Worship & Holidays

Worship & Holidays Introduction

Shabbat

Daily Minyan

Jewish Holidays/Calendar

High Holydays

Rabbi's Corner

Sacred Music

Misheberach List

D'var Torah

From our Congregants

Traveler's Prayer

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Worship & Holidays Introduction

Erev Shabbat Services
At Temple Adat Shalom we celebrate the richness of the Shabbat experience by offering both traditional Shabbat services as well as Shabbat services with particular themes:
Family Shabbat services specifically cater to families with younger children. The worship lasts about an hour and reinforces the prayers and music learned in our religious school. Our junior choir performs during this service which is followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

Shabbat Neginah, our musical services are held the second Friday of every month at 6:15 p.m. These services are lively with lots of upbeat and inspiring music and prayers that will have you clapping and singing along. Shakers and tambourines are distributed to all who attend encouraging all to join in the fun. These services have become a favorite at TAS and provide a warm, joyful atmosphere to catch up with friends and make new ones.

Learners Shabbat, in which the Rabbi and Cantor explain specific aspects of the worship service.

Healing Shabbat, in which the themes of support and comfort are explored.

Social Action Shabbat, in which we focus on Tikkun Olam, the repairing of the world.

Tot Shabbat services provide for an atmosphere of fun, smiles, songs and stories. Children sing, clap, dance, play tambourines and march with the Torah in this most child-friendly of services designed to teach even the youngest children about the joy of Shabbat. Lasting about 30 minutes, it's sometimes led by our early childhood specialist, our rabbi, our cantor, or sometimes one of our parents. The service is followed by a special oneg of snacks and sweets.

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Shabbat Morning
Our celebration of Shabbat continues on Shabbat morning. When there is no B'nai Mitzvah called to Torah, we have an informal Torah Study and diccussion.


Music is a vital part of all our religious services, and whether singing together or responding to the choir, members experience worship in a joyful, spiritual way.

Simchot, joyous life-cycle events including babynamings, wedding blessings and aufrufs, special anniversary and birthday blessings are marked during our worship services. We also offer prayers for those in need of healing as well as those who have recovered from illness, injury or escaped danger.

All are welcome to share in the celebration of Shabbat at Temple Adat Shalom.

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Daily Minyan
Temple Adat Shalom provides a weekday afternoon or evening service that lasts about 30 minutes and includes the daily service liturgy and well as time for private meditation. It is an opportunity to say Kaddish daily, to meditate in silence, to pray for healing, to practice Hebrew, and to give thanks.

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Holidays and High Holydays
The congregation gathers for worship on all the holidays of the Jewish year, including Sukkot, Shavuot, Pesach, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Purim, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, and Tu Bishvat.

Temple Adat Shalom adds to the beauty of the holidays with special touches of our own. The High Holyday season is ushered in with a late-night Selichot service of creative worship. On the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, congregants join in a Tashlich service conducted at Lake Poway. On Yom Kippur, services culminate with a deeply touching Yiskor service, Neilah service, and Havdalah.

We host age-appropriate activities and services for all children during the High Holydays, ranging from babysitting, to programs for children of various ages.