Temple Emanu-El Happenings |
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Rock Shabbat is Next Week! |
Friday, March 11th // 6:00pm
Get ready for the next Rock Shabbat with your favorite Temple Emanu-El band! This Shabbat experience is like no other, with singing, dancing and more!
We are excited to announce a food reception taking place before the service! Come grab some snacks and drinks before jamming out to some great tunes.
Everyone is welcome! This is a family service designed for all ages! Bring your neighbors, bring your coworkers, bring everyone you know! Get all the details and register below!
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Tues., March 8th
12:00 PM
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Thurs., March 10th
6:00 PM
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Tues., March 15th
12:00 PM
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Tues., March 15th
7:30 PM
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Sat., March 19th
10:00 AM
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Wed., March 23rd
12:00 PM
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Important Upcoming Events |
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Ready for Purim? It's less than 1 month away! WE are excited to be giving out Mishloach Manot to all of our Temple Members. You will have the option to pick them up in person, or have them delivered to your house. Be sure to enjoy this sweet treat from your Temple Emanu-El family.
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Wednesday, March 16th // 6:00pm
Celebrate Purim with your fellow adult congregants. This will be a BYOB event, but snacks will be provided. Join us as we read the Book of Esther and your fellow congregants will read different parts! Be sure to dress up in your best costume for this great event! If you are interested in volunteering to do a creative and fun interpretation of a chapter of Megillah (in English!), please reach out to Cantor Shafritz at cantorshafritz@templesanjose.org with any questions and/or to sign up.
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Family Shabbat Led by Mechinah (4th Grade) |
Friday, March 4th // 7:00pm
Shabbat Shalom! We are excited to have our Mechinah (4th Grade) Students leading services tonight. Tonight's experience will be a multi-access service, with options to either attend in person, or watch online. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Morning Minyan & Shabbaton Led by Shomrim |
Saturday, March 5th // 9:00am
We invite you to join our Religious School students as they lead morning services. Today's service will be led by our Shomrim (6th Grade) students. Please register below to attend morning Services.
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Mussar Torah Studies Group |
Sunday, March 6th // 10:00am
Mussar teachers through the centuries have sought deep, accurate, and useful insights into human life. The commentary looks to the Torah as a source of fundamental guidance for human living. The authors - distinguished rabbis – focus their lessons on specific Middot: A Hebrew term for “inner traits,” or measures. Come join Rabbi Magat, Rabbi Marvin Schwab – emeritus rabbi from Temple Beth Sholom in Santa Fe, and temple member/educator Steve Matusow.
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Brotherhood Biking at the Baylands |
Sunday, March 6th // 9:00am
Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 6th at 9am. I'll be at the Sunnyvale Baylands Park to lead a casual, easy paced bike ride around the levees of the Sunnyvale Bayshore. Our course is a loop, about 10 miles long. Afterwards, stay for a picnic brunch. All are welcome. No fee.
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ZIGZAG Grandparents Group |
Tuesday, March 8th // 10:00am
The next meeting for our Grandparents Group will be on March 8, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time). Our main topic will be: What legacy related to your own personal beliefs and history do you want to leave for succeeding generations and what is the best way to document that legacy. As always, we expect quite a lively and enlightening discussion. New members are welcome.
If you have any questions, please send an email to Debbie Schreibstein at Lendebsch@aol.com.
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Tuesday, March 8th // 12:00pm
Come hang out with Rabbi Magat and talk about what's happening in your life & community. We'll also talk about current events & more.
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Sisterhood Hamentaschen Baking |
Thursday, March 10th // 6:00pm
Sisterhood is hosting Hamentaschen baking on Thursday, March 10th from 6-9 pm. They are looking for volunteers to help make some delicious Hamentaschen. Bring your rolling pins and a container to take home broken Hamentaschen.
