Shabbat
Temple Har Zion Weekly Services
Temple Har Zion holds:
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Evening Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday and
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Morning Shabbat services on Saturday; and
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Daily minyan on the remaining days of the week.
Our temple is open for in person participation for Shabbat services on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings; for Shohet Daily Minyan on Monday, and Wednesday, and Thursday; and for selected additional services.
We livestream of all of our services on Zoom at the links are below; ask the temple office if you need the password.
Our Friday evening and Saturday morning services and selected holiday and festival services/programs are also livestreamed and saved on Facebook and YouTube (no password necessary).
Also below are links to PDF versions of the Siddur for each service.
Shabbat (and Holidays and Festivals)
Friday Evening Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:30 PM

We warmly welcome Shabbat each Friday evening with Kabbalat Shabbat services.
You may attend Kabbalat Shabbat services live, in-person, or on Zoom at Meeting ID# 818 0357 8025. For Zoom, you must enter the standard Temple Har Zion password.
If you would like to attend online, click here to download a PDF of the Siddur we use for Friday evening services. (If a Siddur PDF does not open immediately for you, try clicking on the Login button and login to your Google account. Contact the office if you need help.)
Saturday Morning at 10:00 AM (also for various Holidays and Festivals)
You may attend Saturday morning services live, in person, or on Zoom at Meeting ID# 242 651 284; for Zoom, you must enter the standard Temple Har Zion password. You can also attend live and stored on Facebook and YouTube.
The Shabbat Morning services are streamed three ways:
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Live on Zoom, with the usual password; ask the temple office for the Zoom password if you need it.
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Live and saved to the temple’s Facebook page, no password required.
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Live and saved to Temple Har Zion's YouTube, no password required.
Online copies of the Siddur:
If you would like to attend online, click here to download a PDF of the Siddur we use for Shabbat morning services. (If a Siddur PDF does not open immediately for you, try clicking on the Login button and login to your Google account. Contact the office if you need help.)
Recordings of the Saturday Shabbat Services and some of the special programs are available on the temple’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Shohet Daily Minyan

Weekdays 8 AM; Sunday 9:30 AM
Live in person on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Also on Zoom daily, at Zoom Meeting ID# 799 405 500; you must enter the standard Temple Har Zion password.
Our daily morning minyan is named in honor of Allan Shohet (z”l).
Learn to lead or follow the Shohet Morning Minyan! Click here to hear Cantor Figa chant the service.
Online copies of the Siddur:
Click here to download a PDF of the Siddur we use for the Daily Morning Minyan services. (If a Siddur PDF does not open immediately for you, try clicking on the Login button and login to your Google account. Contact the office if you need help.)
Honors, Readings, and Aliyot
While many prayers are recited in Hebrew at Shabbat morning services, there are many English readings to allow everyone’s participation. Pulpit honors are accorded equally to men and women. At Shabbat morning services, children are welcome to sit with their parents or to attend regularly scheduled Junior Congregation services.
Members desiring an aliyah or other honor at the Shabbat morning service (to commemorate a Yahrzeit, special birthday, or other milestone) may contact the Temple office. Even when we have a b’nai mitzvah or other special Shabbat, we reserve honors for the congregation.
Temple and Zoom Decorum
To help you derive the most from our services and to help us maintain our traditions, please observe the proper decorum of our service:
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Attire in the sanctuary—and on Zoom—should be modest and appropriate for a house of worship; no strapless, bare shoulder dresses; no torn jeans or pants; no bare midriffs or shorts, etc.
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Cell phones should be silenced in the sanctuary. Do not enter or leave the sanctuary when the Ark is open or when the rabbi is speaking.
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All males should wear a kippah (head covering) while in the building and when visible on Zoom.
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Do not take tallit or prayer book into the restroom or a bathroom.
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Do not smoke anywhere in or near the Temple building.
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Writing is prohibited on Shabbat and holidays; it’s considered a creative act and thus is not allowed on sanctified days.
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Refrain from chewing gum in the synagogue building.
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Pocket-sized hearing amplification devices are available in the Temple; ask when you come in.
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Photography is prohibited in the sanctuary during services.
Sun, January 29 2023
7 Shevat 5783
The Har Zion Herald
Have you read the January Herald?
(to visit a link in the issue or email links just click on it)
Upcoming events
Click here to see our full calendar.
Friday Kabbalat Service

Live, in person, or
Zoom ID# 818 0357 8025
Friday, 6:30 PM
Saturday Morning Service

Live, in person, or
Zoom ID# 242 651 284
or Facebook and YouTube
Shabbat morning, 10 AM
Shohet Morning Minyan

Live, in person, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Zoom ID# 799 405 500 all days.
Monday–Friday, 8-9 AM
Sundays, 9:30-10:15 AM
See Services for more information and links to online copies of the siddur.
Other Events:
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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 29 , 2023
Sunday, Jan 29th 9:00a to 9:30a
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Monday ,
JanJanuary 30 , 2023Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Jan 30th 8:00p to 9:00p
Monday Learning with David Schwartz -
Thursday ,
FebFebruary 2 , 2023Torah Treasures, Rabbi Glick
Thursday, Feb 2nd 10:00a to 11:00a
In person and on Zoom ID# 990 415 095 with the Har Zion Zoom password. Join us as we delve into the weekly portion as Jews have done for thousands of years looking for inspiration and insight for our lives today. We will be looking at the text of the Torah itself with commentaries. All are welcome. -
Friday ,
FebFebruary 3 , 2023Refugee Shabbat and Dinner
Friday, Feb 3rd 6:30p to 8:00p
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Sunday ,
FebFebruary 5 , 2023
Sunday, Feb 5th 9:00a to 9:30a
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Sunday ,
FebFebruary 5 , 2023
Sunday, Feb 5th 1:00p to 3:00p
Training with OPT's Cantor Juile Yugend Green. Please contact Yakira Levi or the HZ office for more information about the West Suburban Chevra Kadisha. Participate in the mitzvah of Taharah! -
Sunday ,
FebFebruary 5 , 2023Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood
Sunday, Feb 5th 1:00p to 2:30p
Explore the complex features of your Jewish identity, Jewish peoplehood, and the contemporary challenges to the Jewish people in an era in which we have moved from having no home to having two different, vibrant, homes in Israel and in North America. -
Monday ,
FebFebruary 6 , 2023ECE Preschool Tu B'Shevat Seder
Monday, Feb 6th 10:30a to 12:00p
Families Invited! -
Monday ,
FebFebruary 6 , 2023Monday Evening Learning with Temple Har Zion Director of Education David Schwartz
Monday, Feb 6th 8:00p to 9:00p
Monday Learning with David Schwartz -
Thursday ,
FebFebruary 9 , 2023Torah Treasures, Rabbi Glick
Thursday, Feb 9th 10:00a to 11:00a
In person and on Zoom ID# 990 415 095 with the Har Zion Zoom password. Join us as we delve into the weekly portion as Jews have done for thousands of years looking for inspiration and insight for our lives today. We will be looking at the text of the Torah itself with commentaries. All are welcome. -
Saturday ,
FebFebruary 11 , 2023Musical Shabbatot: Saturday "Simchat Shabbat" – In Person & Virtual
Shabbat, Feb 11th 10:00a to 12:15p
Join the Har Zion davening team as we pray and sing the beautiful melodies of Kabbalat Shabbat Morning together in the sanctuary. All also available streaming. There will be babysitting available for younger children during Saturday Morning Musical Shabbat Services, but you must sign your child up for it ahead of time.
See the full calendar for more.