Congregation Ner Tamid

Shabbat

At Congregation Ner Tamid, we seek to create a worship experience that is uplifting, inspiring, comforting, engaging, and participatory. Our worship style honors both Jewish tradition and the modern spirit that is the hallmark of Reform Judaism, combining a well-balanced blend of Hebrew and English, opportunities for contemplative reflection, and a thoughtful sermon. Because we believe that music is integral to a moving worship experience, services are filled with music, using both traditional and contemporary melodies, and accompanied in a variety of ways.

Erev Shabbat

  • Most Friday Evenings at 7:00 pm.
  • Located in our Joyce and Jerome Mack Sanctuary or our Solomon Beit Tefillah.
  • Please check our monthly calendar for updates.

Shir Shabbat

  • Second Fridays of the month at 6:15 pm.
  • Located in our Joyce and Jerome Mack Sanctuary or our Solomon Beit Tefillah.
  • Our Shir Shabbats are musical, fun and engaging, and geared for families with young children.
  • Please check our monthly calendar for updates.

Birthday Shabbat

  • Second Fridays of the month at 6:15 pm.
  • Located in our Joyce and Jerome Mack Sanctuary or our Solomon Beit Tefillah.
  • Our CNT Members are important to us and we like to make their birthdays a big deal! Once a month we celebrate all birthdays. Rabbi Akselrad and Cantor Hutchings will call you to the bimah for a special Birthday Blessing.
  • Please check our monthly calendar for updates.

Shabbat in the Round

  • Fourth Fridays of the month at 7:00 pm.
  • Located in our Joyce and Jerome Mack Sanctuary or our Gary and Lynn Kantor Hall.
  • Does the setting make the Sabbath or the Sabbath make the setting? Perhaps a little bit of both. Shabbat in the Round is informal, intimate, relaxed, contemplative and joyful. Through music, instruments, reflective readings and the opportunity to “see” and “be with,” we hope you will bring your families and make this a Shabbat experience to be shared and remembered.
  • Please check our monthly calendar for updates.

Watch services via our Livestream

Shabbat Mornings

Shabbat Morning Torah Study

  • 8:45 am via Zoom, or in person in our Boardroom during B’nai Mitzvah
  • Study the Parshat HaShavuah, the Torah portion assigned for the week. The group engages in an open discussion on the meaning of the portion and the relevance in today’s world through the use of multiple commentaries and personal reflection. No prior knowledge of Hebrew or text study experience is necessary for this study group. All study supplies and Torahs are provided.

 Shabbat Morning Services

  • 10:00 am via Zoom, or in person in our Joyce and Jerome Mack Sanctuary during B’nai Mitzvah.
  • Services open to all ages and includes reading of Torah Portion, and is lay led, where everyone is invited to participate and contribute.

Our Jewish Heritage Discussion

  • 12:00 pm via Zoom.
  • We read and discuss the evolution of Judaism as a religion from early tribal developments to the destruction of the Second Temple and beyond, from the Reformed Judaism point of view.