Our Congregation
We are a community that welcomes beginners and tzadiks alike; interfaith couples
and families; singles; families, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC. Our services are egalitarian, and we value inclusivity.
Makom Ohr Shalom services blend Jewish tradition with creative, contemporary forms of worship.
A Feeling Of Community
We are unique in many ways, praying through meditation, chanting, and singing soulful music. Members participate out of genuine desire to create a community that fosters inner growth, spirituality, and creativity. Makom has inspired members to become cantors, cantorial soloists, rabbis, composers of original music, Torah scholars, and spiritual healers.
Makom Ohr Shalom is a Jewish Renewal congregation focusing on spiritual, mystical, meditative, and healing traditions of Judaism. We seek to enhance and renew our personal and collective relationship with HaShem through joyful music, prayer, and Torah study, within a warm and supportive community. We provide a loving home for heart, spirit, and body.
Makom Ohr Shalom Mission Statement
Makom Ohr Shalom is a Jewish Renewal congregation focusing on spiritual, mystical, meditative, and healing traditions of Judaism. We seek to enhance and renew our personal and collective relationship with HaShem through joyful music, prayer, and Torah study, within a warm and supportive community. We provide a loving home for heart, spirit, and body.
Jewish Renewal
Jewish Renewal is a trans-denominational approach to revitalizing Judaism. We combine the socially progressive values of inclusivity and egalitarianism, the joy of Hasidism, and the accumulated wisdom of centuries of tradition. We create innovative, accessible, and welcoming prayer experiences. Meditation, healing, and music are integral ingredients of our services. Renewal is an attitude, not a denomination, and is inclusive of all branches of Judaism, with an emphasis on accessible spiritual experience. We are proud members of the Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal. You can visit their website, www.aleph.org for more information.
Shabbat Services
Together, on Shabbat, we take deep breaths, chant shalom, and find inner peace through prayer and meditation. We light Shabbat candles. We practice gratitude and count our blessings, which is deeply rooted in our tradition. We sing songs that open our hearts and connect us with the Divine. We study Torah and use the wisdom of our tradition to guide us in leading ethical lives, healing our relationships and doing tikkun olam, repairing our world. We honor our dead by saying kaddish. Our prayer books include English, Hebrew, and Transliterations. We pray in a way that invites both the beginner and the more experienced to dive deeply into personal prayer work.