Shabbat Services
Join us, our Shabbat services are full of music and joy!
Congregation Nevei Kodesh is warm and welcoming to all.
All Shabbat services are open to the public.
Our services are in-person, and online via zoom.
Explore our Calendar for dates and times of services, or visit our Shabbat FAQs page.
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Friday Nights
Classic Kabbalat Shabbat (Most Friday Nights)
A journey through the traditional Friday night liturgy, including candle‐lighting, congregational singing, joyful dance, a sermon or teaching, and prayers for healing and peace. Led by Rabbi Diane and guest leaders.
Infused with ecstatic Hebrew chant, often in the style of Kirtan, we sing and open our hearts to the Divine. Many tunes repeat across services, and always include key prayers such as the shema (credo), amidah (silent personal prayer), and mourners’ kaddish.
Please visit our Calendar for details on dates and times of upcoming services.
Shabbat Songs and Blessings (Some Fridays)
Join Rabbi Diane, Ari Sharfstein and Religious School Director Sarah Nowak in welcoming Shabbat together at NK.
These Shabbat celebrations arev designed for families, friends and community members of all ages.
Time: 6 - 7pm
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Saturday Mornings
Morning Services (Some Saturday Mornings)
Our all-ages Shabbat morning services alternate between embodied prayer and traditional liturgical approaches. Led by Rabbi Diane or guest leaders, morning shabbat include a Torah service, where we chant directly from our tradition’s most sacred text.
Services often combine with the celebration of a Bar-, Bet- or Bat-Mitzvah, where our children are called to Torah for the first time taking their place in the Jewish community as a young adult.
Sometimes we have special contemplative Shabbat morning services, or Sound Healing Shabbats.
Please visit our Calendar for details on dates and times of upcoming services.
Torah Study (Some Saturday Mornings) 
Please join us for Torah Study! No prior knowledge of Hebrew or Jewish history is needed. Everyone is welcome, and we will meet you exactly where you are.
Torah Study is open to the public (donations appreciated).
Mark Your Calendars: 12/30/23, 1/27/24 (zoom only), 2/10/24, 3/9/24, 511/24, 6/15/24
Time: 10 - 11:30 am
Shabbat Embodied Meditation (Some Saturdays) 
Relax deeply, slow your mind, and learn kind-hearted Jewish meditation. Shift old patterns, and improve your physical health with Four Worlds Shabbat.
Tracy Patch uses the Yoga Nidra practice to traverse the Four Worlds of the body, mind, heart, and soul. This restorative Shabbat morning experience will combine gentle movement, meditation, and visualization, to create a powerful worship practice.
These Shabbat mornings are in-person and zoom.
For more information contact Tracey at TracyPatch@gmail.com
Mark Your Calendars: 10/14/23, 12/16/23, 2/17/24, 4/13/24
Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Additional Shabbat Opportunities
Shabbat Outdoors
Many people find Spirit easiest to access in the great outdoors. During July and August we like to take our worship to nearby parks for services, singing and a potluck. Or, we go into the foothills for a hike and Torah study. Sometimes we have retreats in the woods or mountains.
Shabbatons: Special Guest Presenters
In 2015 we hosted Reb Shir Meira Feit, a gifted singer-songwriter, prayer leader and teacher of davennology – the art of meaningful prayer. We were pleased to welcome him back on January 8-9, 2016 for a Shabbaton "Songs of the Tree of Life."
Sponsor an Oneg
Sharing food and drink at an Oneg celebration strengthens relationships among our members and guests, and continues the joyous spiritual journey of Shabbat. Sponsoring an Oneg is a generous gift to help sustain our community's vitality. Click Here to Sponsor an Oneg.