Temple Emanu-El Happenings
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Chag Sameach!
We have a few announcements:
Next Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 PM is the South Bay's Community Yom HaShoah Memorial Service here at Temple Emanu-El.
In honor of Holocaust Memorial Day, we will have special guest speaker Max Garcia, a survivor, sharing his story with us. This event will be with the participation of the Jewish clergy of the South Bay community, as well as an adult choir and children's choir. Max Garcia's book,
Auschwitz, Auschwitz, I Cannot Forget You
is also available for sale at Temple's gift shop. We hope you will be able to join us.
Please note that neighborhood parking restrictions have been lifted for the evening.
Please note that the Temple office will be closed
tomorrow
on
Friday, April 26th. Tomorrow at 9:00 AM
, we will be holding our
Pesach Morning and Yizkor Service
. Please join us for a beautiful service to bid farewell to this most beloved holiday! This will be followed later in the evening by our popular
Shabbat HaNefesh at 6:30 PM. Registration is closed,
but please call us to see if we can accommodate additional registrants.
Lastly, have you been to the
CHAIM Exhibit
? Thanks to our very own Iris Bendahan, Administrative Assistant and Clergy Support here at Temple Emanu-El, we have the
California Holocaust Awareness & Action Interactive Museum set up in the Chapel
. It will be here until May 6th, so take a look when you can!
The full schedule will be as follows:
- Friday, April 26th: Temple offices closed
- Friday, April 26th at 9:00 AM: Pesach Morning and Yizkor Service
- Friday, April 26th at 6:30 PM: Shabbat HaNefesh
- Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 PM: Community Yom HaShoah Memorial Service
Your Friends at Temple Emanu-El
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Still Kosher for Passover!
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Monday, April 15th through Friday, April 26th
Temple Emanu-El has been Kosher for Passover since Monday, April 15th. Please do not bring products with wheat, barley, rye, oat, or spelt to Temple Emanu-El until the end of Passover, April 26th, at sundown, when we will be enjoying chametz with all those who registered at Shabbat HaNefesh!
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Tuesday, April 23rd through Monday, May 6th
In honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), visit the CHAIM Exhibit here at Temple Emanu-El, in the Chapel, between April 23rd and May 6th. CHAIM is a mobile Holocaust education exhibit created by our very own Iris Bendahan, the Temple office's Administrative Assistant and Clergy Support. For more information, go to
https://www.thechaim.org/
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Pesach Morning and Yizkor Service
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Friday, April 26th at 9:00 AM
Join Rabbi Dana Magat and Cantor Amanda Edmondson for Yizkor, a special memorial prayer for the departed, is recited in the synagogue four times a year, following the Torah reading on the last day of Passover, on the second day of Shavuot, on Shemini Atzeret and on Yom Kippur.
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Community Yom HaShoah Memorial Service
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Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 PM
Commemorate Yom HaShoah with us in this community memorial service here at Temple Emanu-El. We are honored to have Max Garcia, a survivor, join us as a guest speaker. This is also with the participation of the Jewish clergy of the South Bay community, a community adult choir and children's choir. Please note that neighborhood parking restrictions have been lifted for the evening.
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Sunday, May 5th at 1:00 PM
Municipal Stadium, 588 E Alma Ave, San Jose
Watch the San Jose Giants face the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes with Temple Emanu-El's Brotherhood! Brotherhood is purchasing a block of reserved seating for the event, and Temple Emanu-El will be recognized with its name on the scoreboard during the game! So come on out, enjoy a game, and hang out with fellow Temple members. Tickets are $11 each. Please contact Shannon Brown at
scorbrown@gmail.com
or 408-891-9431 for more information and payment details.
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Saturday, May 11th at 9:00 AM
Temple Emanu-El presents a Shabbat experience geared towards families with children ages 1-30 months. Little ones will enjoy a service full of Shabbat songs and Torah talk! Kiddush, motzi, and a bagel oneg. Everyone is welcome!
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Tuesday, May 14th at 7:30 PM
Join Temple Emanu-El for another friendly night out at Taplands in Santa Clara. Meet new people and make new friends as we relax with good drinks and tasty snacks! All 21-and-up adults in their 20s and 30s are welcome. RSVP on
Facebook
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Help Homeless Women in Need
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Month of April
Abigail Everett, whose Bat Mitzvah is this month,
is organizing a drive for basic hygiene supplies for homeless women here in our community as part of her mitzvah project.
Recently formed in 2015,
Simply the Basics
collects and organizes hygiene supplies and support partner organizations that are providing direct services to homeless people. You can learn more about their work in this inspiring
video
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Please drop off donations at the Administrative Office here at Temple Emanu-El. Donations will be collected through the end of April.
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Saturday, April 27th at 8:00 PM
APJCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Experience the Moroccan tradition of Mimuna, a post-Passover celebration with Moroccan sweets. You will also get the enjoy music with a DJ, belly dancing, and a cash bar. Open to everyone. $20 in advance, $25 starting 4/22. Please go to
www.apjcc.org/mimuna
for tickets and information.
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Community Shabbat Service - Sisterhood Shabbat
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Saturday, April 27th at 10:30 AM
Congregation Shir Hadash, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane, Los Gatos
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Courageous Diplomats: Rescuers During the Holocaust
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Thursday, May 2nd at 4:00 PM
County Government Building, 70 W. Hedding St, San Jose
The topic of this year’s Holocaust remembrance ceremony will be “Courageous Diplomats: Rescuers During the Holocaust.” Holocaust survivor Lottie Marcus will share her personal story of survival through receiving a visa from Feng Shan Ho to Shanghai. The exhibit is sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest. For information, contact Diane Fisher at
diane@jvalley.org
or 408.357.7504.
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Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom
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Sunday, May 5th at 11:30 AM
APJCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, CA
Rabbi Professor Ariel Burger will discuss his book, Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom. Burger was Wiesel’s teaching assistant for many years and is a rabbi, teacher, artist and lecturer. Admission $10 per person, payable at the door. Hosted by the Silicon Valley Survivors Association. More information:
CJLL@apjcc.org
or 408.357.7423.
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Thursday, May 9th at 7:00 PM
APJCC, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, CA
5:15pm Tour of IsrAID art exhibit in Hebrew (free)
6:30pm Tour of IsrAID art exhibit in English (free)
7:00pm Israeli buffet dinner followed by 7:30pm performance, "A Musical Journey: Israeli Songs Through The Years".
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Cultivating Equanimity: A Mindfulness and Yoga Retreat
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Friday, May 10th at 6:00 PM - Sunday, May 12th at 11:00 AM
Marconi Conference Center,
18500 California State Highway 1,
Marshall, CA 94940
Experience the power of nature and Shabbat in beautiful Marin County. Yoga will be available at multiple levels, Qi Gong, guided meditation, and more. Co-offered by Peninsula Jewish Community Center, the Addison-Penzak JCC and Embodied Jewish Learning. Co-sponsored by the Osher Marin JCC and the Oshman Family JCC.
Click here for more information and to register.
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Temple Emanu-El
1010 University Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
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Need help? Contact us!
(408) 292-0939
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