Make Room for Shabbat
Each week, we step out of the pace of ordinary life and gather for music, prayer, reflection, and community. Temple Beth El offers Shabbat experiences for people of different ages, backgrounds, and levels of familiarity.
Whether you join us every week or are walking into a synagogue for the first time, there is a place for you here.
Quick Links
This Week at TBE
Find the most current service details, special programs, and holiday gatherings.
Watch Online
Join our Shabbat services from wherever you are.
Your First Visit
Learn what to wear, when to arrive, where to sit, and what happens during services.
Listen and Learn
Practice prayers and blessings with recordings from Cantor Danielle Rodnizki.
When We Gather
Shabbat at Temple Beth El includes prayer, music, learning, reflection, and time together. Join us in person or online.
Shabbat Evening Services | Friday @ 6:13pm
Welcome Shabbat with music, prayer, reflection, and community. Services may include special guests, musicians, community celebrations, or themes connected to the season.
Light refreshments are often available before services, and everyone is invited to stay for the oneg afterward.
Torah Study | Saturday @ 9:00am
Begin your Shabbat morning with meaningful conversation and learning led by TBE clergy and guest teachers. No prior experience is needed. Bring your curiosity, your questions, and whatever amount of coffee the morning requires.
Join us in person or via Zoom.
Shabbat Morning Services | Saturday @ 10:30am
Gather for prayer, music, Torah, and community. Many Saturday morning services include B’nei Mitzvah celebrations, and everyone is welcome to attend.
New to Shabbat?
Wondering what to wear, when to arrive, whether you need to know Hebrew, or what happens after the service? Our visitor guide walks through the practical details so you can arrive feeling a little more comfortable and a lot less like everyone else received a secret instruction manual.
You may sit anywhere. You will not be singled out or required to participate, and it is always okay to step outside if you need a break.
Children are always welcome at services, and free babysitting is available every Friday evening in the Melasky Nursery. Children may join babysitting at any time during the service.
Shabbat for Families
There is more than one way for a family to enter Shabbat. Throughout the year, Temple Beth El offers services and celebrations designed with children and their grownups in mind.
Tot Shabbat
Join Rabbi Nichols, Miss Debby, and Ms. Patty for a musical, high-energy Shabbat designed for tots, preschoolers, and their grownups. Sing, dance, and pray together with interactive music and engaging prayers, then stay for a craft, snacks, and time to play and connect with friends.
Kehillat Shabbat
A shorter, more interactive Friday evening service designed with elementary-age children and their families in mind. Kehillat Shabbat is offered on most first Fridays of the month and often includes participation from Shir Kids and our teen singers.
Sing With Us
The melodies of Shabbat can become familiar long before you walk into the sanctuary.
Cantor Danielle Rodnizki has recorded prayers and blessings used in our services and in Jewish life at home. Listen as you prepare to participate in a service, practice for a lifecycle moment, learn something new, or bring a familiar melody into your week.
Bring familiar Jewish prayers and blessings into your daily life and Shabbat table. These recordings can help you practice the words, learn the melodies, or sing along at home.
Mi Shebeirach
Each week during our Shabbat services, we offer the Mi Shebeirach, a prayer for healing and wholeness. If you have any questions or need assistance with submitting a name, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Laura McGaha, Clergy Assistant.