Synagogue Services
On-Site Shabbat Services
9:30am Shabbat Morning
Kiddush Lunch Following
We extend a warm welcome and Shabbat Shalom as you join us at the Lodzer Centre Congregation for Shabbat worship. As a Conservative, egalitarian synagogue, women participate in all aspects of the service receiving aliyot to the Torah and counting in a minyan.
Accordingly, it is our custom that women wear a head covering when called to the bimah and cover their shoulders appropriately and that all men also honour our tradition by wearing a Kippah. It is also customary for Jewish men to wear a tallit during the Shabbat service.
Since Shabbat is the most sacred day in the week, we specifically mark its distinction in our synagogue by refraining from the use of cell phones, hand-held devices, and cameras. Smoking is forbidden anywhere on synagogue property. During the worship service we request that you refrain from chewing gum and please refrain from speaking during the Amidah, the prayer of Silent Devotion and during the Torah reading. We hope that these explanations will add a special 'spiritual' dimension to your Shabbat experience at the Lodzer. If you are visiting, please let us know so that we can personally welcome you to our shul.
Zoom Shabbat Services
Since the Pandemic, The Lodzer Centre Congregation has utilized ZOOM Shabbat Services. This has kept our community connected during this long period of isolation. Our Zoom Shabbat has become so popular and so enjoyable that we are considering keeping it in place even after we’ve re-opened for in-person services. The link to each weekly Shabbat Service is listed in the Newsletter. Please join us, virtually!
Bar & Bat Mitzvah
Minimum Age
The minimum age for Bar Mitzvah is 13, and for Bat Mitzvah is 12, calculated according to the Jewish calendar.
Status
All candidates for Bar/Bat Mitzvah must be halakhically Jewish, or must become so prior to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony.
Bookings
The Lodzer will only take bookings for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs at a minimum of six (6) months in advance of the proposed date. Less than six months does not provide the child with adequate time to prepare.
No more than two siblings may be booked on a given day.
Bookings will not be taken if the proposed date falls on a Jewish Holiday.