Every 7th day. 52 weeks a year. Since Creation.
Our doors are open for lively communal worship in the sanctuary, alternative services and programs for all ages, music, and more.
SANCTUARY SERVICES
Kabbalat Shabbat / Fri / 6:15 pm
Recharge your spirit with a musical, lively, family-friendly service. Come for the community, stay for the oneg!
Shabbat Morning Service / Sat / 9:45 am
A musically uplifting morning service with Torah reading, meaningful prayer, and words of inspiration from our clergy. Schmooze and nosh afterward at our community kiddush.
We continue to provide our world-class broadcast on Livestream. And PAS CONNECT from our main sanctuary, so that wherever you are, you will be with us.
THE FULL SHABBAT EXPERIENCE
Below you will find the wide range of services and activities PAS offers during Shabbat. It is highly recommended that you check the calendar for specific dates and times and additional details for all services and programs, as our Shabbat schedule can change week by week.
PAS SHABBAT BLESSING BOOK
This book contains the rituals and blessings for a Friday night Shabbat celebration, and includes guided instructions, intentions for each blessing, and ways you can make the rituals your own.
Shabbat Opportunities
Youth and Family
RITUAL LAB
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 9:30 am / 87th Street
Ritual Lab will create an opportunity for students and their families to explore the rituals connected to Shabbat. This program is designed for families with children grades K–2 and their parents.
SHABBAT SHELANU
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 10:30 am / 87th Street
A musical morning service geared for families with children ages newborn–2nd grade. Experience a morning when your family will sing, pray, and learn together.
TEEN AND PARENT LEARNING WITH RABBI COSGROVE
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 3:30 pm / Register for location
Post-Bnei Mitzvah learners and their caregivers are invited to meet with Rabbi Cosgrove for Shabbat Torah study, schmoozing, and fun! This event is for all PAS Teens and their parents. Register to join.
YFE HAVDALAH
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 5:00 pm / 87th Street
Cantor Reisner
Say Shalom (goodbye) to Shabbat with your YFE friends. In addition to havdalah, we will do a special art project. Register to join.
GRADES 5 & 6 HAVDALAH PROGRAM
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 5:00–6:00 pm / 87th Street, Third Floor Chapel
Havdalah is a very special ceremony that marks the end of Shabbat. We will come together to smell the spices, light the many-wicked candle, and taste the wine/grape juice.
Something for All Ages
SHABBAT B'YACHAD
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 10:00 am / 87th Street
Find the joy of Shabbat music and liturgy but in a smaller, more intimate setting where you can participate and engage in Jewish learning and find community together – B'Yachad!
For Adults
HASHKAMAH MINYAN
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 7:30 am / 87th Street, First Floor Chapel
Please join us for our lay-led early Shabbat Service – now fully egalitarian! We will gather as a community of committed daveners to celebrate Shabbat, and feel the joy of in-person community!
PARASHAT HASHAVUA
Sat / Check calendar for listings / 9:00 am / 87th Street and Online
PAS Clergy
Study the week’s Torah portion and discover a new angle to our annual parashah cycle. Join via Zoom.
SHABBAT SHALOM, FROM RABBI NEIL ZUCKERMAN
The Jewish tradition has always struggled to understand the conditions that will bring about the Messianic Age. There are those who wait patiently for signs from God that the Messiah is coming and there are those who understand that it is only through human agency that the Messiah will appear.
The Passover Seder and the failure to mention the name of Moses when recounting our story reflects the idea that the Messiah depends on us waiting for God to act.
With the seder behind us, we re-engage with the idea that we can be heroes in our own story. I am reminded of the rabbinic story of the rabbi who asked Elijah when the Messiah will arrive. Elijah tells the rabbi to go ask him at the gates of Rome taking care of the poor lepers, the neediest people who are unable to take care of themselves. Elijah is teaching the rabbi an important lesson about the Messiah: He or she doesn’t wait passively to redeem others.
In the coming days, we will read the story of the splitting of the sea. We remember Nachshon, the brave Israelite who courageously took the “first step” and waded into the water until the sea split (cue the new song from Cantor Schwartz and Julie Benko!). It is a lesson for us all. Yes, it is important to have hope and wait for the Messiah. But let’s remember, the Messiah also waits for us.
What steps are we taking to bring that dream of a “redeemed world” a little closer?
Rabbi Neil Zuckerman