FIND YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT…
Each week’s pathway to prayer brings Shabbat spirit to life from a different direction.
Larchmont Temple offers a variety of worship experiences..find the one that's right for you!
WEEK 1: Two worship choices and First Friday Shabbat dinner.
KABBALAT SHABBAT…1st Friday, 6:30-7:15 PM
Share in our family-friendly service of Welcoming Shabbat through spirited song, story and prayer.
SHABBAT WORSHIP…1st Friday, 8:00 PM
Celebrate community through prayer and song, Torah reading and teaching, blessings of healing and milestone moments -- in the spirit of coming together as a congregational family. Oneg follows (including LT’s famous root beer float) at conclusion of worship.
WEEK 2: SHABBAT WORSHIP … Service for the SOUL, 8PM
Experience spiritual renewal through alternative prayer forms; from guided meditation to Kabbalistic reflection to Hasidic song and prayer-movement. Torah teaching to foster perspective on life-struggles by entering the dialogue which stirs the soul, and can lead to sacred Awareness.
WEEK 3:PRE-ONEG & KABBALAT SHABBAT, 3rd Friday, 6:30 PM
Share a wine & cheese “pre-ONEG” Shabbat beginning at 6:30 PM followed at 7:00 PM by our Kabbalat—Welcoming Shabbat with spirit, song & a Torah-tale. (Service concludes by 7:50 PM) Then take home that sweet spirit to liven your own Shabbos Table (and invite some friends or fellow congregants to join you and Share-A-Shabbat!)
WEEK 4: SHABBAT WORSHIP-WORKS…4th Friday, 8:00 PM
Communal celebration of Shabbat, highlighted by our monthly learning focus on the language of our people, as expressed through the words of prayer itself. What’s hidden behind the Hebrew that speaks to the essence of prayer? How does our understanding the terms lead towards transcendence?
WEEK 5: 8PM communal celebration
For months with five Fridays, we’ll share in our 8 PM communal celebration of Shabbat.
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Don't Forget the Saturday AM "Down Stairs Minyan" - Every Saturday 10:30-11:15am
This informal Shabbat morning service meets in the Axelrod Chapel and is a wonderful alternative to the more formal Shabbat Services in the Sanctuary. Whether you are observing a yahrtzeit, interested in becoming more comfortable with your prayer book Hebrew, or are looking for a relaxing and intimate prayer experience, this worship experience is worth exploring.