A group of friends from the West Side Minyan and Minyan Rimonim (both of which are part of Congregation Ansche Chesed) founded TeleTefila shortly after Purim, 2020, when it became clear we could no longer meet in person, due to the Covid pandemic. Since then, our merry band has expanded to include friends from Massachusetts to Delaware.
Starting in 2023, both Minyan Rimonim and the West Side Minyan began holding hybrid services, where you can participate in person or on ZOOM. TeleTefila continues to meet online on the other Shabbatot and on Festivals.
The West Side Minyan, Minyan Rimonim, and TeleTefila have significant overlap in membership. They are, however, independent of one another and have some differences in practice. Hopefully, this chart will clarify the differences:
West Side Minyan | Minyan Rimonim | TeleTefila | |
Format | Hybrid | Hybrid | Online |
Masking | Required except when leading davening, leining, or giving a d'var Torah. | Required except when leading davening, leining, or giving a d'var Torah. | You're in your home, do what you like! |
Baalei T'fila and Baalei K'ria (Davening leaders and Torah readers) | Lay | Lay | Lay |
Egalitarian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Siddur | "Slim Shalom" | "Slim Shalom" | Whatever you like |
Where | 6th floor of Ansche Chesed and Zoom | 6th floor of Ansche Chesed and Zoom | Zoom |
Counting a minyan | In the room + people visible on Zoom | In the room | People visible on Zoom |
Time | 9:40 am: Birchot haShachar & P'zukei D'zimra 10:00 am: Shacharit |
10:00 am: Birchot haShachar, P'zukei D'zimra, and Shacharit | 9:40 am: Birchot haShachar & P'zukei D'zimra 10:00 am: Shacharit |
Shabbat and Festivals | Meets on the second Shabbat of each month, and holds Festival services when they fall on the second Shabbat. West Side Minyan continues to hold High Holy Day services, as it has for many years. | Third Shabbat of each month, but does not meet on Festivals even when they fall on the third Shabbat. | Every Shabbat and Festival that does not conflict with WSM or Rimonim. (Usually just the first day of Festivals.) Also, TeleTefila observes Havdalah together online and a Kaffeeklatsch on Wednesday evenings.
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Shacharit | Heicha Kedusha (only first three blessings said aloud) | Silent, followed by Reader's Repitition | Heicha Kedusha (only first three blessings said aloud) |
Kadishes | All | All | Some |
Torah | Triennial. Maftir aliya only on special occasions | Full K'ria with Maftir aliya | Triennial. No Torah scroll; no aliyot. Maftir aliya only on special occasions. Aliya Chatima in English. |
D'var Torah (DT) | Yes. Sometimes includes a Torah discussion. | Yes | Yes. Sometimes includes a Torah discussion. |
Haftara | No | Yes | Yes. If the Sephardic Haftarah is significantly shorter, we read that. |
Musaf | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Governance | Steering Committee | Vaad | Leadership & Staff |
Coordinators | Davening: Iris Leining: Barbara Sontz DT: Carol |
Davening: Nos Leining: Larry W (odd months); Ellen (even months) DT: Jeremy G |
Leadership & Staff Leining: Gila |
Website | http://www.westsideminyan.org/index.htm It's outdated but there's a lot of interesting information, particularly under the Resources tab. | http://minyanrimonim.org/ Outdated. | You're already here! |
Order of service and page numbers | |||
Guide for davening leaders and Shamashim | WSM guide | Rimonim guide | --- |
If you have questions, drop a note to info@TeleTefila.com . We'd love to hear from you.
These times, for New York, NY, come from HebCal.com and are provided as a convenience. They are updated every sunday evening. We do not observe everything on the HebCal list. See our Calendar below for details. Havdalah: We follow the AppleBank calendar (which has the Haskamah of Rav Applebank) for the correct time to make Havdalah. The Rav's Havdalah calculations — which are reflected in our Calendar — vary from Hebcal by only a couple minutes. Instructions: If you click on the name of the parsha, you'll get the chapter and verse for this week's readings on the HebCal website. You'll also see "Pocket Torah," audio recordings of every Torah verse, according to the notation of A.W. Binder and Lawrence Avery. From HebCal, you can click and get the actual Hebrew and English texts of the readings, curtesy of the Sefaria.org website. |
We're now in the year 5784, the second year of the triennial Torah reading cycle.
