Our Fiscal Year ends June 30.  Please take a moment to make sure your Temple financial account is up to date- all balances are paid in full.  If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Pollock, [email protected] or 408-292-0939.

Friday, June 10 at 6:30 PM at Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Ln, Los Gatos, CA 95032.

Join Temple Emanu-El, Rabbi Dana Magat, and Cantor Simerly together with the clergy of Congregation Shir Hadash, Congregation Beth David, and Congregation Sinai for the South Bay Community Pride Shabbat.   We welcome the LGBTQ Jewish community, along with allies, family, and friends, to celebrate Shabbat with an inspiring service of celebration, remembrance, and hope with inclusive and affirming liturgy.  A vegetarian potluck will follow the service, register here.   Please note, t here will not be a service at Temple Emanu-El.

In case you were unable to attend the Annual Meeting on June 5, the program with reports from Temple committees is available here.  We also have an amazing highlights video from the 2015-2016 year available here.

Saturday, June 11 at 9:00 AM

Babies, and bagels, and blessings, oh my!  Join us on the second Saturday of every month for a Shabbat experience geared towards families with children ages 0-30 months.  Little ones will enjoy a service full of Shabbat songs, Torah studies, and parachute play!  Kiddush, motzi, and a bagel oneg sponsored by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood will follow this fun-filled program.  This is a great opportunity for parents of young children to meet and form groups with their peers!

Saturday, June 11 to Sunday, June 12

Erev Shavuot and Confirmation Service

Saturday, June 11 at 7:00 PM

Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot at Congregation Beth David, 19700 Prospect Road, Saratoga.

Saturday, June 11 at 10:00 PM, participate in the Community Shavuot event at Congregation Beth David. Rabbis Alexander, Aron, Baird, Magat, Ohriner, Pressman, Seid-Valencia, and Cantor Felder Levy will lead study sessions throughout the evening.  Study sessions continue until Sunday, June 12 at 7:00 AM.   Sign up here.

Sunday Morning Study and Yizkor Service

Sunday, June 12 at 8:00 AM

Shavuot Breakfast and Study Session, at Temple Emanu-El.

Sunday, June 12 at 9:00 AM

Shavuot Yizkor Service, at Temple Emanu-El. 

Thursday, June 16 at 10:30 AM

Please join us for the Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood Annual Donor Luncheon honoring Cantor Meeka Simerly, Woman of Valor and Jan Phinick, Malich (Angel) Award.  This event will take place at Silver Creek Country Club, 5460 Country Club Pkwy, San Jose.  For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Melenie Pearson, 408-506-7253.

Friday, June 24 at 6:30 PM

Join us as we celebrate with a special Meeka Shabbat in honor of the last Shabbat service officiated by our cantor. We will celebrate Cantor Meeka's years and contributions to our Temple and our community.  An expanded oneg sponsored by Sisterhood will follow.

The 2016 Temple Emanu-El Directory is here!  You may pick up your Temple Directory from the Temple Administrative Office during regular business hours.  One Directory per family. Now is the perfect opportunity to add your photo to your Temple account online.  Our online roster allows you to see people's photos!

Friday, July 15 at 4:00 PM

Join Rabbi Dana Magat and your Temple Emanu-El community for a Shabbat at URJ Camp Newman! Festivities include a reception with our Camp Directors, Shabbat dinner, singing, and dancing. Parents, you are welcome to visit camp on Shabbat this summer with one exception: you may not have a child/grandchild/relative at camp during your visit because it causes homesickness and issues within the cabin.  Held at URJ Camp Newman, 4088 Porter Creek Rd., Santa Rosa.   Please register for your visit by clicking here .

Sunday, June 26 at 10:00 AM at Civic Center UN Plaza Station, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco.

For the third year in a row, join the URJ San Francisco Bay Area Community to march together in the San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26.  Reform Jews from across the Bay Area will march together as one united group to show our solidarity with the Pride movement, proclaim our support of civil and human rights, and demonstrate our own strength in numbers.   Sign up here!

Hatikvah House is a lovely Jewish home for six adults with developmental disabilities located in Campbell, CA.  We are a licensed, level 3, staff-operated residential program providing services and support in an environment that embraces Jewish values and traditions.  Each resident participates in a structured schedule of activities that is responsive to their individual needs and services plan.  Hatikvah House currently has one opening for an adult age 18-59 with challenges in cognitive, self-help, and social functioning.  For more information click here.