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​​Shabbat during the Hebrew month of Elul

Enter the High Holy Day season with Elul themed Shabbat gatherings

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Kabbalat Shabbat, Friday, September 12, 6:30 - 8:30pm (& on Zoom)

Mah Tov: Cultivating Goodness, Saturday, September 13, 2 - 5pm

at Renew Queens (47-20 11th St, LIC Queens, 11101) ​

Sign up for one or both days

 

Elul is the Hebrew month right before the High Holy Days when we prepare our hearts for the New Year.

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Join us on Friday evening for a Kabbalat Shabbat filled with Elul-inspired musical prayer with lots of space for breath, silence and contemplation. The service will be led by Student Rabbi Emily Herzlin, with an Elul-themed discussion led by Rabbi Goldenberg. 

  • Dinner: A main dish (dairy/vegetarian) will be provided. Please bring a side, salad, or dessert if you can. If you bring food, please bring serving utensils, label with common allergens (gluten, dairy, nuts, etc) and be prepared to leave with your food/ container. Even if you can't bring a dish, please come anyway—everyone is welcome!

  • Volunteer: We are looking for someone to bring grapejuice and challah. Please sign up for one of these tasks HERE.  Go to the last tab.

  • Who: Open to all ages. All are welcome.

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Saturday afternoon, we'll gather for Mah Tov: Cultivating Goodness, a Selichot retreat to prepare our hearts for the Days of Awe.

  • What:

    • Join Malkhut for a Selichot retreat to prepare our hearts for the Days of Awe. We will gather for a Shabbat afternoon of meditation, gentle mindful movement, journaling, mindful speech and deep listening, and community. The practices and activities we engage in together will help us to sit with our hearts, cultivate stillness and compassion, and contemplate how we can hold space for ourselves and each other in the year ahead. Led by Rabbinic Intern Emily Herzlin and Rabbi Goldenberg.

    • In addition to space for quiet and gentleness, this year’s retreat will draw from the teaching from Micah 6:8, “You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what is demanded of you: Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly.” Through a variety of contemplative practices we will cultivate these qualities to prepare ourselves for the Days of Awe, and perhaps formulate our own responses to the question of what is demanded of us in these times?

  • Who: This retreat is suited to adults and teens. Feel free to email Emily with any questions about the schedule. No prior experience with meditation is required, though some familiarity is recommended. Mindful movement will be adaptable to all abilities, and you are always welcome to modify instructions or refrain from any practices that aren’t wise for you. If you have any questions about whether this retreat is right for you, feel free to reach out to Emily at HERE.

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Accessibility: The space is on the ground floor of a prewar building, and has one step to get to the entrance. The single-stall, gender neutral bathroom has a narrow door. We will use an amplification device. Please contact us if you have other accessibility questions or needs.

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COVID information:

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​View more information about our High Holy Days season of services and gatherings HERE.

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Register here:

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