the Shabbat is equivalent to all the mitzvot.
ReplyDeleteIf, it encourages some Jews to keep Shabbos it is a good thing.
ReplyDeleteActually it is two Shabbos they are supposed to keep...a singing group erred a few years ago when they popularized a song saying, "Just one Shabbos and we'll all be free". For President Trump to proclaim a day for keeping Shabbos when this cannot not be politically correct for him and maybe even know that it will increase anti-semitisim shows he has no fear and also shows we are in the period of eruv Moshiach!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I also thought it was two, then the AI bot quoted the above - so I really don't know which one is the right opinion.
DeleteChabad quotes the same thing - one Shabbat -
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Shemot Rabba 25:12; Yerushalmi, Ta’anit 1:1 “Though I have set a limit to ‘the end,’ that it will happen in its time regardless of whether they will do teshuvah or not… the scion of David (Mashiach) will come if they keep just one Shabbat, because the Shabbat is equivalent to all the mitzvot.”
See footnotes here:
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/101681/jewish/Hastening-Mashiach.htm#footnote5a101681
So I just talked to Rebb. Tziporah Gottlieb/ Heller and asked her about this controversy. Is it one Shabbos or two that needs to be kept? And she said, "Now it's just one the other was kept in the Bamidbar".
DeleteThank you for clarifying, Tzirel Rus.
Delete"the other was kept in the Bamidbar"..... well the Shabbas that Trump has initiated is parshat Bamidbar.
DeleteNo such thing as a coincidence.
Rebb. Tzporah Heller/ Gottleib gave this over to us a few years ago that this singing group was wrong & that the emes was two Shabbos need to be kept.
ReplyDeleteSee Tzirel Rus comment above.
DeleteWow! I would like to hear what R'Kessin says about this. It seemed like this 'strait of Hormuz' stage may last a while but this is a welcome surprise.
ReplyDeleteTrump already ended it. Seems those serious attacks on US Navy vessels scared them and they left the Strait. The IRGC won that round. In the meantime the executions of Persians continue.
DeleteThank you Devorah, helps me too.
ReplyDeleteAs a non-Jew, and ex-extian, your blog i find the bestest.
Thanks for all you do and help many many people, many non-Jews, especially , which is me.
I just believe in ONE God..
I thank you.. again.
God Bless you.
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So I guess Trump isn't Gog after all.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised no one brought up the controversy about being chaiv misa if a non jew keeps shabbos. I guess you all know what Iearned during my conversion process...
ReplyDeletea non jew can actually keep shabbos and not be over on a death penalty IF HE KEEPS IT EXACTLY AS A JEW KEEPS IT...the Pasuk, says 'a goy can not keep shabbos... day and night...' If a goy were to keep shabbos day and night he would be chaiv...but night and day, from schkia to 3 stars, he is fine, not chaiv misa...
Clears that up!?
-leah
BH
DeleteYou should try to be careful when saying goy, rather than non Jew, which they are. Most non Jews find the term irritating and become angry by it. The term goy is actually not a derogatory term, in fact the Jewish people have been famously named Goy Achad.
But, it just seems to agate them so maybe try not too use.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe gave blessings to non Jews as well as Jews, he also appears in dreams to non Jews.
DeleteNon-Jew Shares Rebbe Story, Then Learns It Was Lag BaOmer
May 5, 2026 – 18 Iyyar 5786
East Flatbush resident Avrohom Sherr was stopped by an African-American neighbor who unexpectedly shared a childhood encounter with the Rebbe.
By COLlive reporter
A routine walk to Shacharis took an unexpected turn for Avrohom Sherr, a resident of East Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday morning, Lag BaOmer.
As he stepped out of his home and headed toward shul, an African-American passerby called out to him in Yiddish, “zei gezunt.”
Caught off guard, Sherr turned around. “I wasn’t expecting to hear that,” he later said. Curious, he asked where the man knew it from, and the two struck up a conversation.
The man shared that he grew up on Empire Boulevard, between Kingston and Albany, and mentioned that Sherr looked new to the block. He said he had noticed a photo of the “Grand Rebbi” in Sherr’s window, referring to the Rebbe, and that it brought back a memory from his childhood.
“I remember standing outside watching the Jewish boys running after the Rebbe’s car,” he said. It was during a neighborhood fair on Empire Boulevard.
