This Early Shabbat will start at 6:30pm and have participation from our Religious School students with a special Oneg honoring the confirmands following services.

Click Here to register for the Community Shabbat Dinner at 5:30 (prior to services).

Temple Beth El celebrates Shabbat with joyous, musical, and participatory services. TBE congregants have migrated to Southwest Florida from all directions bringing diverse backgrounds of worship and traditions. During our worship services, we join together to sing joyful music that uplifts and excites our souls, as well as experience traditional and meditative moments that connect us to past generations and our deepest selves. 

Our Erev (Evening) Shabbat services typically begin at 7:30pm every Friday evening and include readings from our sacred Torah scroll. We use the Reform movement’s prayerbook, Mishkan T’filah and the prayers are projected on screens to be easily visible and accessible. The service includes both Hebrew and English readings and lasts a little over an hour. The dress for in-person services is "business casual" – most wear a button down shirt, khaki pants, nice blouse, dress, skirt or dressy slacks. Following services is Oneg Shabbat, (the joy of Sabbath), with a communal gathering of refreshments and socialization.

Members are welcome to join online via Zoom, and everyone is invited to view services on Facebook Live. (Facebook account is not required).