This Week at Temple Emanuel

*Please read our updated COVID protocol here*

Monday, February 21

In observation of the Federal Holiday, our offices will be closed.

No Lay-Led Monday Minyan due to Federal Holiday. We will resume Monday, February 28th.

MOE's Tour of Chase Field

9:30 am | In Person

Last Minute space is still available!



Tuesday, February 22

Religious School in Session - Online Only

5:15 pm | Online

Wednesday, February 23

Torah Bites - MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech from a Jewish Perspective

12 pm - 1pm | Online

Religious School in Session

4:15pm | In Person

Join us for a Joint Presentation with Arizona Interfaith Network

Arizona's Public Education Spending Cap and the CRITICAL NEED to remove it!

8:00 pm | Online

Thursday, February 24

"Journey to 50" Virtual Speaker Series

Do We Now Take Women Rabbis for Granted? The Promise and Reality of Rabbi Sally J. Priesand’s Ordination 50 Years Ago.

5:30 pm| Online

Racial Justice Study Group - Book Discussion

My Vanishing Country, by Bakari Selles. Chapters 5-8

6:30 pm | Online

Friday, February 25

Erev Shabbat Services with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein and Cantorial Soloist Emily Kaye Wiss

6:30 pm | Live and Interactive on Zoom or In Person via RSVP

Meeting ID: 916 3232 7896 | Passcode: shalom

Join Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein and Cantorial Soloist Emily Kaye Wiss for our Erev Shabbat/Friday night worship service.

All are welcome!

Please invite your friends to worship with our community. 

February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month.

Please join us as we learn ways to make TEOT even more inclusive throughout the month.

Saturday, February 26

Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein 

9:15 am | Live and Interactive on Zoom

*ONLINE ONLY*

Meeting ID: 958 5868 0146 | Passcode: Torah

Each Saturday morning, we gather online to examine the Torah portion assigned to the week through the lens of Mussar, a Jewish ethics-based framework where we work on improving our soul-traits. While searching for new insights regarding how our ancient tradition applies to our modern lives, we use “The Mussar Torah Commentary,” edited by Rabbi Barry Block, as the basis for this year’s discussion. (Please note: While it is not necessary to purchase the book as all materials are provided onscreen, we do encourage you to purchase the book as it is a great resource for further study.)

No prior Torah Study experience required … just hop online and BYOC ("Bring Your Own Coffee")!

Shabbat Morning Prayer Service with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein

10:30 am | Live and Interactive on Zoom

*ONLINE ONLY*



Meeting ID: 958 5868 0146 | Passcode: Torah

During our informal (and interactive) Shabbat Morning worship, we will dig deeper into the meaning of our traditional prayers and liturgical music, while including modern, interpretative versions that will challenge our understanding of our tradition, as well as a short Torah reading. Each week, we will include a prayer for healing and recitation of the Mourner's Kaddish in case you would like to share your personal prayers for those we love who are struggling and those we have lost.  

This service works well for both the inexperienced pray-er as well as those well-versed in our prayer tradition (all liturgy, including English readings and transliteration, will be projected on the screen).

Sunday, February 27

Religious School in Session

9:00am | In Person

Temple Emanuel of Tempe is proud to announce our Mitzvah of the Month program! Providing a monthly opportunity for our congregation to engage in acts of Tikkun Olam, repair of the world, by collecting specific needed items to benefit the charity of the social group's choice.  

Updates

Looking for Your 2021 Donor Statement?



To request a donor statement, please email jocelyn@emanueloftempe.org and she will reply back to you with your statement(s) as soon as they are available.

Attendance is limited to MOE members only.

Click here for more information about MOE.

Dan Gordon Camp Scholarship Applications now open! 

Deadline to apply is March 14, 2022.

Happening now! | Click here to apply

Each year our Temple offers a scholarship opportunity for children attending summer camp!

The Dan Gordon Camp Scholarship is both a needs and merit-based scholarship opportunity for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Adult Education - Torah Bites!

A unique "Lunch and Learn" opportunity to discuss different topics important and relevant to living a Jewish life. Our Torah Bites series will be held over ZOOM, from noon-1:00 pm for an interactive online experience. 

Click on the dates below to register for each session!

February 23rd - MLK's "I Have A Dream" Speech Through a Jewish Lens

March 15th - Esther and Vashti: Two Jewish (S)Heroes

April 12th - Ethical Wills

Interested in Joining a Chavurah?

A Chavurah is a social group that meets once a month over Shabbat dinners, date nights, brunches and more! We’ll schmooze, eat, make friends and have fun! Some examples of common Chavurah groups are singles, empty-nesters, interfaith families, etc.

If you are looking to join a Chavurah or interesting in adding to your existing group, please email Janet Phillips for more information. 

Janet Phillips

janet.phillips@cox.net

It's Never Been Easier to Add Names to the Healing List! 

If you'd like to add yourself or a loved to the R'fuah List, visit our website and you'll find the form under 'Quick Links' on the home page. You can also follow this link.

i-Help

Sundays throughout 2022.

Volunteer to Feed the Hungry in 2022!

I-HELP is an acronym for Interfaith Housing Emergency Lodging Program. It is a program of Tempe Community Action Agency that partners a number of faith communities, clubs, and organizations to combat homelessness. Temple Emanuel is responsible for planning and preparing dinner and lunches for the first two Sundays of each month. 

Jim Flegenheimer, Temple Emanuel I-HELP (Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program) coordinator, is looking for volunteers (and specifically groups of individuals) to cook and serve food (children are welcome, but should be 12 or older) on the following Sundays in 2022:

March 13

April 3

April 10

May 1

May 8

June 5

June 12

July 3

July 10 

August 7

August 14

September 4

September 11

October 2

October 9

November 6

November 13

December 4

December 11

We have two no-contact/socially-distant options for volunteers/groups to participate:

1. Prepare at the church (as usual) and have the food delivered on carts by other volunteers

2. Prepare and drop the food off in the parking lot with prearranged volunteers who will then take and pass it out

Please consider volunteering your time to perform this mitzvah, and e-mailing Jim at lpflegy@cox.net.

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