Got Plans? Make Shabbos Arrangements Online

Bighearted Jewish Brooklynites pile food on thousands of plates on Friday night, feeding hungry strangers they’ve met on a Facebook-styled site where collecting “invites” is key.

Shabbat.com is an online global community with 25,000 members swapping requests to join each other’s Sabbath meals — a Jewish tradition honoring a break from the work week over wine, challah bread and at a four-course meal.

The kosher side of the county of Kings is the most popular destination, accounting for more than half of the site’s meal tickets.

“Why not show the world that we are a welcoming people?” asked founder Benzion Klatzko. “I want to highlight the openness that we have.”

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