Progressive Judaism in Stockholm

Activities during December 2023

This coming December, our kehila Sukkat Shalom has three activities planned for this month.
In these difficult times, it is very important that you register to be admitted.
If you are a member of the Jewish Congregation in Stockholm, please log in before registering to participate.

More information of each activity can be found on the signup pages.
Addresses to each activity will be emailed to you after the final registration date.

Friday, 8 december
Shabbat Unplugged & potluck with a chanukah theme
We begin at 6pm
Welcome to another of Sukkat Shalom’s “Shabbat Unplugged“ evenings. Our Rabbi Rebecca Lillian leads the service. We play music and we light our chanukiot. Bring all your chanukior with you this evening and we shall light them together. The service will be followed by our Sukkat Shalom potluck dinner!

Mandatory registration: PJS Shabbat Unplugged & Chanuka potluck-8 december
Deadline for registration: Tuesday, 5 december


Lördag den 9 december
Talking Torah
kl 10.00-12.00

Join our rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, to read and discuss the weekly Torah portion. If you have a preferred translation, please bring it.
The discussion will be mostly in English and no advanced knowledge is required.

Mandatory registration: PJS Torah Study-9 december
Deadline for registration: Tuesday, 5 december


Söndag den 10 december
Adult Education Seminar
Vi börjar kl 10.00

What is Chanukah really about? A miracle of the oil? Jewish freedom-fighters? A festival of light at the darkest time of the year?
We will discuss the ”true story of Chanukah” from an adult perspective.
Anyone 13+ is welcome.

Mandatory registration: Adult Education-10 december
Deadline for registration: Tuesday, 5 december

Activities during November 2023

This coming November, our kehila Sukkat Shalom has four activities planned for this month.
In these difficult times, it is very important that you register to be admitted.
If you are a member of the Jewish Congregation in Stockholm, please log in before registering to participate.

More information of each activity can be found on the signup pages.
Addresses to each activity will be emailed to you after the final registration date.

Friday, 3 November
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat & potluck
We begin at 6pm
Welcome to a musical kabbalat shabbat with our kehila, Sukkat Shalom. Our rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, leads the service. Our musician is Sonja Kalmering.

The service is followed by Sukkat Shalom’s very popular potluck dinner. Please bring main dishes or desserts; fish, vegetarian, dairy, fruit, vegetables, pastries.

Mandatory registration:  PJS Kabbalat Shabbat & Potluck-3 november
Deadline for registration: Tuesday, 31 October


Saturday, 4 November
Talking Torah
We begin at 10 am
Join our rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, to read and discuss the weekly Torah portion. If you have a preferred translation, please bring it.
The discussion will be mostly in English and no advanced knowledge of Torah is required.

Mandatory registration:  PJS Torah Study-4 november
Deadline for registration:  Tuesday, 31 October


Sunday, 5 November
Adult Education Seminar
We begin at 10 am

Come join Rabbi Rebecca Lillian for an interesting discussion on progressive Jewish themes. More detailed information coming soon. The discussion will be mostly in English. Anyone 13+ is welcome.

Mandatory registration: PJS Adult Education-5 november
Deadline for registration:  Tuesday, 31 October


Saturday, 18 November
Musical Saturday morning service/sacharit & B’mitsva
We begin at 10 am
Welcome to a musical morning service/sacharit in our Sukkat Shalom kehila. Rabbi Rebecca Lillian leads the service along with help from the young person who will be b’mitzvah today. Our musician is Nathaniel Glasser Skog.

Mandatory registration: PJS lördagsgudstjänst med B’mitsva-18 november
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, 15 November

Activities during October 2023

This coming October, our kehila, Sukkat Shalom, (kehila is the Hebrew word for community) has 5 activities planned for this month.
More information of each activity can be found on the signup pages.
Addresses to each activity will be emailed to you after the final registration date.

Friday, 6 October
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
We begin at 6pm
Welcome to a musical kabbalat shabbat with our kehila, Sukkat Shalom. Our rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, leads the service. Our musician is Sonja Kalmering.
We use the PJS siddur Kol Haneshama, during the service. Bring your own if you have. The service will mostly be in Swedish and Hebrew with some English.
We end the evening with a simple kiddush – challah, wine/juice and fruit.

Mandatory registration: Kabbalatshabbat – 6 oktober
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, 4 October


Saturday, 7 October
Talking Torah
We begin at 10 am
Join our rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, to read and discuss the weekly Torah portion. If you have a preferred translation, please bring it.
The discussion will be mostly in English and no advanced Torah knowledge is required.

Mandatory registration:  Torahstudy – 7 oktober
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, 4 October


Sunday, 8 October
Simchat Torah celebration
We begin at 5.30 pm
Come celebrate Simchat Torah with our kehila, Sukkat Shalom. Our Rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, leads the service.
We use the PJS siddur Kol Haneshama, during the service. Bring your own if you have. The service will mostly be in Swedish and Hebrew with some English.

Mandatory registration: Simchat Torah – 8 oktober
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, 4 October


Saturday, 21 October
Musical Saturday morning service/sacharit
We begin at 10 am
Welcome to a musical Saturday morning service with our kehila, Sukkat Shalom. Our Rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, leads the service.
We use the PJS siddur Kol Haneshama, during the service. Bring your own if you have. The service will mostly be in Swedish and Hebrew with some English.

