Thank you to everyone who has donated our Annual Campaign so far! Your support is greatly appreciated!

With your support, we can continue to provide all the outstanding programming.

As you can see, we're just shy of $35,000 raised so far. We want to challenge you to reach $40,000 by the end of October. That's 4 days to raise $5,000 dollars. We know you that you can finish October with a great start to the Annual Campaign.

Complete the challenge here!

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

Get Your Tickets Here

We are excited to be continuing our construction with the 20/20 Vision Project. Our work is continuing on the patio, as we get closer each week to its completion. As construction progresses, we will update you of any closures or new entrances into the building. 

Questions? Contact us here!

Friday // October 28th, 6:30pm // Zoom

Shabbat Shalom. Tonight is our 4th Friday of the Month, Shabbat at Home Service. You are invited to register below and you will be sent a Zoom link to attend services. Rabbi Magat will be leading services, and providing page numbers, just as they would for in-person services.  Click here for the Mishkan T'Filah

Join us for Shabbat here

Tuesday // November 1st, 12:00pm // Zoom

Want to hang out with the Rabbi over lunch? Want to talk about what's happening at Temple or in the Community? Sign up for Rabbi Magat's Weekly chat!

We look forward to having you join us for a great discussion!

Hang out with us here

Tuesday // November 1st, 7:30pm // Zoom

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

We would like to share two exciting opportunities with you.

• The first is the Climate Smart Challenge, I discussed during Yom Kippur services.

The Climate Smart Challenge is a fun, easy way to reduce your carbon foot print. Each meeting only lasts one hour and is dedicated to a different subject; electric energy use, transportation, water, food. Two of the meetings focus on emergency preparedness.

Please contact Bob Levy or Shannon Brown if you would like to join a team.

Email Us Here

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• The second is the Dayenu Circle's Chutzpah 2022 campaign.

Dayenu Circle of Jewish Silicon Valley is teaming with Dayenu and the Environmental Voter Project to reach these voters in key states. Help our

non-partisan Chutzpah campaign let voters know the stakes and how to cast their ballot.

If you are worried about the climate crisis, join us online 5-7 pm PDT October 25 and 27 to turn out climate-concerned voters for the 2022 midterm elections. 

Visit Dayenu Circle JSV to sign up.

Sunday // December 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!

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

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.