1. Sample Friday Night Dinner Menu: Shabbat Salads, Fish, Soup, Main Course like chicken/beef, Sides, Dessert, Wine & Challah for kiddush.
2. Sample Shabbat Day Lunch Menu: Shabbat Salads, Fish, Cholent, Sides, Dessert, Wine & Challah for kiddush. Seuda Shlishit is also served (parve).
3. Directions under “Directions & Travel Info”
4. If you are inquiring about one meal only, we need to hold tables at GAM GAM for those who are relying on having all the Shabbat meals. We hope you will join us for all the Shabbat meals, but if you would like one meal only, you are welcome to order take-away or delivery.
5. The menu may vary, but will include traditional Shabbat foods such as Shabbat Salads, Baked Side Dishes, Challah, Wine, Cake.
6. Chabad of Venice depends only on YOU. Without you, we can’t exist. Your donations are our only source of support and they ensure we can provide Shabbat meals, a shul with electric and a minyan, a Jewish atmosphere & all other aspects of our work here.

7. We do not have water urns or hotplates to rent out.
8. There are very few kosher items to buy in regular supermarkets, such as canned vegetables, nuts, rice cakes & some Kellogg’s cereals. (There are no hechshers on the packages). Details will be given in person.
9. There is no kosher gelato, except at gam gam goodies.
10. With thousands of incoming tourists, home hospitality is simply not possible.
11. For babysitting, please ask your hotel for professional babysitting services.
12. The eruv covers most of the city, including areas that are on the same side of the Grand Canal as the Jewish Ghetto. The Grand Canal is easily seen using Google Maps.
13. GAM GAM and gam gam goodies are under Lubavitch Kosher Supervision, always Pas Yisrael, Bishul Yisrael, Chalav Yisrael or Glatt Kosher.
14. GAM GAM & gam gam goodies can pack food

1. Candle Lighting at GAM GAM followed immediately by mincha at Chabad Shul
2. Seder Niggunim (beautiful singing) until dark & Maariv prayer.
3. Pre-Reserved Shabbat meals follow prayers
   (Dinner follows Maariv, Lunch follows Shacharit, Seuda Shlishit follows Mincha).

Prayer times differ weekly & are posted throughout the Ghetto.
Shabbat morning prayers 10:00am.

GAM GAM offers Shabbat take-away on Friday, until three hours before Shabbat, conveniently packed to take to your hotel. Wine and challah are also available.

1. Important: Kindly decide on your order before arriving at GAM GAM.
   (English menu follows Hebrew menu) Click here ➡️ TakeAway Shabbat Menu Hebrew English
2. Heating Food: We do not have hot plates for rent and unfortunately can not heat food at GAM GAM on Shabbat.

GAM GAM also delivers Shabbat meals on Friday to hotels. Orders must be placed and prepaid by Thursday.

Sing songs you know, learn new ones too! Live with the times by learning about the Torah portion as our yeshiva bochurim give Dvar Torahs. Trade stories with new friends from around the globe. You’ll find a Jew who speaks French, one who speaks Hebrew, another who speaks English, yet after “HaMotzi Lechem Min Haaretz” on the challah, everyone is completely united.

We’ve had Shabbats with almost 800 people & with decades of catering expertise, our Shabbat is abundant, well-organized & where each person is personally taken care of. Looking forward to welcoming you for Shabbat in Jewish Venice.

“The Whole World’s Chabad House” has been serving the International Jewish community for 30 years & needs you to donate generously so we can continue.

We don’t receive financial aid & your donations are our Only support for all our work, comprising our 400,000 euro annual budget. Please consider an €18 monthly or annual gift. Donations are tax-deductible in the USA. Click “Donate”.