Mandatory registration: Lördagsgudstjänst – 21 oktober
Deadline for registration: Thursday, 19 October


Sunday, 22 October
Adult Education Seminar
We begin at 10 am
The Wisdom of Jewish Time
Now that the autumn holidays are over…what’s next?
The Jewish calendar contains much more than the order of our holidays. The deeper our knowledge of the calendar, the more we understand about our priorities, our values, and our place in the world around us.
Anyone 13+ is welcome.
The discussion will be mainly in English.

Mandatory registration: Adult Education-22 oktober
Deadline for registration: Thursday, 19 October

Activities during September 2023

This September, Sukkat Shalom’s kehila (kehila is the Hebrew word for community) has lots of activities planned for this very important time in the Jewish calendar.
More information of each activity can be found on the signup pages.
Addresses to each activity will be emailed to you after the final registration date.

Friday, 8 September
Shabbat ”Unplugged” with potluck dinner
We begin at 6pm
Welcome to Sukkat Shalom’s second Shabbat “Unplugged“.
Together with our rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, we welcome Shabbat with music, poetry and a Potluck meal. Bring your voice, your curiosity and your musical instrument* as we enjoy the Shabbat atmosphere together!
All ages are welcome.

*The service starts at 6:00 p.m., but anyone bringing an instrument is welcome to arrive early, at 5:30 p.m., for a quick group warm-up.

The service will be followed by our Sukkat Shalom potluck dinner!

Obligatory registration:  Shabbat ”Unplugged” med potluck-8september
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, 6 September


Saturday, 9 September
Selichot and “Moving into Rosh Hashanah”
7pm – 10pm
Co-sponsored by Sukkat Shalom (PJS) and Paideia Folkhögskolan
What is Selichot?
Related to the Hebrew word selicha, forgiveness, selichot is a collection of prayers, poems, songs, and discussion on teshuva (returning to our best selves), traditionally held late on the Saturday night prior to Rosh Hashanah.
How will we do Selichot?
Led by Sukkat Shalom’s rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, we will begin with a brief text-study and discussion on the above themes, followed by Havdalah (ceremony marking the end of shabbat). Our selcihot experience will continue with movement meditation to embody the passage from the old year into the new one, led by 5Rhythms® teacher Adam Eisen.  Using our bodies and movement to connect more deeply with how the past year lives within us and how we set our intentions for the year to come, we’ll move together into Rosh Hashanah with body, heart, mind and soul.
You are welcome to come for all or part of the evening.
Kl 19.00 – Discussion and fika
Kl 20.15 – Havdalah
Kl 20.30 – Moving into Rosh Hashanah: a 5Rhythms® movement meditation

Obligatory registration: Selichot & 5Rhythms-9september
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, 6 September


Sunday, 10 september
Adult Education Seminar
We begin at 10am 
The Wisdom of Jewish Time: The months of Elul and Tishri
The Jewish calendar contains much more than the order of our holidays. The deeper our knowledge of the calendar, the more we understand about our priorities, our values, and our place in the world around us.  These sessions are designed to help us fully experience these two months of reflection, repair, and return as we move toward the Days of Awe.
Part 2 of 2
Anyone 13+ is welcome to one or both sessions.

Obligatory registration: Adult Education-10september
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, 6 September


Sunday, 17 September
Musical Rosh Hashanah mincha with shiur

From 4pm to 6pm
Afternoon service and shiur/discussion focusing on Rosh Hashana.
Tim Kynerd leads the service. Noa Hermele leads the shiur. Nathaniel Glasser Skog is our musician.
We use the PJS siddur Kol Haneshama, Voice of the Soul during the service. Bring your own if you have a copy.

Obligatory registration: Rosh Hashana mincha med shiur-17september
Deadline for registration: Thursday, 14 September


Saturday, September 30
Musical Saturday morning service/sacharit with B’mitzvah
We start at 10 am
Welcome to a musical morning service/sacharit in our Sukkat Shalom kehila. Rabbi Rebecca Lillian leads the service along with help from the young person who will be b’mitzvah today. Our musician is David Francisco.

You can read the Sukkot Torah text before the service:
Leviticus 22:26-23:44; on Sefaria in Hebrew or English
3 Mos 22:26-23:44 on Bibeln 2000 in Swedish

Obligatory registration: Lördagsgudstjänst med B’mitsva-30september
Deadline for registration: Wednesday, 27 September

Activities during August 2023

PJS and its Sukkat Shalom kehila hope you had a warm and relaxing summer. We begin a new season with activities, on the last weekend in August.
More information of each activity can be found on the signup pages.
Addresses to each activity will be emailed to you after the final registration date.

Friday, 25 August
Pride kabbalat shabbat with potluck
We start at 6 pm
Fira Mångfalden is the theme for Stockholm’s Pride celebration and we continue the celebration with a Shabbat evening service that celebrates the wonderful diversity in our community.
The service is followed by a PJS potluck dinner.

Obligatory registration: Pride kabbalat shabbat-25aug
Deadline for registration:  Wednesday, 22 augusti


Saturday, 26 August
Talking Torah
We start at 10 am
Join our rabbi, Rebecca Lillian, to read and discuss the weekly Torah portion. If you have a preferred translation, please bring it.

Obligatory registration: Talking Torah-26aug
Deadline for registration:  Wednesday,  22 augusti


Sunday, 27 August
Adult Education Seminar
We start at 10 am
The Wisdom of Jewish Time: The months of Elul and Tishri
The Jewish calendar contains much more than the order of our holidays. The deeper our knowledge of the calendar, the more we understand about our priorities, our values, and our place in world around us.
Anyone 13+ is welcome.

Obligatory registration: Adult Education-27aug
Deadline for registration:  Wednesday,  22 August