Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi by the Clergy of Temple Israel in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Temple Israel was organized during the summer of 1941 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. From its inception, the aim of the Temple has been to revive many of the symbols and traditions of Jewish heritage and establish them within a Reform setting.

It was the first Reform congregation in the Detroit area to introduce a cantor to the service, and to revive the tradition of Bar and Bat Mitzvah. It holds a daily morning minyan and regards wearing of a kippah as a matter of personal choice.

Today's video has Cantor Michael Smolash, Rabbi Jen Lader, cantorial soloist Emma Trivax and Dan Iwrey leading the congregation in Lecha Dodi during Kabbalat Shabbat services. This version of Lecha Dodi ("come my friend") was composed by Yom Chadash. 

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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