Our Friday night and Saturday morning services offer an array of experiences all rooted in music, spirit, and love. Services vary in style and timing to suit all different tastes, and we encourage everyone, members and guests alike, to join us for all.
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Save the dates
Rosh Hashanah begins sunset of Monday, September 22, 2025
Ends nightfall of Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Yom Kippur begins sunset of Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Ends nightfall of Thursday, October 2, 2025
Give us 15 minutes and we will give you a soulful and spiritual connection. Listen to Rabbi Chabon’s music and prayers.
Available on Spotify: Rabbi Chabon’s beautiful voice! Listen to your favorite service melodies from Rabbi Chabon’s three albums (Shirei Tikvah, Shir Joy, and Roots & Branches) on the go.
Dear friends,
I imagine that many of you have also spent the morning watching the videos of Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher being reunited with their ecstatic families in Israel. Baruch Hashem! I thank God today that these three young women have been released and that a deal is in place to return more of the beloved hostages to their families who are desperately awaiting their return.In exchange for the first hostages, Israel had to release, among others, the terrorist who was responsible for the murder of 7 Hebrew University students in 2002. So today is a terrible mix of joy and sorrow, as the families and friends of those young souls are newly distraught over the price of this exchange. As it is written in Ecclesiastes, “a time for weeping and a time for laughing, a time for wailing and a time for dancing” (Kohelet 3:4).
Redemption is never perfect, friends, nor complete. There is always more work to do. Over the next 6 weeks, we will hold this fragile tension as we rejoice in every hostage released, every family reunited.
Baruch Matir Asurim, blessed is the One who frees captives.
Amen.
Rabbi Chabon
Jewish lifecycles are marked by a series of significant rituals and ceremonies that celebrate key moments from birth to death, reflecting the values of community, tradition, and spirituality. These life events include the welcoming of a newborn with the Brit Milah and naming ceremony, the coming-of-age milestones of B'nai Mitzvah, marriage under the chuppah, and the mourning rituals following death, such as the shiva. Each of these practices offers a deep connection to Jewish heritage, providing structure and meaning throughout a person’s life journey while fostering a sense of belonging within the Jewish community.