Ritual Practices
Ritual Practices
The tefillah practices of Darkhei Noam reflect the minyan's commitment to finding opportunities for all members to play active roles in prayer within the framework of halakha.
Mechitza
Darkhei Noam’s mechitza is designed to create 3 separate domains: a davening space for men, a davening space for women, and a public ritual space in the center, which houses the Torah reading and provides a space for the ba’alai tefillah (the women and men who lead tefillah) to stand while leading davening.
Davening
Women lead the following services:
Kabbalat Shabbat
Pseukei D’Zimra
Torah Service
Yizkor
Hallel (except on Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah)
Women always lead the first three services above, while men and women split leading Yizkor and Hallel. Men always lead Shacharit, Musaf, Mincha, and Maariv.
During the High Holidays, women are often paired with men to co-lead services, specifically the expanded piyutim. On Rosh Hashana a man and woman share the shofar blowing.
Younger boys and girls often lead the end of services.
Torah Reading
Adults of all genders fully participate in kriyat haTorah (Torah reading) in the context of a traditional minyan of ten men. We divide the aliyot among congregants each week. Similarly, people of all genders partake in reading megilot.
A man and woman serve together as gabbaim during Torah reading. For the purpose of receiving aliyot, a woman is considered to be a yisrael.
Lifecycle Events
Lifecycle events are marked at Darkhei Noam. New parents often receive aliyot to mark the birth of a new child, which is often accompanied by a baby naming ceremony for girls. Children coming of age celebrate their b'nei mitzvahs with the community, and the Shabbat before a wedding, partners receive aliyot as part of their aufruf weekend. Adults of all genders recite kaddish when in mourning or to mark the yahrzeit of loved ones.
Learning
Darkhei Noam is committed to providing as many venues as possible for the community to grow and learn. Every Shabbat morning there is a dvar Torah before Musaf. In addition, scholars are invited to learn with our minyan several times a year, offering the community opportunities for extended learning and discussions on various topics as well as communal meals with the scholars-in-residence.
Please view our Halakhic Resources page for more details regarding Darkhei Noam's ritual practices.
Ritual Tools
Darkhei Noam has developed a series of tools and handouts for use during services. We are happy to share these with other partnership minyanim.
General
Torah Aliyah Cards (set to print double-sided, cut, and laminated)
Torah Blessing Sheets, with half-kaddish and birkat gomel on the back
End of Davening Order, for children leading the end of services
Gabbai Booklets
Gabbai Tools - a 52-page booklet with public prayers, various misheberakhs for special occasions, and page announcements for holidays. Individual prayers can be printed as separate pages.
Gabbai Handbook - a 40-page booklet of ritual notes as to how Darkhei Noam operates, and a calendar guide for the year to help prepare for various shabbatot and holidays.
Holidays
Liturgy breakdown for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with potential women's roles in a co-leading model highlighted
Page number charts for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, listing various commonly used mahzorim
Reshuyot for Hatan/Kallat Torah and Hatan/Kallat Bereishit on Simchat Torah
Tue, May 20 2025
22 Iyyar 5785
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is 38
היום שמונה ושלשים יום שהם חמשה שבועות ושלשה ימים לעמר |
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Sefirat HaOmer- Counting the Omer. : 12:00am |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
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Friday, May 23, 7:56pm |
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Motzei Shabbat, May 24, 8:56pm |
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Sunday ,
AprApril 13 , 2025
Sunday, Apr 13th 9:00p to Sunday, Jun 1st 12:00p
Sefirat haOmer, the counting of the omer/”sheaf,” refers to the commandment to count the 49 days from the second day of Pesach until Shavuot. In biblical times, these 7 weeks comprised the grain harvest, beginning with barley (for which the barley omer offering was brought on Pesach) and concluding with wheat (on Shavuot). Although we no longer bring these offerings at the Temple, we continue to count the 49 days. While the biblical origin of sefirat ha’omer is agricultural, this time period also connects Pesach, the celebration of Israelite liberation from slavery, and Shavuot, the culmination of that liberation process whereby the Israelites became a realized nation with their own Torah. Counting the omer each year can remind us to always elevate ourselves from an enslaved mentality to one of freedom. We perform the counting each evening after sundown. We recite a bracha and then officially count the day of the omer, indicated by weeks and days. If the counting at night is missed, we count in the morning/during the day but without a bracha. If a whole day is missed, we continue counting the rest of the omer but without a bracha. The bracha and formula for counting the omer each night can be found here: Siddur Sim Shalom Sefirat haOmer -
Saturday ,
MayMay 31 , 2025
Shabbat, May 31st 11:00a to 12:45p
Honoring our Darkhei Noam 2025 Graduates! Shabbat May 31 Many Darkhei Noam's families are celebrating school graduations from Pre-K to PhD. The Darkhei Noam community is proud of our graduates' achievements and will be marking this important milestone on Shabbat May 31, when we will be celebrating our graduates with a special ceremony at the end of tefillah, and a Graduates' Dessert Buffet. Honoring our Darkhei Noam 2025 Graduates! Shabbat May 31 Many Darkhei Noam's families are celebrating school graduations from Pre-K to PhD. The Darkhei Noam community is proud of our graduates' achievements and will be marking this important milestone on Shabbat May 31, when we will be celebrating our graduates with a special ceremony at the end of tefillah, and a Graduates' Dessert Buffet. Please click HERE to submit your graduate's name for the listing of graduates, and, if you like, to honor our community graduates by contributing to the Special Graduates' Dessert Buffet at kiddush on May 31. -
Saturday ,
MayMay 31 , 2025
Shabbat, May 31st 4:00p to 6:00p
Join us for a pre-Shavuot family Tikkun on Shabbat afternoon, May 31 at 4PM! Recommended for families with children ages 4 and up, this engaging program will include chevruta learning and a fun, interactive group activity exploring the theme of friendship in Jewish texts and tradition. -
Sunday ,
JunJune 1 , 2025
Sunday, Jun 1st 10:00p to Monday, Jun 2nd 1:00a
Join the Darkhei Noam community for a night of learning to be held at SAJ. Hourly sessions from 10:00 pm - 1:00 am. Cheesecake will, of course, be served. -
Tuesday ,
JunJune 3 , 2025
Tuesday, Jun 3rd 4:30p to 6:30p
All are invited to join the DN Young Professionals group for a Tikkun Yom Shavuot, at 4:30 on the Second day of Shavuot (6/3). We will have snacks and drinks and round robin learning led by our very own YP community members! -
Friday ,
JunJune 13 , 2025
Friday, Jun 13th 7:00p to Shabbat, Jun 14th 8:00p
Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld is a Rabbinic Fellow of the David Hartman Center in Jerusalem. She serves as Chief Learning Officer at Sefaria, the innovative online database and interface for Jewish texts. This Scholar in Residence is sponsored by Ozzie Haller In memory of Jack O Haller MD and his excitement for Jewish learning. -
Saturday ,
JunJune 21 , 2025
Shabbat, Jun 21st (All day)
Friday Night Mix and Match Dinner, Special D'var Torah Speaker, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Pride-Sponsored Kiddush and Pot Luck Shaleshudes- MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON -
Tuesday ,
JunJune 24 , 2025
Tuesday, Jun 24th 8:00p to 9:00p
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