SHIRAT SHABBAT IS HERE!
Introducing our new initiative, Shirat Shabbat! We hope it will inspire a broad swath of members to take part. Our Shabbat morning services will feature diverse intellectual, social, spiritual and tikkun olam programs.
Shirat Shabbat will feature all key parts of the Shabbat service and, starting at 11:15 a.m., a different Shirat Shares segment every week. Come at 10:00 a.m. for the full service, or just come for Shirat Shares at 11:15 – we won’t judge!
Joining by Zoom? Contact us at info@shirathanefesh.org for the link.
Masks must be worn inside the church. If you can, please come at 9:30 am to help with setup.
Shirat Shabbat March Schedule:
Introducing our new initiative, Shirat Shabbat! We hope it will inspire a broad swath of people to take part. Our Shabbat morning services will feature diverse intellectual, social, spiritual, and tikkun olam programs. Shirat Shabbat will feature all key parts of the Shabbat service and, starting at 11:15 a.m., a different Shirat Shares segment every week.
Saturday, March 4 • 10:00 a.m. on Zoom
Shabbat Morning with Guest Cantorial Student Kevin Mcintyre
Featuring Shirat Shmooze
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Saturday, March 11 • 10:00 a.m in person and on Zoom
Shabbat Morning with Rabbi Rachel Gartner
Shirat Salon: Rabbi Rachel, Drash by Nancy Wallace, and Tallit Making with Helene Ross (In Person/Zoom)
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Saturday, March 18 • 10:00 a.m. on Zoom 
Shabbat Morning Member-Led Service
Guest Speaker Robert Jacobs of Stand With Us on Anti-Semitism (Zoom)
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Saturday, March 25 • 10:00 a.m in person and on Zoom
Shabbat Morning with Rabbi Rachel Gartner
Rabbi Rachel with Guest Singer and Hand Drummer Ben Eneman and Hot Topic Kindness (Hesed) or Obligation (Hiuv)? Jewish Approaches to Organ Donation (In Person/Zoom)
FEBRUARY LINEUP
Shabbat Morning with Guest Cantorial Student Kevin Mcintyre
Saturday, Feb. 4 • 10:00 a.m. on Zoom
Featuring Shirat Shmooze
Bring your singing voices to this week’s Shabbat – Shabbat Shirah! This week's Torah reading contains the "song at the sea" sung by the Children of Israel upon their deliverance from the Egyptians, when the Red Sea split to allow them to pass and then drowned their pursuers. Hence this Shabbat is designated as Shabbat Shirah, "Shabbat of song."
And join us for our Shirat Shabbat offerings, Shirat Shmooze! Come for the service and stay for the Shmooze at 11:15 a.m., or just come for the Shmooze to catch up with your Shirat friends.
Shabbat Morning with Rabbi Rachel Gartner
Saturday, Feb. 11 • 10:00 a.m in person and on Zoom
Shirat Salon: David Ebenbach and Poetry for a Beautiful, Broken World
Rabbi Rachel will discuss prayer services and their meanings. At 11:15 a.m., our Shirat Salon will feature writer (and rebbetzin) David Ebenbach, who will share poems from his new collection, What's Left to Us by Evening, talk about the process that led to the development of this collection, and open a conversation about the power of poetry to hold a world that is simultaneously wounded and gorgeous.
Shabbat Morning Member-Led Service
Saturday, Feb. 18 • 10:00 a.m. on Zoom
Tikkun Talks: Special Guest Speaker from HIAS
Our February member-led service will feature Rabbi Megan Doherty, the Senior Educator at HIAS, in the 11:15 a.m. slot. Originally established to assist Jewish immigrants, HIAS is now a multi-continent, multi-pronged humanitarian aid and advocacy organization dedicated to helping forcibly displaced persons around the world.
Rabbi Doherty will discuss the work of HIAS, the Refugee Shabbat program, the current immigration debate, and how our members could help support their work.
Shabbat Morning with Rabbi Rachel Gartner
Saturday, Feb. 25 • 10:00 a.m in person and on Zoom
Musician Michael Raitzyk and Hot Topic “Jews and Tattoos”
Michael Raitzyk will accompany Rabbi Rachel on acoustic guitar. At 11:15, join us for our Hot Topics session, "Jews and Tattoos." An exploration of ancient Jewish sources and contemporary Jewish debates on the issue of tattoos is compelling in and of itself. It also serves as excellent grounding in Jewish approaches to the human body which in turn lays the foundation for subsequent Hot Topics sessions on things like organ donation, death penalty and sacred eating. Hope to see you on the 25th!