Register now for December Shabbatot
Multi-Access Kabbalat Shabbat evening services – 2nd Friday of each
month at 6:30 P.M.
2021-2022 Dates: October 8, November 12, December 10, January 7, February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10
In person at St. Marks Episcopal Church 33-50 82nd Street in Jackson Heights and on Zoom.
At the end of a long and busy week, Shabbat evening prayer, singing and learning are a beautiful way to release and open the heart, mind and body, and to reconnect with community. Rabbi Goldenberg, Kris Wettstein, our music director, and our circle of volunteer singers and musicians create a sacred space for joyful, ecstatic and quiet, contemplative prayer. We also explore the weekly Torah portion and search for connections to our lives and the world. No Hebrew literacy is necessary. All Hebrew is transliterated, and many of our prayers are in English. We end our evening with Kiddush and Motzi and time to schmooze. If you’re on zoom, you are invited to have Shabbat candles, Kiddush cup with wine/grape juice and a challah nearby so that you can share with us in the blessings.
Shabbat morning services – 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at 9:30 A.M.
2021-2022 Dates: October 2, October 16, November 6, November 20, December 4, December 18th, January 1, January 18, February 5, February 19, March 5, March 19, April 2, April 16, May 7, May 21, June 4, June 18
In person only at Community United Methodist Church, 81-10 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights
We enjoy the spaciousness and peace of Shabbat together in community, with silence, singing, prayer and study. While the adults pray and study, children pray and learn separately in our Youth Institute for Spirituality and Action. All generations join together outdoors at the end of the morning for community blessings.
Schedule
9:30 AM Mindfulness meditation through a Jewish lens led by Rabbi G. (please arrive early to settle in)
10:00 AM Shabbat morning prayer with lots of chant and singing led by Rabbi G. and sometimes joined by Music Director Kris Wettstein and Rabbinic Intern Emily Herzlin.
11 AM Interactive Torah discussion led by Rabbi G., alternating with Rabbinic Intern Emily Herzlin and lay teacher Jim Talbott. No Hebrew prior knowledge or experience studying Torah or Jewish texts is required.
11:45 AM, adults and children meet outdoors in the courtyard to sing, bless the children, and enjoy kiddush and motzi.
Click HERE to learn more about children's learning, otherwise known as the Youth Institute for Spirituality and Action. The Youth Institute meets twice a month on Shabbat mornings while the adults are praying, singing and studying with Rabbi G.
Click HERE to learn more about Malkhut & Me, a once a month Shabbat morning program for kids from birth through pre-K and their parents.
