Shabbat Services
Shabbat
New Services Added for the Entire Family
Family services will be offered on the first Friday of each month at 7:00 pm. This is a shorter Kabbalat Shabbat service geared toward elementary school-age children and their families. There will be abbreviated prayers, more English, lots of singing, blessing the children, and a story or short teaching in lieu of a d’var Torah. Following the service, join us for Oneg Shabbat afterward. All are welcome! (There will be no standard Erev Shabbat service on these Friday evenings.)
Shabbat Services
Friday Erev Shabbat Service at 7:30 PM
Special Erev Shabbat Services at Different Times:
- First Fridays - Family Erev Shabbat Service at 7PM
Saturday Morning Shabbat Service at 10:00 AM
Saturday Torah Study at 12:00 PM (except on Bar/Bat Mitzvah Service days)
Click here to check the calendar for the most up-to-date information.
This Week's Service Materials
Thank you for worshipping with the BST family!
The service brochure always includes our list of Yahrzeits, Birthday, Anniversaries, a weekly schedule, and other information crucial to Temple life.
Additional service materials deemed necessary by the service leader any given Shabbat will also be linked below.
Onegs
Fri, April 26 2024
18 Nisan 5784
Shabbat & Holiday Calendar
Friday Night
: 7:30pm |
Shabbat Day
Student Rabbi Visits |
: 10:00am |
: 12:00pm |
: 6:00pm |
Chol Hamoed Passover
Friday, Apr 26 |
Help Needed Every Week for Services!
Want to learn to be a Lay Leader or Zoom producer?
We always need at least people to lead services and produce services for streaming every Friday evening and Saturday mornings.
If you would like to learn how to lead services and/or produce the services we stream on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings, contact Allan Grady at 540-373-4834.
Ritual Policy
It is traditionally considered a sign of respect for anyone in a synagogue to wear a kippah (yarmulke, in Yiddish). We encourage everyone in the sanctuary to wear a head covering, although as a Reform Jewish congregation it is not mandatory. However, all participants in the Torah service on the bimah must wear both a kippah and tallit as a sign of respect. A ready supply of both are in the sanctuary if you are offered the honor of handling or blessing Torah. Thank you for your cooperation.