ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959
Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.
We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
Key components of our program include: Holiday Customs and Rituals; Mitzvot; Torah; Jewish Values; Prayer and Service; Social Justice; Hebrew; · Jewish Culture, music, and crafts.
We welcome you wherever you are in your Jewish journey
Do you enjoy singing?
Rehearse & sing with Alavados for the High Holidays!
Alavados Holy days Ensemble is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English, Ladino & Yiddish—and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information. The rehearsal this Sunday, Sept. 21st is for Yom Kippur day. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services.
Click on event for full schedule and more details.
Service led by Reb Josie Boskoff with Cantor Beth Cohen and Maggid Batya Podos
Visit our High Holidays Page for more information
All are welcome to join us. Tickets are not required. Childcare is not available.
Bring a flashlight and plan to arrive at 6:00am to begin the climb up the volcano so we can begin our service at 6:30am. Shofars and drums are welcome.
To get to the Sunrise Service at the Volcanoes Day Use Area (on the west side of Petroglyph National Monument), take I-40 west from Albuquerque. Take Exit 149, Atrisco Vista Blvd, and go 4.8 mi north to reach the Volcanoes Access Road. Turn right and continue in to the parking area.
Download PDF Driving Directions to Volcanoes Day Use Area
Childcare is not available.
(in person only)
Join Maggidah Batya Podos and Cantor Beth Cohen for the Children's Service at 9:00 a.m. on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We’ll sing, dance, tell stories, and explore the deeper meaning of the holidays with a child-friendly focus.
We do not require membership, tickets, or fees. Donations are appreciated.
Service led by Reb Josie Boskoff with Cantor Beth Cohen and Maggid Batya Podos followed by Kiddush and a vegetarian potluck.
Visit our High Holidays Page for more information
All are welcome to join us. Tickets are not required. Childcare is not available.
Join Cantor Beth on the River Overlook Deck at Tingley Beach for the Tashlich/ Casting off ritual. Please do not bring bread or any type of food to toss into the water. We will meditate and choose native leaves, small stones and sticks to cast off. If there is no moving water in the river there is a backup plan to go to a ditch or a pond - TBD.
Led by Reb Josie Boskoff in Bayt B’racha.
ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959
Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.
We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.
For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com
Experience the Shabbat Shuva that is part of the High Holy Days with the Sefardic Community. A program of Casa Sefarad, we will explore themes of the reclamation of erased histories of the Sefardim of New Mexico and share visions of illumination in a time of darkness. All are welcome!
Docu-film: Ashkenaz (2007, 72 min), directed by Rachel Leah Jones
September 27 at 4:00pm at Congregation Nahalat Shalom
While Ashkenazi Jews (of European descent) present as the social and cultural norm within Israeli society, they don’t necessarily see or think of themselves in racial or ethnic terms because by now, "aren't we all Israeli?" Yiddish has been replaced with Hebrew, exile with occupation, the shtetl with the kibbutz. But what are the views of the Mizrahim (Jews of North African and Middle Eastern descent)? How do they see their place in the remade Jewish society of Israel?
Key components of our program include: Holiday Customs and Rituals; Mitzvot; Torah; Jewish Values; Prayer and Service; Social Justice; Hebrew; · Jewish Culture, music, and crafts.
We welcome you wherever you are in your Jewish journey
The liturgy of Shabbat morning is arranged thematically to create a holistic experience focused on cherished values. Often we get lost in the wordiness and weightiness of rabbinic prayer and forget the beauty of the journey through embodied expressions like song and dance.
Join Rabbi Lynn for an exploration of the soulful themes of Sabbath morning prayer that include songs in praise of life, gratitude for the many blessing that fill our lives, a reflection on love, deep listening and healing justice, and a litany in praise of seven cultural gifts.
If you have a ritual object, photo, prayer book, tallit or piece of art that represents the Sabbath and/or Jewish identity in your life, please bring to place on the altar we will create dedicated to Shabbat. The workshop will include inviting each person to share brief and deep (2 minute) story about the object you’re bringing to the altar.
Do you enjoy singing?
Rehearse & sing with Alavados for the High Holidays!
Alavados Holy days Ensemble is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English, Ladino & Yiddish—and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information.
The rehearsal this Sunday, Sept. 28th is for Kol Nidre (YK eve) & YK daytime: Yizkor & Neilah. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services. Click on event for schedule & more details.
Led by Reb Josie Boskoff. Cantor Beth Cohen and Maggid Batya Podos. Also featuring Ian Brody playing Kol Nidre on cello, Sofie Shefia singing Syrian Kol Nidre, and Cantor Beth Cohen singing Ashkenazic Kol Nidre.
For more information, visit our High Holiday page.
We do not require membership, tickets, or fees. Donations are appreciated.Childcare is not available.
Join Maggidah Batya Podos and Cantor Beth Cohen in the Children's Service at 9:00 a.m. on Yom Kippur. We’ll sing, dance, tell stories, and explore the deeper meaning of the holidays with a child-friendly focus.
