December 1, 2025 | Calendar

Coming Up at Har Zion

Want to know what’s happening here at Har Zion? Here is a list of programs and special services that are coming up in the next three months.

The information in these lists is/was correct when it was created (at or about the beginning of the month), but this document is will not be updated as the schedule changes, which it inevitably will. However, each item includes a link to its page in the Activity Calendar; these pages are updated as schedules change.

So, if you see anything here that you are interested in, please use the link to go to the event page to make sure the infomation for that event hasn’t changed.

✡︎ This information is summarized from the Har Zion Activity Calendar. Each item includes a link to that event in the calendar.
✡︎ Many of the programs repeat on regular schedule (possibly with exceptions); that repeat interval is also listed.
And finally,
✡︎ The Friday evening Shabbat Service has MOVED BACK to 5:30pm.

About Daily Minyan

Daily Minyan meets at 8am on Monday-Friday, and at 9:30am on Sunday. 

Daily Minyan is not mentioned/repeated below unless there is something special about the service.
Click here for more, including Zoom and a link to an online siddur.

Minyan meets on Zoom every day, and also in person three or four days a week:
✡︎ Zoom only on Tuesday and Friday.
✡︎ In person and on Zoom Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
✡︎ In person on Sunday when Koven Religious School is in session.
✡︎ Minyan is Zoom only whenever the the temple building is closed on Jewish and many US Federal holidays.

Daily Minyan is not mentioned unless there is something special about the service.

March, 2026

✡︎ Purim Carnival, Sunday, March 1, 11am. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Megillah Reading in Minyan, March 3, 8am. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Thursday Learning with Rabbi Glick, Thursday, March 5, 10am. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Rabbi Glick’s Spiritual Dimensions of Judaism, Thursday, March 5, 6:30pm. In person and Zoom. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Kallah 5786/2026, Friday, March 6, to Sunday, March 8. In person at Perlstein Conference Center at Lake Delton, Wisconsin. Click here for more information and to sign up.

✡︎ Friday in the Foyer, Friday, March 6, 5:30pm. In person and streaming on Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Saturday Morning Shabbat Service, Saturday, March 7, 10am. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Red Cross Blood Drive, Sunday, March 8, 9am-2pm. In person only. Click here for more information and a link to sign up.

✡︎ Exploring Judaism with David Schwartz, Monday, March 9, 8pm. Zoom only. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Thursday Learning with Rabbi Glick, Thursday, March 12, 10am. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Friday in the Foyer, Friday, March 13, 5:30pm. In person and streaming on Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom. Click here for more information.
✡︎ Shabbat is a Delight Friday Evening Community Shabbat Dinner, after services, Friday, March 13, 6:15pm. In person only. Medical professionals and their families are specially invited to attend. Click here for more information and to register.

✡︎ Annual Refugee Shabbat Shabbat Service, Saturday, March 14, 10am. Click here for more information, and
✡︎ Saturday Morning Musical Shabbat Service, Saturday, March 14, 10am. Click here for more information.
✡︎ Tot Shabbat and Junior Congregation, Saturday, March 14, 10:30am. In person only. Click on the event names for more information. Repeats: Tot Shabbat repeats once a month year round; Junior Congregation repeats twice a month during the school year.

✡︎ Sunday Scholars Talk, Sunday, March 15, 10:15am,  Rabbi Miriam Lichtenberg on “Why Do We Read ‘Song of Songs’ on Passover?”. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Exploring Judaism with David Schwartz, Monday, March 16, 8pm. Zoom only. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Thursday Learning with Rabbi Glick, Thursday, March 19, 10am. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Yiddish Hour with Cantor Figa, Thursday, March 19, 6:30pm. Zoom only. Click here for more. 

✡︎ Special Friday in the Foyer Service: Pre-service Snacks and Socializing. Friday, March 20, 5pm, with the service starting at 5:30pm. In person and streaming on Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom. Click here for more information. Repeats: Usually, the 3rd Friday evening of the month, through May.

✡︎ Saturday Morning Shabbat Service, Saturday, March 21, 10am. Click here for more information.

✡︎ KRS Family School Family Service for KRS Parents, Sunday, March 22, 9:30am. In person only. Click here for more information. Repeats: 1st Sunday of the month, when KRS is in session, generally for KRS parents only.  
✡︎ Sunday Morning Coffee and Connect, Sunday, March 22, 9:30am. In person only. Click here for more information. Repeats: 2nd and 4th of the month, when KRS is in session.  

✡︎ Sunday Scholars, Sunday, March 22, 4:30pm talk, 5:30pm Roman Jewish dinner, with Leah Koenig (renowned cookbook author and daughter of Har Zion’s Carol Koenig) on “The History of the Jews of Rome” Click here for more information and to register for the meal.

✡︎ Exploring Judaism with David Schwartz, Monday, March 23, 8pm. Zoom only. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Thursday Learning with Rabbi Glick, Thursday, March 26, 10am. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Friday in the Foyer, Friday, March 27, 5:30pm. In person and streaming on Facebook, YouTube, and Zoom. Click here for more information.

✡︎ Saturday Morning Shabbat Service, Saturday, March 28, 10am. Click here for more information.
✡︎ Junior Congregation, Saturday, March 28, 10:30am. in person only. Click here or more information.|

✡︎ Exploring Judaism with David Schwartz, Monday, March 30, 8pm. Zoom only. Click here for more information.

April, 2026

About Passover 5786/2026

  • Passover 5786/2026 begins at sunset on Wednesday, April 1, and runs to sundown on Thursday, April 9.
  • There are Passover festival services at 10am on the first and second (April 2-3), and seventh and eighth (April 8-9) day of Passover. 
    • The Passover mormomg servoces are in person and streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Zoom, and use same the Zoom ID and siddur as the Shabbat morning services.
    • These service replace morning minyan.
  • The temple office and building will also be closed on these days, except for the services.
  • Click here for more information.

Events in April, 2026

1 April, Wednesday
  • After sundown:1st Seder at home and/or with friends and family
2 April, Thursday
3 April, Friday
4 April, Saturday
5 April, Sunday
6 April, Monday
8 April, Wednesday
9 April, Thursday
10 April, Friday
11 April, Saturday
12 April, Sunday
13 April, Monday
 16 April, Thursday
17 April, Friday
18-19 April, Saturday–Sunday
18 April, Saturday
19 April, Sunday
20 April, Monday
22 April, Wednesday
23 April, Thursday
24 April, Friday
25 April, Saturday
26 April, Sunday
27 April, Monday
30 April, Thursday
1 May, Friday
2 May, Saturday

 

May, 2026

These programs repeat weekly, unless otherwise indicated below:

Sunday, 9:00 am – 9:30 am Guided Jewish Meditation Temple Har Zion (often) and Zoom only
Monday,  8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Exploring Judaism with David Schwartz Zoom only

 
Saturday, 2 May
 
Sunday, 3 May
 
 
 
 
Sunday, 10 May
 
Thursday 14 May
 
Friday, 15 May

Saturday, 16 May

Sunday, 17  MaLast day of Koven Religious School for 5786 / 2025-2026

Thursday, 21 May

 
 
 
Thursday, 28 May