Shabbat schedule change coming in December

The Ritual Committee of Temple Shir Shalom has decided to change the standard starting time of Friday evening Shabbat services to 7:30 pm starting on Friday, December 9. The starting time for the service on the first Friday evening of each month will continue to be 6:30 pm. The intention of the change, according to Ritual Committee chairperson Linda Bensen, is to make participation more convenient to a broader range of Temple members, especially during the darker winter months. "Eight o'clock just seems so late in December and January," Bensen said. "We understand that some people may feel rushed to get to Temple by 7:30, but we hope that even more people will feel that it is just not too late to go out at all."

All Shabbat services are open to the public at Temple Shir Shalom; visitors and guests are always welcome. For further information, call the Temple office at 352-371-6399, or visit the Temple website at www.shirshalom.net.