All-Ages Erev Shabbat
All-Ages Erev Shabbat Services
Once a month, we come together at 6 pm for candle-lighting and Shabbat blessings, followed by a vegetarian dinner, and a fun, musical Kabbalat Shabbat service beginning at 6:45 pm. We close the evening with a special Oneg Shabbat dessert at approximately 7:30 pm. Come to all or part of the evening!
Dinners will be catered on 9/6, 12/6, 1/10, 2/7 (Shabbat Shira), 4/4, and 5/2 (Kitah Dalet Siyyum).
Dinners will be potluck on 11/1 and 3/7.
Kabbalat Shabbat All-Ages Siddur
Please click here to view the Kabbalat Shabbat siddur. There will be printed copies available during the service.
Click here to view the previous version (no longer in use for CDT services).
Erev Shabbat Blessings and Songs
These are audio clips for CDT Religious School students and anyone else wanting to learn these blessings and prayers.
Erev Shabbat and Maariv Blessings and Prayers
Erev Shabbat Videos
Shabbat Candles Blessing
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּֽנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל שַׁבָּת
Barukh atah Adonai eloheynu melekh ha’olam asher kid’deshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Shabbat.
Blessed are you, SOURCE OF REST, who makes us holy with mitzvot, and instructs us to kindle the lights of Shabbat.
Kiddush Blessing
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן
Baruh atah adonay eloheynu meleh ha’olam borey peri hagafen.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יָיְ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְרָֽצָה בָֽנוּ, וְשַׁבַּת קָדְשׁוֹ בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן הִנְחִילָֽנוּ זִכָּרוֹן לְמַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית, כִּי הוּא יוֹם תְּחִִלָּה לְמִקְרָֽאֵי קֹֽדֶשׁ, זֵֽכֶר לִיצִיאַת מִצְרָֽיִם, כִּי אֵלֵינוּ קָרָאתָ וְאוֹתָֽנוּ קִדַּֽשְׁתָּ לַעֲבוֹדָתֶךָ, וְשַׁבַּת קָדְשְׁךָ בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן הִנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, מְקַדֵּשׁ הַשַּׁבָּת.
Baruh atah Adonay eloheynu meleh ha’olam asher kideshanu bemitzvotav veratzah vanu veshabbat kodsho be’ahavah uvratzon hinhilanu zikaron lema’asey vereshit. Ki hu yom tehilah lemikra’ey kodesh zeher litzi’at mitzrayim. Ki eleynu karata ve’otanu kidashta la’avodateha veshabbat kodsheha be’ahavah uvratzon hinhaltanu. Baruh atah adonay mekadesh hashabbat.
Blessed are you, SOURCE OF LIFE, our God, who creates the fruit of the vine.
Blessed are you, BOUNDLESS ONE, our God, who has made us holy with Your mitzvot and taken pleasure in us, and given us the holy Shabbat with love, a remembrance of the work of Creation. For it is the first of all the holy days proclaimed, a symbol of the Exodus from Egypt. For You have called to us and made us holy to serve You, and have given us Your holy Shabbat, to keep with love and intention. Blessed are you, SOURCE OF WONDER, who makes Shabbat holy.
Motzi Blessing for Shabbat Challah
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם הַמּוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן הָאָרֶץ
Barukh atah Adonai eloheynu melekh ha’olam hamotzi lechem min ha’aretz.
Blessed are you, BOUNTIFUL, our God, bringing forth bread from the earth.
Why Keep Shabbat?
Tue, February 18 2025
20 Shevat 5785
Shabbat Day
: 10:00am |
: 11:00am |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Mishpatim
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Plag HaMincha | 4:14pm |
Shkiah (Sunset) | 5:21pm |
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