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Kabbalat shabbat at the port of Caesarea

Kabbalat Shabbat at Caesarea Port

Returning to Caesarea Port starting June 12

The happiest Kabbalat Shabbat in the country

Returning to Caesarea

 

Friday 6/12, 6/26, 7/10, 4/9, 8/19 at 18:00

Music and prayer are two universal languages that express the depths of the soul and spirit. Both connect us to each other, to nature, and to something greater than ourselves. What is it about music that enables a meaningful prayer experience? What is the place of sacred and profane in synagogue music? And what is the role of the piyyutim?

In one of the most magical places in Israel, on Fridays at sunset, we will gather for a musical and communal Shabbat reception at the seam between weekdays and Shabbat. A Kabbalat Shabbat for the whole family, with Israeli prayer, singing, a breeze, music and a communal atmosphere.

Where: The renovated Caesarea Port, on the central lawn, on Fridays at 6:00 PM

In advance registration

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For registration for the Shabbat reception in Caesarea

Israeli Kabbalat Shabbat at Caesarea Port

A new season is opening at the Caesarea Port!

In one of the most magical places in Israel, on Fridays at sunset, we will gather for a musical and communal Shabbat reception at the seam between weekdays and Shabbat. A Kabbalat Shabbat for the whole family, with Israeli prayer, singing, a breeze, music and a communal atmosphere.

Where: The renovated Caesarea Port, on the central lawn, on Fridays at 6:00 PM

Friday, 6/12

Friday 26.6

Friday 7.10

Friday 4.9

Friday 9/18

Folding chairs are welcome!

Admission is free with advance registration.

Beit Tefilah Israeli, Study, Sabbaths and holidays

Journey to Shabbat – Beit Midrash 5776

A journey to Shabbat

The personal, the domestic, the community and the national

Beit Midrash 5786 under the direction of Rabbi Dr. Rani Yager

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A journey to Shabbat
The personal, the domestic, the community and the national

Israeli Judaism in practice

[...] If we return to Israel – we must return with the Sabbath, it is our symbol full of beauty and grace, from which we can draw beauty for all forms of our life,",

H.N. Bialik, at the laying of the cornerstone for “Ahel Shem” in Tel Aviv, in Iyar 1948.

It seems that these celebratory words of Bialik are more relevant today than ever within the broader context of the reconstruction of Israeli society after the war and the struggle for the Jewish-democratic character of Israel in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.

The Sabbath is the cornerstone of Jewish tradition and a crossroads that touches on the challenge that a significant portion of the liberal public in Israel is currently engaged in – providing a practical, deep, broad, and relevant meaning to our Israeli Judaism. It raises the question of the construction of Judaism in the public sphere, but, no less importantly, stands as a personal, practical challenge that invites a positive response in the private sphere.

In our learning journey this year, we will delve into Shabbat while incorporating several sources of wisdom.

  1. We will come to the discussion with our weekly Shabbat.
  2. The wealth of perspectives on Shabbat from classical and modern sources.
  3. The experiential side of Shabbat as it is revealed in ritual, poetry, poetry, and food.
  4. The book "Shabbat of Freedom" (Yediot Aharonot, 2025) by Dov Elbaum and Ariel Picard, which was recently published. In this book, Elbaum and Picard propose five different ways to observe Shabbat, each of which in itself deserves to be included under the definition of "observing Shabbat" in Jewish culture. All of this, based on a thorough halachic investigation into the sources of Judaism. Opening up the "Shabbat Package" to a number of ways that integrate with each other can allow families and individuals in Israel to rediscover their own personal and familial path to Shabbat.

Participants in the Beit Midrash will receive the book, which will serve as a common platform for our study.

Study framework

The Beit Midrash meets every Monday from 8:15-9:30 PM as a regular study group. (Total of 20 meetings including a tour on Friday morning)

Most meetings are held on Zoom for the convenience of learners.

Throughout the year, approximately four face-to-face meetings are held, as well as a tour of the participants' study center.

