Shabbat Services
Congregation Brith Shalom offers several Shabbat worship services along with special Holiday Services.
In addition to traditional Friday evening and Saturday morning Shabbat services, Congregation Brith Shalom offers several alternative services.
A brief introduction to each of these special services follows.
FRIDAY NIGHT RUACH - Click this heading for more information.
Prepare yourselves for a powerful experience in Jewish prayer. Our Sages teach that when a group of people pray together, God’s presence (the Shekhinah) dwells among them. This month, Brith Shalom will start a new Friday Night Ruach! service whose essence is intense congregational participation. This service is part of a new wave in Jewish prayer that began in New York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem, where congregations like B’nai Jeshurun, Kehillat Shira Hadasha, the Library Minyan, and Yakar are tapping into the contemporary need to participate in song. We at Brith Shalom are seeking the spiritual power of a sanctuary filled with voices singing and swaying in unison! We need your voice. Come sing and feel God’s intimate presence, the Shekhinah.
In order to help the congregation raise their voices in song, we will set traditional liturgy to Chasidic and contemporary melodies accompanied by Shabbat-appropriate instrumentation. We will provide transliterations and sheet music and distribute the melodies on CD.
MINI MINYAN - Click this heading for more information.
Mini Minyan is a service for Brith Shalom’s mini-members. One Friday every month throughout the school year, the group meets for services specifically designed to invoke the joy of Shabbat in our youngest congregants. The service includes music and the children are encouraged to participate through dance and song. Participants range in age from toddlers to second grade. Following the service, a light dinner is served for the children while the parents enjoy each other’s company.
KIDSHUL - Click this heading for more information.
Kidshul is a Shabbat morning service for children in pre-K through 2nd grade. The program includes a brief torah service followed by story time, Jewish games, and snacks.
