Streaming Services

Friday Evening Shabbat Services

You are invited to join us for Shabbat evening worship in one of three ways: Participating onsite in our sanctuary, connecting online via Zoom through this link, or watching the live stream (see below for instructions).

Friday April 4 - 7pm Shabbat Shiraz - We will start with kiddush and hors d'oeuvres for our special tisch (table) service.  The service continues as we sip and nosh.  Bring your own bottle to share. Shabbat Vayikra

Friday April 11 - 7:30pm Kabbalat  Shabbat - Join us as we mark the seventh day and celebrate creation and the exodus from Egypt with a service of song and prayer. Shabbat Tzav

Friday April 18 - 7:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Pesach - Even though it is Passover, we still celebrate creation, along with the exodus from Egypt.  Join us for our special Torah portion and kosher for Pesach oneg. Shabbat Pesach

Friday, April 25 - 6pm - Sunset Kabbalat Shabbat - 3rd Grade Service - Our inclusive service will begin with a family-friendly nosh (at 5:30) and continue with a lively service at 6pm. Hebrew School prayer buddies of the week from April will be honored and instruments will be handed out. Our third grade students will celebrate their learning and share their knowledge of the alef-bet. Shabbat Sh'mini

Saturday Morning Shabbat Worship

You are invited to join us for Shabbat morning worship in one of three ways: Participating onsite in our sanctuary, connecting online via Zoom through this link, or watching the live stream (see below for instructions). All Saturday morning services begin at 10am.

Saturday, April 5 - 10am -  Shabbat Pray & Play (in person only) - Join us for a caregiver and child (birth to age 5) appropriate service, with instruments and play, followed by bagels and time to meet other families and children. It's casual, so be prepared to sit on the floor and spin the parachute. 

Saturday, April 12 - no service - Erev Pesach - 1st night seder at home.

Saturday, April 19 - 10am - Pesach Yizkor - Join us for our Shabbat morning and Pesach Yizkor service, followed by the congregational Matzah Brei Brunch at 11:30am. All are welcome.

Saturday, April 26 - no service

Upcoming B'nei Mitzvah

Online instructions for all services:

1) Connect and participate - You have the option to be seen by the other participants (and on the YouTube below), to see who else is on the Zoom part of the service, and to participate when invited.

Join: Follow the Zoom link (in blue above for the service you wish to join). Even if you have never used Zoom, you can use this link on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Agree to the download and a window will open.  We ask you to stay muted through most of the service (Not only are background noises distracting, but it will make your video move to the featured position, instead of the service leaders.) 

View: You should have the choice of gallery (graphic of nine squares in a square formation) or speaker view.  Gallery gives you a "Brady Bunch" arrangement of many of the participants. Speaker view gives you a row of participants with the speaker featured in a larger square.  We recommend speaker view for the service. At times during the service, we will post slides with the prayers  At that time, the windows of participants will shrink to the side or top of your screen.

Chat: You can also chat with other participants through the chat feature - with all participants, or with specific ones in the pulldown tab.  Be careful which you select.  The service leaders may not be able to check messages sent to them during the service.

Video: You can toggle between being seen by others or not, with the video icon in the Zoom window.  It is usually next to the microphone icon that toggles whether you are heard or muted.

2) Watch - through the embedded YouTube viewer below you can watch the service that is being led remotely.  No one can see you, nor can the service leaders hear your participation, or see your comments in real time.  (The link should be live by a few minutes before the service. If the link is not working for you, try refreshing your screen, or closing your browser and re-opening it.)

You can find a collection of previous Temple Sholom services preserved on our YouTube channel - sholomnj.