Shabbat & Holidays

Shabbat services are energetic and filled with singing; Friday night services are fast-paced (one hour) and are followed by a friendly Oneg Shabbat. Children aren't just welcome - they're an integral part of our services (no matter how young!). Children make the blessing over the Challah at the end of each Friday night service, and many services are co-led by religious school students. Plus, the first service of each month is a special birthday service, honoring all children whose birthdays fall in that month. Don't worry if you can't read Hebrew - it's easy to follow along using our Rabbi's English transliteration of the entire service. You may also hone your Hebrew reading skills in one of our adult education classes. Shabbat services are held every Friday night at 7:15pm, Saturdays Mornings at 10:00am and morning Minyan on Wednesday mornings at 6:45am year-round. The Jewish Holiday Year From the most solemn moments of the High Holidays to the delight of seeing our Rabbi leading Purim services in costume...the holiday year is filled with singing, dancing and joyous celebration. Our beautiful High Holiday services encourage full participation, as dozens of members enjoy the opportunity to read from the Torah, carry the Torah, read English selections and participate in our Shofar "choir." Separate, age-appropriate children's services are run during both days of Rosh Hashanah and for Yom Kippur. (For the tiniest tots, day care is available.) High Holiday tickets are free to members. Just a few days later is Sukkot, with a communal Sukkah-building and services in the Sukkah. Simchat Torah finds the Temple alive with the sounds of dancing and music. A special children-only Chanukah bazaar lets even the youngest purchase gifts for parents and siblings. Purim is celebrated by a costume ball as well as a raucous, all-ages-invited costume service. Children enjoy a lively model Seder during Passover, and many congregants spend the second Seder with their peers at the Temple. The season concludes with Shavuot and our religious school graduation.