Led by Reb Josie Boskoff, Cantor Beth Cohen and Maggid Batya Podos
For more information, visit our High Holiday page.
We do not require membership, tickets, or fees. Donations are appreciated.Childcare is not available.
Led by Reb Josie Boskoff
For more information, visit our High Holiday page.
We do not require membership, tickets, or fees. Donations are appreciated.Childcare is not available.
Led by Reb Josie Boskoff and Cantor Beth Cohen followed by community break fast potluck.
For more information, visit our High Holiday page.
We do not require membership, tickets, or fees. Donations are appreciated.Childcare is not available.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)
PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity:
On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting. Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary. Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space.
At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.
SUKKOT IS HERE!
Join Nahalat Shalom’s Simcha School in putting up the community sukkah, Sunday October 5th, from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Bring schach, however you spell it, the greenery we need for the roof. Bring decorations, and your Sukkot energy. This is a community event so we hope you all will come, lend a hand and share a vegetarian potluck lunch.
The following Saturday, October 11th, a special Sukkot Shabbat service will be led by Reb Josie Boskoff.
Let’s shake the lulav and welcome in a Festival that connects us to harvest and the natural world.
This is a Special rehearsal for current members of Alavados, The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Simchat Torah service and hakafot which will take place on Tues. OCT 14th at 6:30pm.
If you are interested in becoming a new klezmer band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending regular Sunday rehearsals which will begin on October 19th. You must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band.
Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)
We sing songs of hope and peace. And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun. You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Sukkot Shabbat service led by Reb Josie Boskoff.
Nani Vazana: World's 1st Millennial Ladino Songwriter
Breathing new life into the ancient Spanish-Jewish language, Nani creates a bridge between the past and future with socially relevant lyrics celebrating migration, gender, and female empowerment.
As a singer, composer, trombonist and pianist, her solo show invites the listeners into a world that is both timeless and modern. Her songs intertwine stories of Nani’s grandmother with present-day narratives, blending the sounds and smells of the marketplaces with raw flamenco-inspired vocals, soulful trombone harmonies, and heart-breaking piano. All this is topped off with electronic tracks from her laptop, creating an immersive elemental soundscape. This show is being toured in venues up to 600 capacity in Europe, USA and Canada.
“I play Ladino because I see the future when I look at the past.” - Nani Vazana
ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required
Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS
Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!
If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.
We will start up our NEW 2025-2026 Fall-Winter season NEXT week, OCT 19th. Contact Beth Cohen for more info: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Celebrate and dance with our Torahs, our community and Rikud dancers to the music of our Community Klezmer Band & Alavados band led by Cantor Beth Cohen. Service includes Torah readings.
More info to come…
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the FIRST REHEARSAL of the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.
For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com
Feature film: Seven Blessings (2023, 111 min), directed by Ayelet Menahemi
October 25 at 4:00pm at Congregation Nahalat Shalom
A Moroccan family is turned inside out and upside down when one of the daughters marries a
French Jewish man. In the course of the traditional seven dinners to celebrate the marriage,
family secrets are revealed, relationships are challenged and inter-cultural respect and
understanding are tested.
Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)
PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity:
On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting. Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary. Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space.
At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.
Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)
We sing songs of hope and peace. And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun. You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required
Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS
Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!
If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.
Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.
For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com
Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)
PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity:
On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting. Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary. Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space.
At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.
Docu-film: There is Another Way (2025, 67 min), directed by Stephen Apkon
December 6 at 1:00pm at The Guild Cinema
Combatants for Peace, nominated for two Nobel Peace Prizes, is a bi-national group of former enemy combatants - Israelis and Palestinians - working together during an ongoing armed conflict. Faced with the devastation and escalating violence of October 7th and the war in Gaza, the very core of the movement must face great challenges and show that there is another way. The first question they have to face is their own belief… is this possible? *thereisanotherwayfilm.com
NO rehearsal today because we are playing & dancing for our annual Funky Hanuka Fiesta at Nahalat Shalom! Come dance and party with us from 1-4pm.
Next Sunday- Join the Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the LAST rehearsal of the Fall-Winter season. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)
We sing songs of hope and peace. And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun. You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required
Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS
Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!
If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.
Join The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers for the LAST rehearsal of the Fall-Winter season. We will start up again on January 25th. Sheet music is provided as well as instruction from band director and klezmer musician Beth Cohen. All ages and levels of musicians are welcome, but you must know the basics of your instrument/ voice to be in the band. All levels of dancers are always welcome - no experience necessary.
If you are interested in becoming a new band member, please CONTACT band director Cantor Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net BEFORE attending rehearsal.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.
For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com
Keep checking back for new info about guest artists and programming! It’s all happening at Nahalat Shalom!
Join Intuitive Healing Arts practitioners Leah Berger and Liz Vance as they return to Nahalat Shalom for an evening of intuitive guidance, sound, and song. In this month's session, "Learning Earth Intuition," we will explore the fundamentals of learning to be with, listen and receive messages from the Earth.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85865317386
Zoom ID: 858 6531 6386 No password required.
Alavados Holy days band is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English & Ladino —and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information.
