Minyan Service (Shabbat Morning Lay-Led Service)

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Minyan Service (Shabbat Morning Lay-Led Service)

About the Minyan Lay-Led Service

Every Shabbat at 10:00 a.m. lay members of the congregation lead an informal service open to all in the Foster Family Chapel. Called the Minyan Service, it features prayer, singing and Torah discussion in a relaxed and friendly setting. There is no Minyan membership and all are welcome to worship and participate. Families looking for an intimate, haimish and more informal setting are very welcome to celebrate a clergy-led Bar/Bat Mitzvah in a Minyan service.

Congregant volunteers take turns leading the Minyan Service, reading Torah and delivering a Torah commentary (D'var Torah). People who have never read from the Torah or delivered a D'var Torah are invited and welcomed to do so in this supportive environment and community atmosphere. The volunteers who coordinate the Minyan service have developed a training program to encourage participation by experienced and inexperienced alike.

Several times a year, Minyan worshipers share a potluck luncheon, and at Chanukah they enjoy a white-elephant gift exchange. The Minyan Service has a long history at Beth Israel. If you are new to CBI and/or new to Judaism you will find a warm welcome here. Participants number about 50 worshipers.

Minyan Volunteers Needed
Please consider volunteering to read Torah, Haftarah or give the D'var Torah in our friendly, supportive lay-lead Shabbat Morning Minyan Service. Do it to celebrate a simcha, or just because you've always wanted to, but haven't had the opportunity. Cantor Bernstein is happy to coach anyone who wants to learn how to chant. Contact Susan Hutchison 858-535-1111, ext. 3116.

The volunteer coordinators of the Minyan service welcome your inquiries. To be added to the Minyan participants' email list, or to volunteer to lead a service, read Torah or do a D'var Torah, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Clergy-Led Shabbat Morning and Afternoon Services

Most Saturdays Congregation Beth Israel holds Shabbat services in the mornings at 10:00 a.m. and afternoons at 4:00 p.m. in our beautiful Glickman-Galinson sanctuary. These services celebrate the Bar/Bat Mitzvahs of our members and are open to the entire community. Please join us and celebrate Shabbat!