FAQs

What do we offer & What time is it offered? 

1. • Prayer/ Davening Services each Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8:15am on Zoom (email us for the link) and live on our Facebook page. All times are Eastern.

   • Second and Fourth Shabbat Morning Services 10:30 AM online only. Renewal service organized by Rabbi Miryam, Rabbinic Chaplain Leon Olenick and other various Renewal Clergy and Cantors from around the country. All times are Eastern.

When and what are classes available?

1. • Classes usually meet on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings at 7pm on Zoom

   • To see our course list, please see our calendar. We update our calendar and our Facebook page regularly regarding courses and how to register. We ask a minimum of an $18 donation for each class to support the work we do here at Congregation Shaarei Simchah.

Where do we meet?

1. • Online – all offerings are online, where you are not just a “fly on the wall”, but are seen, heard and honored as in integral part of services and our community.

   • The Zoom link will be provided by inquiring to miryam@shareisimchah.org or by signing up here.

   • Hybrid and in person, in South Florida or New Jersey for Shabbat and Holidays. Message us for the location. 

Must I be Jewish to attend?

1. • No, all seekers are welcome!

Must I be a member to attend?

1. • No, all seekers are welcome. We are grateful for donations to support our work. 

Is membership available should I want to join the community?

1. • Yes, we welcome you! Please email miryam@shaareisimchah.org for membership information. 

Do you need volunteers?

1. • YES! Tech, Finance, Poets, Musicians, Service Participants, Torah Leyners

     • Social Justice Committee - Help reach out to the community. 

We proudly support:

1. • • • Dayenu, the Jewish response to Climate Change

       • Mazon, the Jewish response to Hunger

       • HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

Do I need a prayer book, a siddur?

1. • No, prayer books are provided at our in person spaces and online. There is a link to it, however, on our front page!

   • Here is our e-prayer book

   • If you appreciate this siddur (prayer book) into which a couple of thousand hours and much love have been poured, please consider making a DONATION.