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Shabbat - Fri. Night
Shabbat - Sat. Morning
Shabbat in 3-D

Shabbat - Fri. Nights

We've brought back the Friday night service and celebration to the first Friday night of each month at 6:30pm. Join us to welcome with joy and new energy the beginning of Shabbat.

We sing Kabbalat Shabbat with piano accompaniment (before the Barchu). We pray with traditional and new readings. And we share a little nosh (so you can have dinner before or after).

First Friday night of each month, beginning at 6:30pm. You'll be back home in an hour, re-Jew-venated!

Shabbat - Sat. Morning

Shabbat is the anchor of our community. A variety of activities highlight this special day of the week.

Every Saturday morning, beginning at 9:30 and concluding around 12:00, we enjoy a full traditional, but egalitarian, service. Members participate in a lively Torah discussion and may also lead portions of the service, chant a Haftarah or provide a scholarly discourse. We also honor our B'nai Mitzvah of all ages with the opportunity to lead services.

If you wish to participate in Shabbat services (receive an aliyah, perform the role of hagbah or g'lilah, open the ark, introduce a new prayer, give a d'var Torah or serve as an usher), contact the office and we'll put you in touch with the Religious Practices Committee.

Specially scheduled Friday evening services, often followed by a festive Shabbat dinner and a themed program, usher in the beginning of Shabbat (keep an eye out in the calendar and Activities section of the KMwebsite for announcements of these special events).

Shabbat Club meets weekly for all of our youngsters, ages 2 to 12, on Shabbat morning. Our club includes:

Tot Shabbat

Kid's Kahal

Junior Congregation

Child care is available every Shabbat morning while parents attend services.

Following services on Saturday morning there is a kiddush. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know the members of the congregation, our rabbi, and our hazzan on a more intimate basis. Members take turns sponsoring the Kiddush to commemorate special occasions.

There are also opportunities to extend the Shabbat experience beyond the synagogue service. These gatherings have included a pot-luck Seudah Shlishit (third meal) and Study Sessions as well as Shabbat Study Groups after services.

Once a year, there is a Shabbaton for the entire congregation -- a complete Shabbat celebration, often with special scholars-in-residence, beginning with Friday evening services and dinner, and continuing through Havdallah on Saturday evening. Not to be missed!!

Shabbat in 3-D

Occasionally we celebrate Shabbat morning in 3-D. The 3 D's are Daven, Dine and D'rash (in English, that's Worship, Food and Learning).

The regular Shabbat services are run at a slightly accelerated pace so that we have time for a learning session and a leisurely lunch. All are welcome. There is no charge.

For information about joining the shul please contact Kathie Rose at (310) 829-0566 or office @ km-synagogue . org.

You may also inquire the office about buying a High Holy Days Siddur aka Mahzor for $45. If you're still learning Hebrew you may want to download an abridged transliterated Mahzor here.

To read a general description of Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur, see our Holiday Descriptions section of the website.

And to donate to the hungry what you would've spent on food during Yom Kippur, see Sova in the Social Action section of the site.