COME GATHER
Every gathering at The Shabbat Club is rooted in the same intention: take off the layers you wear for the world and see what's underneath. What wants to come out. What's been waiting.
We don't water things down. We don't perform. We create space — and then we see what happens when women are free to be honest.
Here's what's happening:
Did you know that the Hebrew words for song and prayer share the same gematria (numerical values)? There's something sacred about what happens when we truly open our hearts through music — we receive something we didn't know we needed.
We gather. We eat. We sing songs chosen to connect us to the season, the theme, the moment. Between songs, women share reflections from the circle. Real words. Real silence. Real presence.
Kiddush Levana is an ancient ceremony of sanctifying the new moon — and it's one of the most powerful things we do. We sing most of the original liturgy alongside more modern Jewish songs, standing together under the open sky.
This isn't just ritual. It's restoration. The moon has long been a symbol of the Divine Feminine — the part that's been oppressed, hidden, overlooked. When we gather to honor her, we honor that part of ourselves too.
Women of every background have stood in this circle together and felt something shift.
You don't need to be "an artist." You don't need a skill set. You already have what it takes to make something beautiful — you just need the space and the permission.
Our art workshops are grounded in the belief that creativity is a spiritual act. When we make something with our hands alongside other women, something loosens. Something comes alive.
This isn't watered-down Judaism. This is the real thing — kabbalat shabbat and Friday night songs — shared in a way that's approachable, digestible, and genuinely fun for kids.
We welcome musical instruments. We welcome dancing. We welcome your kids to share their music with us. Healthy food (we have a no-candy policy at The Shabbat Club), space for families to hang out, and the kind of informal, comfortable setting where real friendships happen — between kids and between parents.
Think of it as a family Friday night that actually gets you in the mood for Shabbat.
Makom Space is our after-school program rooted in music and art — a place where kids connect with their Judaism, with God, and with each other through the creative arts.
This isn't Sunday school. This is a space where children are invited to explore, create, and share their voice. Grounded in the same spirit as everything we do: authenticity, creativity, and the belief that every person — no matter how small — is made in the image of God.
Makom Space recently received a $30,000 grant from the Federation — a powerful testament to the vision and impact of this program.
A space to just… be.
No program. No agenda. No schedule to keep.
This is the gathering that started it all — born from a simple question: How do I actually want to spend my Shabbat?
The answer wasn't more structure. It was less. It was a living room full of women who don't have to perform, don't have to pretend, and don't have to be anywhere else. Just women sitting together on a Shabbat afternoon, talking, laughing, breathing — being fully themselves in a space that was made for exactly that.
Bring your kids. Bring your tired. Bring your messy, beautiful, real self.
There's food. There's warmth. There's no pressure to do or say or be anything other than who you are right now.
If you've ever sat through Shabbat wishing you were somewhere else — this is that somewhere else.