Shababa Saturday

All Ages

Join Rebecca (and her puppets) for a playful and soulful Shabbat celebration for the whole family!

Get ready to sing, dance, jump and groove your way through Shabbat morning like never before! Through creative prayer, rockin’ sing-a-longs and joyful Jewish rituals, Rebecca engages everyone, from babies to grandparents. Whether it’s your first Shabbat or you celebrate regularly, Shababa is fun, accessible and welcoming for all. You bring the family, we’ll bring the challah, grape juice, good tunes and good vibes!

$25 a child
$12.50 each additional child

*Pre-registration is required for Saturdays. We do not accept payments at the door on Saturdays, so please present email confirmation or phone screenshot at the door.

Shababa cards also accepted at the door:

Five-Shababa™ Card
Ten-Shababa™ Card

Geared toward families with kids ages 0-7, but open to all!

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This program is part of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life.

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Instructor

Rebecca Schoffer

Rebecca Schoffer is the Director of Jewish Family Life and the leader of the Shababa community at The 92nd Street Y, New York. She is a musical and experiential Jewish educator, a singer songwriter, cantorial soloist and a playwright of Jewish family theater. Rebecca is a recent recipient of the 2019 Young Pioneers Award from The Jewish Education Project, which celebrates forward thinking innovative educators.

Before her 92NY days, Rebecca worked at the Atlantic Theater Company, where she also taught children’s theater classes and performed in theater for young audiences. Sh ...

Rebecca Schoffer

Before her 92NY days, Rebecca worked at the Atlantic Theater Company, where she also taught children’s theater classes and performed in theater for young audiences. She is a alumna of Tufts University and the Atlantic Acting Conservatory. Rebecca brings her background in theater, acting, music and improvisation to her work, creating spaces where hundreds of kids, parents, caretakers and grandparents come together every week to celebrate Jewish life through music, movement and play!

In addition to her weekly Shabbat celebrations, Rebecca also leads 92NY’s Family High Holiday services, baby naming ceremonies, holiday & Shabbat dinners, concerts and many other joyful Jewish celebrations for families. She sings as a cantorial soloist during the 92NY High Holiday season. As a songwriter, Rebecca weaves psalms, prayers and Jewish concepts into contemporary melodies. Her album Shababa of the Heart recorded in collaboration with Karina Zilberman and Toby Singer in 2015, is available on iTunes and Spotify. You can also check out Shababa concerts on 92NY On Demand and YouTube and sing along at home!

Rebecca is a theater director and playwright of family musicals, including Bagels from Benny the Musical and Sammy Spider’s First Mitzvah the Musical! co-written with Joel Esher and based on the beloved PJ Library books by Aubrey Davis and Sylvia Rouss.

Born and raised in Margate, NJ, Rebecca now lives in New York City with her husband Jonathan and son, Sam.