Shabbat Guidelines
Shabbat Guidelines
Beth Jacob Synagogue is an unaffiliated congregation thriving over 100 years by providing a welcoming place to all Jews. We embrace many styles of services, ritual observances and expressions of Judaism. Our synagogue is not just a place of prayer, it is also a place where Jews gather to socialize, learn, commit to social action and gain inspiration. Throughout our many years, we have enriched ourselves in Jewish traditions and ritual observance by drawing from the modern Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist and Renewal branches. To guide our members, the Board of Beth Jacob Synagogue has adopted guidelines around ritual observances in the synagogue on Shabbat in keeping with our diversity of members.
Please follow the guidelines listed below. By embracing this set of guidelines, we can continue to provide a welcoming place to all Jews.
If you don’t see a guideline listed or have questions, please contact a member of the board.
Permissible on Shabbat:
- Warming food in oven.
- Use of musical instruments.
- Reading and writing.
- Playing boardgames.
- Showing pictures and videos as part of a presentation.
- Lighting Shabbat candles after dark (this encourages people to kindle Shabbat lights).
- Lighting Havdalah candles before dark (the preference is to wait until after dark unless it's summer and you're holding a children’s Havdalah event would be too late wait until dark).
- Vacuuming and tidying up (If an event is scheduled following Shabbat and the building is in disarray then vacuuming/light cleanup is fine).
- Craft Activities (only if the activities engage children in understanding Shabbat)
Please avoid taking photos, videos and any exchange of money.
Tue, January 19 2021
6 Shevat 5781
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 19 , 2021
Tuesday, Jan 19th 7:00p to 9:00p
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Friday ,
JanJanuary 22 , 2021
Friday, Jan 22nd 5:30p to 6:00p
Join leader Matt Levin to welcome Shabbat with a Secular Humanist service. This participatory service in English embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines the celebration of Jewish culture, values, traditions, and identity with an adherence to humanistic values and ideas. -
Sunday ,
JanJanuary 24 , 2021
Sunday, Jan 24th 4:00p to 5:30p
Join teacher Randi Hacker on Zoom for a fun 6 week series on Sunday afternoons to learn Yiddish. All levels welcome. zayt mir dervayleh gezunt. Please register below to receive the zoom invitation. -
Sunday ,
JanJanuary 24 , 2021
Sunday, Jan 24th 5:30p to 6:30p
Join local author and award-winning war reporter, Jack Fairweather for a book talk on his highly acclaimed book, "The Volunteer" which follows one man, an underground army and the secret mission to destroy Auschwitz. -
Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 26 , 2021
Tuesday, Jan 26th 11:00a to 12:00p
Join us on Zoom for a chance to chat and do a NYT crossword puzzle together.