May 2, 2025: Yom HaAtzmaut All-In Shabbat
2025-05-02 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Nasher-Haemisegger Family Atrium
Join us to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut with a Shabbat evening for the whole family! Enjoy a family friendly service followed by an Israeli-style congregational dinner and activities for kids. Before the service, spend some time at our Israeli shuk that will highlight Israeli inventions and innovations, Israeli food and even give you a chance to get hands on with Israeli art.

Sunday Morning Together Time
2025-04-27 09:15 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Room 115
Join Together Time to engage with your child ages 0-5, enjoy a fun activity and get to know other Temple families. Following our time together, you will have the opportunity to play in the toddler playscape.

Sunday Morning Together Time
2025-03-30 09:15 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Room 115
Join Together Time to engage with your child ages 0-5, enjoy a fun activity with a Passover theme and get to know other Temple families. Following our time together, you will have the opportunity to play in the toddler playscape.

March 28: Tot Shabbat
2025-03-28 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Haas Amphitheater and Ratner Courtyard
Enjoy a short joyous, lively service geared towards families with children up to age 5.

Tot Havdalah
2025-02-01 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Haas Amphitheater and Ratner Courtyard
Families with children up to age 5 and their siblings are invited to a fun and festive Havdalah service with Rabbi Amy Rossel and songleader Cara Freedman.

ECEC Visiting Days
2024-12-12 09:30, 2024-11-14 09:30, 2024-10-10 09:30, 2024-09-19 09:30 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El ECEC Lobby
Come see how Temple Emanu-El ECEC’s child-centered community embraces the collaborative pedagogy approaches of Reggio Emilia and the International Baccalaureate to facilitate authentic exploration opportunities with the experiential world. Enjoy refreshments, an in-depth presentation and tour of the ECEC building.

Shabbat Morning Concert with Spike
2024-10-19 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Nasher-Haemisegger Family Atrium
Calling our Tot Shabbat community and all families with young children! Enjoy a lively Shabbat of music and prayer with Spike for the whole family, complete with a bagel breakfast.

October 18: Sukkot All-In Shabbat with Jacob Spike Kraus
2024-10-18 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Nasher-Haemisegger Family Atrium
Celebrate Sukkot in a Shabbat service for all generations. The evening begins before the service at 5 p.m. with Sukkot Ha’Yotzer, a custom from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, the home of our community Sh’lichah Aya Margalit, that invites people of all ages to come into the sukkah to create art. Enjoy a family-friendly service and congregational dinner followed by an exciting concert with Spike to keep the festive spirit flowing!

Yom Kippur Tots Service
2024-10-12 09:00 UTC | Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel
Geared towards families with children age birth-kindergarten. Learn more about the 2024/5785 High Holy Days season here.

Tashlich | Focus on Tots
2024-10-03 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Caruth Park
This tashlich session is geared towards tots ages birth-4 and their families and open to all. Learn more about the 2024/5785 High Holy Days season here.

Rosh Hashanah Tots Service
2024-10-03 09:00 UTC | Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel

ECEC Family Food Truck Night and Alumni Picnic
2024-09-26 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Nasher-Haemisegger Family Atrium
Current and former ECEC students and their families are invited to an evening of food trucks, live music and fun! See old friends, meet new people and enjoy complimentary beer and wine. Don’t forget to bring a picnic blanket!

September 14: New Member Tot Shabbat
2024-09-14 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Haas Amphitheater and Ratner Courtyard
One of three welcome Shabbat celebrations to get to know our new Temple Members! Enjoy a short, joyous, lively service crafted for our youngest members, families with children up to age 5.

Tot Havdalah
2024-06-08 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Haas Amphitheater and Ratner Courtyard
Families with children up to age 5 are invited to say goodbye to Shabbat with Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen and Cara Freedman.

May 17: Yom HaAtzmaut All-In Shabbat
2024-05-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Nasher-Haemisegger Family Atrium
Join us to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut with a Shabbat evening for the whole family! Start off with a family friendly service followed by a congregational dinner and activities for kids.
Supplemental materials can be found here

May 10: Tot Shabbat
2024-05-10 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Haas Amphitheater and Ratner Courtyard
A musical Shabbat service geared towards children through age 5 and their families with Rabbi Michael Lewis and Cara Freedman.

ECEC Book Fair 2024
2024-04-14 - 2024-04-19
Don’t miss this year’s ECEC Book Fair sponsored by Scholastic! Shop in person or online to get some great books and support our school. Shopping times vary, see below for details.
Sunday, April 14
9-11 a.m.
Monday, April 15 – Thursday, April 18
8-9:30 a.m. |12-1:30 p.m. | 2:30-3:30 p.m. | 4-5:15 p.m.
Friday, April 19
8 a.m.-12 p.m.

April Tot Shabbat
2024-04-13 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Haas Amphitheater and Ratner Courtyard
Join Rabbi Michael Lewis and Cara Friedman for a short, lively tot Shabbat service geared towards families with children up to age 5.

Esther's Story (Taylor's Version) Purim Spiel and Carnival
2024-03-24 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel
Families with children of all ages are invited to celebrate with costumes, spiel and carnival fun. Begin with Esther’s Story (Taylor’s Version) at 10 a.m. followed by carnival games, bounce houses, a climbing wall and more. Food will be available for purchase from local food trucks.
New this year, a special tot carnival only for children up to age 5 from 10-11:15 a.m., complete with face painting and a chance to enjoy the carnival inflatables without the big kids! Older children, grades Kindergarten and above, will join the carnival after the spiel.
Carnival tickets are required for all children ages 2 and up who are participating.
Pre-sale until 3 p.m. on March 22: $10 per ticket
After March 22 3 p.m. and at the door: $15 per ticket

Tot Shabbat
2024-03-22 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Linz Hall
Come dressed in your Purim costume for this special Shabbat celebration with Hallie Weiner, Cantorial Intern and Willie Wrinkle.

Sleep Training Your Toddler
2024-02-21 09:15 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Linz Hall
Join certified pediatric sleep consultant and founder of The Rested Cub, Nora Paroo for a discussion on all things baby and toddler sleep.

ECEC Visiting Days
2023-12-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-28 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-11-08 09:30 - 11:00, 2023-10-24 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El
Come see how Temple Emanu-El ECEC’s child-centered community embraces the collaborative pedagogy approaches of Reggio Emilia and the International Baccalaureate to facilitate authentic exploration opportunities with the experiential world. Enjoy refreshments, an in-depth presentation and tour of the ECEC building. Sign up to visit.

Israel at War: Follow Up Conversation for ECEC Parents
2023-12-01 09:45 (America/Chicago) | Temple Emanu-El Linz Hall
Parents of ECEC and YL+E students are invited to join Rabbi Amy Rossel and Aya Margalit, as well as Meagan Friedman and Andrew Paull, respectively, to reflect, share thoughts and ask questions about how you and your children continue to understand and process the war in Israel.
ECEC

December 1 @ 9:45 (after Shabbat) – 11 a.m.
Temple Emanu-El Linz Hall
In-Person
Contact: Jennifer Richman | jrichman@tedallas.org

YL+E

December 3 @ 9:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Temple Emanu-El Ackerman Conference Room
In-Person
Contact: Karin Lester | klester@tedallas.org

Temple Responds: Israel | Talking to Young Children
2023-10-27 09:45 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
A workshop for early childhood parents to learn to talk to young children about difficult times. With Rabbi David Stern, Rabbi Amy Rossel and a mental health professional. Moderated by Rabbi Michael Lewis.
