Current sectionFoodShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeCoffee Shop 51, the first café in Tel Aviv's Yad Eliyahu neighborhood to open on Shabbat. Credit: Nadav MargalitThe ultra-Orthodox aren't happy about a new coffee shop operating on Shabbat in Jerusalem. But there are plenty more places to enjoy a good cup of coffee around Israel on Saturday11:48 AM • August 11 2026 IDTIt's front-page news, Israel's other war, the one in Jerusalem because a new café is open on Shabbat. Actually, Israel's battle for the Sabbath is a century old. In the NewsFrom Jerusalem to Haifa: 15 Recommended Cafés Open on ShabbatReport: Trump Flew Secretly From Turkey Due to Iranian ThreatMan Hospitalized in Israel Over Suspected Ebola InfectionIsraeli Airlines Seize Their Opportunity as Foreign Airlines Slow to ReturnThe Dark Tech Running Israel's Election CampaignsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Who Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?