TeleTefila.com

Online Shabbat Morning Services and a variety of social events

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About us

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

9:40 am: Birchot haShachar & P'zukei D'zimra

10:00 am: 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 also holds High Holy Day services. Meets on the third Shabbat of each month, and holds Festival services when they fall on the third Shabbat.

Every Shabbat and Festival that does not conflict with WSM or Rimonim. (Usually just one day of Festivals.) TeleTefila observes Havdalah together online and a Kaffeeklatsch on Wednesday evenings.

 

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

Order of service and page number charts

Order of service and page number charts

Order of service and page number charts

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.

Times and texts for this Shabbat and/or Festival

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.

Calendar for TeleTefila, West Side Minyan, and Minyan Rimonim

You are invited to every service and activity on this Calendar!

We're now in the year 5786 and in the first year of the triennial Torah reading cycle.

Tue,
Mar 31
B'dikat Chameitz
Search for Chameitz in the evening
Wed,
Apr 1

Before sundown: If you observe two days of Yom Tov, this is your last opportunity to shop before Yom Tov and Shabbat. Be sure to make Eruv Tavshilin.

matza

Passover begins in the evening

First seder in the evening

No Kaffeeklatsch

Thu,
Apr 2

matza

Passover — First Day

No TeleTefila, No Ansche Chesed Livestream.

Passover — Second Day begins in the evening
Second seder in the evening

Fri,
Apr 3

TELETEFILA

matzateletefila

Passover — Festival Morning Service — Second Day (continued)

 9:40 am  — P'sukei D'zimra (Verses of Song): Led by TBA Note the starting time!
(On Yom Tov, P'sukei D'zimra ends BEFORE Ha-el b'tatzumot)

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 SHARP  — Shacharit: Ilana — Note the time!
(On Yom Tov, Shacharit begins with Ha-el b'tatzumot)
(After Yotzeir, skip to haMei-ir laaretz)
(Yom Tov Amida with insertions for Passover)

Hallel malei: Miriam H-K (with Larry)

Adonai, Adonai
Ribono shel olam
Vaani t'filati

Torah (Leviticus & Numbers) — Full k'ria:  

NO Haftara

DT: Gila
Musaf: Miriam H-K
   (Yom Tov Amida with insertions for Passover)
   Duchenen (Priestly Blessing): Miriam H-K and Franne

Shacharit begins promptly, 10 minutes after the posted starting time.

  • Login information for Shabbat and Festival morning services can be found at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#connecting.
  • Page numbers: People who attend our services use at least four different siddurim (prayer books). We do not announce page numbers because it would be a tircha d'tzibbur (burden on the congregation). Instead, we have a charts with the page numbers for various services posted at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#order . Please prepare ahead of time by printing out the chart or marking your siddur with bookmarks or Post-Its®.
  • Preparing for services: See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#preparing.
  • Muting: For most of the service, please mute yourself. Further explanation can be found at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#muting
  • Kiddush: After services, we take a 10-minute break to grab some food. Then we make Kiddush and Motzi together. If your custom is to wash before a meal, please do so before Kiddush. After Motzi, we have an extended schmooze. On occasion, we have a discussion in place of schmoozing.
Sat,
Apr 4

TELETEFILA

matzateletefila

Shabbat Chol haMo-eid Pesach

 9:40 am  — P'sukei D'zimra (Verses of Song): Led by TBA

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: Larry K
(Shabbat Amida with Yaaleh v'yavo for Passover)

Hallel chaseir: Larry K (with Nos)

Megillat Shir haShirim -- Song of Songs (selections)

Torah (Exodus and Numbers) — Full k'ria — Regular Shabbat Torah service

Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 · 14 p’sukim — Miriam H-K

NO DT
Musaf: Ilana
   (Yom Tov Amida with Kedusha for Shabbat)
   (Insertions for Shabbat)
   (Insertions for Pesach)

  • Login information for Shabbat and Festival morning services can be found at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#connecting.
  • Page numbers: People who attend our services use at least four different siddurim (prayer books). We do not announce page numbers because it would be a tircha d'tzibbur (burden on the congregation). Instead, we have a charts with the page numbers for various services posted at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#order . Please prepare ahead of time by printing out the chart or marking your siddur with bookmarks or Post-Its®.
  • Preparing for services: See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#preparing.
  • Muting: For most of the service, please mute yourself. Further explanation can be found at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#muting
  • Kiddush: After services, we take a 10-minute break to grab some food. Then we make Kiddush and Motzi together. If your custom is to wash before a meal, please do so before Kiddush. After Motzi, we have an extended schmooze. On occasion, we have a discussion in place of schmoozing.


 

 

Chol haMo-eid Passover

Ansche Chesed Morning Minyan — https://anschechesed.org/morningminyan

  • Sun, Apr 5 — 8:30 am
  • Mon, Apr 6 — 7:30 am
  • Tue, Apr 7 — 7:30 am
Wed,
Apr 8

matzateletefila

Passover — Seventh Day

 9:40 am  — P'sukei D'zimra (Verses of Song): Led by TBA Note the starting time!
(On Yom Tov, P'sukei D'zimra ends BEFORE Ha-el b'tatzumot)

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 SHARP  — Shacharit: Debby M — Note the time!

(On Yom Tov, Shacharit begins with Ha-el b'tatzumot)
(After Yotzeir, skip to haMei-ir laaretz)
BEFORE Gaal Yisrael — Crossing of the Reed Sea Download the songs
(Yom Tov Amida with insertions for Passover)

Hallel chseir: Ilana

Adonai, Adonai
Ribono shel olam
Vaani t'filati

Torah (Exodus and Numbers) — Full k'ria

NO Haftara
NO DT
Yizkor: Gila
Musaf: Ilana

  • Login information for Shabbat and Festival morning services can be found at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#connecting.
  • Page numbers: People who attend our services use at least four different siddurim (prayer books). We do not announce page numbers because it would be a tircha d'tzibbur (burden on the congregation). Instead, we have a charts with the page numbers for various services posted at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#order . Please prepare ahead of time by printing out the chart or marking your siddur with bookmarks or Post-Its®.
  • Preparing for services: See http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#preparing.
  • Muting: For most of the service, please mute yourself. Further explanation can be found at http://www.teletefila.com/login.html#muting
  • Kiddush: After services, we take a 10-minute break to grab some food. Then we make Kiddush and Motzi together. If your custom is to wash before a meal, please do so before Kiddush. After Motzi, we have an extended schmooze. On occasion, we have a discussion in place of schmoozing.
Thu,
Apr 9

Passover — Eighth Day

Ansche Chesed Livestream with Yizkor — 9:45 am on Livestream and Zoom.

Sat,
Apr 11
WSM Hybrid
Sat,
Apr 18
Rimonim Hybrid