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Religious School Enrollment

for 2023-2024 is Now Open!

Please log in to your ShulCloud account to enroll your student. If you are interested in enrolling and do not yet have a ShulCloud account, please contact our office during normal business hours.

Click Here to Enroll

Is your student interested our Madrichim program for next year?

Apply Here!

I-HELP - URGENT NEED

Summer Sundays 2023

*REVISED 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 the summer of 2023:



June 4: King of Glory Lutheran Church

July 2: King of Glory Lutheran Church

July 9: Tempe Church of Christ



Please consider volunteering your time to perform this mitzvah!

Click here to email Jim Flegenheimer to sign up

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

 

Head to www.jewishaz.com 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.  

Click here to vote!

This Week

Monday, May 15

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!

Pickleball-Every Monday & Thursday

5:30 pm | In-Person

Pecos Park, Chandler

Click here to email Jon with questions.

Wednesday, May 17

Adult Education-Morning Omer Study

9:00 am | Live and Interactive on Zoom

Click for RSVP and Link

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!

Thursday, May 18

Adult Education: Talmud,

a 4-Course Class

6:00 pm | Online Only

Register Here

Friday, May 19


Erev Shabbat - Confirmation

6:00 PM | In-Person and Online

Join us for an intimate Erev Shabbat/Friday night worship service, led by Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein and our Confirmation student, Sam Guston.


Plan on staying after for Oneg Shabbat!


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.


All are welcome! Please invite your friends to worship with our community!

Saturday, May 20


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.)

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 | PasscodeTorah

 

 

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).

Sunday, May 21

MOE Election Meeting

11:00 am - 12:30 pm | In-Person Only

Temple Emanuel Social Hall

Let your voice be heard at the Men of Emanuel Election Meeting! Men of Emanuel will hold its election for the 2023-25 term during a general membership meeting.


Lunch will be served at this meeting.  


The MOE Nominating Committee put out its request for nominees in January and recommends that members elect the following slate as the MOE Board: 


Jon Brooks, President

Bill LeGrand, First Vice President

David Shapiro, VP of Social Activity

Sal Caputo, VP of Fundraising

Rich Solodky, VP of Membership

Brandon Bagley, Secretary

Sid Plait, Member at Large

Joey Kurtz, Member at Large

Steve Glick, Immediate Past President


According to our bylaws, votes need to be cast in person at our meeting. There are no proxy votes allowed, so please come to the meeting, vote and learn about our plans for the coming year. 


Please RSVP by May 19th to attend!

RSVP to Attend

Sisterhood Membership Lunch

and Fashion Show

12:00 pm | In-Person Only

Temple Emanuel MPR

All ladies of Temple Emanuel are welcome to join us for an afternoon of fun, fashion, and food. We will be hosting a boutique fashion show, with members as models, a raffle, and lunch.  Please register below, no later than Friday, May 19th to attend. 


Interested in becoming a member of Sisterhood or renewing your membership? Please click here to complete our membership application.



Click here to RSVP

Adult Education - Hebrew - Advance Practice

5:00 pm | Online Only

Click Here for More Information

Upcoming Events 

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

Thursday, May 25

Erev Shavuot

7:00 pm | In-person or Online via RSVP

Join 10 of our members as they present their views on the 10 commandments (and even argue which is most important). Worship and ice cream social follows.

RSVP to Attend In-Person or Online

Friday, May 26


**PLEASE NOTE: TEOT's Office

is closed in observance of Yizkor.


Yizkor Service

11:45 am | In-Person or Online


RSVP to Attend In-Person or Online

Wednesday, May 31


47th Annual Gathering & Meeting


Dessert Reception and Mingle | 6:30 pm

Meeting | 7:00 pm



In-person or Online via RSVP

This is a Member Only meeting.

RSVP to Attend In-Person or Online

Thursday, June 1

Evening Book Club

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

In-person or on Zoom

Email for More Info

Friday, June 2


TOT Shabbat! A TEOT 2022 Connecting Young Families Program

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm | In-Person via RSVP


Please register and join us for Songs, Stories, Blessings, and Fun.

RSVP Here

Friday, June 9


Erev Shabbat Service

6:30 pm | In-Person via RSVP 

Join us as David Pinkwasser, our Rabbi Emeritus, leads our Erev Shabbat/Friday night worship service with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein and members of the ShabbaTones.


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


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


All are welcome! Please invite your friends to worship with our community!


RSVP Below to join us in person.

RSVP Here

Please click the link below to share your memories, stories, and moments with Rabbi Pinkwasser over his decades of service to our community!

Please Share Your Tributes Here

Get Involved

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!

I want to Volunteer!

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!

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!


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!

Check out more ways to volunteer here!
Click here for more info about our "Mitzvah of the Month"

Interested in Joining the Chavurah Committee? 


Click here to email Janet Phillips for more information

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 redblackorange, and pink.


Adult-sized T-Shirts are $25 each.

Available in redblackpinkgreenand purple.


All sales benefit the

Temple Emanuel Religious School Fund.

 

Online orders are now accepted.

Order yours today!



Place your order here!
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