Lay-Led Monday Minyan
9:30 am | In-Person at Temple Emanuel
Join a small group of us as we kick off the week with prayer and camaraderie. Along the way, we share our joys, sorrows, news of our families, prayer requests, and other experiences that draw us into the community.
No RSVP is required. All are welcome!
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Religious School in Session - Online Only
5:15 pm | Online
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Religious School in Session
4:15pm | In Person
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Temple Emanuel Author Series- A Conversation with Helene Wecker, author of The Hidden Place
6:00 pm | Online
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Temple Emanuel Book Group - Naamah by Sarah Blake | |
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You must be a member of Temple Emanuel to join the group
5:30 pm| Online
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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, and guest speakers Reverend Joseph (Joe) Keesecker and Selena Petersen-Keesecker for a special Erev Shabbat/Friday night worship service focusing on refugees.
All are welcome!
Please invite your friends to worship with our community.
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Last Chance to bring in your Mitzvah of the Month Donation benefitting “El Centro de Esperanza” (The Center of Hope), a refugee shelter in Mexico.
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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")!
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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).
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NO Religious School in Session
Religious School will resume on March 13
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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.
| Don't miss our upcoming Virtual Purim Schpiel! | |
Attention all wookies, droids, and humanoids! Temple Emanuel of Tempe is proud to present the 2022 Purim Schpiel “Purim Wars: Return of the Hamantashen.” For the past two months, some of the finest actors and actresses in the congregation have been working tirelessly to create an amazing Schpiel for you to view, right in the comfort of your own home.
Watch your email and Facebook for the link!
Not available when it premiers? That’s ok! It will be available to watch whenever you’d like, and religious school students will watch it in class that week. Star Wars fan? You’ll enjoy it. Purim fan? You’ll enjoy it. Both? Well, you MIGHT not be able to contain yourself.
Happy Purim and May the Force be With You.
| This Week's Religious School Roundup | Mark your calendars for Saturday May 7th at 7pm! | |
Save the Date! The Game Show Gala and Silent Auction is back this year with new games, new prizes, and even more fun!
You'll have the opportunity to watch members of our community compete LIVE on Zoom in three of your favorite TV game shows, score some amazing items at our online silent auction, and win some fun prizes, just for tuning in!
Registration, Zoom link, and more info coming soon.
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Attendance is limited to MOE members only.
Click here for more information about MOE.
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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!
March 15th - Esther and Vashti: Two Jewish (S)Heroes
April 12th - Ethical Wills
| Sign up now for our Taste of Judaism course! |
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
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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.
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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.
Click here to read more.
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