Shabbat Times in Amsterdam

Halachic note

Amsterdam follows the local custom of lighting candles 18 minutes before sunset. The Shabbat-end time shown uses tzeit hakochavim (8.5°). A 72-minute alternative is also shown for those who follow that opinion.

Amsterdam’s Jewish history is one of Europe’s most storied and significant. The community traces its roots to the late 16th century, when Sephardic Jews fleeing the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal were drawn to the city’s climate of relative religious tolerance. This influx mar