**Vegetarian Tu B’Shevat Seder** **January 24th, 2024** **6:15PM at Temple Emanu-El** The Temple Emanu-El Religious Committee and L’Chayim Environmental Group invite you to a seder at Temple Emanu-El. We will have a vegetarian catered chili entree, salad, and fruits/nuts to celebrate the birth of trees. We are asking that everyone brings a vegetarian side or […]
**Contemporary Halachic Debates: More Questions, Fewer Answers ** Join Rabbi Faudem for a lively weekly discussion and debate on current, relevant topics. How does Halacha (Jewish Law) impact our everyday opinions and decisions? Participate in this round table discussion as Rabbi Faudem asks you to answer the question: “What are your questions, comments and concerns?” […]
**Simple Instructions For A Complicated Life** Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) is a rich treasure trove of short, moral and ethical teachings that serve as guides for Jewish living. Join in the exploration of these inspiring materials as Rabbi Faudem presents these morsels of advice and insights of the leading rabbinic scholars of different […]
Join Rabbi Jen Lader for a deep dive into the prayers you know and love. Come away inspired by the history, meaning and power behind the prayers in our worship services. Questions? Connect with Lisa at (https://mailto:lkaplan@temple-israel.org?subject=RE%3A%20Liturgy) Organized by: Temple Israel View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/6508
Temple Emanu-El’s Sisterhood is starting a Mahjong Meetup. Learning to play? Join us. Looking for an occasional game? Join us. You’re a pro but you love teaching other people? Join us. Join us Thur, Jan 25th from 5:00-8:00PM at Temple Emanu-El. Please bring your set and Mahj card (if you have one)- we are playing […]
Temple Emanu-El’s Sisterhood is hosting another Mahjong meet-up! Learning to play? Join us. Looking for an occasional game? Join us. You’re a pro but you love teaching other people? Join us. **Join us Thur, Jan 25th from 6:00-8:00PM at Temple Emanu-El.** Please bring your set and Mahj card (if you have one)- we are playing […]
**An Angel On Your Back** Do you ever get the feeling that a departed loved one is watching over you? Perhaps you have a strange feeling that someone is trying to communicate with you? Angels are supernatural beings that appear widely throughout Jewish literature. The Hebrew word for angel, mal’ach, means messenger, and the angels […]
**The Shtetl In Yiddish Literature And Film ** From the Yiddish meaning small town, the word shtetl nowadays conveys a romantic image of traditional Jewish life in Eastern Europe, evocative of **_Tevye’s Anatevka_** __from Fiddler on the Roof. But what was the reality? The small Jewish market towns of the Pale of Settlement were fraught […]
**Parsha Hashavuah (Weekly Torah Portion) ** Each week a different rabbi, cantor or educator will present the weekly Torah portion from his or her own perspective. You never know who will be teaching each week, but it is always enlightening and engaging! Sign up for one ten- week series or the entire year. ** _Students […]
**Jewish Festivals: The Rest Of The Story ** How much do you really know about the origins, developmental histories and backstories of our Jewish Festivals? We tend to take for granted the familiarity of our celebrations and commemorations, not realizing why and how these traditions came to be. The “Rest of the Story” will take […]
Join us for an exciting Shabbaton weekend as we present Rabbi Michael Moskowitz from Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York. Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is a deeply traditional and radically progressive advocate for trans rights and a vocal ally for LGBTQ inclusivity. Rabbi Moskowitz received three Ultra-Orthodox ordinations while learning in the Mir in Jerusalem […]
Join us for an exciting Shabbaton weekend as we present Rabbi Michael Moskowitz from Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York. Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is a deeply traditional and radically progressive advocate for trans rights and a vocal ally for LGBTQ inclusivity. Rabbi Moskowitz received three Ultra-Orthodox ordinations while learning in the Mir in Jerusalem […]
