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Shabbat Services
Currently, our Shabbat services are a mixture of in-person, hybrid, and online events. Check out our calendar or our newsletter for specific details about upcoming services.
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Friday Night Services
Our Friday night services feature creative worship, study and community engagement and congregational connection. Each service is unique and always contains a musical component. Services can include discussion or an interactive program focused on a lesson from the week’s Torah portion. Our Lahaka choir is often featured, as are our dancers, actors and poets. They willingly share their beautiful, artistic and original approach to Shabbat worship. Rabbi Schachar Orenstein's musical background is evident throughout the service, as is his commitment to mind-body connection. Services usually run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with a community Oneg afterward. Guests are ALWAYS welcome. Check our programming calendar for upcoming events.
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​​“Hava Nashira” Services
A few times a year, we hold “Hava Nashira/Let’s All Sing” Friday Shabbat services. Words are often not enough to tap into the spiritual joy of prayer. That’s when singing and musical instrument add the extra dimension to let the spirit soar! All those present become a huge choir singing from start to finish. Through the music, all share in the spirit of Shabbat and are swept away by a special connection to our Jewish heritage and spirituality. Clapping, holding hands, tapping feet, swaying, and even dancing to the joyous melodies are all part of the prayer and celebration.
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Shabbat Mornings
Shabbat morning services are scheduled when we are celebrating a bar/bat mitzvah service or when Rabbi Orenstein schedules a "TORAH JAM and POETRY SLAM." These are usually scheduled monthly, and involve music, singing, instruments and a thirst for studying the Torah in an upbeat and musical environment. Please know that all Shabbat morning services are open to the community. Check our worship calendar for times and locations of all Shabbat morning services.
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On selected Shabbat mornings, calendar permitting, we hold Shabbat morning Torah Study & Healing Services not connected with a bar/bat mitzvah service. These informal and relaxed gatherings present a unique time for fellowship, prayer, reflection, torah reading, and discussion. Special time is taken to offer special prayers of healing and recovery for friends and family members. We wrap up the morning with a pot-luck Kiddush, a few “L’chaim” toasts, and, occasionally, serve a Shabbat lunch feast.