This Week at TEOT: Religious School Information, 2023-2024 Partnership Renewal, Adult Education, Mitzvah of the Month+, Volunteer Opportunities, and So Much More!

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Is your student interested in our Madrichim program for this year?

We still want and need helpers - be an integral part of the whole!

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Adult Education

Taste of Judaism

Fall 2023

Thursdays, August 17th, 24th, and 31st

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

*ONLINE ONLY*

Mitzvah of the Month+

Please join Temple Emanuel in supporting this essential need for the unhoused in the Phoenix community. Donations may be dropped off in the Temple Emanuel lobby during normal office hours.

Justa Center provides a huge array of services to seniors who are unhoused or in danger of becoming unhoused by providing day programs, cooling centers, access to social workers, nurses, legal help, and much more. They have connections with many service agencies and match seniors with the help they need.

Justa Center needs sun protection items (sunglasses, brimmed hats, lip balm, sunblock) and snacks (individual packages of crackers, pretzels, chips, breakfast bars, and fruit cups) for their resource center.

JustaCenter

This Week

Monday, July 24

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!

Wednesday, July 26

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!

Friday, July 28

Erev Shabbat Service

6:30 pm | In-Person with RSVP

Live and Interactive on Zoom

Join Rabbi Olshein and Cantorial Soloist Gregg Luchs for an intimate Erev Shabbat/Friday night worship service focusing on the Jewish holiday of Tu b'Av and Jewish concepts surrounding the idea of love.

Members, please see your weekly Shabbat email for the Zoom link.

This service is also available via Live Stream on our Facebook page each Friday beginning at 6:30 pm.

All are welcome! Please invite your friends to worship with our community . . . and stay for

Oneg Shabbat!

RSVP Here

Saturday July 29

Shabbat Morning Torah Study led by Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein

9:15 am

Live and Interactive on Zoom

*ONLINE ONLY*

Members, please see your weekly Shabbat email for the Zoom link.

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.)

Saturday Morning Shabbat Worship

led by Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein

10:30 am

Live and Interactive on Zoom

*ONLINE ONLY*

Members, please see your weekly Shabbat email for the Zoom link.

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).

Upcoming Events

Check out the Temple "Events" page for further information.

Sunday, August 6

First Day of Religious School!

9:30 am - 11:30 am

Welcome back! Parents, please join your children in the Sanctuary beginning at 9:30 am.

After our Opening Program, Religious School parents will return to the Social Hall for a program with Rabbi Olshein and our new Religious School Principal Heidi Goldsobel, followed by our Committee Fair, which is an opportunity to meet other families and get involved.

Committee Fair

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Religious School

Back-to-School Breakfast

sponsored by Men of Emanuel (MOE)

9:15 am - 11:45 am

Get Involved

Temple Emanuel's

Caring Community Needs You!

When someone in our spiritual community needs help, it takes many hands. Won't you join us in providing needed assistance and support?

Perhaps an individual or family is coping with an injury or illness, is grieving or lonely, or is in need of comfort in some other way.

Some of the ways you can show that you care:

Make a phone call
Provide a ride
Write a card
Deliver a meal

Click below to add your name to the list of "Carers" we can count on!

I Want to Be a Caring Community Volunteer!

Temple Volunteers Needed!

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!

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!

Challah Baker Sign Up

Please 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!

Sponsor an Oneg!

I-HELP

Sundays 2023

FALL/WINTER DATES

Volunteer to Feed the Hungry in 2023!

I-HELP is an acronym for Interfaith Housing Emergency Lodging Program. It is a Tempe Community Action Agency program that partners with several 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 during fall and winter 2023. Specific locations in Tempe will be provided by Jim when your volunteer day is confirmed.

September 3

September 10

October 1

October 8

November 5

November 12

December 3

December 10

Please consider volunteering your time to perform this mitzvah! Because of a recent lack of available volunteers, we run the risk of not being able to participate in this mitzvah, so please get the word out, and thank you - your gifts of time and effort are so very appreciated by this community.

Click Here to Email Jim Flegenheimer to Sign Up!