Service Schedule
STANDARD SERVICE TIMES
Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat services are at 6:15 PM. Watch for monthly “Kabbalat Shabbat with Strings Attached” and "Strings Attached with Klei AJ" programming for a unique and engaging experience. "Kabbalat Shabbat with Strings Attached" features Hazzan Glantz playing the acoustic guitar and "Kabbalat Shabbat with Klei AJ" features an ensemble of AJers with a variety of musical instruments. Both are followed by an oneg.
Shabbat Morning services are held every Saturday in either the Chapel or the main sanctuary at 9:30 AM; Havurah services begin at 10:00 AM in the Library. (See below for a description of AJ's Havurah.)
Mincha-Ma'ariv-Havdalah: Please check the AJ Calendar for up-to-date start times and location listings.
Family and Youth Services: These are held throughout the year. Please check the AJ Calendar for up-to-date service listings.
Minyan: How many of us are working on something we care about, but are not sure if it is making a difference? Minyan — the minimum 10 Jews that must be present for a mourner to recite Kaddish — is a cure for that uncertainty! Every time you walk into Minyan, you are part of the countdown to ten; sometimes you are THE tenth. And it’s YOU who has made the difference between a mourner saying Kaddish or not — Hebrew not required. Just showing up makes a difference; how many things can you say that about? Minyan gathers morning and evening at AJ six days a week; of special note is that morning Minyan is always followed with warm bagel breakfasts to which “All are invited, no exceptions!”
P.S. By “all” we mean “all” — you are NOT required to be a member to join us. But you will want to because we’re such a collection of personalities. Trust us on this!
Daily Minyan services are held mornings and evenings.
Morning Minyan is always available at AJ followed by breakfast.
Evening services, Sunday through Thursday, are held jointly with Beth Sholom Congregation and alternate locations monthly.
• Sunday: 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM
• Monday and Thursday: 7:20 AM and 7:00 PM
• Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: 7:30 AM and 7:00 PM
• Rosh Hodesh (weekday): 7:00 AM
Beth Sholom is located at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park, PA 19027.
Please be sure to check the AJ Calendar as times may occasionally differ from those listed above.
For holiday and summer service times or if you are unsure about any start times, please call the synagogue for the service schedule at 215.635.6611, consult our Newsletter or view the AJ Calendar.
THE AJ HAVURAH
The Havurah is an important part of the AJ community. The fact that the synagogue accommodates diverse davening styles makes services appealing to those who wish to daven in a lay-led, traditional Conservative egalitarian service in an informal, intimate setting. The service generally includes a Torah discussion, as well as opportunities for children to participate. Created in 1976 by AJ members, the Havurah has been part of our congregation for over 40 years. The Havurah meets weekly on Saturday mornings in the AJ Library at 10:00 AM, finishing about the same time as the main congregational service. Everyone is welcome! Participation in the service is welcomed, but not required. Come see who we are!
For more information, please contact the office at 215.635.6611 or info@adathjeshurun.info.
KIDDISH SPONSORSHIP
For information about kiddush or oneg sponsorship, contact the synagogue office at 215.635.6611.
Fri, January 15 2021
2 Shevat 5781
THIS WEEK'S
SERVICE SCHEDULE
SHABBAT VAERA
January 15, 16, 2021
3 Shevat 5781
Light Candles at 4:39 PM
Friday Evening
Kabbalat Shabbat
6:15 PM
Saturday Morning
Morning Service
9:30 AM
You can read the pew pamphlet for this weekend here.
Saturday Evening
Mincha-Ma'ariv-Havdalah
4:40 PM
As efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 virus continue and additional recommendations are offered, we continue to assess our decisions. Based on updated recommendations, with heavy hearts, we decided that the building will be closed until further notice.
Through the Zoom platform, congregants will be able to attend services virtually. This system is operational now. You can find information about how to use the system here.
We now have three links for all of our services via Zoom:
For Friday evening and Saturday morning services:
By computer: https://zoom.us/j/
97054037610
By phone:
Please dial 929.436.2866 or 301.715.8592.
Meeting ID#:
970 5403 7610
(Password required)
For Saturday evening services:
By computer:
https://zoom.us/j/933131679
By phone:
Please dial 929.436.2866 or 301.715.8592.
Meeting ID#:
933131679
(Password required)
For all other services (Sunday through Friday morning and evening services, and Shabbat services):
By computer
https://zoom.us/j/109428724
By phone:
Please dial 929.436.2866 or 301.715.8592.
Meeting ID#:
109428724
Please note:
To avoid the possibility that any of our services will be interrupted by hackers or other interlopers ("Zoombombing"), we instituted a Zoom virtual waiting room and authorized the host to welcome each guest into the meeting. Starting July 3, you will need a password for Friday evening, Saturday morning, and Saturday evening services. We will email the password to congregants; alternatively, you can call the synagogue office at 215.635.6611 to obtain it. Attendees to our services who are not members should call the synagogue office at 215.635.6611. Please don't share the password with others.
For now, the remainder of our services (Sunday through Friday morning minyan and Sunday through Thursday evening minyan) will not be password-protected. All meetings will still have the "waiting room" feature enabled. You may want to call or log in a few minutes ahead of the start time so that the host has time to welcome each guest.
