Kids & Families
Kids & Families
Dorshei Tzedek is a unique Jewish community for families with young and older children. We provide services and learning opportunities for children of all ages.
Join us for our monthly all-ages musical Erev Shabbat, a Saturday morning Tot Shabbat for young children, and our Got Shabbat? programs.
Click here to see the Shabbat for Kids and Families flyer!
Click here to see the Got Shabbat flyer!
Thu, September 19 2019
19 Elul 5779
Upcoming Events
All Events
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Thursday
Sep 19Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Sep 19th 8:30a to 9:15a
This weekly gathering combines guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. All are welcome, whether experienced in meditation or not. The group is facilitated by CDT members with occasional participation by Rabbi Toba. No need to make a weekly commitment; join us when you’re able! (Please arrive no later than 8:30am, in order not to disrupt the session once we’ve started.) For more information, please email mindful-mornings@dorsheitzedek.org -
Thursday
Sep 19Music of Elul - Preparing Our Hearts & Minds through Song
Thursday, Sep 19th 7:30p to 9:00p
In this workshop we will learn some traditional and contemporary Elul music, exploring their meanings while singing our hearts out. -
Saturday
Sep 21Leil Selichot Service
Motzei Shabbat, Sep 21st 8:00p to 10:00p
Beginning with Havdallah, dessert and schmoozing, our Selichot program will usher us into the season of teshuvah, turning, with song, prayer, study and reflection. -
Sunday
Sep 22Religious School Nitzanim/Gan - Gr. 7
Sunday, Sep 22nd 9:30a to 12:00p
Meets at Jewish Community Day School, 57 Stanley Avenue, Watertown, MA -
Sunday
Sep 22God, Prayer, and the High Holydays
Sunday, Sep 22nd 11:00a to 12:00p
For parents in our religious school and any other interested adults, this workshop will explore some of the material covered in the "Turning/Returning" session on September 12. -
Tuesday
Sep 24Religious School Gr. 3-6
Tuesday, Sep 24th 3:45p to 5:45p
Meets at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St. West Newton, MA -
Thursday
Sep 26Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Sep 26th 8:30a to 9:15a
This weekly gathering combines guided and silent meditation to develop our capacity for mindful awareness and to cultivate qualities of patience, gratitude, and compassion. All are welcome, whether experienced in meditation or not. The group is facilitated by CDT members with occasional participation by Rabbi Toba. No need to make a weekly commitment; join us when you’re able! (Please arrive no later than 8:30am, in order not to disrupt the session once we’ve started.) For more information, please email mindful-mornings@dorsheitzedek.org -
Saturday
Sep 28CDT Sings Rehearsal
Shabbat, Sep 28th 12:45p
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Sunday
Sep 29Erev Rosh Hashanah: Welcoming the New Year 5780
Sunday, Sep 29th 8:00p
We will welcome the New Year with an evening service appropriate for adults as well as older children. No childcare provided. -
Monday
Sep 30Rosh Hashanah - Day 1 (5780)
Monday, Sep 30th 9:30a to 1:00p
Please join us for a participatory, engaging celebration of the New Year. During the Torah reading, we will celebrate the new life in our community. If a child has come into your family this past year, please join us for a special aliyah! All ages are welcome at 9:30am; family and youth programs start promptly at 10:00am, with the shofar service at 12:45pm. Childcare available following children’s services. There are three tashlikh opportunities, all at 4:30pm.
Thu, September 19 2019 19 Elul 5779