Hey everyone, Dan here with a question for you. Have you ever celebrated a religious holiday

at a fast food restaurant? Well, that's what this week's reheat is all about. In this episode,

I spend the Jewish Sabbath out of Wendy's with a very welcoming group of seniors. They tell me why

this ritual is so important to them, what it means to them, and also how they like their fries.

I think you're going to love it. And as always, if there's an episode of the Sporkful, you want me to pull out of the deep freezer.

Send me an email or voice memo to hello at sporkful.com. Tell me your name, where you're from, what episode you want to hear and why.

Thanks so much and Shabbat Shalom.

It's like a full five hours ago.

Where are we? What are we doing here tonight?

We're here at Wendy's on Friday night at 6 o'clock. It's an every Friday night event.

And what's the occasion that you observe every Friday night?

We come every Friday night to celebrate Shabbat.

Shabbat is the Jewish Sabbath.

It begins every Friday at sundown, all around the world.

And it starts with a meal, Shabbat dinner.

You feel you're part of something that's 2,000 years old. It really gives you a

feeling of belonging. It's a time-honored tradition for sure, but in all the years the Jews have

been having Shabbat dinner, there's no record in the rabbinic texts of it ever happening at the

fast food chain Wendy's. Still, that became the weekly ritual for one group of seniors. Nobody has to be here. You don't feel like you have to go to temple. You don't feel like you have to be at... People just come because they love it. Today on the Sporkful, I travel to Palm Desert, California to join these seniors for Shabbat dinner at Wendy's. And yes, this is the same group featured in the hit documentary, Wendy's Shabbat.

Have you had to sign any autographs yet?

Once.

Don't laugh.

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