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.
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 AND SHANAH TOVAH, FROM RABBI ELLIOT COSGROVE
The rabbis tell of a king who quarrels with his son, and in a fit of rage, exiles the prince from the kingdom to wander the world. Time passes, the heart of the king softens, and he calls on his ministers to search for his son – asking him to return. They find the prince, but he refuses the invitation – the hurt too great, the bitterness remains. The ministers relay the sad news to the king, who sends them once more to the prince again bearing the message, “Return as far as you can, and I will come the rest of the way to meet you.”
Like the king and his son – our return home can be fraught with difficulty. In the year gone by, we have strayed from God, and in many cases, God has grown distant from us. We are removed from the people we aspire to be, and many of us feel the sting of those who have caused us hurt. Forgiveness is sometimes hard to give and sometimes even harder to ask for. The path of return is neither easy nor straightforward.
And yet, the High Holidays beckon us. The sights, the sounds, the people – even the smells and tastes of holiday recipes – are pathways to return. It is good to come home, and Park Avenue Synagogue eagerly looks forward to welcoming you back. Entering the synagogue is a form of homecoming. Be it your first or 50th High Holiday season in the community – in prayer, in kinship, and in person – you are home.
The High Holidays are upon us. We hear the voice calling us to return – to community, to tradition, and to our best selves. Thank you for being part of the sacred story of Park Avenue Synagogue. We look forward to celebrating the High Holidays together.
May the year ahead be filled with health, blessings, and peace.
Shanah Tovah!