February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month. The goal of this month is to unite Jewish communities worldwide, to raise awareness, and champion the rights of all Jews to be accepted and included in all aspects of Jewish life. In honor of JDAAIM, we invite you to a fun and inclusive community-wide afternoon...
Getting ready for marriage? Join Rabbi Michael Lewis and Temple member Miriam Kolni, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, for this four-part journey into building a Jewish home together. Alongside other couples, you’ll explore both the practical and spiritual sides of marriage, share meaningful conversations and end the series with a home-hosted Shabbat dinner. Completion also...
Families with children of all ages are invited to celebrate Purim with costumes, music and carnival fun. The morning begins with our K-pop Haman Hunters spiel, an energetic retelling of the Purim story filled with surprises. From 10-11:15 a.m., children up to age 5 can enjoy Tot Time at the carnival, complete with age-appropriate inflatables,...
Happy Half Hour | 5:30 p.m. Spiel & Megillah Reading | 6 p.m. Dinner & Dancing | 7 p.m. This year’s adult Purim celebration brings together the vibrant world of the movie K-pop Demon Hunters and the nostalgic charm of a 1950s soda shop for a night of lively fun. Costumes encouraged: K-pop idols, retro...
Join Rabbi Michael Lewis and songleader Jacob Fishman for a special Tot Shabbat! Wear your pajamas and enjoy a pancake breakfast for this short, lively service made just for families with children up to age 5.
Due to expected rain, this family field trip has been cancelled Join Temple Emanu-El at McShan Elementary to work on their garden. We will be volunteering at the McShan Elementary Garden in the Vickery Meadow Neighborhood helping to weed the garden beds, mix compost into the beds, spread wood chips in the walk ways, and...
Join Temple member Jennifer Cassell for a practical and welcoming seder workshop rooted in her family’s three- generation Passover traditions. The session will cover Pesach preparation, the flow of the seder and recipe ideas to bring it all together, followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
Come to Temple on the third Wednesday of every month from 2-3 p.m. to schmooze, sip and snack with a vibrant community of older adults! Join us this month to celebrate spring and enjoy good company as we prepare for the Passover season together.
As Passover arrives with themes of freedom and redemption, join Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen and Meredith Pryzant, MSW, to explore the spirituality of rootedness. We will study Jewish texts together and learn how the freedom to mark sacred time gives us a healthy mindset, enables us to release unhelpful practices and provides us with a...
Dance, wiggle and shake with Jewish children’s pop star Jason Mesches, who will bring out the Shabbat shimmy in all of us! 5:30pm: Pre-Oneg schmooze and snack 6pm: Service and concert experience, followed by dinner 8pm: Campfire song session and s’mores with Jason (bring instruments!) Sign up to volunteer at All-In Shabbat here
