Chabad Chayil - Highland Lakes Jewish Center

Imagine davening in an atmosphere of total inclusion and acceptance, where you are welcome, in fact encouraged, to ask questions, and where you are implored to be as nonjudgmental of your neighbor as he or she is of you. This is the atmosphere that has been created in this Shul which we call home.

Our Shabbat services are traditional and conducted primarily in Hebrew, with some English passages sprinkled in for further understanding. The truth is that only each individual among us knows how he or she best communicates with G‑d. At Chabad the language you use or the pace you set for yourself are not of paramount importance. Our prayer books are written in both Hebrew and English, and the page numbers are announced continuously so you may always catch up if you prefer to meditate at a slower speed.. Please connect with the day and with G‑d and with your own soul in whatever personal manner suits you best.

The tunes are old, familiar ones, and they are sung by those of us who know the words and by those of us who can only hum along, with all the gusto befitting the joy of the Sabbath. During the section of the service dedicated to reading from the Torah, the Rabbi guides us through the weekly Torah portion aliyah by aliyah, briefly commenting on the meaning of each of the passages we are about to read.

Each week, we expound upon the meaning of the Torah section we have just completed. We try to synthesize the Torah stories and directives, and relate their messages so that we may grow from them as we incorporate them into our contemporary hectic lifestyles.

From ChabadChayil.org