Shabbat

February 4, 2012 | 11th Sh'vat 5772

The Shabbat Initiative for Congregations

Guide your congregation through a process of communal study about, reflection on and experimentation with Shabbat observance.

Shabbat Across America

Join hundreds of other congregations making a collective commitment to reaching out to welcome the not-yet-affilliated by celebrating Shabbat Across America on March 2, 2012.

Celebrating Shabbat
at Home

Find what you need to get started with a Shabbat observance, or to enrich your knowledge and enliven your celebration.

Learn Shabbat blessings and prayers with audio and text:

This Week's Torah Commentary

Bo, 5772
From Save Me to Serve Me by Lucy H. F. Dinner
A Darkness So Thick... by Craig Lewis

More Torah study resources >

Streaming Services

Central Synagogue of Nassau County, Rockville Center, NY
Shabbat evening services (7:45 PM EST/EDT) and Shabbat morning services (10:45 AM EST/EDT) are streamed live weekly from Central Synagogue of Nassau County.
Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Central Synagogue streams most of their services live. Check their schedule for the next service.
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, New York, NY
On Friday nights at 6pm, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue streams their services live.
Temple Beth El, Spring Valley, NY
Friday night services start at 8 PM Eastern Time and are telecast live. B'nai Mitzvah are telecast live upon request of the celebrant.
Temple Beth Sholom, Santa Ana, CA
Streams Friday night services at 7:30 PM PST, Saturday morning services at 10:30 AM PST, and High Holy Day services.
Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham, AL
Everything that takes place in Temple Emanu-El's sanctuary - Shabbat services, funerals, weddings, lectures, and concerts - is streamed live on their website.
Temple Emanu-El, New York, NY
Fridays at 6:00 PM EST/EDT and Saturdays at 10:30 AM EST/EDT, Temple Emanu-El streams their services live and broadcasts them on their internet radio station.
Temple Israel of Greater Miami, Miami, FL
Every Friday night from 7-8:30 PM EST/EDT, Temple Israel of Greater Miami streams their services live. Archived services can be found here.
Temple Israel, Memphis, TN
Friday evenings at 6:15 PM CST/CDT, Temple Israel streams their services live. Select High Holy Day services are streamed as well.