We invite you to attend a Shabbat Service with us.  Our services are egalitarian, participatory, and welcoming to all seeking a spiritual and communal Shabbat experience. Our prayer books are written in Hebrew, English and transliteration.*

SHABBAT EVENING SERVICES are held every Friday evening at 7:30pm. These are family-friendly services, and they typically end around 8:30-9pm, and at the end include a light snack (Oneg, or "joy") that gives everyone a chance to chat, catch up, or meet new friends.

On the second Friday of each month, we offer an additional, early Friday service at 6:30pm. This service, nicknamed "Mini-Minyan," is shorter and is often attended by families with young children, as well as those who prefer to attend services before dinner. It also includes a short Oneg, and is over by 7:00-7:15pm.

When a month has five Fridays, we have some fun at our Friday night service. Our Fifth Friday Shabbat occurs in place of our regular 7:30pm service, and it's especially fun. Past Fifth Fridays have included Bluegrass Shabbat, Leonard Cohen Shabbat, Folk Rock Shabbat, Hand-Bell Shabbat, etc. Keep an eye on our Home Page for Fifth Friday announcements.

SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES are held every Saturday at 10am. They typically end around Noon-12:15pm. Saturday services that include a Bar or Bat Mitzvah are like all Shabbat services at Etz Chayim: all are welcome—our congregants and visitors participate as do the family and guests of the Bar/Bar Mitzvah, and we hope you will join us for the Oneg luncheon following the service. (When there is no Bar/Bat Mitzvah, the Oneg is a light snack, but still offers an opportunity to connect with others in a relaxed social setting.)

The first Saturday of each month we hold a Contemplative Service in addition to our regular service. Our services are usually lay led the third Friday and Saturday of each month.

Every Saturday morning, before Shabbat services, we have Torah Study in our Library from 9-10am.  Everyone is invited to participate—the books are in English or English and Hebrew, and the discussion is in English.  No prior experience or knowledge is necessary. 

For future reference, you can find a reminder of our schedule of Shabbat services and Torah Study on our Home Page, in the right-hand column.

* Transliteration is Hebrew written in English lettering, so as to make those prayers or songs sung in Hebrew accessible to non-Hebrew speakers)