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Springtime got shabbat?

February 7, 2016 by HCRJ Web Admin

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Join us for one (or all) of our exciting got shabbat? services.

February 12:  President’s Shabbat

Join us for Shabbat Services at 7:15 PM as we honor the congregation’s past presidents.

Each year we honor the presidents of our congregation with a special service.  This regal Sabbath will be shaped by the stories from the past and special selections of music from our rich musical heritage.

March 11:  A Sabbath in the Spirit of the Italian Renaissance

Join us for Shabbat Services at 7:15 PM in the spirit of the Italian Renaissance.

Join us at 6:00 PM for an Italian feast.  Dinner will be followed by a worship service shaped by melodies composed by Salomone Rossi, who composed music both for the synagogues and to entertain the dukes of Mantua.  Rossi, a product of heightened cultural interaction between Jews and Christians in Renaissance Italy, introduced element of modern European music into th Jewish liturgy.

April 8:  Sabbath Honoring 30 years of Dr. Jane Becker, PhD

Join us for Shabbat Services at 7:15 PM in honor of Dr. Jane Becker, Phd

Jane Becker has been our soloist for 30 years.  This service will survey the musical trends that spanned the three decades during which Jane has blessed us with her beautiful voice.

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2nd Annual Deli Shabbat Dinner

September 29, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

 

 

Join Us on Friday, November 13 at 6 PM for our 2nd Annual Deli Shabbat catered by Kenny & Ziggy’s.

The meal is $36.00 per person 10 years and older.

Each table will be set to include Kishka and Gravy, Corn Beef Finger Sandwiches, Pastrami Finger Sandwiches, Mushroom Barley Soup and Pickles.

Buffet will include Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage, Brisket and Gray, Roasted Potatoes, Carrot Soufflé and String Bean Almandine

Children’s meal of soup and all beef hot dog served with chips $9.00 per child 10 years and under.  To reserve your spot, please register below.

This Special Shabbat Dinner Has Been Generously Underwritten By Don and Anne Graubart.

2nd Annual Deli Shabbos

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Gospel Shabbat

August 1, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

Our 2020 Gospel Shabbat is on Friday, January 24! In honor and in memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., our Sabbath music will be sung by the Gospel Choir from The Church Without Walls.

To watch a clip from the choir’s visit to HCRJ in 2018, please click here.

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Shabbat Services

August 1, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

shabbat candlesAll are welcome to join us at 7:15 Friday nights for Shabbat Services.

You do not need to be a member to join us in prayer as we welcome the Sabbath bride. Immediately following services, we gather together at the oneg (joy) for cookies and conversation.

HCRJ uses of a modernized edition of the Union Prayer Book. It contains extensive transliteration of most of the Hebrew prayers, thereby enabling those who do not read Hebrew to participate in the liturgy.

We encourage you to discover within its pages a fresh approach and a return to the ideals of Reform Judaism.

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Family Shabbat

August 1, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

Here is the schedule for our January Family Shabbat:

6pm – Tot Shabbat.

6:15pm – Family Shabbat Dinner. $5 per person. The January menu will be announced in our Weekly Reflections email newsletter on Wednesday, January 2.

7:15pm – Family Shabbat Services.

 

The Family Shabbat Dinner is sponsored by Mel and Nancy Gross.

The oneg after services is sponsored by Jennifer and Robert Arnold in honor of the naming of their daughter, Elyssa Isabel.

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Shabbat Services (Simchat Torah Got Shabbat with Klezmer Band)

August 1, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

shabbat candlesKlezmer Music is noted for its joyous melodies.  One cannot hear the sounds of Klezmer without feeling the urge to dance (think “Hava Nagilla”).

For the second consecutive year, our celebration of Simchat Torah will be coupled with a magical world of Klezmer. Join us for a very special Simchat Torah service on Friday, October 28 as we finish the final words of the Torah and immediately begin anew, symbolically affirming our people’s eternal devotion to the teachings of our faith. Celebrate Torah like never before and enjoy an evening of music and joy.   This evening of celebration is appropriate for all ages.

Our Simchat Torah Got Shabbat is part of our 60th Anniversary year celebration and is sponsored by Julia Miller.

 

 

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Shabbat Services

August 1, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

shabbat candlesAll are welcome to join us at 7:15 Friday nights for Shabbat Services.

You do not need to be a member to join us in prayer as we welcome the Sabbath bride. Immediately following services, we gather together at the oneg (joy) for cookies and conversation.

HCRJ uses of a modernized edition of the Union Prayer Book. It contains extensive transliteration of most of the Hebrew prayers, thereby enabling those who do not read Hebrew to participate in the liturgy.

We encourage you to discover within its pages a fresh approach and a return to the ideals of Reform Judaism.

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Shabbat Services

August 1, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

shabbat candlesAll are welcome to join us at 7:15 Friday nights for Shabbat Services.

You do not need to be a member to join us in prayer as we welcome the Sabbath bride. Immediately following services, we gather together at the oneg (joy) for cookies and conversation.

HCRJ uses of a modernized edition of the Union Prayer Book. It contains extensive transliteration of most of the Hebrew prayers, thereby enabling those who do not read Hebrew to participate in the liturgy.

We encourage you to discover within its pages a fresh approach and a return to the ideals of Reform Judaism.

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Purim Shabbat

August 1, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

Join us as we celebrate Purim as a congregation!

The Sabbath experience will be an evening of joyous celebration. A Purim Band (graciously underwritten by Mike and Kitty Kahn in honor of Mike’s 60th birthday) will add energy and exuberance to our holiday observance which will include a megillah reading and hamantashen for all.

The oneg after services is sponsored by the Bernosky family in honor of Eli’s Bar Mitzvah.

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Family Shabbat

August 1, 2015 by HCRJ Web Admin Leave a Comment

Join us for July Family Shabbat!

Tot Shabbat is at 6PM, Family Shabbat Dinner at 6:15PM and Family Shabbat Services at 7:15PM.

The dinner menu for July includes hot dogs, chili, sides, macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets. Dinner is $5 per person.

 

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