Welcome to the realm of Splendor.

Welcome to Sabbath Queen. 

This month we invite you to slow down and awaken to the splendor of what is. As we finish counting week five of the Omer, we open the portal together to deep meditation on the quality of hod – often translated as “splendor,” “acknowledgment” and “gratitude,” hod is a quality associated with prophecy and dreams. 

This month, we welcome you to Sabbath Splendor, a special Happy Hour that includes a sound bath with sound artist and healer Katie Down, light food, drink, and self-guided explorations to activate hod in your body and spirit – call it a dream state! Discover the splendor that is already present within and around you as we  pause to breathe in the simple deliciousness of being together.

Doors open at the Manny Cantor at 6:00 pm EST. At 6:15 EST sharp, the experiences will begin on the rooftop.

You might:

• Spend some time journaling as a way of getting in touch with the Sabbath spirit,
• Rest your eyes and mind as you relax into Shabbat,
• Explore the splendor of your body through intentional movement,
• Have a guided conversation with a friend.

For those joining virtually, your hosts Stephen and Phill will offer a virtual Sabbath Splendor happy hour experience tailored to the virtual world.

Sabbath Queen is an intentional threshold into the weekend, a space to unwind. Come seeking community; leave with an expanded sense of your own divinity, and hopefully a new friend. Our Sabbath Queen ritual worship will begin at 7pm, after the Sabbath Splendor Happy Hour experience.

We are led this month by Ritual Leader and Associate Director, Naomi Less, Associate Clergy members Ben Freeman and Rabbi Noam Lerman, and are pleased to welcome back our Co-founder and Spiritual Leader, Shira Kline from parental leave.