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Shabbat & Holiday Services Friday, June 5 Saturday, June 6 Friday, June 12 Saturday, June 13 Friday, June 19 Saturday, June 20 Friday, June 26 Saturday, June 27 Friday, July 3 Saturday, July 4 Friday, July 10 Saturday, July 11 Friday, July 17 Saturday, July 18 Friday, July 24 Saturday, July 25 Friday, July 31 Please join us for services when your Oneg is scheduled so that we may thank you and honor your family’s contribution. Oneg Sponsors are Now Listed Online If you’ve been wondering what date you are sponsoring Oneg, or want to see what dates are still open, you can now look it up online. From the Agudas Achim home page (www.agudasma.org), just click on Calendar (on the left) for a month-by-month view of synagogue events and Oneg sponsors. If you need to change your date, or want to sign up to sponsor oneg, please contact Tamara Gruber at tamara@redgiantconsulting.com or 401-475-8674. Remember, it’s a mitzvah! SHABBAT B’YACHAD @ HOME This program matches congregants who share a common interest, diet, family circumstance, geographical location, etc. to experience Shabbat in the comfort of someone’s home. Trained guides will lead the Shabbat Seder (table prayers) and there will be take home materials too. Sign-up to be a Shabbat host or a guest. Call the rabbi to sign-up or for details: 508-222-2243. No services will be held at the synagogue on that date. SHABBAT B’YACHAD SATURDAY Join us for a joyful Shabbat morning experience. Our Shabbat B’Yachad initiative, funded in part by the Legacy Heritage Foundation, helps bring our school community together with the general synagogue community for a morning of learning, praying and fun. Join us for the last Shabbat B’Yachad of the school year. The elective hour begins at 9 am with services beginning at 10. Let’s celebrate Shabbat and our community! Plan to stay for the Potluck Lunch. See the enclosed flier for all the details. POTLUCK LUNCH ASSIGNMENTS:
SHABBATPALOOZA – May 29 - 31 Enjoy learning, praying, playing, singing, dancing, hiking, swimming, boating and schmoozing with your Agudas Achim family. Sponsored in part by our Legacy Heritage Foundation Grant. See more information on Page 4. Registration materials were mailed in April. Send your form back today! Contact the synagogue office if you need another registration form or have any questions. ALL NEW – SHABBATPALOOZA Save the date for a fun filled community weekend on Cape Cod. Enjoy learning, praying, playing, singing, dancing, hiking, swimming, boating and schmoozing with your Agudas Achim family. Sponsored in part by our Legacy Heritage Foundation Grant, subsidized prices are as follows:
Registration materials were mailed in April. Send your form back today! Contact the synagogue office if you need another registration form or have any questions. Scholarships are available. Please contact Rabbi Elyse rabbi@agudasma.org “Ask the Rabbi” "Ask the Rabbi" will appear as long as questions are asked. Please send your questions via email to rabbi@agudasma.org or drop a note in the envelope on the rabbi's office door. All questioners’ identities will remain confidential. Prayer Services at Agudas Achim As a Reconstructionist congregation with members of diverse backgrounds, our worship services are eclectic and varied. We aim to make our services accessible to newcomers while maintaining a healthy respect and love of tradition. While most of our songs and prayers are in Hebrew, our prayer book, Kol HaNeshemah, contains many translations, transliterations, explanations and commentary. Service leaders often offer their own interpretations or understandings of prayers to bring out their relevancy to our modern lives. We use a variety of melodies from many sources: Reform camp melodies, Hasidic chants, and traditional “nusach.” In response to recent feedback as well as ongoing questions, we have begun a new labeling system for our service styles. We hope to clarify our intentions and enable you to choose the service style that is most comfortable for you. Of course, everyone is welcome to our services at all times. Please check our newsletter or website for schedules and dates. All services are followed by an Oneg Shabbat (on Fridays) or Kiddush (on Saturdays) to which all are invited. Friday Services Friday Family Shabbat Service For our youngest members and their families (grade 3 and under), the Family Service precedes the Community Dinner during Shabbat B’Yachad Fridays. Come and share singing, stories, and prayers at this special time. In the Round , 7:30 pm, meets most Friday nights This is our “regular” service to welcome Shabbat with singing, meditation, silence and prayer. Our chairs are arranged in a circle and the leader sits among the community. While the leader may offer a short teaching or d’var torah, this service emphasizes ending the workweek and preparing the mind, body and spirit to enter Shabbat, the day of rest. Traditional style, 7:30 pm, meets once per month This service has more of the flavor and feel of a traditional Conservative or Reform service. The chairs are arranged in rows. The prayer leader [PC1]leads from the front of the room and offers a more formal sermon/teaching on these evenings. Saturday Services Shabbat services, 10:00 am, most Saturdays Our Shabbat morning service is often described as informal, interactive, and participatory. While we go through the prayer service, we may stop to discuss an interesting reading or point of liturgy. Instructions or comments are added throughout the service and the Torah reading is always followed by a lively discussion of the week’s portion. All are encouraged to add their voices and participate regardless of background and familiarity with the liturgy. Shabbat B’Yachad Saturday, 9:00 am, once per month Our award winning intergenerational Shabbat program includes an array of programming for all ages. The morning begins at 9:00 am with electives for children, adults or both. Electives may include yoga, meditation, drumming, a nature walk, singing, Torah discussion, games or schmoozing in the kitchen. At 10:00 am, services begin in three locations: adults meet in the sanctuary while children meet in two classrooms for age appropriate services of their own. At 11:00 all return to the sanctuary for a community-wide Torah service and intergenerational learning and singing. The entire morning ends with a potluck lunch at 12:15. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Services, 10:00 am, as scheduled throughout the year B’nai Mitzvah services at Congregation Agudas Achim are a community event and all are welcome. Because of the relative size of the crowds, we sit in rows and the service is led from the bimah. Family members and friends of the bar or bat mitzvah often participate and take honors in the service. However, since we believe that children become Bar or Bat Mitzvah within the context of our community, this is by no means a private event – all are welcome! Our b’nai mitzvah families are delighted to have you join with them in worship and celebration. Celebrate Shabbat! |
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