Archive: November 2023

In Person Kabbalat Shabbat

Posted on November 10, 2023

November 10, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Please join the CSZ Clergy in the Bernstein Chapel for a traditional Kabbalat service to welcome Shabbat. You may also join us on Zoom. Online prayer books are available for you to follow along with our minyan, thanks to the Rabbinical Assembly! We utilize Siddur Sim Shalom. It is recommended that you download weekday morning, weekday […]

Fascination Factory

Fascination Factory Shabbat

Posted on November 10, 2023

November 10, 2023 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Unplug, unwind, and stimulate the mind! We are beyond excited for a special Tot Shabbat with our friends at Fascination Factory, where we will bring in Shabbat together with mindfulness, wonder, and curiosity. Pizza dinner and amazing friends provided!

Timely Torah: Insights from the Weekly Torah Portion

Posted on November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am – Join Rabbi Aaron Starr, Rabbi Yoni Dahlen and Ritual Director Saul Rube in the CSZ Beit Midrash for refreshments and a relaxed discussion before the Shabbat morning service begins. We will use traditional and contemporary commentaries on the weekly Torah portion to mine our sacred scripture for wisdom, truth, a better understanding of the human condition, an exploration of […]

Veterans Shabbat

Veterans Shabbat Morning Services

Posted on November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm – Shabbat morning we gather in-person in the sanctuary for a participatory, clergy-led service, a triennial Torah reading, a sermon, and songs of the Musaf service.  Following services, we join together for a festive Shabbat lunch! You may also join our services on Live Streaming Online prayer books are available for you to follow along with […]

Shabbat Lunch

Posted on November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm –

Shabbat Minchah

Posted on November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 1:20 pm – Immediately following Shabbat lunch please gather in the Bernstein Chapel for a quick Minchah service including Torah reading.  Helping to join the minyan will ensure that all CSZ members saying Kaddish for a loved one will be able to do so.  

Shabbat Ends

Posted on November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023 @ 5:59 pm –

Havdalah Service

Posted on November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 7:20 pm – The CSZ clergy help us say goodbye to Shabbat and hello to the new week. Bring your favorite beverage and click HERE to join us online, then remain for a schmooze and a few minutes of fun learning, a niggun, or a soulful story to start the week!

Book Launch

Rabbi Starr Book Launch: Don’t Forget to Call Home: Lessons from God and Grandpa on a Life of Meaning

Posted on November 11, 2023

November 11, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join us in celebrating the publication of Rabbi Aaron Starr’s new book, Don’t Forget to Call Home: Lessons from God and Grandpa on a Life of Meaning. Thanks to the generosity of Nancy and Arn Tellem and family in memory of Gerrie Stern (z’l), all member families of Congregation Shaarey Zedek will receive a free book. Rabbi […]

Sunday Morning Minyan

Posted on November 12, 2023

November 12, 2023 @ 8:30 am – 9:15 am – The CSZ Clergy, lay leaders and digital Gabbai welcome you to an engaging morning minyan service, in person in the Lee and Gerson Bernstein Chapel, followed by breakfast and chat. You may also join on Zoom. Online prayer books are available for you to follow along with our minyan, thanks to the Rabbinical Assembly! We utilize Siddur […]