At one point, the car stopped, and, to his surprise, the Rebbe pointed toward him and motioned for him to come closer. “I wasn’t sure if he meant me,” he recalled, “but my friends told me to go.”
When he approached, the Rebbe handed him a dollar, smiled, and said, “zei gezunt.”
At the time, it didn’t seem like much. He later spent the dollar on ices. “Only years later did I realize it was probably something I should’ve held on to,” he said.
The two spoke for several more minutes, reflecting on how a brief moment like that could stay with someone for so long, crossing backgrounds in a simple, human way.
As the conversation continued, Sherr pointed out something the man hadn’t considered. The details lined up with a Lag BaOmer parade and fair, one of the few times the Rebbe traveled down Empire Boulevard. The realization hit him right there. According to Sherr, the man grew emotional as he connected the memory to that day.
Looking back on the exchange, Sherr drew a parallel to a well-known moment. When a CNN reporter once asked the Rebbe for a message to the world during the Sunday dollars, the Rebbe answered: people should add in acts of goodness and kindness, handing him a dollar.
They can keep Shabbos - all they have to do is get in the car, or something like that.
ReplyDeleteBut it's interesting about the day and night thing.
So how do we get all the Jews to keep Shabbos? I mean, do they actually have to KEEP it as per the laws, or just remember it, like it says "remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy". Is is enough to acknowledge and do something, even if it's not a complete observance because they don't even know how?
And if we have some kind of power outage, I guess that would help things along a bit.
BH
ReplyDeleteBased off of Chabad.org it is not recommended for non Kews to keep Shabbos, and to what purpose do they need too. They are expected to keep the 7 Noahide laws and that’s it.
However, upon looking in the Torah sources, it becomes clear that G‑d intends the Shabbat to be something unique between Him and the people He took out of Egypt:
And you, speak to the children of Israel and say: ‘Only keep My Sabbaths! For it is a sign between Me and you for your generations, to know that I, the L-rd, make you holy…’1
So Shabbat, as it is kept by the Jewish people, is a unique bond, “an eternal sign,” marking a special covenant which G‑d made with the Jews.
ReplyDeleteTrump's LATEST Action Could USHER In the Jewish Messiah!!!
It's a 10 min video, he's linking Trump's announcement with Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. This whole 'keep Shabbat' thing could be a huge step towards Geula.
DeleteAmen!! Devorah...
ReplyDeleteMay it be so as you wrote, @ 7:29 AM
Toda..
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And now for some hilarious comic relief. Recently an old viral video made a comeback, of a Trump-Deranged lunatic elderly-woman violently whacking an effigy of Trump at an ICE Protest, while wearing a TShirt reading M.A.K.A. (Make America Kind Again).
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Now here's the (ironic) funny part:
Most of the people viewing it, comment on the hypocrisy of her violence juxtaposed on a TShirt that preaches "kindness"...but what they're oblivious of, is that MAKA literally means "beating" in Hebrew!
I want to point out that Trump said this on Lag Beomer, and Rashbi was the one who stated that moshiach will come if we keep shabbos 2 weeks in a row.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that Trump was asking American Jews to keep this Shabbat. From a read-out of what he said, it's more clear that he wasn't asking all Americans to keep the Shabbat. Unfortunately since all the leftist, secular Jews hate Trump they won't keep Shabbat. If one of their idols suggested it, they would have already launched a major media campaign. I heard recently that 80% of the yidden in America are assimilated. On another note, get ready for the next blood libel. Some Jew-hating influencer posted a week or so ago that we offer sacrifices of cats and dogs on Lag b'Omer. Of course, that's a ridiculous lie but millions followed it anyway. Well guess what, 2 Arabs from Yerushalayim did just that. They threw a live dog into the bonfire. When the story goes out, they won't say Arabs. And for the antisemites this will be their "proof."
ReplyDeleteIn a video published by Parsha Inspired, there is a very interesting and helpful breakout of exactly what Trump said. I recommend watching it. It's not very long
ReplyDeleteThe final segment includes Rabbi Tovia Singer who says that originally Shabbat was given to everyone. The first time we read about Shabbat, no laws are mentioned. In his opinion, only Jews are obligated to keep the laws of Shabbat but even a nonJew can keep the laws if they want. And they don't need to start a fire or turn on lights. The difference is that if they break a law, for them it's not a cheit. In Trump's proclamation which it seems only the Christians are talking about, and not MSM, he first speaks to the Jews in America but later speaks to all Americans.