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With your participation, we can continue to host these great opportunities that make Temple Emanu-El unique.

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Sunday,December 18th // 5:00pm //

In Person & Streamed

Join us, IN PERSON, or through our streaming platform, for out 10th Annual Latkes & Laughs “FUNdraiser” and unique get together in the Jewish Community, open to everyone! Sit around the table with friends and family to share laughter, delicious latkes, sufganyiot, and multiple opinions!

We are also looking for 5 volunteers to help with serving food. OUr meeting is next week. Email admin@templesanjose.org if you would like to help

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Friday // November 4th, 7:00pm // In Person & Streamed

Shabbat Shalom! We are excited to have our Shomrim (6th/7th) 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!

Join Us For Shabbat

Sunday // November 6th, 10:00am // In Person

Beginner Hebrew class for adults joining the 5783 Adult Bnei Mitzvah cohort, or just interested in learning Hebrew decoding. There will be 10 sessions that will meet in person. Please email Admin@templesanjose.org if you're interested in joining the class.

Learn Hebrew Here

Tuesday // November 8th, 7:30pm // In Person

Great exercise! Great fun! Great chance to meet new people!

Put on your dancin' shoes and come to our free Israeli dance class taught by our very own Loui Tucker. No dance experience necessary and we welcome everyone from the community to join in the fun.

Dance with us here

Tuesday // November 9th, 10:00am // Zoom

With the holidays approaching, we will discuss how we spend holidays with our children and grandchildren, and what special traditions we have that are unique to our families.

Spend time with us here!

Sunday // November 13th, 10:00am // In Person

Calling all Stitchers! Please join us for our upcoming sewing / knitting / quilting / stitching group. Come stitch and shmooze! Bring your own project to work on, hope to see you there! 10am-12pm on Sunday 11/13 in the BFR.

Join Us Here

Sunday // November 13th, 10:00am // Zoom

Temple Emanu-El Adult Education invites you to join an interactive course on The Mussar Torah Commentary: A Spiritual Path to Living a Meaningful and Ethical Life. Come join Rabbi Magat,  Rabbi Marvin Schwab – emeritus rabbi from Temple Beth Sholom in Santa Fe, and temple member/educator Steve Matusow. 

Study Torah With Us Here

Sunday // November 13th, 5:00pm // Zoom

We will be discussing The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer.

Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves Christmas. For a decade she’s hidden her career as a Christmas romance novelist from her family.... But as they spend more time together, Rachel finds herself drawn to Hanukkah—and Jacob—in a way she never expected. Maybe this holiday of lights will be the spark she needed to set her heart ablaze.

Join The Book Club Here!

Save The Date for all "college age" kids to come to the Teen Lounge for lunch and a visit with the Clergy and Phil at 12:30pm on December 18. Shmooze, catch up with old friends and share your latest school/work adventures. Lunch will be served.

And a huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped pack the care packages to send to all of our college age students. They were a great treat and surprise!

HEAR YE,  HEAR YE,   HEAR YE!!!!

Temple Sisterhood will be selling Mah Jongg cards again for 2023. The League has raised the cost per card to $14.00 for the standard card and $15.00 for the large card.   Please send your checks directly to Bobi Levine; Check made out to Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood.  

 This is a great fundraiser for Sisterhood! Order your cards now!!!  Deadline will be January 15th, 2023.  

Since the start of the pandemic, the need for food has skyrocketed. Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is now serving 450,000 people on average every month, an 80% increase over

pre-pandemic levels. 

Your gift to Second Harvest helps provide hope and security to families across Silicon Valley who are still

recovering from the financial devastation caused by the pandemic. A gift of $1 helps provide enough food

for 2 meals.

Donate Here

Are you looking for ways to get involved in the Temple Emanu-El family? Are you looking to do Mitzvah?

Opportunities including helping out on Friday afternoons to prepare the Oneg Platters for Shabbat Services.

If you want to help out, please email us and we pair you up with the perfect opportunity. Email us at admin@templesanjose.org to sign up

Please check date availability here

We saved the best for last! Don’t miss the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival’s two closing night showcase films on Sunday, November 6, What If? Ehud Barak on War and Peace at 4:00pm, and Neighbours at 6pm. And don’t worry, we’ll give you plenty of time to watch them at your convenience. Tickets for both films are $12 each and available at svjff.org. After the film becomes available you’ll have 72 hours to start watching, and once you begin, you’ll have 72 hours to finish.

Watch the films here

Friday & Saturday, Nov. 4th & 5th 

Join Congregation Beth David and the Jewish Community for a 2 day Sigd Celebration of Jewish & Black Culture. There is a Shabbat service on Friday night, with a great discussion of Shared Legacies on Saturday evening, followed by a conversation hosted by Temple Emanu-El members Kotarah Cooper and Kat Trinidad.

Register Here

Starts Tuesday, November 8th // 7:30pm // Zoom

Want to learn more about being Jewish? Have questions about the Jewish religion? Join local Rabbis each week for the Intro to Judaism class. An overview of the Jewish life-cycle, holidays, and ritual. During the course of the year, students will gain an understanding of Jewish belief, history and calendar and gain exposure to important Jewish books including the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud. Each session includes thirty minutes of Hebrew instruction. The class will meet on Zoom.

Register Here

Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley (JFS SV) is one of only two non-profit agencies in Santa Clara County providing resettlement services for refugees and newcomers to the area. We are currently serving Ukrainian newcomers and refugees from Afghanistan and other countries and need your help!

If you or someone you know have a vacant rental property, would like to make a donation or for more information on other ways to help refugees, please click here. 

Or, contact Debbie Michels (JFS SV manager of public relations and Temple Emanu-El member): 408-507-1282 or debbiem@jfssv.org.