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Erev Shabbat Services
Fridays @6:15pm
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Saturday Morning Minyan
Saturdays @10:15am
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Shabbat Torah Study
Saturdays @12:00pm
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MLK Shabbat

Friday, January 17
@6:15pm
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Join us in person and online for our Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat service. The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir is back at Shaaray Tefila for MLK Shabbat to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

They will be joined by all of our wonderful choirs, Kol Rinnah, Shir Leadership, & Shaaray School of Rock!

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Antisemitism and Hate Crimes
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