Shabbat Service at Tapton Hall.
This venue is used by our Seven Hills Shul (synagogue) for Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippor services. Tapton Hall is run by the Freemasons but please do not let that put you off. There are no religious or other symbols in the rooms we use.
There should be sufficient space for everyone.
The service follows the Reform egalitarian format and uses Hebrew and English. The Hebrew is also transliterated
A guide to the service will be available. Gentlemen will be requested to cover their heads. Yamulka /skull caps will be available. The service lasts around an hour.
When appropriate adults will be invited to rise if they are able.
Please ensure early arrival (10 to 10.15am ) at the venue. Tapton Hall has initiated a policy of the front door being normally closed and the reception desk is not always staffed, If you arrive after 10.30 there is a door bell, but there may be a delay before someone opens the door.
Is there a dress code for the event?
Casual to semi-formal attire is recommended to keep everyone comfortable and stylish.
Kiddush
At the close of the service, guests will be invited into the adjacent Board Room (which will also be available for young children).
Kiddush means holiness, is the prayer over wine (or grape juice) that sanctifies holy days.
Traditionally, Kiddush is recited (in two different versions) on Friday night and at Shabbat lunch, or other special days.
On Saturday morning, the Kiddush is said after Shabbat morning services and before lunch. The prologue to Kiddush in this case is V’Shamru, a prayer that recalls that Shabbat is a sign of the divine covenant between God and the Jewish people.
The Shabbat morning version of the Kiddush focuses on God’s commandment for Jews to observe the Sabbath by refraining from work and to make it holy.
“And the Children of Israel kept the Shabbat, observing the Sabbath in every generation as a lasting covenant. Between me and the Children of Israel it is an eternal sign, for in six days the Lord made the Heavens and the Earth and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.”
There will a blessing for wine (or fruit juice) and for bread.
Some snacks will be served.
