What to Expect

Shabbas Shacharit Services

Saturday mornings at 10:30am

As an observant Jewish synagogue, we embrace an authentic, meaningful, and joyous experience every Shabbas!

• Start Time: 10:30am
• Ingathering & welcome from the Rabbi
• Birchot HaShachar (Morning Blessing)
• Pesukei Dezimra (Verses of Praise)
• Sh’ma and Amidah (Prayers & Blessings)
• Zamar Simcha (Praise & Worship)
• Hinei haTorah (Torah Processional)
• Barchu (Call to Prayer)
• Torah Reading
• Haftarah Reading
• Brit Chadasha Reading
• V’zot haTorah (Lifting and Returning the Torah)
• Mourners’ Kaddish (Honoring those who have passed on)
• Announcements from the Rabbi
• Rabbi’s Drash (Teaching on the Torah Portion)
• Closing Prayer
• Aleinu Blessing (Canted)
• Aaronic Blessing (Gather with Friends and Family)
• Length of Service: 90-120 minutes

Oneg Shabbat Luncheon

Oneg means “joy” and each Shabbat, after service, many Sar Shalom families enjoy a time of fellowship and refreshments. Due to concerns over allergies and individual observances of kashrut, we usually do not prepare and serve a corporate meal for lunch. Rather, each family brings their own kosher lunch to enjoy and share.

You are welcome and invited to bring food for the luncheon. Please remember: We are a kosher Jewish synagogue!

• Oneg lunches are exclusively dairy and pareve – no meats please (kosher fish is fine)
• Packaged food and drinks must be clearly marked with a hechsher (“kosher symbol”)
• Un-packaged foods (soups, salads, prepared dishes, desserts, etc.) are prepared with kosher ingredients (again no meat please)
• Please avoid bringing non-Kosher “Fast food” to oneg (this includes any non-Kosher restaurant)

If you have ANY question about a particular food item, we respectfully ask you to please not bring it. The motto: “If in doubt, come without.” There is usually plenty of food for visitors, so come enjoy oneg with our mishpacha (family) and we’ll discuss your questions. Then next week, you’ll feel right at home and confident you’re bringing the proper foods for oneg.

Afternoon Events

• Mincha Prayer: After Oneg, members of Sar Shalom gather for afternoon prayer. Mincha is open to anyone and lasts approximately 20-30 minutes.
• Bitul Torah: After prayer, members may have an informal time of Torah study and discussion. There is no set format or time frame for Bitul Torah.
• Havdalah: In the late fall and winter, some members stay at the shul throughout the afternoon to enjoy Havdalah (“the separation”) together.

At this time, childcare is NOT available during the afternoon. Families who have children and wish to stay for the afternoon are solely responsible for parental supervision of children.

Simcha Celebration

Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm

For believers coming from a weekly worship model of Sunday services, honoring the 7th day as the Sabbath is an adjustment that takes time. Saturdays are often seen as the day for kids sports, family recreation, and even yardwork. You’ve heard about “Hebrew roots” or “messianic Judaism” and you want to know more living out your faith in full obedience to G-d’s Word. Above all, you would love to have an opportunity to begin understanding and experiencing all of this in a way that fits your life as it is right now. That is exactly why we have a Wednesday night service!

• Start Time: 7pm
• Praise & Worship (the perfect blend of contemporary and traditional Jewish)
• Welcome from the Rabbi (youth and teens are dismissed for their evening service)
• Weekly Message: Torah for Today!
• Ma’ariv Prayer (evening prayer)
• Length of Service: 90 minutes

We begin service with an exuberant time of praise and worship – and we do mean exuberant. This is a full-volume, full-throttle time for joyous singing and dancing as we celebrate G-d’s love through Yeshua our savior! Bring your dancing shoes and get up out of your seat – it’s time to enter into worship!

After praise and worship, the youth are dismissed for their evening services. (Rooms for each age range will be announced at that time.) All youth and teens are encouraged to attend, but they are also welcome to remain with their families in the sanctuary.

Each week Rabbi brings an exciting message to answer two of the biggest questions in the church world today: Is Torah for today? Is Torah for me? If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what relevance and application the first half of the bible truly has to your walk of faith, we invite you to come discover the truth of Torah – in both written and living form!

Finally, we conclude each service with a taste of the Sabbath: Ma’ariv prayer. This traditional Jewish evening prayer time is an amazingly beautiful illustration of faith and faithfulness, and is available to everyone who proclaims the G-d of Abraham, Issac and Jacob, through faith in Messiah Yeshua.

Join us this week and begin discovering the ancient paths of your faith!