Join us for Shabbat: New York and Online
Join Romemu Manhattan services onsite at 105th and Amsterdam Avenue or
click here for link to join us on Zoom.
Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:30 PM* | Open Book: 8:45 AM | Shabbat Morning Service: 10 AM
*Starting Friday, November 10 Kabbalat Shabbat Services will be at 6 PM
Romemu Brooklyn meets for Shabbat twice a month (with more to come soon). To Romemu Brooklyn meets for Kabbalat Shabbat monthly all-year round and on Shabbat mornings monthly from September through June.
The services are soulful and heartwarming…and so beautiful!
Prayer is the expression of a yearning heart for what it lacks. The pre-prayer heart and the post-prayer heart are different.
Romemu services combine traditional liturgy with chanting, meditation, spontaneous dance, joyous song, and a rich, imaginative Torah service that brings the weekly wisdom to life.
All are welcome.
New to Romemu? Discover what to expect when you join us.
Shabbat Calendar - Upcoming Services & Programs
View the full calendar to see future Shabbat services and programs
Romemu Manhattan Shabbat Services & Zoom Links
For our services, we currently utilize a hybrid model of services, allowing for both online and onsite participation. Our doors are open to all virtually and in-person.
Onsite: 105th & Amsterdam Ave.
Online: Click here for link to join on Zoom or join on Facebook or YouTube.
Friday Nights
Sha'Baby | 5 PM ET | Ages 0-4 & Young Families
Engage your child’s energy through song, prayer, dance, & laughter with Romemu every Friday evening.
Sha’Baby is on hiatus for the winter. Join us instead for Sha’Boker on Saturday mornings at 9 AM. Check the calendar for upcoming dates for Sha’Boker.
Romemu Member Candle Lighting | 5:45 PM ET
Enter Shabbat with fellow Romemu members in a beautiful online ceremony. Links sent to members via email Friday mornings.
Enter for contemplative prayer, joyous music, ecstatic dance, and deep wisdom.
Leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.
Registration is not required to join us onsite or online. Click here for link to join us on Zoom.
Shabbat Morning
Open Book | 8:45 AM ET
Start the day of rest with Torah Learning.
Connect with Romemu Rabbis and Congregants
Registration is not required to join us onsite or online.
Family Shabbat | Monthly @ 9 AM ET | Families of All Ages
Bring the whole family for prayer, study, and music
After services, stay for Torah study for kids and adults.
Celebrate Shabbat with contemplative prayer, joyous music, ecstatic dance, and deep wisdom.
Registration is not required to join us onsite or online. Click here for link to join us on Zoom.
Kiddush & Shabbat Meals
Kiddush
The experience of Shabbat is always richer when we have the opportunity to gather with old friends and connect with new friends. Everyone is invited to stay after all Shabbat services for kiddush. For those joining onsite, kiddush is in The Romemu Center after services. If you are joining online, stay in the Zoom for virtual kiddush.
If you have an event coming up for which you would like to sponsor kiddush (or you just love kiddush and want to sponsor), learn more and sponsor here.
Communal Shabbat Dinners
The last Friday of each months we have a Communal Shabbat Dinner. Everyone is welcome. Cost is $18 ($15 for members) and subsidies are available for anyone for whom cost is a barrier. Search our calendar for upcoming Sponored Shabbat dinners and register to join us.
If you have joined us for a meal recently and were not able to register for it in advance, please pay here. Your contribution will help ensure we can continue to provide the opportunities for all.
Sponsored Shabbat Dinners & Lunches
In honor of various smachot (celebrations) or other occasions, members and others often choose to sponsor a Shabbat dinner or Shabbat lunch. There is no registration required for these and everyone is welcome. Search our calendar for upcoming Communal Shabbat dinners or lunches and plan to join us. If you would like to sponsor a Shabbat meal in honor of a simcha, to commemorate a yarhtzeit, or for any reason, please contact gratitude@romemu.org.
Shabbat Sponsorships
The inclusion of a percussionist in our davenning leadership team from November 2022 thru April 2023 has been made possible through a generous donation from any anonymous donor.
Learn about opportunities to sponsor the Shabbat services, kiddush and other services and programs you value as a Romemu Sponsor today.
Romemu Brooklyn Shabbat Services
Romemu Brooklyn meets for Shabbat twice a month (with more to come soon).
Every visit, every Shabbat is magical. If you are going to New York, do not leave without a visit to a Romemu Shabbat service.
Join Us
What to Expect When You Join Us for Shabbat
When you come through the Romemu doors – whether physical doors or joining us online – our priority is that you feel welcome and at home.
You Will be Greeted with a Smile
For those joining us onsite, Romemu members and staff will be there with a smile to greet you, say Shabbat Shalom, and answer any questions you may have. Please try to arrive 15 minutes early for services so you have plenty of time to find the seat you want and mentally prepare to enter into the service. Want to be a Shabbat Greeter. Learn more and volunteer.
No Hebrew or Other Skills Needed
You do not need to know Hebrew or be familiar with Jewish Prayer to attend Romemu services. While there is a lot of Hebrew in all our services, there is also a lot of English and elaboration regarding what the Hebrew prayers mean. Our siddurim (prayer books) have both English translation and transliteration. Regardless of your familiarity (or lack of familiarity) with Jewish tradition and services, the music and ruach (spirit) in the service will be readily understood by all.
Engage as Much or as Little You Feel Comfortable
Shabbat and holiday services are filled with joyous music – which often leads to spontaneous dancing, contemplative prayer, and deep Torah learning. You may choose to jump right in or take the role of an observer at first till you feel more comfortable. You do you.
We do ask that you turn off or silence your cell phone during services. This will help you immerse in the experience and ensure a distraction-free experience for all.
Preview Before You Come
You can familiarize yourself with our prayer books online
Music is a common language for all of us and Romemu services are filled with music. You can listen to our music anytime in the Romemu library so you will feel even more at home when you join us.
Learning is also an essential part of every service. Rabbi Ingber and other members of the clergy share d’vrei Torah (words of Torah) in their sermons at every service. Listen to Rabbi Ingber’s sermons in the Romemu library anytime.
Come As You Are
Many people ask us what to wear when they come for Shabbat. That is completely up to you. Jewish tradition encourages us to wear special clothes for Shabbat to honor the day. You decide which clothing will enrich your Shabbat experience.
Everyone is Welcome
Shabbat services both onsite and online are open to all regardless of membership status, race, gender, sexual orientation, religious observance, affiliation, and belief.
Mourner's Kaddish and Refuah Shlemah Lists
As a spiritual community, we support and pray for each other in our times of greatest need.
Add names of loved ones you have lost recently or those with upcoming yahrzeits to the Mourner’s Kaddish list
Add names of those in need of healing prayers to the Refuah Shlemah list
Shabbat Greeters - Volunteers Wanted
Shabbat Greeters to help us ensure that everyone feels welcome when they enter. Shabbat Greeters provide a welcoming smile and wishes of “Shabbat Shalom,” and that welcome adds to the Shabbat experience. Greeting people is an easy way to meet new people and catch up with old friends. Greeters are asked to arrive at services 20 minutes early to be ready to welcome all spiritual seekers as they arrive at our doors. A Romemu staff member will greet you when you arrive and help you prepare to greet others.
Onsite Attendance Policies
Effective Shabbat, March 11, 2022, Romemu no longer requires congregants attending services onsite to wear masks or to show proof of vaccination.
View Onsite COVID Policies.
Congregants with service dogs who meet the Americans with Disabilities Act definition of a service dog are permitted to have their dog accompany them to services, classes, and other programs at Romemu. Read our full policy on service dogs in Romemu facilities.