Kol HaLev Services

All of our services are still taking place on Zoom; currently we'll holding two mutli-access Shabbat services each month. Please check the calendar to see what kind of services we're offering each week. To attend services in person:  

• As of April 27, 2023, we are still masking at most of our services. Before attending any in-person Kol HaLev event, please read our Community Brit/COVID-19 Guidelines and be sure you can comply with its heath and safety guidelines.  Read and be sure you agree with our efore attending an in-person service.
   
• Members: Check your Thursday Weekly Update for information about multi-access and Zoom services
   
• Non-members:  We welcome you to join us for Shabbat services on Zoom or in person. If you are interested in attending our services, please email your full name, email address, phone number, location, and how you learned about Kol HaLev, to this email address: Connect At Kolhalev Dot Net (omitting the spaces and replacing "at" with "@" and "dot" with "."). 
   

Shabbat Morning Services

We hold a Shabbat morning service at 10:30 am on Saturday mornings. All of them are on Zoom, but on the first and third Satrudays of the month, our service is multi-access.

Our services reflect the spirit of Kol HaLev, with its blend of lay and professional leadership and the warm welcoming of guests. We use the Reconstructionist Kol Haneshamah siddur which has Hebrew, with full egalitarian translations, extensive transliterations, and a large selection of contemporary poetry and readings.

Torah Study: On the second and third Saturdays of the month, services are preceded by Torah study for adults that begins at 9:30 am and lasts 45 minutes. The Torah portion for each Shabbat is noted on our calendar. 

Musical service: The fourth Shabbat of each month is our musical Shabbat. In those services there’s more singing and fewer readings. 
Alternative service: On the rare fifth Shabbat of each month. we hold an Alternative service, which varies from the traditional  Shabbat services in both structure and liturgy, making use of contemporary poetry and liturgy from Marcia Falk’s Book of Blessings and other sources, rather than the text of our siddur. 
Member-led services: The services on the second Shabbat of each month are typically led by one or two of our talented, experienced member leaders, whose ranks include Jewish educators and rabbis. 

Here is a guide to our Shabbat morning services.

Friday Evening Services

At 6:00 p.m. on the 4th Friday evening of most months, we hold a brief (half an hour) Kabbalat Shabbat ceremony on Zoom to welcome Shabbat with several Friday evening prayers, songs and communal recitation of the blessings before Shabbat dinner.

High Holy Days

We welcome those who are not members of our community to share the High Holy Days with us as members for the months of Elul and Tishri. (Learn more about High Holy Days Membership.) Pre-registration is required.

Our prayerbook is the Reconstructionist Mahzor Leyamim Nora'im (prayer book for the Days of Awe). It is an inclusive, comprehensive volume for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services; one that is rooted in the traditional Hebrew liturgy, yet fully contemporary. The Mahzor, which can be purchased from the Reconstructionist Press, is a book with so many thoughtful readings that some members read it as a way to prepare for the High Holy Days.

Handy Glossary of Torah and Tefillah (Prayer) Terms