Davening, Torah Readers & Shabbat Info

service times: friday, july 19 - thursday, july 25 

All services, including Daily Minyan and Shabbat, take place at Shearith Israel and are open to all! Daily Minyan and Friday night services continue to be held on Zoom as well at this link. The passcode is required for entry. Non-members who wish to request access to our minyan may email minyan@shearithisrael.com. 

In this "post-COVID" era, we once again require an in-person minyan for all prayers that need a minyan with the exception of Mourner’s Kaddish. That means if there are 5 people in-person and 5 people on Zoom, the service will omit prayers like the Barchu and Torah reading, but include the Mourner’s Kaddish at the end of the service. We are striving to have 10 people in-person for all of our daily minyanim in addition to our Zoom participants.

Shabbat morning services are livestreamed on our website, YouTube, and Facebook pages.  

Livestream on our site       Livestream on YouTube      Livestream on Facebook

ZOOM + LIVESTREAMING on shabbat

Friday, July 26th:

Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma'ariv Services (7:30 pm) — in-person and on ZOOM

Saturday, July 27th:

FRIDAY NIGHT shabbat candles (7/26/24): 8:24 pm

saturday morning torah reading (7/27/24): parashat PINCHAS

saturday night havdalah (7/27/24): 9:11 pm

TOrah study: 

Torah Study will take place in Zimmerman Hall from 10:15 - 11:15 am each Shabbat morning. Most weeks, the facilitators are either Rabbi Jonathan Crane or Rabbi David B. Helfand, but other congregants also lead the session on occasional weeks. 

We are pleased to welcome back Richard Elliott Friedman as the Torah Study facilitator on July 27th. Friedman is the Ann and Jay Davis Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus at UGA and the Katzin Professor of Jewish Civilization Emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He was a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge and Oxford and a Senior Fellow at the American Schools of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, and Visiting Professor at the University of Haifa. He is the author of numerous works, including The Exodus: How it Happened and Why it Matters, Exile and Biblical Narrative, Who Wrote the Bible?, The Hidden Face of God, and Commentary on the Torah.

alt service:

CSI's Spritual Music Innovator Ori Salzberg leads a fun, interactive and musical Shabbat morning service featuring stories, Torah reading, and more at 10:30am in the Chapel. All are welcome— school-aged children, families, and all ages! Email ori@meaningful.media to sign-up to read Torah or lead a portion of the service. 

Please note: ALT Service is now on summer hiatus until August.

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TOT SHABBAT: 

Tot Shabbat is back! Bring your young davener(s) ages 0-5 (with a caretaker) for a fun, interactive, weekly Shabbat morning service with songs, stories, snacks, and more in the multi-purpose / reception room at the front of the administrative wing at 10:30 am. No need to register— simply come and enjoy this exciting experience! The monthly line-up of leaders is:

• 1st and 3rd Shabbat of each month — Jana Fruchtman
• 2nd Shabbat — Rabbi Helfand
• 4th Shabbat — Nancy Gorod
• 5th Shabbat (when applicable) — Sharon Graetz

Please note: Tot Shabbat is on hiatus for the remainder of the summer, and will begin again on August 17th.

davening this shabbat:

Shamash: Tal Frank

Gabbai: Erin Chernow

Gabbai Sheni: Open

Pesukei D'Zimrah: Rabbi Kaiman

Shacharit: Rick Kaplan

Torah Service: Melanie Kaplan

Torah Readers: Scott Kolesky, Rebecca Kolesky, Erin Chernow, Jenna Chaiken, Al Hazan

Haftarah: Melanie Kaplan

Ashrei: Open

Musaf: Melanie Kaplan