Kabbalat Shabbat
April 26, 2019 - 6:30pm
West End Synagogue is committed to universal adult study of Jewish sources, history and...
with Rabbi GeorgetteSpinoza on Trial
" New Jerusalem"
The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 26, 1656."
-- a dramatic work by acclaimed playwright David Ives
to be presented as a staged reading on April 11, 2019 at West End Synagogue.
Kef Kids: Jewish Fun for Pre K-1st Graders!
Kef Kids - A Creative Approach to Jewish Learning for pre-K through first graders!
Next classes February 2 and 9 @ 2:00pm! First-timers welcome! To register go HERE
A bi-monthly program on Saturday afternoons offering a fun, hands-on Jewish experience. Jewish holidays, values and rituals are taught through visual art, drama, cooking and music. Kids not only learn about Judaism ~ they LIVE it!
"First Friday at 6" Kabbalat Shabbat Service/Potluck Dinner
April 5, 2019 - 6:00pm
First Friday at WES
Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Potluck Dinner
6:00 - 7:00 PM service, dinner following
Kabbalat Shabbat Unplugged
April 12, 2019 - 6:30pm
Cantor Ayelet Porzecanski leads "Shabbat Unplugged", an intimate celebration of Shabbat; the long exhale at the end of the week, on the second Friday of each month at 6:30-7:30pm. (Click image to hear Yom Zeh M'chubad)
"Sing into Shabbat:" Shirat HaLev service
May 17, 2019 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Shir
at HaLev (“Song of the Heart”) musical Kabbalat Shabbat service
Third Friday of each month.
Shirat Shabbat ("Song of Shabbat") for School Age Children
April 13, 2019 - 11:15am
Shirat Shabbat for families with school age students at 11:15AM every THIRD Saturday:
Every THIRD Saturday of the month from 11:15-12:15 in the morning, join us for a “camp style” musical Shabbat experience and an interactive Torah service for school age children and parents, with Cantor Ayelet Porzecanski — an age-appropriate, informal, accessible service designed to learn Shabbat melodies through the magic of song. Join Cantor Ayelet and talented lay leadership/musicians for a musical celebration of Shabbat for families! Then join the WES community for a festive kiddush luncheon. Visitors always welcome!
Jewish Family Life and Learning - in and out of the classroom
Our innovative, "whole family" approach to Jewish education, Jewish Family Life and Learning (JFLL), is a departure from your parents' Hebrew School, making a big impression on kids and parents alike.
We are a PJ Library partner! Click on the image to sign up to receive FREE BOOKS!!! 
Learn more about our partnership with Moving Traditions for our B'nai Mitzvah curriculum!
HaMinyan Kabbalat Shabbat Service
HaMinyan is West End's lay-led, often experimental and always interesting service. HaMinyan takes place at 8:00 pm on the fifth Friday of the month, whenever a fifth Friday occurs. (There is no 6:30pm service on those dates.)
What IS Reconstructionist Judaism? Check Out this Short Video:
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Reconstructionist Judaism on One Foot (Video)
Enjoy this brief, entertaining video introducing the Reconstructionist approach to Judaism.
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