“What the Sabbath Does, and Why It Works”

The Shabbat Dinner Series provides congregants with an opportunity to join together in prayer, share a meal as a community and learn from noted scholars and rabbis on topics of social, intellectual and spiritual interest. The Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6:15 pm with the Congregational Singers, Cantor Schwartz, Cantor Kidron and musicians for a festive welcome of Shabbat, followed by dinner at approximately 7:30 pm.

Registration is required by the Monday before the dinner. Space is limited. Cost: $35/members; $45/general.

Judith Shulevitz is a cultural critic and award-winning magazine editor. She helped to start both Slate and Lingua Franca, which won a National Magazine Award for General Excellence under her co-editorship. She has been a columnist for both publications, as well as for The New York Times Book Review, and is now a contributing editor at The New Republic. Her writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications. Her book, The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time (Random House) came out in paperback this year. The New Yorker called it "a swift, penetrating book intent on shattering the habits of mindless workaholism and the inability to recognize the blessings of rest, reflection, spirit, and family."

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