This page was exported from Sam Blustin [ http://samblustin.com ] Export date:Sat Nov 23 9:51:39 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: SHUL REVIEW: Raz's Minyan (VaAni Tefillah) (Friday and Saturday Morning) --------------------------------------------------- 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 in middle in front Women: No leadership Meals: No mention Frequency: Every Friday Night, Saturday Morning, Holidays Family friendly service: Extremely. Nice courtyard for kids to play outside, and following services there's story time Sermon: All Hebrew Review: Friday Night: Friday night services were full of energy and youthful exuberance. The place was packed, and filled with young people and families. Raz leads his own tunes for Kabbalat Shabbat (which are similar to Carlebach in style), and everyone joins in, singing and dancing at length at times. Ma'ariv was more typical Carlebach, and just as wonderful. Raz has a quiet demeanor, but a beautiful voice that allows the congregation to join in prayer. Saturday Morning: Twice I've been to Raz's on Saturday morning, and I've been disappointed both times, especially after seeing what it is on Friday Nights. They set up less chairs expecting a smaller turnout, and they certainly get that; in the Torah Service, they maybe had 20 men and 10 women. Between this and the fact that Saturday services are lay led (still good, but not Raz), the room lacked energy and general enthusiasm for prayer. Saturday morning services start early at Raz's, so if you're a morning person it's great, and you're done before 11. P'sukei D'zimra is probably around 1 hour in length, but I didn't get there that early. After the service, the multitude of children gathered around the front for story time, and there was a small kiddush afterwards. Friday nights are really wonderful, and if you're a young person looking to meet that special someone, this is the minyan for you. However, unless you have young children, I wouldn't bother going on Saturday mornings. Raz's Minayn (VaAni Tefillah) is located near 34 Menahem Ussishkin Street, Sha'arei Hesed, Jerusalem. It's located through a gate which opens to a compound of school buildings. The gate should have a sign that says "Kehillat VaAni Tefillah here", but in Hebrew. Enter through the more southern gate (probably the only one open). On your left, you'll see a building that says Beit Bubis, with a garden in front of it. VaAni Tefillah is located in the second building on the right. --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: 4/5- Friday nights are really wonderful, and if you're a young person looking to meet that special someone, this is the minyan for you. However, unless you have young children, I wouldn't bother going on Saturday mornings. --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2014-11-16 22:48:39 Post date GMT: 2014-11-16 22:48:39 Post modified date: 2016-10-15 20:00:01 Post modified date GMT: 2016-10-15 20:00:01 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com