Temple Emanu-El Happenings
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Happy Chanukah to you and your family!!
We have our latest and greatest Shabbat event, our Congregational Shabbat Dinner, coming up this Friday at 6 PM - please join us!
For only $5 per person
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you can get an awesome meal and some fabulous company. This is immediately followed by our Erev Shabbat Family Service.
Please be sure to bring your chanukiah/menorah to celebrate the sixth night of Chanukah! Today, Thursday, December 6th at 5:00 PM
is the deadline for reserving your spot.
See you there!
Your Friends at Temple Emanu-El
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Fri. December 7th
6:00 PM
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Fri. December 7th
7:00 PM
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Sat. December 8th
9:00 AM
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Sat. December 8th
6:30 PM
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Tues. December 11th
7:30 PM
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Fri. December 14th
7:00 PM
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Sat. December 15th
10:00 AM
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Tues. December 18th
7:30 PM
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Fri. December 21st
6:00 PM
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Fri. December 21st
7:00 PM
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Mon. December 24th
6:30 PM
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Fri. December 28th
6:30 PM
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Congregational Shabbat Dinner
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Friday, December 7th at 6:00 PM
Join us for our latest and greatest Shabbat event, our Congregational Shabbat Dinner! For only $5 per person
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you can get an awesome meal and some fabulous company. This is immediately followed by our Erev Shabbat Family Service.
Please be sure to bring your chanukiah/menorah to celebrate the sixth night of Chanukah! TODAY,
Thursday, December 6th at 5:00 PM
is the deadline for reserving your spot. Register by clicking
here
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Sunday, December 9th at 10:00 AM
Join a Tikkun Olam discussion at Temple Emanu-El in the BFR held by Rabbi Andrew Straus, J Street's new Deputy Director for the Northwest region. The topic is, "What's Going On in Washington and Jerusalem? A J Street Update." Please contact Marci at
marci.gerston@gmail.com
if you have any questions.
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Saturday, December 15th at 10:00 AM
Join Rabbi Laurie Matzkin for a Shabbat yoga class in the BFR, combining mindful movement, creative ritual and reflective study. This class is gentle and suitable for all levels, with modifications offered to meet individual needs. Come with a beginners mind and an open heart, and get ready to stretch your body into Shabbat! Please RSVP to
admin@templesanjose.org
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Chinese Food and Game Night
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Monday, December 24th at 6:30 PM
(Please note, the incorrect date is in the December/January issue of Connections)
Enjoy family game night and Chinese food on Christmas Eve!
RSVP a must so we can be sure to have enough food.
To
register online,
click here
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Questions? Contact
anitajmed@yahoo.com
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Please note that registration closes on December 17th at 5 PM.
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Deadline: January 30, 2019
Believe it or not - it's that time again! Calling all Mah Jongg players! Time to reorder cards for the year 2019.
Remember that this is a Sisterhood fundraiser and the more individual cards ordered, the more money is rebated to us. Please make out all checks to TEMPLE EMANU-EL SISTERHOOD.
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Saturday, December 8th 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, Torah talk, and parachute play! Kiddush, motzi, and a bagel oneg. Everyone is welcome!
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Tuesday, December 11th at 7:30 PM
Join Temple Emanu-El for our third Jews and Brews! 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. Please RSVP on
Facebook
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Tot Shabbat with Free Dinner
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Friday, December 21st at 6:00 PM
Families with young children will enjoy upbeat songs, a short story, and a talk with the Rabbi on the bimah. All are welcome to these brief services on the third Friday of each month. Stay after services and enjoy a delicious dinner provided by Sisterhood, of course at no charge!
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Adult Education Torah Trope Class
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January 6, 13, 20, 27
February 3
March 10, 24, 31
Cantor Amanda Edmondson will be offering an eight week Adult Education Torah Trope class. Participants must have basic Hebrew reading skills - no need to be fluent, but basic knowledge of letters and vowels is necessary. Please be sure to
register here
so we can purchase the appropriate number of books.
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TONIGHT: Thursday, December 6th at 7:00 PM
at The San Jose State Event Center
Come celebrate Chanukah with a San Jose State basketball game! San Jose State Spartans will be playing Bethune Cookman Wildcats. For $12 per ticket, you can enjoy a game and get a pair of SJSU themed Chanukah socks. To purchase tickets,
click here
. If you have questions, please contact Adam Garelik at 408-924-1238 or
adam.garelik@sjsu.edu
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Tuesday, November 6th - Tuesday, December 11th
CHAIM, or the California Holocaust Awareness & Action interactive museum, will be open to the public at the Saratoga Library in the Group Study Room. For more information, please go to
www.thechaim.org
or email Iris Bendahan at
irisbendahan@gmail.com
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Embrace-A-Family This Hanukkah
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Wednesday, November 14th - Tuesday, December 18th
We are partnering with Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley to fulfill the Chanukah holiday wishes of families and seniors who would otherwise go without gifts. We have displayed in our foyer a dreidel board full of wish cards that you can choose from. Contact Lori Cinnamon at 408-357-7467 or
loric@jfssv.org
if you have questions
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Click here
for more information.
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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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