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So you're leading services....
One of the things we take pride in is
that our services are community lead and therefore reflect the
tastes and talents of our members. Thank you so much for saying
"Yes!"
Leading services is actually a very
simple process. Below are some guidelines:
-Familiarize yourself with the layout of
the service so that you can tell people when to rise, when to turn
to page 6, etc. To help you with this we've created an outline of
the service called, "So You're Leading Services."
Click here to download,
"So You're Leading Services."
-Choose about 4-5 readings to intersperse in service. We have two
databases chock full of readings online, feel free to choose them
from other sources as well. The readings can be all of the same
theme, related the the themes of the prayers in the prayer book or
completely random...it is up to you.
"So You're Leading Services" will give
you an idea of where in the service these readings can go. Type them
up, print them out and then write on them where they go in the
service (e.g. "after Mi Chamocha") so that the people who read them
know when to read them. You will pass these out to people before
services begin.
Click here to download
Reading Database 1.
Click here to download
Reading Database 2.
-Talk to the song leader (the e-mail
confirming you were leading services should specify the song leader
for the week) about any song/melody suggestions you may have.
-Torah study: You will be responsible for choosing a section of the
weekly Torah portion (or parashah) and leading discussion
about this section. The weekly portion is usually quite long, so
people generally pick about 7-15 or so key lines from the section.
The
UAHC Torat Hayim website
is very helpful with this part of the service. Click the "Parashat
Hashavua -- Portion of the Week" link to find out what portion
we're reading this week.
The UAHC Torah Hayim website summarizes
the portion and offers some interpretation. The only catch is that
it does not include the full Torah portion. Therefore, to choose the
lines that you will focus on, you will have to either look at a
print bible (a chumash, which can be found in the CJL
Library) or an online version of the bible. A good online
translation is the
Navigating the Hebrew Bible website. Even if you use the online
version, it's important to check a print version before services
anyway to find page numbers of the section you want to base your
discussion on so we can read it aloud and follow along.
-Set-up: Check
Shabbat
Shalom Princeton to find out when services are. Please show up ten minutes
before services begin to help set up the library and the
dining hall.
That's it! Thanks again for
volunteering. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to
contact any of the Princeton Reform Community co-chairs:
Ben Amster '07
Caroline Block '06
Josh Packman '07
Jonah Perlin '07
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