Montgomery congregation to mark Shabbat Across America next month
February 17, 2010
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Members of Congregation Kehilat Shalom next month will join several other Central Jersey synagogues and centers in a national event with a mission to unify the Jewish community.
Created and organized by the New York-based National Jewish Outreach Program in 1997, the 14th annual Shabbat Across America event scheduled on Friday, March 5 will represent a united effort by the Jewish community to renew interest in the fourth of the Ten Commandments -- observing a weekly day of rest.
Shabbat -- the day of rest -- begins at sundown March 5 and lasts until sundown March 6.
This is the second year Congregation Kehilat Shalom, in the Belle Mead section of the township, is participating in Shabbat Across America. Led by Rabbi Susan Falk, the evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. for practicing and nonpracticing Jews alike, where congregants will rejoice in a Shabbat service and festive, potluck meal, respresentatives of the congregation said.
Falk also plans to explain Shabbat rituals during the program.
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