WORSHIP & SPIRITUALITY AT KOL SHOFAR      — Come Pray with Us    _________________________________ The Ritual Fair is back! RITUAL FAIR with Rabbi Chai Levy and members of the Ritual Committee Sunday, February 5, 10 AM – 12 PM Come learn hands-on “how to” put on tallit and tefillin, have an aliyah to the Torah, make Kiddush or Havdalah, affix a mezuzah, and much more! Empower yourself to participate in the rituals of Jewish life in a fun, safe environment in which everyone else is learning, too. All questions are welcome! Free. Join us for special guest Rabbi Elie Kaunfer Monday, March 26, 7 PM Alienation and Prayer We will analyze the first blessing of the amidah as a way of approaching the question: are traditional prayer formulas able to express my own values/ideas of prayer? What do you do when you "disagree" with the prayer's content? We will analyze the original Biblical context to help us connect to the prayer. To learn more, click here. Kol Shofar offers a wide variety of communal prayer services for Shabbat and Holidays, from traditional services to those that offer a meditative approach. Our services are highly participatory, egalitarian, and accessible. Men and women share fully in all aspects of congregational life, including ritual. Our members lead services and other areas of worship. Traditional prayer books and transliterated prayer books are both available, providing prayer text versions in Hebrew, transliteration and English. Everyone is welcome regardless of background or knowledge. Please see this booklet, A Friendly Guide to Our Shabbat Services.   News from the Ritual Committee:  Transliterated Siddur We have a new siddur, with transliterations of all the prayers, along with the Hebrew and English. This beautiful new prayer book, Eit Ratzon, also contains commentary about the various prayers, and, the pages of all the key parts of the Shabbat morning service are numbered with the page numbers from Sim Shalom. Our Ritual Committee has spent much time reviewing siddurim to find one that would enable congregants and guests who don’t have strong Hebrew skills to follow and sing along with the service. If you need some Hebrew assistance (and even if you don’t!), we urge you to try using Eit Ratzon and let us know how it works for you. We hope that this new book will encourage even more participation in our Shabbat morning services.    For more info... Regular Services Our regular services include Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat, Saturday morning Shabbat services, as well as morning minyans on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To learn more, click here. Holiday Services Click for info on upcoming Holiday services.   Kol Neshama Minyan For info and dates.... Drashot & Teachings • Rabbi Chai Levy's Drashot • Congregant and Guest' Drashot • B'nai Mitzvah Drashot Service Rituals and Prayer Melodies • Learn how to have an Aliyah (see our training video!) • Learn how to lead Services, by listening to these audio files. • And learn how to do Hagbah! Learn Hebrew! Increase your ability to read the words of Shabbat, holiday and daily prayers. To learn more and sign up.....