The rehearsal this Sunday, Sept. 14th is for the Yom Kippur morning/daytime service. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services.
Click on event to see full schedule.
Key components of our program include: Holiday Customs and Rituals; Mitzvot; Torah; Jewish Values; Prayer and Service; Social Justice; Hebrew; · Jewish Culture, music, and crafts.
We welcome you wherever you are in your Jewish journey
Join Reb Josie Boskoff, Maggidah Batya Podos, Cantor Beth with Alavados, Rikud and our Nahalat Shalom community as we chant, pray and dance the Selichot prayers which ask for divine forgiveness. As we meditate on the 13 attributes/ trece atributos, we prepare ourselves and renew for the new year through teshuvah (return /repentance), deep introspection through ‘cheshbon hanefesh’ (accounting of our soul) and Tikkun Olam (repairing of the world). We will greet the night and the new week with the Havdalah ceremony, sound a ‘Tekiah Gedola’ on the shofar and chant ‘Rachamana D’aney’ an ancient prayer in Aramaic: “Compassionate one who answers the poor and broken-hearted, Answer Us.”
Join Reb Josie for a special Shabbat morning service including morning prayers, a Torah service, and words of Torah.
ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
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Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS
On the second Friday of every month we celebrate Shabbat with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, followed by a bilingual poetry reading curated by Héctor Contreras López. Sit with us around the table while we share a pot luck vegetarian dinner, poetry, prayer and song.
This month we continue our reading of poetry by conscientious objectors. The great American jazz musician Sun Ra was also a great poet and we will be reading his poem the rockets wind, the blast of space in English and Spanish translation, followed by a round of sharing our impressions of the poem.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!
If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.
¡Nos vemos el viernes!
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959
Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.
We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.
Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)
We sing songs of hope and peace. And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun. You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.
Alavados Holy days band is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English & Ladino—and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information. The rehearsal this Sunday, Sept. 7th is for the Rosh Hashanah morning/daytime service and a review of Selichot. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services. Please click on event for details and full schedule.
Key components of our program include: Holiday Customs and Rituals; Mitzvot; Torah; Jewish Values; Prayer and Service; Social Justice; Hebrew; · Jewish Culture, music, and crafts.
We welcome you wherever you are in your Jewish journey
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PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity:
On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting. Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary. Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space.
At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959
Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.
We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.
Let’s get ready for High Holy Days!
We will be renting a dumpster to collect weeds and other garbage that has been accumulating over the years. If you are in town for Labor Day Weekend then we would love for you to stop by, help clean up our space and enjoy some Vegan/Vegetarian BBQ.
Alavados Holy days band is expanding to include a chorus of singers. If you can sing on pitch and enjoy singing our prayers in Hebrew, English & Ladino —and you are planning on attending High Holiday services, please CONTACT Beth Cohen at cohenedmunds@netzero.net for more information.
The rehearsal this Sunday, August 31st is for the Erev Rosh Hashana service. Please Note: You don't have to commit to all of the services, but there are specific rehearsal dates for specific services.
Click event to see full schedule.
Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!
Join student rabbi Josie for a special Shabbat morning service including morning prayers, a Torah service, and words of Torah.
You're invited to join for a song circle on Thursday, August 28th at 7:00p in Casa Sefarad to learn some of the melodies we will sing together at the Saturday morning shabbat service!
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959
Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.
We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.
We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.
So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!
This 8 week session will meet on Monday nights from July 7-August 25 from 6-7:15pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $60 up front for all eight which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208.
Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!
Join us for a continental brunch to welcome our new members to Nahalat Shalom! We will be serving pastry, bagels and schmear, fruit, coffee, and juice. (Feel free to bring something to share!)
Come see friends you may not have seen in a while and welcome the new Nahalat Shalom members!
A young mother in Bethlehem pays an ordinary visit to Huda's salon. However, the visit turns nightmarish when she discovers she’s been blackmailed by Huda into working for the Israeli Shin Bet secret service in the West Bank. When Huda herself is then kidnapped by resistance fighters and subjected to interrogation by her abductor, it becomes harder to distinguish between protagonist and antagonist, collaboration and resistance, loyalty and betrayal. The impact of the Shin Bet in Omar is newly interpreted in this film from the woman’s perspective, which director Abu-Assad says was originally his wife’s idea.
Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.
For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com
ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959
Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.
We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.
The weather is HOT, so let’s enjoy our time together out in the beautiful Nahalat Shalom Sanctuary (that is air conditioned), as we circle up for a night of nigunim at Nahalat Shalom that is hosted by community member Adam Horowitz. A nigun (meaning "melody" in Hebrew) is a wordless tune, sung in repetition and with devotion, to stir the soul and take us where words cannot. Drawing from the wellspring of Jewish mystical tradition, we'll sing nigunim new and old. No prior experience required! If there are nigunim that you know and would enjoy sharing, please feel free to bring and to teach!
We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.
So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!
This 8 week session will meet on Monday nights from July 7-August 25 from 6-7:15pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $60 up front for all eight which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208.
Congregation Nahalat Shalom
3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
505.343.8227
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