Cooking and baking, heating food, and lighting or extinguishing a fire are prohibited on Shabbat. Therefore, most meal preparations must be completed before Shabbat begins.
Meals that will be served hot on Shabbat, such as soup or cholent, They must be placed on the stovetops before Shabbat, with a blej, a metal plate that separates the food from the fire.
Friday is the time to prepare for Shabbat; ideally, try to leave work early on Friday. Friday lunch and dinner should be light, so you'll enter Shabbat with an appetite.
It is a mitzvah to bathe in honor of Shabbat. If you wish to wear makeup, you must apply it before Shabbat.
It is customary to save the best things for Shabbat, including clothing.