Learn More About Worship and Learning at CMO

EREV SHABBAT SERVICES
Every Friday, 6 pm
In-Person and virtual 

Join our amazing clergy team in our Chapel or Sanctuary each week, of participate via live-stream.

During Erev Shabbat worship, if you wish clergy to speak aloud name(s) of person(s) for a yahrzeit or a recent death before memorial prayers, contact Cyndi Wilson here by Noon on Thursday, or ask assistance from ushers at worship to get name(s) to clergy.

TO LIVE STREAM SERVICES – Connect virtually via livestream here, or YouTube, or YouTube App on a smart TV (search Mishkanor)

Upcoming Shabbat Services:

Friday, January 10
6 pm- Erev Shabbat Service  at Congregation Mishkan Or Service will be in the chapel and livestream will be led by Cantor Kathryn Wolfe Sebo and Rabbi Rob Nosanchuk who will share a sermon: A Jewish Perspective on our Incoming U.S. Administration’s Plan for Mass Deportation of Immigrants 

Friday, January 17
6 pm. Shabbat honoring the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will welcome guest speaker Maya Wiley, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights. We’ll also welcome Pastor Mary Hatten of Affinity Missionary Baptist Church along with members of their community including the Praise Team of Affinity adding music and spirit to our prayers.

On Saturday, Jan. 18, 9 am, Special Shabbat Morning  Study will be co-taught by Rabbis Roger Klein and Robert Nosanchuk, focusing on texts composed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and their enduring relevance today! This Study will be offered in person and live-streamed.

SHABBAT MORING TORAH STUDY, Two Options
9:00 am-Torah Study: Join Rabbi Roger Klein for fascinating exploration of this week’s Torah portion in the Hartzmark Room or livestream. .

9:00 am- Zoom Torah Study: We’re piloting a Zoom Shabbat Torah Study for Congregation Mishkan Or members to connect virtually. Congregation Mishkan Or members can request the Zoom link from Cyndi Wilson here.  

TUESDAY MORNING MINYAN. 9:15am
Offer together the daily morning prayers of our tradition and build community on Tuesday mornings in the chapel or on live-stream, most weeks guided by Cantor Vladimir Lapin.

WEDNESDAY MORNING LEARNING SERIES, via Zoom
Wednesday Mornings, January 8, 15, 22, 9 – 10 am
Rabbis Joshua Caruso and Roger Klein are co-leading a virtual series, Unlocking
the Prayerbook: Finding New Meaning in Our Prayers. The curriculum curated by
the Hadar Institute explores Shabbat and daily prayer with an eye toward personal
meaning.
Next Series Begins February 12:
Wednesdays, February 12, 19, 26, March 5, 9 – 10 am
Rabbi Joshua Caruso and Rabbi Roger Klein will be offering a new four-week virtual series which begins
Wednesday, Feb. 12. This series, Everyday Moral Dilemmas, explores moral dilemmas, the sorts of which we each encounter in our lives, through the lens of traditional
Jewish texts. The class will consider questions like: “If and when is it okay to shame
someone else for the sake of protecting another,” and “Are there instances in which
it is not only permissible to lie but in fact necessary?” This course was created by Project Zug (Zug is Hebrew for partner).
For both series, RSVP to Cyndy Wilson at Cwilson@mishkanor.org for the Zoom link.

POETRY THURSDAYS WITH RABBI KLEIN
4:00 pm – Poetry Thursday – Join Rabbi Roger Klein as he leads a weekly online-poetry discussion! RSVP to Cyndi Wilson for Zoom link and to receive a copy of that week’s poems.