Friday, August 5th // 6:30pm // In Person

Come join us for one of our most favorite events of the year! We are hosting a Kosher Style BBQ Dinner that is free and open to everyone! The dinner starts at 7:30, following the Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:30 pm.

Register Here By July 29th

Friday, July 22nd // 6:30pm // Zoom

Come spend your Friday night and Shababt Services with our Clergy on Zoom today. This is our monthly Shabbat at Home Service.  Rabbi & Cantor will be leading services normally, as they would in person, and everyone is welcome to participate.

Join Us For Shabbat

Friday, July 29th // 6:30pm // In Person & Streamed

Shabbat Shalom! You are invited to a special Shabbat Service, followed by our first Potluck Dinner & Discussion. At the potluck dinner, Rabbi Magat will be hosting a discussion around the recent Supreme Court Decisions, including Roe V. Wade.

Register Here

Saturday, July 23rd // 5:00pm // In Person

Come to our first Havurah Havdalah hangout and service. This is an opportunity to meet other members of our congregation who may have similar interests to you & your family. This event is geared towards new, current & prospective havurah members. For more info, please contact admin@templesanjose.org.

Register Here

Sunday, July 24th // 6:00pm // In Person

Want to play games and spend the evening with your Sisterhood friends? Come on down to Temple Emanu-El! We'll hang out all night playing some of your favorite games and socializing.

Play Games Here

Tuesday, July 26th // 7:30pm // In Person

Come to our first Havurah Havdalah hangout and service. This is an opportunity to meet other members of our congregation who may have similar interests to you & your family. This event is geared towards new, current & prospective havurah members. For more info, please contact admin@templesanjose.org.

Come Dance with Us Here

Wednesday, July 27th // 12:00pm // Zoom

Come join Rabbi Magat today today for his Lunch & Learn discussion sessions. This week, we will be hosting a Torah Study, looking at a specific passage and trying to understand it's meaning, and how it applies to our life today. Everyone is welcome to attend this informative and engaging session. We look forward to seeing you there!

Lunch & Learn: Torah Study

Saturday, August 20th // 6:00pm // In Person

We're excited to be bringing back our Neighborhood Havdalah. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet other Temple Emanu-El congregants who live near you and share in the Havdalah Experience.  This is open to both congregants and the community. More details and information to come soon!

Join Us Here

Wednesday, August 24th // 7:00pm // In Person

The upcoming elections are crucial to social justice work. Our next step as a congregation is to work on getting out the vote. The Religious Action Center of the U.R.J. is part of the Every Voice, Every Vote campaign to strategically send out postcards to states where voter turnout is low. Our congregation sent out hundreds of postcards in 2020, and the midterms are just as important.  You can order your postcards here and please check the box for Temple Emanu-El San Jose:

Request Your Postcard Kit Here

We will be holding a hybrid postcarding party so that we can fill them out together on Aug. 24 from 7-8:30. You can either join us in person in the BFR at Temple, or on zoom(or do them independently).

To Request a Zoom Link for the Postcarding Party, Click 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

July 1st - July 26th

Is there a stronger memory than that first-day-of-school feeling with fresh notebooks, sharpened pencils, 

good solid erasers, and a brand new can-do attitude?

With YOUR help, over 250 students of all ages will be off to a great start to a successful 2022-23 school year!

Support the community here

August 15th - August 19th // In Person & VIrtual

The B'nai B'rith Institute of Judaism in North Carolina provides an opportunity to confront, explore and clarify questions about Judaism and Jewish life, in an individual, national and global context. The participant experiences "Living Judaism" - a unique opportunity for a truly American-Jewish experience in a fellowship setting.

For More Info & to Register, Click Here

Chai House was founded in the 1970’s with the purpose of providing a safe, active and meaningful senior living facility in the South Bay for Jewish seniors. By 2019, less than 10% of the resident population identified as Jewish and the need for a new direction

was obvious. The Chai House Board voted to put the property on the market, and it was sold to Housing Preservation Inc (HPI), which is focused on the long-term preservation of affordable housing communities.

Read the complete announcement here

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!

More Details Here