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Religious Services |
Religious services are at the heart of our activities and are designed to be participatory. Women and men are encouraged to take part equally. Services span the Jewish festival calendar and life cycle events. A brief outline of Adas Israel services appears below. See the Adas Israel
Chronicle for additional information on times and locations of specific services not listed. Babysitting is also available during many of the services. |
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Daily Minyan
A traditional daily service in the Miller Chapel, led by Hazzan Jenna
Greenberg, along with congregation members.
Weekdays
7:30 a.m. and 5:45
p.m.
Sundays and Legal Holidays
9:00 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
Passover Services
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Jump to High Holy Days / Holidays |
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Shabbat Worship |
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Friday
Sundown service in the Kogod Chapel:
5:45 p.m. A traditional Kabbalat Shabbat service with extensive participation by congregants
Friday evening sanctuary service: 8:15 p.m. Featuring sermons by the rabbinic staff or distinguished guest speakers, and liturgy led by the cantor,
often with adult or youth choir and musical accompaniment.
Save these 2008 - 09 dates for Youth Choir Shabbat! November 30,
December 19,
January 18,
February 22 (tentative), March 7,
April 11,
May 9, and
June 6. |
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Saturday
Morning Services begin at 9:30 a.m. in the
Charles E. Smith Sanctuary led by our Rabbi and Cantor (9:15 a.m. on Rosh Hodesh and certain holidays). The service includes a D'var Torah and sermon
by the Rabbi and often includes participation by members and B'nai Mitzvah.
Shabbat Mincha times vary throughout the year.
2008
November 8 & 15 at 4:45 p.m.
November 22 & 29 at 4:30 p.m.
December (all weeks) at 4:30 p.m.
2009
January 3 & 10 at 4:45 p.m.
January 17, 24, 31 at 5:00 p.m.
February 7, 14 at 5:15 p.m.
February 21, 28 at 5:30 p.m.
March - October, 5:45 p.m. |
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Saturday Morning Shabbat Babysitting: Throughout the
year, supervised babysitting is available on the second floor in our
nursery school playroom beginning at 10:00 a.m. Parents must drop off and pick up their children. |
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Additional Shabbat Services |
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Friday night |
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Ruach Minyan
The Ruach Minyan is a traditional, spirited, lay-led,
egalitarian Kabbalat Shabbat service which began in 2005 as
a collaboration with the Van Ness Minyan. It meets on the
first and third Fridays of each month (in the Miller Chapel
or Sisterhood Hall) beginning at 6:30 p.m. during the year,
and 7:00 p.m. in the summer. The Minyan is usually followed
by either a community dinner at Adas Israel, or a potluck at
a location offsite. Visit
adasisrael.org/RuachMinyan.htm for more information, including details on service schedule and dinners. |
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Saturday morning |
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Adas Israel Traditional
Egalitarian Minyan
This lay-led service meets every Shabbat at
9:30 a.m. in the Kogod Chapel (Gewirz Hall in the summer months). Members of the minyan lead the davening,
read Torah, and deliver a short d'var Torah. The
service is traditional in content and egalitarian in implementation with
a full Torah reading. We welcome visitors, guests, and other "first
timers".
Visit the Traditional Egalitarian Minyan webpage,
http://www.adasisrael.org/minyan/.
For more
information, please send us email at
traditionalminyan@adasisrael.org. For a list of Traditional
Egalitarian Minyan contacts,
click
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Havurah Service
A lay-led, participatory service that has met for 35 years on the first, third, and fifth Shabbat mornings of each month at 9:45
a.m., September through June. Rotating volunteers lead services, read Torah and conduct an in-depth discussion of the weekly Torah portion. All are welcome, including children, who are included in age-appropriate roles in the Torah service. A
Kiddush follows the service.
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Learners' Minyan
A service for those who wish to become better acquainted with the structure and ritual of Shabbat
worship, meets in the Library.
Led by either Rabbi Feinberg or Rabbi Steinlauf.
More...
5769 dates:
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
October 25,
November 8 & 22, December 13 & 27, January 10, February 14 & 28, March 14 |
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Youth Services |
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Schedule is
subject to change. Exceptions to the schedule will be listed in weekly
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Weekly,
(exceptions may apply)
Tot Shabbat, Ages
3 – 5: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., led by Menuhah
Peters for parents and children (an introduction to
services).
Grades K – 1: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Shabbat
service led by either Sarah Beller or Allison Redisch
Grades 2 – 3: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Shabbat
service, led by Chelsea Lund |
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Once a month, Saturdays
Youth Community
Family Service for
Grades 2 – 6 and their Parents:
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Led by Rabbi Gilah Langner |
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Friday night
Preschool family service
A popular service for parents and nursery age children, featuring singing, dancing, and Jewish story telling. Generally conducted on the third Friday evening of each month during the school year,
6:15 p.m. Preceded by an informal Shabbat dinner.
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Friday night
Shabbat Mishpacha
Friday night service and dinner for grades K – 4 and their families (siblings welcome) with
Rabbi Feinberg and Robyn Helzner. Dinner, 5:30 p.m. (RSVP by
the Tuesday preceding the dinner to
kate.bailey@adasisrael.org). Service, 6:15 p.m., refreshments follow.
No RSVP required for service.
Stay tuned for the 2008 - 09 schedule. |
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High Holy Days |
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Holidays |
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Adas Israel is renowned for its impressive variety of religious services offered on the High Holy Days, in the main sanctuary and auxiliary auditoriums. High Holy Day services commence with our specially commissioned Selichot service, "Hush of Midnight", which has been aired nationally on network television. A highlight of our worship is the celebrated, poetic and musical Musaf service on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, which draws worshippers from throughout the city. High Holy Day worship includes family services, youth services, featuring a procession of children from our schools. Although tickets are assigned, an open seating policy applies for many High Holy Day services.
More on Fall
Haggim 5769
For members:
5769 High Holy Day Booklet
High Holy Day tickets are available to members of Adas Israel. Not a member?
Learn more about membership...
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Passover Services Times & Candle lighting
Passover Guide 5769
Hanukkah 5769
(excerpted from Chronicle)
Fall Haggim
5769 (includes Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat
Torah)
Information on Holidays, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism website
USCJ Five year Holiday Calendar (2007 - 2012)
(includes dates for High Holy Days) |
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