Friday night services:
The First Friday of the Month:
An early service, open to all but with special content for young children. The service begins at 5:30 PM. We use Kol Hano'ar the new Reconstructionist siddur for children. The short service is followed by a lively vegetarian/dairy potluck supper.

The Third Friday of the Month:
6:15 PM service Farbrengen Friday: The tradition of a farbrengen, a joyous gathering for melody and learning in honor of holy Jewish time, comes out of Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidism. The JCA's farbrengen begins with a Kabbalat Shabbat service in which we emphasize the singing of, and absorption in, Jewish liturgical music over and above excessive words of orientation and explanation--something that can captivate the spirit even if you don't happen to be an expert in this music.

Following the service, we have a potluck supper, and as we sit around sharing our Shabbat meal, we sing zemirot and niggunim, (songs and wordless melodies) and invite people to offer words of Torah and wisdom, and maybe even explore other ways to experience our creativity in celebration of Shabbat.

All Other Fridays:
 6:15 PM service in the long standing JCA style. Prayers in Hebrew and in English from Kol Haneshamah.
On occasion the service will be followed by a potluck supper and a program. Check the website or the JCA office voicemail for more information.
Shabbat morning services are at 10:00 AM.


On Tuesdays at 7:30 AM there is a traditional shacharit service.
On Wednesdays at 7:30 AM there is a shacharit meditation service.


If you have a yarzheit coming up and would like to have a weekday service, please let us know. Contact the JCA office at 256-0160, (email) or Aaron Bousel at 253-3544 (email).


Please Note:
A number of our members have allergies to perfumes, colognes and other fragrances. Please try to minimize the use of these products when coming to JCA services and other events. Please inform your guests about this policy. Thank you.


A listing of parshiot along with the readings for each aliyah
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Calendar
Shabbat Chukat, Numbers 19:1-22:1
June 14, Friday
6:15 PM
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat

Please join us in the JCA's main sanctuary as we welcome in Shabbat, with a band featuring Anna Sobel (percussion, violin), Brian Bender (piano, tuba, trombone, melodica), Vera Broekhuysen (vocals), Aaron Bousel (accordion), Allen Davis (bass) and Rabbi Weiner (vocals, guitar.)

Service Leader: Rabbi Weiner
June 15, Saturday
10:00 AM
Bat Mitzvah: Miriam Trobaugh
 Service Leader: Rabbi Weiner
D'var Torah: Miriam Trobaugh
Shabbat Balak, Numbers 22:2-25:9
June 21, Friday
6:15 PM
Farbrengen Friday
Service Leader: To be announced
June 22, Saturday
10:00 AM
Bar Mitzvah: Noah Madowitz
Service Leader: Rabbi Weiner
D'var toah: Noah Madowitz
June 25, Tuesday- 17th of Tammuz
The 17th of Tammuz is traditionally a fast day commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple. It also marks the beginning of the three week mourning period leading up to Tish B'Av.
Shabbat Pinchas, Numbers 25:10-30:1
June 28, Friday
6:15 PM
Service Leader: Rabbi Weiner
Speaker: Michael Chernoff will speak about The Literacy Project.
 June 29, Saturday
9:15 AM
Shabbat Yoga
10:00 AM
Service Leaders: Diana Brewer and Rabbi Weiner
D'var Torah: Rabbi Weiner
Shabbat Matot/Masei,  Numbers 30:2-36:13
July 5, Friday
5:30 PM
Intergenerational Family Service followed by potluck supper
Service Leaders: Richard Cohen and Eliza Gouverneur
July 6, Saturday
10:00 AM
Service Leader: Yossi Charette
D'var Torah: To be announced
July 8, Monday- Rosh Chodesh Av
Shabbat Hazon/Parashat Devarim
Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22
July 12, Friday
6:15 PM
Service Leader: To be announced
July 13, Saturday
10:00 AM
Service Leader: Gordon Freed
D'var Torah: To be announced
July 15, Monday- Erev Tish B'Av
8:00 PM- Service and chanting of Lamentations
Service Leader: Marvin Ellin
Shabbat Va'etchanan, Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
July 19, Friday
7:30 PM NOTE SPECIAL TIME
Farbrengen Friday
Service Leader: Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser
We will be welcoming a group of Pakistani students who are visiting UMass. Because it is Ramadan we are scheduling the service to end after sundown so that they will be able to join us for our potluck supper.
 July 20, Saturday
10:00 AM
Service Leaders: Ruth Love Barer and Diana Brewer
D'var Torah: To be announced
Shabbat Ekev, Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25
July 26, Friday
6:15 PM
Service Leaders: Ruth Love Barer and Aaron Bousel
July 27, Saturday
10:00 AM
Service Leader: Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser
D'var Torah: Rhonda Shapiro-Rieser
Shabbat Re'eh,  Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
August 2, Friday
5:30 PM
Intergenerational Family Service followed by potluck supper
Service Leader: Rabbi Weiner
August 3, Saturday
10:00 AM
Service Leader: Rabbi Weiner
D'var Torah: Rabbi Weiner
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