Experience this Shabbat Service infused by a special sermon, music, and learning opportunities led by Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz. We welcome scholar-in-residence, renowned musician and song leader, Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz. We anticipate a large crowd this evening so please make sure to rsvp so we can plan accordingly. Some of the incredible music planned for this event includes Sunrise Niggun, Makom Bina, and Min Hameitzar.

ABOUT RABBI DEBORAH SACKS MINTZ

Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz serves the Hadar Institute as Director of Tefillah and Music. An educator, practitioner, and facilitator of Jewish communal prayer, Deborah supports those who seek to deepen, sharpen, and unlock their practice of empowered song and tefilah. An artist and composer, she has collaborated on over two dozen albums of new Jewish music with treasured colleagues, including two albums of her own original music: The Narrow and the Expanse (2020) and Yetzira (2023). 

• Learn more about Deborah's work at www.deborahsacksmintz.com

Please join us for a meaningful and musical Shabbat Service together in community. Enjoy the spiritual sounds, melodies, and meaningful energy of our service.

Babies, tots, and youth are always welcome at every Shabbat service - to encourage this we have blankets, quiet toys, art supplies, and an area for more energetic dancing, spinning, and jumping available in an extra-youth-friendly section of the Sanctuary room. Families are also welcome to take breaks to our Library (down the hallway) if kids need a quiet moment away from the energy of the service. The sounds of babies and children are a welcome part of our communal life.

You belong! We welcome all families - interfaith families, diverse families, and LGBTQ community members are all welcome here.

Do you have a hearing aid or need accessible access to the service? Our doors and facility are wheelchair accessible and we offer enhanced hearing-assist options - see the handouts and supplies in the back of the Sanctuary or ask a greeter for assistance.

THREE WAYS TO ATTEND

• Attend in person! All are welcome.
• Register below and join via the Zoom link that will be sent upon registering.
• Watch the Livestream on the Shir Hadash TV page. You can access a digital version of our prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah.

Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz is joining us through the MacKintosh Visiting Musical Artist Endowment. John Mackintosh and his husband Jerry Marks joined Shir Hadash in 1998. John was an active member of our choir, led many of our Shir Shabbat Services and was a part of the finance committee. Sadly, John passed away in 2005 and in 2020, Jerry gifted the congregation this endowment in John’s name. A fitting tribute to someone who enjoyed the gift of Jewish music.