Shabbat
Kol Tzedek members engage in a range of services and programs, including family-friendly services, Shabbat dinners, chanting, and traditional and participatory Saturday morning services. Every service is planned with the kavannah (intention) to be meaningful and relevant to our daily lives. Please join us—all are welcome! 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.
Please note: unlike many traditional synagogues, we do not have the same kind of service each Friday and each Saturday. We have a rotating schedule of programs that fit various spiritual needs in our community and beyond.
Please note: unlike many traditional synagogues, we do not have the same kind of service each Friday and each Saturday. We have a rotating schedule of programs that fit various spiritual needs in our community and beyond.
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Shabbat for Everyone!
10am–12pm at Calvary Center, followed by a communal meal (9:45am if a Bar/Bat Mitzvah) Generally third Saturdays, check calendar for exact dates. 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 11 am. 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 
Minyan Ometz Lev: For the Bravehearted
Fourth Fridays 6:30pm at Calvary Center, followed by potluck dinner downstairs. 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. Join us on: September 23 October 21 (special 3rd Friday edition! Sukkot Shabbat) November 25 December 23 January 13 (Note: different week of the month!) February 24 March 24 April 28 May 26 |
Second Fridays
Services at 6:30pm at Calvary Center 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. Monthly Beit Midrash
First Saturdays, 11:30am at 707 S. 50th St. Join us for some nash and a lively study of the week's torah portion. We will focus on one main story or narrative trope of the parsha (weekly portion) and go into depth. No previous experience or particular background necessary—just bring a curious and open mind. Hava Nashira: Kol Tzedek's Family Service
First Saturdays, 10:00am at 707 S. 50th St. Hava NaShira (Come, Let's Sing!): Kol Tzedek's mishpocha (family) service is a unique, fun, and lively way for children and adults to pray and learn together! In the service, we open with songs to welcome the morning and the special day of Shabbat, continue with a short torah reading and an interactive story that engages children and adults alike, and conclude with more songs and blessings over juice and challah. This service is probably best suited for families with younger children (ages 7 or under), but all are welcome! Note: in warmer months, we may meet in Clark Park; check our calendar for updates! Thursday Morning Minyan
All Thursdays, 7:30-8:15am at 707 S. 50th St. Can't get enough of Kol Tzedek davening on Shabbat and holidays? Our weekly morning minyan services are lay-lead, 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. | ||