Every week at 7:30pm, the clergy at Beth Chaim create a lyrical and musical welcome to Shabbat. Services are now in person and live-streaming on YouTube. We hope you join us! All Shabbat services and discussions are free and open to the public.
Friday Nights
Every Friday night, there is an Erev Shabbat worship service at 7:30pm. Occasionally, the service time is subject to change due to special programming (i.e. Tot Shabbat Service may be held earlier in the evening). Please be sure to check our events calendar to confirm service times.
Saturday Mornings
Bagels, Coffee, & Torah Study is held every Saturday morning, year-round, 8:45am-10:00am with creative discussion and in depth study of the text. No Hebrew knowledge is required and everyone is welcome!
Shabbat Prayer Recordings
Click here for prayer recordings.
Click here for Cantor Goldstein's Saturday morning melodies playlist.
Click here for Cantor Goldstein's Friday Night melodies playlist.
Beth Chaim's YouTube Livestream
A Shabbat for Everyone!
When you look at the calendar, do you ever wonder about the different types of Shabbat services? Not sure how they differ or which you might prefer? Here is a simple guide to help:
Shabbat Service — A typical Kabbalat Shabbat service at Beth Chaim includes, lots of singing, thoughtful readings and insight from our rabbis, and much of our traditional prayers found in our prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah. We sing melodies from across Jewish tradition, with plenty of old and new. These services take place at 7:30pm on every Friday.
Rock Shabbat — Rock Shabbat is geared towards adults and children of all ages — in other words, everyone! With music provided by the cantor and our amazing Beth Chaim Rock Band, we bring in Shabbat with contemporary melodies as well as Reform Jewish classics like Debbie Friedman, Dan Nichols, and many more! These services are held at 7:30pm on the first Friday of every month.
Choir Shabbat — These services are a traditional service with the addition of our fabulous, dedicated Beth Chaim Choir. The Beth Chaim choir is open to all members of our synagogue, regardless of background. This is a great Shabbat experience for those who like to listen to beautiful music from our rich history. These services begin at 7:30pm once every other month.
Learner's Shabbat — A few times a year, our clergy team focuses in on a specific theme and teach the community about the prayers and blessings we recite every week. These services are built for the beginner and sophisticated pray-er alike, so all are welcome to come learn and experience something new together.
Tot Shabbat — Geared toward children ages 0-5 and their grown-ups, these are interactive services with singing, dancing and storytelling! We hope you stick around after the interactive service for pizza and community. Tot Shabbat takes place on the third or fourth Friday of the month, starting at 5:30pm.
We hope to see you on a Friday night soon!
Havdalah Resources
Havdalah is a beautiful home ritual to mark the end of Shabbat and the start of a new week. Engaging all of the senses with flame, spice, sweet wine (or grape juice) and song, Havdalah allows us to bring the spirit of Shabbat into the rest of the week.
As our lives were turned upside down by the pandemic, we celebrated Havdalah together as another way to offer community in a difficult time. As our lives have transitioned to something resembling normal, we encourage you to bring this ritual home as a grounding point for your week.
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