Rabbi-in-Residence
Shabbat / Holiday Services
Need a rabbi for a Shabbat, Festival, or High Holidays?
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Shabbat Services
Erev Shabbat / Friday Night Services -- options include:
- Shali'ach Tzibbur (chant the service) - traditional melodies
- "Ruach Shabbat" - upbeat melodies for congregational singing
- "Guitar Shabbat" - "Ruach Shabbat" style service with guitar accompaniment
Shabbat Morning Services -- options include:
- Shali'ach Tzibbur (chant the service)
- Topical sermon (based on the Torah portion or current events)
- Interactive learning (in lieu of sermon; based on the Torah portion)
- "Honest Answers to Honest Questions" - open Q&A, my version of "Ask the Rabbi"
- Post-service Torah study session / discussion / Q&A
Shabbat Minchah (Afternoon Service)
- Shali'ach Tzibbur (chant the service)
- learn the unique musical mode
S'udah Sh'lisheet ("Third Meal")
- learn the customs and traditions songs
Ma'ariv / Hav'dalah
- musical Hav'dalah (concluding ceremony for Shabbat; guitar accompaniment)
Chagim / Festivals
Sukkot
Sh'mini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Pesach
Shavu'ot
Yamim Nora'im / High Holidays
Rosh Hashanah
- Evening, Morning, Minchah (Afternoon) Services
Yom Kippur
- Kol Nidrei (Evening), Morning, Minchah, N'ilah (Concluding) services