Shabbat
We offer many ways for our community to welcome Shabbat, as well as inclusive and meaningful High Holiday services, and festive celebrations for every holiday.
Shabbat services are typically held every Friday night at 7:30 pm, except for monthly Second Friday Early Shabbat service, which begin at 6:30 pm. Services are followed by an oneg with light food and refreshments. Shabbat morning services begin at 10:00am (when there is a b’nei mitzvah, they begin at 9:30 am). Morning services are typically followed by Community Shabbat Lunch.
Please read below to learn more about all our Shabbat Services and offerings, and see our weekly e-newsletter, This Week at TBI, to learn more.
Host an oneg
Host an oneg in honor or in memory of someone or to celebrate a simcha!
Hosting means that you are also responsible for providing simple, easy snacks (cookies, cheese & crackers, and a little fruit are all that’s needed!) as well as set-up and clean-up.
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Sponsor a Community Shabbat Lunch
Sponsor a Shabbat Community Lunch in honor or in memory of someone or to celebrate a simcha!
Lunches are held from 12:30-1:30pm after most Shabbat morning services.
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Morning Shabbat Service Family Room
TBI members have stepped forward to create multi-generational interaction and a weekly space for children in the family room during in-person Shabbat morning services. Great for children who are unable to focus through the whole service.
The Family Room is open from 10:15am to the end of services.
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For more information, contact the office.
Second Friday Early Shabbat
A short, sweet service from 6:30-7:30pm, led by Mina Wegner, in the TBI Sanctuary and on YouTube.
Join us for song and celebration. Families very welcome!
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Shabbat Alive!
with Cantor Evlyn Gould and Emily Fox
An alternative renewal-style service that experiments with renewed meanings for prayer, including lively songs and music, embodied practices, meditation, rhythmic energies, and prayerful thoughts on Torah.
Learners' Service
Not just for b’nai mitzvah students, but for anyone who wants to better understand the flow of the Shabbat morning liturgy.
Led by our Director of Youth Education, Sheri Konowitz, each session will focus on a different section of the service, in rotation.
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Watch our e-newsletter, This Week at TBI, for more information on upcoming Learners' Services.
Jam Band Shabbat
Join Rabbi Ruhi Sophia and featured guest musicians for new music, ecstatic singing and dancing, and moments of mindful meditation.
Suitable for congregants and friends of all ages.
Held four times each year, at the solstice and equinox.
Watch our e-newsletter, This Week at TBI, for more information on upcoming Learners' Services.
View past Jam Band Shabbats on YouTube.
Shabbat in the Park
In the spring and summer, join our community for a shorter Shabbat service from 5:30pm-6:30pm at Alton Baker Park. This is a very family-friendly service. Bring your dinner, a blanket and/or chairs, and join us!
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Watch our e-newsletter, This Week at TBI, for more information on upcoming Shabbats in the Park.
Wednesday Minyan
Every Wednesday, we gather on Zoom at 5:30pm to say Kaddish, have a mid-week meditative moment, and be in community.
See our weekly e-newsletter, This Week at TBI, to get the Zoom link and to learn more.
Torah Study
We offer two drop-in opportunities for Torah Study each week, led by Rabbi Ruhi Sophia, in addition to a wide variety of classes devoted to learning about and engaging with Torah.
All are welcome for an engaging discussion of this week’s Torah portion and how it impacts our lives. Text study is done in English, with occasional close examination of the Hebrew text in an inclusive manner:
Torah Study:
Every Thursday at noon
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Every Shabbat (Saturday) morning at 8:45am*
*8:30am on days when there is a b'nei mitzvah
See our weekly e-newsletter, This Week at TBI, to get the Zoom links and to learn more about this and other Torah Study opportunities.