On Friday, November 18, Temple Shalom young families gathered together to celebrate Shabbat. Once a month, Temple Shalom offers this very special service called Munchkins Minyan. Led by Rabbi Ariel Boxman, and guitarist Ray Farris, young children and their families sing, dance and even say prayers over grape juice and challah. "Their favorite song is definitely the dinosaur song," exclaimed Ray Farris. "It's wonderful to see the kids sing and dance and their faces light up when we say the blessings."

According to Rabbi Boxman, Munchkins Minyan is the highlight of her month. "Getting to share Shabbat with our youngest members and see their joy and love of the music and prayers, is enough to make me smile for weeks". "This service has become so popular and has attracted all types of families that we have had to add activities for older siblings during the toddler friendly service" explained Young Family Coordinator, Jen Arndt. "In fact, Munchkins Minyan has become such a hit that we have added a young family Hanukkah service on Saturday, December 24 , 2016 at 10:30 am in the Epstein Chapel. It will be a morning of Hanukkah songs, stories, dancing and Torah fun!"

For more information about the December 16 service, contact Rabbi Boxman, Lifelong Learning Director, at aboxman@templeshalomdallas.org.