A Message by Rabbi Dov Gartenberg to the Shabbat with Friends Community Shabbat at the Center begins this coming Shabbat, Shabbat Bereishit (Genesis 1-6) on Friday eve October 9 through Saturday nightfall, October 10. What makes this initiative unique is the rich variety of Shabbat experiences it offers to both individuals and the broader community. While many synagogues rightly place worship services at the center of their Shabbat programming, SWF seeks to broaden the ways people can enter...

See other blog posts: Part 1: Some Changes in My Life Part 2: The Next Phase of Shabbat with Friends: Shabbat at the Center An Initiative of Shabbat with Friends NM Shabbat at the Center reflects the distinctive vision of Shabbat with Friends. We do not aim to be a full-service Jewish organization or community. Instead, we are devoted to placing Shabbat at the heart of Jewish life. We collaborate with synagogues and other Jewish groups to offer a wide range of meaningful experiences and...

Summary of Part 1 of my announcement prior to Yom Kippur. I shared that I have begun part-time graduate studies in Eastern Classics at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, pursuing a lifelong interest in comparative religions. Because of this new commitment, I will need to scale back some other rabbinic activities. I will refocus my rabbinic activities on Shabbat. Below is my vision for Shabbat with Friends in the coming months and years. Here is a link to that message: 260918 SWF MAJOR NEWS...