You are invited to every service and activity on this Calendar!
Wed, Mar 27 7:15 pm |
Kaffeklatsch Join us for our weekly schmoozefest! See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#kaffee for login info. |
Sat, Mar 30 |
TELETEFILA Shabbat Tzav 9:40 am — P'sukei D'zimra (Verses of Song): Led by TBA In P'sukei D'zimra, we relax and open ourselves to our spiritual side. It's like a prequel to the formal service that follows. Depending on who’s leading, P'sukei D'zimra may consist of Psalms, kavanot, or meditation. Login is the same as for the Shabbat morning service. See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#connecting. Page numbers can be found here. 10:00 am — Shacharit: TBA Torah (Two "scrolls" — Leviticus and Numbers) —Triennial reading:
Haftarah for Shabbat Parah (Ashkenazic): Ezekiel 36:16-38 · 23 p’sukim - TBA Shacharit begins promptly, 10 minutes after the posted starting time.
TELETEFILA 8:01 pm — Havdalah: led by TBA Havdalah begins promptly, 10 minutes after the posted starting time. Login information for Havdalah can be found at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#havdalah. [Words for Miriam haN'viah: https://ritualwell.org/ritual/miriam-ha-nviah-1 ] [Deb Kayman chants Havdalah as her father, Harold Kahen, used to.] |
Sun, Mar 31 7:00 pm |
Rimonim Membership Meeting <-- NEW DATE If you daven at Minyan Rimonim, you're welcome at the meeting. Login: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81336464877?pwd=S0RuQnZPaHdyL1FRQ1BWMHpoaVpEUT09 |
Wed, Apr 3 | Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, Apr 6 |
TeleTefila |
Wed, Apr 10 |
KaffeeKlatsch |
Sat, Apr 13 |
WSM Hybrid |
Wed, Apr 17 |
Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, Apr 20 |
Rimonim Hybrid |
Apr 21 | Bedikat Chameitz |
Apr 22 | Erev Passover First Seder in the evening |
Apr 23 | First Day of Passover Second Seder in the evening |
Wed, Apr 24 |
Second Day of Passover Morning: TeleTefila Yom Tov Service with Duchaning NO KAFFEEKLATSCH in the evening |
Sat, Apr 27 |
TeleTefila Shabbat Chol haMo-eid Pesach |
Mon, Apr 29 |
Seventh Day of Passover Morning: TeleTefila Yom Tov Service with Yizkor |
Tue, Apr 30 |
Eighth Day of Passover NO TeleTefila morning service. |
Wed, |
Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, May 4 |
TeleTefila |
Sun, May 5 | Book Club. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. See details here: http://www.teletefila.com/bookclub.html |
Wed, May 8 |
Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, May 11 |
WSM Hybrid |
Wed, May15 |
Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, May 18 |
Rimonim, Hybrid |
Wed, May 22 |
Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, May 25 |
TeleTefila |
Sun, May 26 |
Lag Ba-omer |
Wed, May 29 | Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, Jun 1 |
TeleTefila |
Wed, Jun 5 |
Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, Jun 8 |
WSM Hybrid |
Tue, Jun 11 |
Tikkun Leil Shavuot |
Wed, Jun 12 |
First Day of Shavuot TeleTefila Morning Service Hallel, Megillat Ruth, Yizkor NO Kaffeeklatsch |
Thu, Jun 13 |
Second Day of Shavuot NO TeleTefila |
Sat, Jun 15 |
Rimonim Hybrid |
Wed, Jun 19 |
Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, Jun 22 |
TeleTefila |
Wed. Jun 26 |
Kaffeeklatsch |
Sat, Jun 29 |
TeleTefila |