Shabbat
Shabbat is a time to to exhale, arrive, be, sing, and pray in community. Some people come for the schmooze. Some come for the food. Some come to sing. Some come to remember loved ones who have died. Some come to experience joy. Some come for a deep cry. For some the melodies are familiar. For many they are new. Whether this is your first time celebrating Shabbat or you are a regular, you are welcome just as you are. Each of our services has its own flavor. All of them are full of song and invite participation. Kol Tzedek follows a traditional service structure, with traditional Hebrew prayers woven together by poetry and teachings. Join us!
We do our best to keep to our monthly schedules, but sometimes a change is necessary. The best way to keep up to date is to check our web calendar or sign up for our weekly email newsletter.
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Shabbat for Everyone!
Generally first and third Saturdays, check calendar for exact dates. 10am–12:15pm at Calvary Center, followed by a communal meal. (9:45am if a Bar/Bat Mitzvah) Join us for Kol Tzedek's joyful, participatory Shabbat morning services. Using the Kol HaNeshama prayerbook, we follow the traditional “matbeah” (service outline) while integrating song, moments of reflection and meditation, and study. The torah reading and aliyot (or honors) is often a time in which we celebrate an upcoming simcha (joyous occasion) such as a baby or a couple about to be married, or welcome a new Jew by choice into the community. It is Kol Tzedek's custom to have all of the children parade with the Torah before going downstairs for a pre-K family service at 11am. The entire community joins together for final prayers, kiddush, motzei, and a communal meal around 12:15pm. Unless otherwise stated in our weekly newsletter, the meal is a vegetarian potluck lunch. Thursday Morning Minyan
Every Thursday, 7:30am-8:15am at 707 S. 50th St. Can't get enough of Kol Tzedek davening on Shabbat and holidays? Our weekly morning minyan services are lay-led, engaging the traditional shacharit liturgy, with ample room for innovation and complementary contemplative practices. Please email minyan@kol-tzedek.org if you have interest in attending or helping to lead. |
Friday Night for All!
Generally second Fridays, check calendar for exact dates. 6:30pm-8pm at Calvary Center, followed by a light oneg. Shabbat is an awesome time to gather, reflect and be refreshed. Come sing and draw strength from the Kol Tzedek community. Friendly faces and sweet tunes will usher you into Shabbat. Minyan Ometz Lev: For the Bravehearted
Generally fourth Fridays, check calendar for exact dates. 6:30pm-8pm at Calvary Center, followed by a light oneg. Co-organized by Eli DeWitt, Nancy Wygant, and Abby Holtzman. Join us for the second year of Minyan Ometz Lev. Shabbat is a glimpse of the world as it could be, as so many of us are working to build it. Join in a social justice Kabbalat Shabbat, each 4th Friday of the month featuring song, poetry, and the space to recharge our activist hearts. Please join for the potluck that will follow. Each month we will be lead in song and prayer by different community members. We will continue and grow the tradition of learning Torah from people who are striving for. |