Every 7th day. 52 weeks a year. Since Creation.
Our doors are open for lively communal worship in the sanctuary, alternative services and programs for all ages, music, and more.
SANCTUARY SERVICES
Kabbalat Shabbat / Fri / 6:15 pm
Recharge your spirit with a musical, lively, family-friendly service. Come for the community, stay for the oneg!
Shabbat Morning Service / Sat / 9:45 am
A musically uplifting morning service with Torah reading, meaningful prayer, and words of inspiration from our clergy. Schmooze and nosh afterward at our community kiddush.
We continue to provide our world-class broadcast on Livestream. And PAS CONNECT from our main sanctuary, so that wherever you are, you will be with us.
THE FULL SHABBAT EXPERIENCE
Below you will find the wide range of services and activities PAS offers during Shabbat. It is highly recommended that you check the calendar for specific dates and times and additional details for all services and programs, as our Shabbat schedule can change week by week.
PAS SHABBAT BLESSING BOOK
This book contains the rituals and blessings for a Friday night Shabbat celebration, and includes guided instructions, intentions for each blessing, and ways you can make the rituals your own.
Shabbat Opportunities
Youth and Family
RITUAL LAB
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 9:30 am / 87th Street
Ritual Lab will create an opportunity for students and their families to explore the rituals connected to Shabbat. This program is designed for families with children grades K–2 and their parents.
SHABBAT SHELANU
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 10:30 am / 87th Street
A musical morning service geared for families with children ages newborn–2nd grade. Experience a morning when your family will sing, pray, and learn together.
TEEN AND PARENT LEARNING WITH RABBI COSGROVE
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 3:30 pm / Register for location
Post-Bnei Mitzvah learners and their caregivers are invited to meet with Rabbi Cosgrove for Shabbat Torah study, schmoozing, and fun! This event is for all PAS Teens and their parents. Register to join.
YFE HAVDALAH
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 5:00 pm / 87th Street
Cantor Reisner
Say Shalom (goodbye) to Shabbat with your YFE friends. In addition to havdalah, we will do a special art project. Register to join.
GRADES 5 & 6 HAVDALAH PROGRAM
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 5:00–6:00 pm / 87th Street, Third Floor Chapel
Havdalah is a very special ceremony that marks the end of Shabbat. We will come together to smell the spices, light the many-wicked candle, and taste the wine/grape juice.
Something for All Ages
SHABBAT B'YACHAD
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 10:00 am / 87th Street
Find the joy of Shabbat music and liturgy but in a smaller, more intimate setting where you can participate and engage in Jewish learning and find community together – B'Yachad!
For Adults
HASHKAMAH MINYAN
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 7:30 am / 87th Street, First Floor Chapel
Please join us for our lay-led early Shabbat Service – now fully egalitarian! We will gather as a community of committed daveners to celebrate Shabbat, and feel the joy of in-person community!
PARASHAT HASHAVUA
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 9:00 am / 87th Street and Online
PAS Clergy
Study the week’s Torah portion and discover a new angle to our annual parashah cycle. Join via Zoom.
SHABBAT SHALOM, FROM RABBI BRADLEY SOLMSEN
“Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy, for I, your God, Adonai, am holy.” (Leviticus 19:2)
As a Jewish educator and as a parent I find it essential to be able to answer the question, “Why?” The text’s first answer to our question of why be holy is because God is holy. We know that one of the most powerful and effective ways of teaching is through role modeling. God is modeling the behavior God wants to see in all of us. All of us.
The Hebrew in this verse employs the second person plural – “you” is referring to all of us. All of us can be holy. Holiness is not reserved for the priests (or the rabbis) or the most observant. The plural also reminds us that it is easier to achieve holiness as part of a community. It is not always easy, natural, or obvious how to be holy and it is helpful to strive for holiness with the help of others.
What does the word “holiness” mean? Holiness is to be different or set apart, to elevate actions to a higher level. It is to strive to be God-like.
We don’t always realize it, but our children and our students are always watching us. They learn from us for better or for worse. This week’s portion is an important reminder to all of us to find the divine spark in others and to push ourselves to be our best selves. It might be more challenging right now, but it is needed now more than ever.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Bradley Solmsen
Director of Congregational Education