Rating: 5/5- Friendly, with good kavanah and harmony, and an excellent kiddush Service Attended: Saturday Morning Services Date: 8/30/2014 Observance: Orthodox Time of Service: 8:15am-11am Saturday Morning Mechitza: To left of men’s section, shaliach tzibur in the middle of men’s section. Sizable women’s section Women: No leadership Meals: Known for its kiddush after the meal, which was very ...

Rating: 2/5- As a friend of mine so eloquently described it, it was just “bleh” Service Attended: Saturday Morning Services Date: September 6, 2014 Observance: Reform Time of Service: 9:15am-11:30 am on Saturday Morning Mechitza: None, open seating Women: Full participation Meals: Very light kiddush (two cakes).  No offer of meals Frequency: Every Friday Night and ...

Rating: 5/5- Beautifully sung Carlebach service that gave me chills more than once Services Attended: Saturday Morning and Friday Night Date: September 20, 2014 and October 17th, 2014 Observance: Orthodox Time of Service: Mincha 20min after candlelighting on Friday, and 8:30am-11:15am Saturday Morning Mechitza: Behind men’s section, shtender towards back of men’s section Women: No leadership ...

[sharethis] My favorite Saturday minyan, Leader sings every page in the siddur, and every person is there to daven and have fun Rating: 6/5 Service Attended: Saturday Morning, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur Date: October 18th, 2014, Rosh Hashana 2014, Yom Kippur 2014 Type of Service: Very Modern Orthodox. Tons of singing, lots ...

Rating: 3/5- Typical American Conservative service, with participation in the service likewise Service Attended: Friday Night Services Date: 8/29/2014 About: Fully Egalitarian, Masorti (Conservative) congregation Time of Service: 6:45pm Friday night Mechitza: None, people can sit wherever Women: Full participation Sermon: English on Friday Night, Hebrew (same sermon) on Saturday Morning Meals: No mention ...

Rating: 6/5- By far the best Friday Night service I’ve been to in my life.  Lively, musical, spiritual. Service Attended: Friday Night Services (September 5, 2014) About: Egalitarian and inclusive, they use varied instruments and meditation type melodies to elevate prayer Time of Service: Friday, 6:00-8:00 pm Mechitza: None, open seating Women: Full participation ...

Rating: 4/5- Friday nights are wonderful and full of energy, Saturday mornings are rather lacking Services Attended: Friday Night and Saturday Morning Date: November 14, 2014 and November 15th, 2014 Observance: Orthodox Time of Service: Mincha 20 min after candle lighting on Friday, and 7:30am-10:45am Saturday Morning, children’s book reading following Mechitza: Right-Left, with shtender ...

Rating: 4/5- A Beautiful Friday Night Service Lacking In Ruach. 5/5 – Best Saturday Morning Service I’ve Been To In A While Service Attended: Friday Night Services (8/16/2014) and Saturday Morning (8/23/2014) Slogan: An Orthodox, Feminist Congregation in Jerusalem Time of Service: Friday-1:15, Saturday- 8:30am-11:30am Mechitza: Left-Right, shtender in the ...

One of the few remaining synagogues with an old time feel, led by a world renowned Chazzan Rating: 4/5 Service Attended: Saturday Morning Services (on two separate occasions) Date: Two separate weekends in July 2014 Type of Service: Orthodox. Chazzan led with all male choir (choir present some weeks).  Also a separate ...

Rating: It’s the Kotel. What more needs to be said? Service Attended: Friday Night Services Date: September 19, 2014 Time of Service: Services start at candle lighting, and new minyanim start every few minutes Mechitza: Men’s and Women’s sections, separate services Women: Lead women’s services Meals: YES! See special section below review Frequency: All services, every ...

[sharethis] Rating: 5/5- Beautiful harmony that is perfectly resonant in their space Service Attended: Friday Night and Saturday Morning Services Date: Septemeber 26th/27th, 2014 Slogan: Authentic open-minded Judaism, rooted in the riches of tradition and relevant to the issues of the present day Type of Service: Orthodox with Carlebach tunes Time of Service: ...

Rating: 4/5- Solid service with lots of ruach, lacking in harmony Service Attended: Friday Night Services Date: 8/23/2014 Slogan: Authentic open-minded Judaism, rooted in the riches of tradition and relevant to the issues of the present day Time of Service: Begins 30 min after sundown Mechitza: Left-Right, shaliach tzibur in the middle Women: No leadership ...