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This Week at Temple Emanuel
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Temple Volunteers Needed! | |
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Temple Emanuel has a long history of having a pool of skilled and dedicated volunteers helping us in the Temple - won't you join this revered group?
Your contributions of time and talent are invaluable to us - it's a mitzvah!
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Office Volunteers
Enjoy spending time at your Temple? Like engaging with people by telephone and in person? Love office machines and computers?
We would love the chance to talk to you about becoming a front-desk volunteer!
Join this great group of volunteers who help keep Temple Emanuel running!
Click below for more info!
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Challah Bakers
Ready to show off your baking skills?
We are looking for volunteers to bake small loaves for our weekly Worship Services!
Plain or flavored loaves are welcome, please just don't mix meat and dairy. (Also, our facility is nut free and please let us know of any potential allergens so we can pass the information along.) Click below for more info and to sign up!
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Sponsor an Oneg Shabbat
Our Temple Emanuel Oneg Shabbat dessert receptions are opportunities for our community to come together and enjoy the sweetness of Shabbat with conversation and refreshments every Friday after services.
We invite you to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat in honor of your family and friends. Gather your friends, Chavurot, social groups, committees, clubs, or family to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, weddings, graduations, new babies, a loved one’s accomplishments, or any happy occasion - or just to celebrate being alive!
It is a wonderful way to celebrate any special occasion with your Temple Emanuel community!
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6th Annual Jewish News Readers’ Choice Nominations for 2023
Temple Emanuel has been nominated as one of the BEST in the following categories:
- Alternative Shabbat
- Preschool
- Private School
- Hebrew School
- Family-friendly Shabbat
- Nonprofit
- Special Needs Shabbat
- Special Needs Programming
- Judaica Shop
Beginning March 21, head to www.jewishaz.com and click on the contest link to start voting for the
BEST OF THE BEST in each category. This year the BEST OF Magazine will celebrate 75 years of Jewish News.
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From Your Board of Trustees: A Culture of Belonging | |
Dear Temple Emanuel Community,
Last Fall, during our High Holiday Appeal, our Board of Trustees introduced the strategic priority of creating a Culture of Belonging to our congregation. Belonging is about not being alone. It is based on the principle that humans are hard-wired to thrive when we are in mutually supportive communities. The pandemic exacerbated the challenge of having a sense of place for many, a
sense of home, a sense of belonging. Creating a Culture of Belonging has the ultimate goal of building community to address the need for creating deeper connections.
Faith communities value deep connection, caring, and mutual support. As the next step towards our strategic goal, we have embarked on The Belonging Project, in collaboration with the Union of Reform Judaism (URJ), the National Center for Jewish Learning and Leadership (CLAL) and Springtide Research Institute. Temple Emanuel is excited to be a part of this very first scientifically-based, quantitative study of belonging in the Jewish community. Over the next six months, our synagogue’s Belonging Project team will learn more about our congregants and their current experience of belonging, helping us create experiences, programs and services designed to increase congregational belonging.
We need your help! The first step is to gather our Belonging Index, and we will do that through a short survey.
The Belonging Index is the research-based congregational survey that CLAL has created in partnership with the Springtide Research Institute. It ascertains to what degree congregants feel:
● Noticed (it matters that they are there)
● Named (people know their name and something
about them)
● Known (they are able to share their full selves)
● Needed (they contribute to building the community)
Your responses to this short 10 minute survey will help us understand how we can continue to do a better job creating a Culture of Belonging at Temple Emanuel. This data will help us to continue to build on the insights we have gained from the Congregational Survey we sent out in December. If you didn’t fill out that survey, no problem. We need as many people to fill this out as possible. No private or contact information is requested.
Here is our survey link!
https://su.vc/emanuel-tempe
The survey is open through March 24th.
Thank you for your participation and for being a part of our community. Temple Emanuel belongs to all of us!
L ’Shalom,
Temple Emanuel of Tempe Board of Trustees
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Monday Morning Minyan
9:30 am | In-Person
Join a small group of us, led by our own Sue Dermer, 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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Pickleball
5:30 pm | In-Person - Pecos Park, Chandler
No RSVP Required.
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Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 pm
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Wednesday, March 22
Yarn Yentas
10:00 - 11:30 am | In-Person
Join us every Wednesday as we come together for creativity and companionship in our Temple Lobby. Bring your current project or start a new one! No RSVP is needed to join us!
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NO Religious School Tonight
Classes resume Sunday, March 26th.
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Thursday, March 23
Pickleball
5:30 pm | In-Person - Gilbert Regional Park
No RSVP Required.
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Racial Justice Study Group
6:30 pm | Online
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The Racial Justice Study Group will continue
reading and discussing Mikki Kendall's
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That A Movement Forgot.
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Taste of Judaism
7:00 pm | In-Person and Online
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Friday, March 24
Special "Hineini" Erev Shabbat Worship with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein, Cantorial Soloist Gregg Luchs, and Pianist Jimmy Kahn
6:30 pm | In-person via RSVP
or Live and Interactive on Zoom
Our ZOOM link has changed.
Members, please see your Friday email for the link.
Non-members, please join us on Facebook by clicking the link below:
Join our live stream on Facebook.
