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This Week at Temple Emanuel
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Our spring Gala at ASU's historic and beautiful Old Main venue was "A Night of Glamour and Glitz" indeed - and a fun and very successful fundraiser for our temple.
Your incredible generosity has also allowed us to far exceed our budgeted goal for this fundraiser, and that is cause for celebration. And, we cannot ever put a price on the value of being together as a community, celebrating our community.
We have raised nearly $6,500 to date for our Fund-A-Need campaign to improve our main kitchen, lovingly coined "Katie the Kitchen"! A special shout-out to Emily Schwartz!
A sincere thank you to all who volunteered for, donated, sponsored, advertised, and/or attended our wonderful event last night!
We especially want to thank our hard-working and dedicated committee for their hours, days & nights, and weeks of planning that led up to such a great night for our community:
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GALA CHAIR: JENNY BARMACH
AUCTION CHAIR: MERI KUVENT
COMMITTEE: BARB KISH, DINA BEDAK
JANET PHILLIPS, JOEY KURTZ,
JON BROOKS, KAREN KAHN,
KATE GUNITSKIY, MELISSA ROLLOFF
CALL CAMPAIGN: COURTNEY GRIGGS, CRYSTAL LERNER, CINDY WESCHROB, JENNIFER LEGRAND, SHERRI LERNER
TEOT TEAM: RABBI COOKIE LEA OLSHEIN, ANGELA SANDERS, JOCELYN RICHARDS
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Religious School Enrollment
for 2023-2024 is Now Open!
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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. | |
Is your student interested in being a Madrichim next year? | |
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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 program of Tempe Community Action Agency that partners with a number of 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:
May 14
June 4
July 2
July 9
Please consider volunteering your time to perform this mitzvah!
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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.
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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!
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Pickleball-Every Monday & Thursday
5:30 pm | In-Person
Pecos Park, Chandler
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Adult Education-Morning Omer Study
9:00 am | Live and Interactive on Zoom
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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!
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Religious School in Session
5:15 pm | In-person
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Adult Education: Talmud, a 4 Course Class
6:00 pm | Online Only
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Friday, May 5
Erev Shabbat with Sisterhood!
6:00 PM | In-Person and Online
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Join us for Sisterhood Shabbat, as we celebrate the theme, "Where We Belong." Led by our Sisterhood, this special Erev Shabbat/Friday night worship
service is sure to be a wonderful evening.
Plan on coming early for a special Nosh and staying after for our Oneg Shabbat dessert reception, both sponsored by the ladies of Sisterhood!
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.
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Saturday, May 6
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.)
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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 | Passcode: Torah
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).
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Sunday, May 7
Religious School In Session
Last Day! Enjoy your summer, and don't forget to re-enroll!
9:30 am | In Person
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Vitalant Bloodmobile, sponsored by MOE (Men of Emanuel)
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Please donate if you are able, to ensure much-needed blood products are available to those who need them. This blood drive is sponsored by Men of Emanuel (MOE) at Temple Emanuel of Tempe. Bloodmobile will be held in the parking lot.
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Adult Education - Hebrew - Advance Practice
5:00 pm | Online Only
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Thursdays: May 11, June 8, July 13
2:00 pm | In-Person
Active Adult: Films & Discussions
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Sunday, May 21
Noon | In-Person Only
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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 the 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.
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Wednesday, May 31
11:45 am | In-Person
Active Adult Lunch and Learn: “Healing in the Jewish Tradition”
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47th Annual Gathering & Meeting
Dessert Reception and Mingle | 6:30 pm
Meeting | 7:00 pm
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This is a Member Only meeting. | |
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Friday, June 9
6:30 pm | In-Person via RSVP
Erev Shabbat Service
led by Rabbi David Pinkwasser
with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein
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Join us as David Pinkwasser, our Rabbi Emeritus leads an intimate Erev Shabbat/Friday night worship service with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein.
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.
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Please click the link below to share your memories, stories, and moments with Rabbi Pinkwasser over his decades of service to our community! | |
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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Interested in Joining the Chavurah Committee?
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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 red, black, orange, and pink.
Adult-sized T-Shirts are $25 each.
Available in red, black, pink, green, and purple.
All sales benefit the
Temple Emanuel Religious School Fund.
Online orders are now accepted.
Order yours today!
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