The White House held a Shabbat 250 celebration on Friday night.
Leo Terrell, a Justice Department official who heads the federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, shared video from the White House’s Shabbat 250 celebration on social media, describing the event as “a BLAST” and extending “Shabbat Shalom” to his followers.
Jewish media personality Emily Austin lit shabbos candles.
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The Shabbat 250 initiative was introduced as part of President Trump’s proclamation for Jewish American Heritage Month, inviting Jewish Americans across the country to observe a national shabbos ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president has formally encouraged nationwide shabbos observance.
