For detailed information on our services and events, see our calendar.
Religious Services at Mishkan Shalom: an overview
Mishkan Shalom holds religious services year-round for Shabbat and holidays. As a Reconstructionist congregation, all services are participatory and egalitarian. During the summer months of July and August, services are led by congregants. Transliteration for Hebrew prayers and readings are integrated into our prayer books.
| Generalized Schedule of Services | ||
| Friday Evenings | Shabbat Mornings | Holidays Services |
| Services usually start at 6:30 PM, but call 215-508-0226 for updated service schedule. | Morning Services start at 10 AM | High Holiday Services are usually held at a larger venue. Other Holiday Services are usually held at Mishkan |
Summer services are held at Mishkan every Saturday morning beginning in early July. These are lay-led, with a facilitated Torah discussion starting at 9:30 AM. and the service beginning at 10:30. Attendees are invited to bring food (no meat or shellfish, please) and beverages to share for an informal oneg after the service. Child care will be available from 9:30 to noon for most summer Saturdays.
For specific times and dates, call 215-508-0226, press 8, then press 1 or see our calendar.
If you are attending services for the first time, someone from the Membership committee can meet you at services. Please let us know by calling the office at 215-508-0226 ext. 4 by Friday morning, or email membership@mishkan.org .
Tot Shabbat is for children under age 5; it is every saturday at 9:30am. The first session is saturday, September 15th. Services for children 5-8 are held weekly from 10--10:45am.
Please join us for
A weekly Shabbat morning celebration
For 2-5 year-olds
And their parents!
(Babies welcome, too)
Interactive singing and dancing, puppets and plays,
Juice and challah!
Saturday mornings at Mishkan Shalom, 4101 Freeland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
9:30AM
Tot Shabbat runs weekly September--May
Opening service is September 15th, 2007
Open to everyone!
For more information, contact Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, Coordinator of Spiritual Life for Children and Youth, Mishkan Shalom Gabrielle@mishkan.org, 215-508-0226 X3 Services for children 5-8 are held weekly from 10--10:45am.
What activities are available for teens at Mishkan Shalom? A Teen Group meets one Sunday/month at Mishkan (5-7PM) for social time, teen topic discussions and work on our own Tikkun Olam project.During the year, the Teen Group is planning three major trips: to New York City, which will includes a tour of the Lower East Side, Shabbat with other teens at S.A.J. in Manhattan and a Broadway show, a Winter Shabbaton where we will join other Reconstructionist teens in the area for Shabbat and skiing, and Washington DC, where we’ll head down to the nation's capital to join in a protest and tour some museums.
Food for Thought is open to all Mishkan teens. This monthly Jewish cooking class (sponsored by the Jewish Community High School of Gratz College) teaches the basics of Jewish cuisine. We prepare food that is frozen here at Mishkan and used for those in our congregation who are ill, have anew baby, etc.
Rosh Hodesh: It's a Girl Thing! 8th/9th grade girls meet monthly in each other's home for is a values-based experiential Jewish program that strengthens self-esteem and Jewish identity.
Adult education: Post-B'nai Mitzvah students are encouraged to join adults in our community for a variety of academic and experiential classes. For an adult education catalog, click here:
For more information about teen programming, contact Gabrielle Kaplan-Meyer, Coordinator of Spirituality for Children and Youth at gabrielle@mishkan.org
