SHABBAT SERVICES
In-person Shabbat Services Resume
**Only for those who are fully vaccinated (16 years and over) and those from 12 to 15 years old who have received at least one dose.
**November is only for those who are fully vaccinated (12 years and older).
Registration is required until further notice
FRIDAY EVENING
26 November 2021
Erev Shabbat: Masorti Service
6:15pm in person at the NEUWEG.
Our Masorti Erev Shabbat service uses a traditional Siddur and is an inclusive, egalitarian, traditional service. The prayers are conducted in Hebrew and are led by the clergy and knowledgeable lay leaders. It is a participatory service with everyone encouraged to join in the singing of the prayers and the discussion of the parasha.
Please also use the Service NSW app and the QR code to check-in on arrival. If you do not have the Service NSW app, please download it here.
Shabbat Live
6:15pm in person in the MILLIE PHILLIPS BUILDING and live streamed
A spiritual, innovative service where our prayers are enhanced with musical instruments, contemporary and ancient melodies and stories. Gathered together with the community in prayer and song, we lift one another beyond the cares and pressures of the week to the sanctuary of sacred time: Shabbat.
This service is now in-person and also live-streamed each Shabbat. See below to watch the service or view on YouTube.
Please also use the Service NSW app and the QR code to check-in on arrival. If you do not have the Service NSW app, please download it here.
The link to the siddur is here
SATURDAY EVENING
27 November 2021
Shabbat Morning Masorti Service
9:30am in the MILLIE PHILLIPS BUILDING
An inclusive, egalitarian, traditional service. The prayers are conducted in Hebrew and are led by the clergy and knowledgeable lay leaders from a traditional siddur. The entire parasha of the Torah is read and members of the community participate in the Torah reading. It is a participatory service with everyone encouraged to join in the singing of the prayers and the discussion of the parasha.
Please also use the Service NSW app and the QR code to check-in on arrival. If you do not have the Service NSW app, please download it here.
Shabbat Embrace Service
10:00am in the NEUWEG and live streamed
Our Progressive Service is an egalitarian service conducted in both Hebrew and English and is led by one of our congregation’s rabbis. The services are enhanced with the music of the Emanuel Ensemble. A portion of the Torah is read and a sermon given about the content of the weekly parasha.
Please also use the Service NSW app and the QR code to check-in on arrival. If you do not have the Service NSW app, please download it here.
Zoom Link: Meeting lD: 874 5426 4244, Posscode: 698924
OTHER SERVICES
Renewal Service
A service focused on the intention and meaning of the prayers of the Shabbat service. It encourages participants to use a variety of different creative ways to connect with the worship experience from meditation and chanting, to discussion and movement. Musical instruments enhance the prayer experience and active participation is welcomed. See the calendar for dates.
Shabbat in the Circle
Next Service combined with Netzer will be on Friday 3 December 2021 at 6pm
This monthly service begins with the study of Hassidic and other mystical texts then discusses how they can be applied in daily life.
This is followed by a collaborative musical gathering based on the Shabbat morning service incorporating melodies, poems and dance to enhance our Shabbat.
There is then an exploration of the intersection of Jewish and other sacred spiritual techniques to enrich our connection to the divine and to one another. Joining Rabbi Cantor George Mordecai is a talented group of musicians, storytellers and others.