During the end of the week there is a scramble nationwide as people invite each other to Sabbath meals - generally you don't have to go to synagogue to get invited and you don't have to be observant or even be a believer. If you were single in Israel and were reasonably sociable, you could count on being invited out to two meals every single week (of course you would be expected to occasionally bring dessert or wine). This makes Israel similar to a Baptist's idea of Heaven (a Baptist told me once that to get into Baptist heaven you don't have to believe in anything but you can't get in without bringing a covered dish).
The last supper (note the Leonardo da Vinci painting by that name) may have been a Sabbath dinner (or may have been a Passover dinner).
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