Neshama Carlebach at CSAIR Friday night services will be led by Cantor Elizabeth Stevens, Rabbinic Intern Adam Baldachin, and special guest Neshama Carlebach. Services begin at 4:49 pm. Later that evening (8:00 pm) Neshama will discuss the music, stories, and teachings of her father, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach z"l, and how they continue to help Jews to access Judaism. All are welcome. |
Volunteerism in Jewish Organizations Panel discussion moderated by Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal and featuring: Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield, CSAIR member and chair of the shul's GreenFaith initiative All are welcome. |
Prayer Services: Tefillah
Daily Minyan
We welcome everyone to our religious services.
Daily Services
(held in our Beit Midrash)
Morning Minyan
Monday – Friday mornings - 7:00 AM
(9:00 AM on Sundays and holidays)
Evening Minyan (Maariv)
Evening services are generally held Sunday – Thursday evenings - 7:30 PM. For information about specific dates, please check with the office since the scheduled time for Maariv may change to accommodate special programming.
Parsha Monday
On Mondays, after the evening minyan, listen to a thoughtful five-minute teaching about the Torah reading for the coming weekend. presented by one of CSAIR's scholars.
Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday Evening
At our Kabbalat Shabbat service on Friday evening, we welcome Shabbat with prayer and song. Services are usually held at candle lighting time or 7:00 PM, whichever is earlier. For Shabbat Services & Candle Lighting Times click here to return the home page.
We also have a vibrant Havurah that generally meets for Shabbat morning services twice per month, starting at 9:30 AM. Havurah services are lay-led and volunteer-run, forming another outlet for our community to come together to daven (pray) and learn.
Backyard Davenning – Friday, August 13 & Friday, August 27
Join us at 6:45 pm for cool drinks and light snacks in CSAIR’s backyard. Then we will welcome Shabbat with songs and stories for children and adults.
Friday Night Ruach Shabbat Dinners
During our Friday night Ruach Shabbat Dinners, we celebrate Shabbat together, meet other CSAIR members and learn ways to enrich our home rituals. Ruach Shabbat Dinners are scheduled once per month and are often led by one or two Hebrew School classes. Each dinner features parallel activities – adults will study with our clergy while children participate in creative learning and games with our Educational Director. Ruach Shabbat Dinners are open to all CSAIR families – regardless of where their children receive their Jewish education.
Shabbat Shuva
Back-to-School Shabbat...CSAIR Kids
Celebrate teh start of the new school year. Join us at services for a back-to-school story and bracha from Rabbi Katz and a special suprise giveaway.
Main Sanctuary Services
Shabbat Morning Service (Shaharit/Musaf)
Our Shabbat morning services are held in our Main Sanctuary, starting at 9:00 AM. The service includes the entire Torah portion reading for the week, traditional prayer, a weekly Torah commentary, the commemoration and celebration of lifecycle events, and a sermon. We encourage congregational participation in all aspects of our Shabbat services. Kiddush follows Shabbat and Festival services. For specific Shabbat dates, please follow the link to our Shabbat Announcments.
We also have a vibrant Havurah that meets for Shabbat morning services twice per month. Havurah services are lay-led and volunteer-run, forming another outlet for our community to come together to daven (pray) and learn.
Shabbat Afternoon Service (Minha/Maariv/Havdalah)
Shabbat afternoon services start at the same time as candlelighting the previous day.
Holidays
Shaharit – 9:00 am
Call the office for the schedule.
Havurah
The CSAIR Havurah is an ongoing, self-directed prayer group which meets twice each month to worship and study together. Participants are welcomed to lead prayers, to read Torah and Haftorah, and deliver remarks or d’vrai torah. The discussions often focus on issues raised by the weekly Torah reading, contemporary topics, and other thoughts of Havurah members.
The Havurah offers a comfortable, non-intimidating setting for developing synagogue skills in a supportive environment.
About once a month, Havurah members join for communal meals at either the synagogue or a pot-luck vegetarian Shabbat lunch at a member’s home. They also hold a Sukkot meal and a lunch on the 7th day of Passover.
In strengthening their relationship with the synagogue, the Havurah sponsors several synagogue-wide events during the year, including the annual Tu B’Shevat Seder, refreshments after the Purim megillah reading, and the all-night study session on Shavuot (with plenty of cheesecake).
Contact us:
If you would like to be added to the Havurah email list for a list of service dates and other events, please contact our Havurah Coordinators at havurah@csair.org.