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Traditional Night Friday Night Shabbat Services
7:30–8:30 p.m.

Congregation Ohev Shalom’s Traditional Friday night service is a freylich (joyful) service in which lively congregational melodies are sung by the Cantor and the congregation actively joins in. There is also a weekly study session led by Rabbi David Kay. Our current topic is “Iyyun T’filah,” answering questions and understanding meaning in Jewish prayer. Each Friday night at Erev Shabbat services, Rabbi Kay answers a question or address an issue you submit. Send your questions, challenges, and problems with Jewish liturgy to AskRabbiKay@gmail.com.

Shabbat Morning Sanctuary Service
9:30 a.m.

Shabbat morning services are the most popular and beloved in the Ohev Shalom community. Led by our Cantor, the service is full of singing and congregational participation. Most of the Torah reading is handled by our volunteer Yad Squad, members of our congregation of all ages and backgrounds. Rabbi Kay delivers a heartfelt message dealing with the spiritual and contemporary issues of our time.

In addition to sermons, we have two quarterly programs (which take the place of the sermon): “Honest Answers to Honest Questions” with Rabbi Kay and “Sh’kheinim” (getting to know a community leader or other Ohev Shalom member in a one-on-one interview with Rabbi Kay).

This is the service in which we celebrate life cycle events: Bar or Bat Mitzvah, wedding aufrufs, baby namings, birthdays and wedding anniversaries, and more. This service is a true celebration of our Judaism: its teachings, songs and prayers and the sharing together of the joys of our congregational family.

Special Shabbat Services

COS hosts periodic family Shabbat dinners and other special Erev Shabbat services. We also have a variety of programs for preschool- to middle-school-aged children and their families, including Shir’ei Shabbat, Shabbat Morning Family Experience, and more. Check the COS calendar, the bimonthly Bulletin, or the weekly Friday member email updates for more information.

Weekday Morning Minyan

Sunday – 9:00 a.m. at Congregation Ohev Shalom

Monday through Friday – Orlando Community Weekday Minyan (Conservative egalitarian)

7:45 a.m. (9:00 a.m. on Federal holidays)

2nd Floor Beit K’nesset (chapel) – Jewish Academy of Orlando

851 Maitland Avenue, Maitland FL 32751