Erev: Shabbat & Kosher

Scan before you choose. Keep Shabbat in sight. For the new year, sound the shofar, seal a letter to your future self and take on the simanim challenge.

A grocery aisle. A busy Friday. A holiday coming up. Different moments. One app to reach for: Erev.

I bring the essentials of Jewish life together in an app you can open without creating an account. Whether you’re practicing, learning or looking something up, go at your own pace.

SCAN BEFORE YOU CHOOSE Scan a barcode to see information from the kosher lists you follow, including the source, status and conditions to check. Consistoire, OU and the Amsterdam Beth Din. No barcode? Search by name. Save products, look up fish and learn to recognize kosher symbols used in Israel. A product missing from the lists is not declared non-kosher. An internet connection may be needed to identify it.

SHABBAT AT A GLANCE Find candle-lighting and end times for your city, daily prayer times and the calculation method. Widgets and Live Activities keep times within sight. Pick the reminders that fit your routine.

MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEXT HOLIDAY A year of holidays, fasts, weekly Torah portions and the Omer count. Choose Israel or the diaspora. Open a holiday guide when you want context, a text or a place to start.

THE WORDS FOR YOUR MOMENT Prayers in Hebrew, transliteration and translation, a choice of prayer rite, blessings by food and 613 mitzvot with their references. An apple, bread, a meal: find the words you need. A compass points toward Jerusalem when location and heading are available.

FEEL THE NEW YEAR Around Rosh Hashanah, a seasonal space opens until Yom Kippur. Sound the shofar with a press of your finger, then share your call with your own words. Write to your future self and seal your letter for next year. Play with the simanim, the symbolic holiday foods: eight boards, a Challenge mode with a timer and limited assists, plus a Relax mode. Your letter stays on your phone. Keeping it depends on that device and its backups.

EASY TO TRY French, English, Spanish and Hebrew. No account required. Optional in-app purchases let you support the project. Ads are limited to the seasonal space; times, the scanner, the calendar and prayers stay ad-free.

I name my sources and their conditions. I don’t replace your rabbi.

Open Erev. Choose your city. Start with what you need. erev.app@gmail.com