Kehilat Sar Shalom

Kehilat Sar Shalom, often called KSS or simply Sar Shalom, is a Messianic Jewish community in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The name means Prince of Peace Community. Its synagogue was built in 1965 as the home of Gemelus Chesed, an Orthodox congregation formerly in North Minneapolis. Sar Shalom is affiliated with the IAMCS and belongs to the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America.

The community is dedicated to teaching and living out the Jewish foundations of faith in Messiah Yeshua. It seeks to identify with Jewish heritage by celebrating the Torah, its Shabbats, holy days and instructions. Rabbi Stan Farr teaches that the Sabbath is a gift from God, not a day superseded by the Lord's day. He also teaches that it remains relevant for Jewish and non-Jewish believers in Yeshua.

Shabbat service begins Saturday at 10:30 AM. It includes a Torah reading and midrashim on the weekly portion, contemporary songs, Davidic dance and live music. A half-hour sermon follows. Children attend Sabbath school, and an Oneg Shabbat meal comes after the service. The community does not eat biblically unclean foods at its shared table. For security, the exterior doors stay locked on Shabbat, and team members let guests in. Through the year the congregation gathers for Purim, a Passover Seder, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Kol Nidre, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.