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Featuring a special specially-written prayer book, join us for this contemplative worship in the round featuring secular and liturgical music. We know you will know tonight's music and appreciate the special readings selected for tonight's service.
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All are welcome!
Please invite your friends to worship with our community!
Plan on staying after services for an Oneg Shabbat reception.
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Saturday, March 25
Shabbat Morning Torah Study led by Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein
9:15 am | Live and Interactive on Zoom
*ONLINE ONLY*
Meeting ID: 881 7402 8792 | Passcode: Torah
By group consensus, we use "The Social Justice Torah Commentary" as the lens through which we discuss each week's Torah portion this year.
Please Note: It is NOT necessary for you to purchase this book as we share the text on screen each week. However, if you would like to own your own copy, please click HERE to purchase your copy directly from the CCAR Press. (The book is also available digitally on Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.)
So, grab a cup of coffee and join us ONLINE at
9:15 am.
(Please Note: This is the same link we use for our weekly ONLINE Shabbat Morning Worship when we do not celebrate with a B'nai Mitzvah family.)
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Saturday Morning Shabbat Worship led by Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein
10:30 am | Live and Interactive on Zoom
*ONLINE ONLY*
Meeting ID: 881 7402 8792 | 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 screen).
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Sunday, March 26
Religious School - In Session
Welcome Back!
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Today we inform you that Adrienne Swedlove has decided to step down from her Interim Managing Director role with Temple Emanuel. We are grateful for the time and dedication she gave to our community over the past few months. Her leadership and professionalism with the Purim carnival was especially incredible. Thank you, Adrienne!
Adrienne came out of retirement to help bridge the need in our community while we reassessed our staffing needs. While I can't share the details, Adrienne is stepping down for health reasons. Shmirat haguf (taking care of one’s body) is one of Judaism’s core values, and we wholeheartedly support Adrienne's decision to do so.
As we said at our mid-year financial meeting last week, we are a loving community dedicated to ensuring vibrant reform Jewish life in the East Valley. We have a team of Temple Emanuel staff, clergy, Board and volunteers who will continue to care for our community.
We are actively working to rebuild a professional team that best supports our congregational needs. If you are willing to take on any temporary volunteer support roles while we do, we certainly have a need. Please reach out to me at President@EmanuelOfTempe.org.
As we move forward, let's keep Adrienne in our prayers, and let's also look forward to the ways that Adonai will continue to guide and bless our community.
Shalom,
Karen Kahn, President
Board of Trustees
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Thursday, March 30
Mah Jongg with Sisterhood
6:30 pm | In-Person
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Sunday, April 2
Women's Seder - Sponsored by Sisterhood
4:00 pm | In-Person
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Judaica Shop Passover Sale | |
The Passover Sale provides our community an opportunity to purchase items to make your Seder a joyful event. Seder plates, matzah plates and covers, Kiddush cups, and activities for children will be available.
We do not sell Passover food.
Volunteers are needed to staff the sale and help make it successful. Profits from the sale help with Temple needs. Please contact Meryl Briscoe to volunteer.
Open during Temple Office Hours
and Religious School Hours
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Friday, April 7
3rd Night Congregational Seder - Sponsored by Programming Committee
Immediately Following Our Abbreviated
6:30 pm Erev Shabbat Services
In-Person via RSVP
| Thank you to our Gala Sponsors | |
Thank you to our Gala Advertisers | |
Thank you to our Auction Donors | |
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Sponsors, advertisers, and auction donors are essential to the success of this important fundraiser. Please consider reaching out to location businesses to help support our community.
Please contact Jenny Barmach by phone at (480) 241-8168 or by email at jenny@barmach.com if you would like more information about these opportunities.
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Interested in Joining the Chavurah Committee?
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I-HELP - Needs you
Sundays, April to December 2023
Volunteer to Feed the Hungry in 2023!
I-HELP is an acronym for Interfaith Housing Emergency Lodging Program. It is a program of Tempe Community Action Agency that partners with a number of faith communities, clubs, and organizations to combat homelessness. Temple Emanuel is responsible for planning and preparing dinners and lunches for the first two Sundays of each month.
Jim Flegenheimer, Temple Emanuel I-HELP coordinator, is looking for volunteers (specifically groups of individuals) to cook and serve food (children are welcome, but should be 12 or older) on the following Sundays in 2023:
April 2 at King of Glory Lutheran Church
April 9 at Tempe Church of Christ
May 7 at King of Glory Lutheran Church
May 14 at Tempe Church of Christ
June 4 at King of Glory Lutheran Church
June 11 at Tempe Church of Christ
July 2 at King of Glory Lutheran Church
July 9 at Tempe Church of Christ
August 6 at King of Glory Lutheran Church
August at Tempe Church of Christ
September 3 at King of Glory Lutheran Church
September at Tempe Church of Christ
Please consider volunteering your time to perform this mitzvah!
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Order your Tote Bags and T-Shirts
Today and Show Your TEOT pride!
Tote Bags are $20 each, and come in
either light blue with black logo or
black with a white logo.
Children/Youth sized T-Shirts are $18 each.
Available in red, black, orange, and pink.
Adult-sized T-Shirts are $25 each.
Available in red, black, pink, green, and purple.
All sales benefit the
Temple Emanuel Religious School Fund.
Online orders are now accepted.
Order yours today!
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