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Shabbat in Nature at Deer Hollow Farm |
Saturday, March 12th // 10:00am
Join us for a Shabbat in Nature experience and walk (<2 miles) to the Ohlone Village at Deer Hollow Farm (Rancho San Antonio) as we learn about how the trees and animals provided food, tools, and medicine for the Ohlone people. Our mini minyan will take place in a special location. Space is limited to 20 participants. Make sure to register to learn about the meeting location/parking for the walk.
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Sunday, March 13th // 5:00pm
Our next book (for the March 2022 meeting) is The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem
The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a dazzling novel of mothers and daughters, stories told and untold, and the binds that tie four generations of women. Set against the Golden Age of Hollywood, the dark days of World War II, and the swingin' '70s, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem follows generations of unforgettable women as they forge their own paths through times of dramatic change. With great humor and heart, Sarit Yishai-Levi has given us a powerful story of love and forgiveness—and the unexpected and enchanting places we find each.
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame with TEPS |
Saturday, April 30th // 5:00pm
Tickets are on sale NOW for the Temple Emanu-El Preschool (TEPS) Night with the San Jose Giants! This is a great fundraiser, and a way to hang out with all of your friends. TEPS receives a portion of every ticket sold, and Ms. Barb will throw out the first pitch, with Cantor Shafritz will sing the National Anthem! Mark your calendars & get your tickets today!
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Letters Home: A Jewish Chaplain’s Vietnam Memoir (Zoom) |
Sunday, March 6th // 7:00pm
Please join Congregation Beth David Hazak, as Rabbi Sheldon Lewis of Palo Alto shares his personal experiences as a Jewish chaplain in the U.S. army deployed in 1970-71 during the Vietnam War. Serving men and women drafted into a morally fraught war with increasing protest back home, Rabbi Lewis tried to bring a listening ear and the comfort of Jewish tradition to lonely and conflicted people. His memoir, published fifty years later, is based on daily, heartfelt letters that he sent to his newly-wed wife, Lorri.
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Not Your Grandparents’ Judaism: Exploring Personal Jewish Spiritual Growth in Today’s World |
5 Weekly Classes starting March 7th
From its very beginning, Judaism has been an evolving spiritual tradition shaped, in part, by contact with other cultures and belief systems, and designed to meet the spiritual needs of the Jewish communities of the time.
This course is an invitation to explore our own personal, ongoing spiritual formation as we examine how Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z’l, Rabbi Arthur Green, and others have responded to the spiritual challenges of our age.
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Join us for a conversation with the Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Dr. Nachman Shai |
Tuesday, March 15th // 10:00am
Both Israel and the US experienced tremendous political storms in the past few years that seemed to threaten the stability of these democracies. While facing those challenges, a conversation has emerged about a growing fracture between the two largest Jewish communities today – American and Israeli.
Please join Dr. Anat Balint, Coordinator of the Jewish Studies Program at San Jose State University for an open conversation with Minister Nachman Shai and members of the Jewish Community of Silicon Valley.
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Polyphony Concert - Save the Date |
Tuesday, March 29th
An Evening of Common Ground through Common Sound
We are thrilled to invite you to a unique evening of collaboration between Arab and Jewish Israelis.
The Polyphony Quartet with Special guest David Broza
At The Oshman Family JCC - Palo Alto
The program includes Schubert String Quartet No. 13 (Rosamunde), a selection of David Broza’s hits and other masterpieces
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URGENT: JFS Assistance with the Refugee Crisis
Help today!
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Help Respond to the Current Refugee Crisis: Did you know that in Santa Clara County, Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley is one of only two nonprofits providing refugee resettlement and connected services for families and individuals?
Currently, JFS SV is assisting refugees from Afghanistan and other locations. If you are interested in learning more, have questions or ideas, or would like to provide support to refugees in other ways, please contact JFS SV volunteer and refugee housing committee member, Debbie Michels, debbiemichels@yahoo.com, 408-507-1282. Thank you!
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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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