Shabbat with Friends Blog

A Shabbat with Friends Musical Gathering with the Oneg Shabbat Ensemble in the foreground. Shabbat with Friends (SWF) gatherings embody...

Thursday, April 10, 2024.   A few years ago, a group of American scholars, journalists, and writers published the New American Haggadah....

A Note from Rabbi Dov Gartenberg: I am a signer of this letter along with other rabbis across New Mexico. To Jewish Communities of New...

Purim by Arthur Szyk Rabbi Dov Gartenberg  Motzei Shabbat, Saturday night, March 8. 2025    We are living in an Ahasuerus moment.  Every...

A Depiction of a Yom Kippur Service by Maurycy Gottlieb   “U’Teshuvah, u’Tefilah, u’tzedaka, maavirin et roa’ hagezera. “But repentance,...

Amidst the turmoil and consternation of the past few weeks, yesterday's news from Gaza and Israel was singularly devastating. Hamas...

One of the first things I did after moving to Santa Fe in December was to join the Lensic Performing Arts Center to enjoy the outstanding...

As part of the SWF end of year campaign, I wanted to share the programming we are planning for 2025. We hope that you will find this of...

Rabbi Dov Gartenberg December 25, 2024 Travis Rourk and Rabbi Dov Gartenberg at the Rising Song Singing Intensive I have never regretted...

Stories from Joey Weisenberg’s Rising Song Singing Intensive Post by Rabbi Dov Gartenberg Wednesday, December 18, 2024   This week I am...

By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg  ​   Tuesday, November 19, 2024 ​ The Shabbat with Friends (SWF) Gathering  is the signature program of Shabbat...

By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg  Composed on November 7, 2024.   We turn to You with worry during these difficult times, for ourselves and for...

By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg   Kol Nidre Sermon in Santa Fe, New Mexico   Kol Nidre 5785, October 11, 2024.      The Book of Maccabees  in the...

A New Approach to Jewish Community Learn About Becoming a Chaver in Shabbat with Friends Several weeks ago, I shared with you Shabbat...

Above: Ethan Stone and Becca Sheff, hosts of the Shabbat with Friends Musical Gathering at the end of Shabbat on Saturday, 9/07/24 in...

August Shabbat with Friends Gatherings in SF and ABQ. Gemilut Hasadim-Song of Kindness Initiative July 25th 2024 at 5:21 pm MDT

July 30th 2024 at 8:16 pm MD

Behind the Scenes at Shabbat with Friends NM during Summer 2024 Thursday, July 25, 2024-19 Tammuz, 5784 Dear Friends of Shabbat with...

SWF SMS Campaign During July, we encourage our friends and supporters to sign up to receive SMS text messages from Shabbat with...

We wish to extend our appreciation to Ruthie Maayan, the first president of Shabbat with Friends NM, who stepped down after serving of...

To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People.  Noah Feldman. 2024. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Review by Rabbi...