Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley Synagogue

Lay-Leadership Training Guide

“An educated congregation is a strong congregation.”

  • Torah teaches that the world is built on three things: Study, Prayer, and Good Deeds.
  • Use this training guide to study a single prayer, or learn our entire Shabbat service.
  • Our ancestors have chanted these same prayers and melodies for centuries.

How to Lead Shabbat Services

Classes Taught by JCSVV Rabbi Alicia Magal

Part 1
Overview of Jewish Prayer Services

Part 2
Outline of Erev Shabbat Services

Part 3
Torah Service, Gabbai Role, more

Part 4
Shabbat Service Practice Session

English Readings, Torah Honors, and More

Available English Readings:

  • Page 120, Candle Lighting
  • Page 148, Maariv Aravim
  • Page 150, Ahavat Olam
  • Readings for Shabbat Service
 
Available Torah Honors:
  • Hebrew: Torah Reading, Aliyah, Gabbai

  • English: Torah Discussion

  • Silent Honors: Opening & Closing the Ark, Walking with the Torah, Hagbahah (Lifting the Torah)

 

Coordinators for:

  • Shabbat Service (Details to follow)
  • Shabbat Oneg (Details to follow)
  • Usher & Prayer Books (Details to follow)

Shabbat Service Outline:
Click here for service template

 

*By Shira Kline and Josh Nelson, courtesy of OneTable