Celebrate Shabbat in a special service led in part by our 2025 Artist-in-Residence, Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz.

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Visit mycec.org/artist for more information on our Artist-in-Residence Weekend.

About Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz:
Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz serves the  Hadar Institute as Director of Tefillah and Music. An educator, practitioner, and facilitator of Jewish communal prayer, Deborah supports individuals and communities - both within Hadar’s beit midrash and beyond - on their journeys into song and tefillah. As a musician, Deborah has partnered creatively with a diverse array of voices in the Jewish soundscape; she has collaborated on over two dozen albums with Rising Song Records and beyond, including her own albums of original spiritual music,  The Narrow and the Expanse (2020) and Yetzira   (2023).  Deborah received rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and holds degrees in vocal performance, religious anthropology, and women and gender studies. Learn more about Deborah's work at www.deborahsacksmintz.com.

Please indicate in the Notes section if you need babysitting for this service and list the names and ages of the children. Babysitting requests must be made by the Wednesday before the service.
For more information, please view our Babysitting Policy. 

Mi Sheberach: 
One of the central Jewish prayers for those who are ill or recovering from illness or accidents is the Mi Sheberach. Names provided in this Mi Sheberach Form will be added to the list read at services. Please only add names if you are a direct family member or have permission from the family to submit their name.

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Let us know if we can put something in place to make sure that you can fully participate and enjoy this event, either by filling out this form or contacting inclusion@mycec.org.