Join our musical Kabbat Shabbat Service! This evening we are thrilled to welcome special guest 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 Hashiveinu, Makom Bina, Min Hameitzar, and V'sham'ru.

Dinner Tonight:

• Shabbat Dinner will be: roasted brussels sprouts, grilled salmon, sesame tofu, roasted vegetables, brown rice, and vegetarian "chicken" nuggets. 

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

Welcome

Shabbat is the central hub of our Jewish lives and the rhythm of our days and weeks always connect back to the beautiful central space of coming together for Shabbat. We welcome you to our Shabbat Square! 

We look forward to seeing everyone of all ages at our low-stress schmooze, service, and dinner on Friday. It’s the perfect way to end your week and kick off the weekend.

Shabbat Square: Winter Edition: Cozy blankets? Welcome. Snuggly scarves? Also welcome. You, yourself, however you are feeling today? You are welcome here at Shabbat Square! Warming up with a cozy mug of coffee, tea, or soup? Yes! Come together to brighten our winter Fridays with joy and community as we sing and pray together. 

The schmooze is in the foyer/lobby of the main building, and the service is in the Sanctuary, following the service is dinner in the Oneg room. Blankets with kid-friendly quiet-activities will be in a cozy kid area nestled up near the front of the service. A Shabbat Sensory Path is available for families to help kids get their wiggles out.

From empty nesters to families and kids, there is something for everyone as we enjoy this community time and welcome Shabbat.

• 5:30pm: Casual schmooze with wine and cheese, plus games set out for the kids.
• 6pm: Shabbat Service - blankets and quiet activities will be set out for the children.
• Dinner (immediately after service) - register below - $15 per adult (age 13 and older), $8 per youth (age 12 and younger). Tonight's dinner will be: roasted brussels sprouts, lemon rosemary chicken breast, sesame tofu, roasted vegetables, brown rice, and vegetarian "chicken" nuggets. 

THREE WAYS TO ATTEND

• Attend in person! All are welcome. Babies and children are always welcome in all our spaces.
• 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.