Shabbat
Shabbat service times are listed on our homepage.
Kabalat Shabbat: We welcome Shabbat every Friday evening with a variety of approaches:
- An intimate sunset service in the Chapel.
- Several times a year we hold a late service followed by an Oneg Shabbat (refreshments).
- Approximately once a month during the fall, winter, and spring, we have a lively musical Ruach Shabbat at 6:00 p.m., followed by a community dinner.
- On the third Friday of each month, The Emanuel members conduct Friday Evening Services at Hebrew Health Care.
Shabbat Morning: Our Saturday morning service anchors our prayer week. Children, including children with special needs, are welcome in the main service.
- Saturday morning service begins at 9:00 a.m.
- The Torah Service usually begins at approximately 9:45 a.m.
- Children under Bar/Bat Mitzvah age are invited onto the bimah at the close of services, approximately 11:50 a.m., for Adon Olam, Kiddush (blessing the wine), N’tilat Yadayim (hand washing), and Motzi (blessing the bread)
We are happy to celebrate special occasions – birthdays, anniversaries, trips to Israel, etc. – with an aliyah to the Torah! Please contact us to arrange this.
CONTACT Ritual Director Moshe Pinchover, (860) 236-1275, mpinch@emanuelsynagogue.org
For services especially geared to children and families, see our section on Youth and Family Services.
Havdalah: We say goodbye to Shabbat on Saturday evening at sunset. Included in this hour-long service is Minha (afternoon service), Maariv (evening service), a short Torah study session, and Havdalah (separating Shabbat from the weekdays). This is an intimate service in the chapel.