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Shabbat at Home

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The community comes together on a weekly basis for services on Shabbat.  But two points, for those who cannot make it physically.

First, for anyone with interest and the internet we have launched our Live Stream options, in which services can be brought to you throught our Facebook page, our YouTube Channel, or you can watch live here on our website by visiting our LIVE STREAM page.

More importantly, however, remember: Shabbat has long been a “home ritual.”  Time at home, breaking bread and sharing blessings with family and friends is, indeed, the essence of Shabbat.

The term “shomer Shabbat” refers to “keeping the Sabbath.”  This phrase usually means observance in a traditional way: not driving, not using electricity, not spending money.

For most Reform Jews, this is not our approach.  But it does not have to be (you should pardon the expression) whole hog!  It is not an all or nothing thing, either fully traditional or not observed at all.

Shabbat can be a powerful, meaningful family time together.  It can be as simple as “don’t to the ‘have to’s.”  We can be, if not Shomer Shabbat, then “Ohavei Shabbat” lovers of Shabbat.  At the very least, Shabbat should be a time to do something different than the rest of the week.   As our prayerbook says: “entrances to holiness are everywhere.”

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Shabbat Shalom!

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Resources to help you at home

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Click here for a guide to basic Shabbat blessings and an introduction to Shabbat customs and observance,
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Click here for a guide to basic Shabbat blessings and an introduction to Shabbat customs and observance, from our Reform movement. 

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Click here to download a Welcoming Shabbat Packet from the Jewish Community of Boston.

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Click here to view or download this simple Shabbat Table Guide from the Schusterman Foundation.

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Over 3000 families, from all of the world, maintain a connection with this  historic Caribbean outpost of Judaism by becoming “Chai” members of our Congregation.  “Chai” means “life,” and this support is, in many ways, our lifeline, and life blood. Be a part of this spiritual community, become a member today! 

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