Motzaei Shabbos Activities 

Fridays have turned into five minutes long, Friday nights are spent on the couch with some rugelach and your favorite magazine, and the afternoon is one short nap and then Seudah Shlishis. Motzaei Shabbos stretches out in an empty canvas of cozy family time and friend get-togethers.

So spill the tea: How do you spend your winter Motzaei Shabbos?

ES: Sometimes I hang out with friends and we get pizza or go ice skating (there’s a rink near here). Sometimes I do a “self-care” night — hot cocoa, shower early, light some scented candles, use a scented lotion, put on cozy pajamas, read…. I feel like the week is so hectic that I can’t relax or read often enough. And what sounds better than curling up with hot cocoa, pajamas, and a good book? I know it sounds super cliché and a little self-absorbed but it’s really nice, and then you don’t feel so drained when you have to tackle a whole new week.

RF: During a recent Motzaei Shabbos, my family had a cook-off and it was a party! Basically the judge (my brother) gave us three ingredients (a can of tuna, marinara sauce, and a garlic clove), and we had to make something normal in under 20 minutes. We played it twice. Of course we celebrated with ice cream.