Leading Services
Leading Services
Guides
Here are some guides on how to lead services including when to sing, when to chant, how to stand, and lots more:
Shabbat Davening Audio Files
Here are audio files (in mp3 format) with the Friday night and Shabbat morning davening, including the nusah (melody/tune) and detailed instructions for service leaders. We hope these will be valuable both to those who have led before and would like to review, as well as to those who are learning to lead for the first time. Thank you to Jeremy Kadden for recording these on the minyan’s behalf!!
Friday night services
Friday night services at DC Minyan begin with mincha (if starting before sunset) and then continue with Kabbalat Shabbat.
Kabbalat shabbat ends with Mourner’s Kaddish, and then depending on the practice of the minyan, this can be followed with a dvar Torah or text study (and then Kaddish deRabbanan).
Then maariv begins.
- Maariv for Shabbat (through the amidah)
- Post Amidah, part 1
- Post Amidah, part 2
Saturday morning services
Shabbat morning services at DC Minyan begins with Mizmor Shir Hanukkat haBayit l’David (the first psalm of P’sukei d’Zimra).
- P’sukei d’Zimra
- Shacharit (from Shokhein Ad)
- Shacharit Amidah
- Torah service
- Musaf for Shabbat, part 1
- Musaf for Shabbat, part 2
Additional prayers
- Eil Adon
- Kedusha
- Sim Shalom
- Ein Keiloheinu
- Anim Zemirot
- Adon Olam
- Mevarekhim Hodesh (Blessing the New Month)
Reviewing these files alone is only one part of the process of learning to lead, so while we encourage those interested to make use of them, we are also happy to help facilitate learning in a one-on-one setting. Email us at gabbai@dcminyan.org with questions or for additional information about the service. You may also want to visit Kehilat Hadar’s website where you can find additional audio files that review the Shabbat morning davening.
High Holiday Davening Audio Files
Here are audio files (in wav format) with the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur davening, including the nusah (melody/tune) and detailed instructions for service leaders.
Rosh Hashana Shacharit
- HaMelekh
- B'fi thru Yishtabach
- Shir Hama'alot
- Hatzi Kaddish
- Birkot Kri'at Shma
- Shma thru Amidah
- Rep First Para
- Yareti
- Zachrenu-Magen Avraham
- Atah Gibor-Y'shuah
- Mi Chamocha-El Na
- Atah Hu Elohenu
- Ta'ir-Ha'el Kadosh
- Adonai Melekh
- L'El Orech Din
- K'dusha
- Uv'chen-B'yamenu
- Uv'chen Tzadikim-Halleluyah
- Kadosh Atah-Karata
- Vatiten-Atah
- Elohenu-Hazikaron
- R'zeh-L'hodot
- Birkat Kohanim - Hashalom
- Avinu Malkenu
- Torah Service-13 attributes
- Ribon Kol Ha'olam-V'lishlam
- Shma-Leyning
- Ashrei-L'david Mizmor
- Uv'nuchoh Yomar-End
Yom Kippur Mussaf
- Misod
- Zachrenu-Magen Avraham
- Atah Gibor-Y'shuah
- Mi Chamocha-El Na
- Imru Lelohim
- Ma'aseh Elohenu
- Un'taneh Tokef-Dinam
- B'rosh Hashanah-Yibare'un
- Mi Yihyeh-Mi Yarum
- Ut'shuvah-HaG'zerah
- Ki K'shimcha-Ya'uf
- V'ata-Ein Kitzvah-V'Amar
- Kedushah-Elohechem
- Adir-End Kedushah
- Chamol
- Uv'chen Yitkadash-Midat Mishpat
- V'chol Ma'aminim
- First two Uv'chens
- Uv'chen Tzadikim
- V'yitnu L'cha
- V'timloch Atah
- Kadosh Atah-Karata
- Vatiten thru K'hilchatam
- Alenu
- Heyey Im Pipiyot
- Ochilah La'el
- Avodah Part 1
- Avodah Part 2
- Avodah Part 3
- Avodah Part 4
- YomTov Hayah Oseh
- Emet Mah Nehdar
- First half Martyrs
- Second half martyrs
- Vahaviyotim
- Shma Kolenu Thru Ki Rav Hu
- Ki Anu Amecha
- Ashamnu
- Mah Nomar
- Al Chet
- Mi El Camocha
- Elohenu...Melekh al Kol Ha'Aretz
- R'tzeh-Na'avod
- Modim-Britecha
- Uch'tov-Birkat Kohanim
- Sim Shalom
- B'sefer Chaim-Kulchem Hayom
- Hayom
- K'hayom Hazeh-End Repetition
- Kaddish
Wed, March 29 2023
7 Nisan 5783
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Tzav
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