Beginning of studies: Beit Midrash Yiftach (Zoom) on Monday, 26 Cheshon, 5786, November 17, 202

Picture of מנחה ומוביל: הרב ד"ר רני יגר

Moderator and leader: Rabbi Dr. Rani Yager

Among the guest lecturers: Dr. Ariel Picard, Dr. Roni Magidov, Prof. Moshe Halbertal, Rachel Korazim, Tani Frank, Rabbi Uri Kreuzer, Rabbi Felicia Sol (Bnei Yeshurun Community, New York), Rabbi Shai Zarhi (Kibbutz Ganiger)

To register

Cost of all 20 sessions

₪ 900
  • For the general public
For registration and payment

Cost of all 20 sessions

₪ 600
  • For members of an Israeli house of prayer
For registration and payment
Price for members of an Israeli house of prayer

Class schedule

Beit Tefilah Israeli, Sabbaths and holidays

Kabbalat shabbat at the port of Caesarea

Kabbalat shabbat at the port of Caesarea

Come celebrate Shabbat together in one of the most beautiful places in the country!

To the registration form

A new season is opening at the Caesarea Port!

In one of the most magical places in Israel, on Fridays at sunset, we will gather for a musical and communal Shabbat reception at the seam between weekdays and Shabbat. A Kabbalat Shabbat for the whole family, with Israeli prayer, singing, a breeze, music and a communal atmosphere. 

Where: The renovated Caesarea Port, on the central lawn, on Fridays at 6:00 PM

Friday, 6/12

Friday 26.6

Friday 7.10

Friday 4.9

Friday 9/18

Folding chairs are welcome!

Admission is free with advance registration. 

Registration form

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Testimonials

""It was an exciting experience, the place, the atmosphere, the singer's amazing singing, the interesting interludes....all of this gave us, secular people, a sense of Shabbat and holiness.""
""I grew up abroad and I am 100% secular. But I am a spiritual person and it does me good and especially for my daughter to be in a place with nature, poetry and gives a feeling of belonging even if I am not 'from the map'.".
""...Most of all, I'm happy to find a pro-traditional Israeli alternative where religion is presented in a pleasant, welcoming, contemporary, and happy way...!
""A connection to a liberal, spiritual, social, and pleasant Jewish experience full of enthusiasm in an ideal location by the sea at sunset.".
""It's very exciting every time to come, to identify with a few other people who are looking for meaning in Judaism with equality. It's a prayer in an original, extraordinary spirit that suits my way of life.".
""You are implementing the idea of Israeli Judaism in a beautiful and amazing way, and I hope it will be possible to 'replicate' what you are doing in many places in the country.".
""An experience of transcendence, togetherness, meaning, prayer, connection to tradition without preaching.".
""I am secular with an affinity for tradition. I left the event amazed. I saw that it was possible to do it differently. I was moved by everything. The prayer segments, the singing, the lyrics. And why not? The atmosphere was special and the entire event in front of the sunset gave me a feeling of holiness and spiritual upliftment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.".
""I appreciate many characteristics of the Orthodox cause, but I felt that receiving Shabbat at the port provided the things that I usually lack: spirituality, freedom from technical details, fellowship, shared singing. I was very moved by these elements in receiving Shabbat.".
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Kabbalat Shabbat at Caesarea Port

Kabbalat Shabbat at Caesarea Port

For the first time: Musical Shabbat reception at Caesarea Port

In June and July, every two weeks we will gather in one of the magical places on the coast of Israel, in the port of Caesarea - near the ancient ruins of the ancient temple (from the first millennium CE) that were discovered there, and through singing, piyyut, breeze, sunset, egalitarian prayer, music, and a good atmosphere, we will cleanse the old-new custom of entering the Sabbath, together. 

An Israeli house of prayer is happy and excited about the new collaboration with the Caesarea Port and invites the general public to take part.

Friday 3.6, Friday 17.6, Friday 1.7, Friday 15.7, Friday 29.7, Friday 12.8, Friday 26.8 

Gathering at 6:00 PM, Shabbat reception begins at 6:30 PM

To register for 15.7
To register for 29.7
To register for 12.8
To register for 26.8