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Services

Our services are warm, welcoming and inclusive, and our beautiful synagogue provides a calm and attractive environment in which to pray.

 

During the pandemic lockdown, our clergy have found innovative ways of maintaining that special ruach (feeling) as all our services have moved online. They can be found on our live-streaming page of this website or on our facebook page. Some services include the opportunity to join a small group via Zoom. 

We hold weekly Shabbat evening and morning services and we celebrate all the Festivals with evening and morning services and with other appropriate activities.

In our services you will find a mix of Hebrew and English, tradition and innovation, reading, singing, and silence. Our melodies come from various traditions, ancient and modern. Men and women participate equally in all aspects of the service.

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Regular Services

 

  • Friday Night and Festival Evening Services normally start at 6.30pm.  Shabbat and Festival Morning Services normally start at 10.30am. 

 

  • Every Friday morning:

    Pre-Schoolers’ Kabbalat Shabbat for 0-3s at 10.30am in the sanctuary.

  • Every Friday evening:

    Erev Shabbat Service at 6.30pm at the synagogue.

  • 1st Friday of each month:

    In addition to our service in Radlett, we hold an Erev Shabbat Services in Welwyn and in the Hemel Hempstead areas, both of those with a bring and share supper. We also hold a special 'Young Families' Erev Shabbat service beginning at 5.30pm in Borehamwood. Call the office for venue details.

  • 3rd Friday of each month:

    Family Erev Shabbat Service and Chavurah Supper at the synagogue.

  • Saturday mornings:

    Shabbat morning service starts at 10.30am.  

  • 1st Saturday of every month:

    In addition to the service in the sanctuary we also hold an alternative service (eg meditative, Victorian, outdoor walking...) upstairs in the Menorah Hall starting at 10.30am. 

  • 2nd Saturday of every month:

    The second Saturday of the month is usually a 'Choral Shabbat', with the service in the sanctuary enhanced by our wonderful choir. 

  • 2nd Saturday of every month:

    In addition to the service in the sanctuary there is a Tots' service for families with children up to the age of 5 beginning at 10.30am.

  • 3rd Saturday of every month:

    The third Saturday of the month will be a regular parallel service if there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the sanctuary, or a more experimental alternative if not.

  • 4th Saturday of every month:

    In addition to the service in the sanctuary there is an Interactive Family service for children under the age of 12 with their parents, starting at 10.30am.

  • ‘Family Corner’ in the main sanctuary every Shabbat morning.

  • Special children’s services on festival mornings.

Life Cycle Event

We are pleased to mark various life cycle events as a community, often within a Shabbat morning service.

These include baby blessings, b’nei and b’not mitzvah, an admission ceremony for those who have just converted, an aufruf for a forthcoming wedding, and special birthdays or anniversaries. Weddings may take place in the synagogue or at another suitable venue, and we can also assist with home ceremonies following the birth of a child.

As a community we also support our bereaved members at funerals and prayers during shiva.

In the event of a death, telephone the Jewish Joint Burial Society on 020 8989 5252 at any time.

Please also contact our clergy through the Synagogue office on 01923 856110.

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