Welcome to Congregation Beth Shalom's Youth Tefillah page!
Below you can find our regularly occuring Youth Tefillah events, including:
- Jr Congregation Saturdays at 10:00 am
- Level Up Shabbat at 11:00 am, first and third Saturdays each month
- Manny's Service, Saturdays at 11:15 am
- Shababababa, our Friday night family service targeted at kids 8 and under.
Junior Congregation
Jr Congregation is Beth Shalom's Saturday morning tefillah for kids ages 7 to 13. It is a space that is fun, engaging, and teaches the fundamentals of Jewish Shabbat prayer.
Jr Cong meets every Shabbat starting at 10:00 a.m. in the Stofman-Zweig Libraries on the 3rd floor, conveniently located just down the hall from the main sanctuary service.
Level Up Shabbat
Cantor Barbara Barnett will lead kids through a musical Shabbat service that will help grow and expand their knowledge and comfort level with the Saturday morning service. This will be fun; it will be age-specific and led by a seasoned and talented Jewish educator; it will help your child grow in their comfort level and ability at Hebrew prayer; and the service will serve as good re-enforcement for the things they will also be preparing for their bar/bat/benei mitzvah. And there will be prizes for attendance and achievement!
This program is appropriate for children who have mastered the prayers in our Jr. Cong service. The target audience is kids 8 to 12 years of age, and it is held on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
The program/service will take place in the Lehman Center on the second floor (one floor DOWN from the Faye Rubenstein Weiss main sanctuary. No RSVP is needed, but we'd love it if your child would come on time. And if you want to let us know that your child is planning to attend, we wouldn't mind it at all.
Manny's Service
Manny's Service is a Saturday morning service for children ages 2 to 7. Families are welcome to join in with their children on this fun, engaging event.
Manny's Service takes place in the Stofman-Zweig Libraries. When staff is leading the service, our YT team will remain masked for the near future. For participants and families, masking is at their individual discretion.
Manny's Service is held every Saturday 11:15 to 11:45 am.