Praise & Worship — led by Yonatan & Emma Perry.

Prayer

Scripture Reading & Midrash — led by Natan Lawrence & Lloyd Day

This year we are reading the Scriptures through in a year as a congregation. On the reading schedule we are following, the Torah and the Gospels are read twice through during the year. Our reading on Shabbat will be the Scriptures for that calendar date. There is a coffee & snack break following the reading. Then we have Midrash (discussion) and teaching on all the Scriptures that were read during that past week.

We do not offer nursery services. Parents are asked to please bring quiet activities for your younger children. We apologize for stating the obvious, but electronic toys with sound, noise-making toys, and hard plastic toys to bang together are not considered quiet activities. There is a large grassy area and an outside fenced play structure you are welcome to use if your child needs to stretch and be noisy for a bit during nice weather.

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Please bring at least two dishes to share, enough to feed your family and extra for guests:

a main dish PLUS one of the following:
1) a side dish of vegetable or fruit (or fruit juice), or
2) a dessert, or
3) finger foods for the late afternoon coffee & snack break.

Please bring Biblical foods only. To understand what Biblical foods are, click here. To read Congregation Elim’s specific community meal halakha (guidelines), click here. If you're new to this and are unsure or if you are traveling, come as our guest. If you are a bachelor and don't know your way around a kitchen, do the best you can. There are always chips & dip or veggie platters you can contribute. (And we might add that we have wonderful single women of all ages in our congregation who are great cooks!) If you have any questions about food, please call Sandi at (503) 570-3376.