Zionism Today with Rabbi Michael Marmur, Ph.D.

Online on Zoom

This lunch and learn session will focus on how we see ourselves as Zionist Jews in the contemporary landscape, how we move through our own struggles with Israel, Zionism and...

Soul Singing for Israel

Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel

Connect to the land and the people of Israel from afar through music, breath, meditation, and community. We will pray for healing, peace (shalom) and wholeness (sh’leimut), sending hope and positive energy to ourselves, to all we know who are suffering, and to our brothers and sisters in Israel. Come as you are and leave...

Unraveling Israel’s Story Through “Beauty Queen of Jerusalem”

Join Cantor Leslie Niren and Rabbi Michael Lewis in a 4-part adult learning series about bestselling novel turned hit TV show, "The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem." This period drama tells the story of three generations of a Sephardic family in Jerusalem against the backdrop of resistance to the Ottoman regime and later to the British...

Judaism Unfiltered: Israel with Sh’licha Aya Margalit

Temple Emanu-El Linz Hall

Join Rabbi Michael Lewis, Temple shlicha, Aya Margalit and your ATiD 20s and 30s community for a conversation about the current conflict in Israel. A taco dinner will be included.

Unraveling Israel’s Story Through “Beauty Queen of Jerusalem”

Join Cantor Leslie Niren and Rabbi Michael Lewis in a 4-part adult learning series about bestselling novel turned hit TV show, "The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem." This period drama tells the story of three generations of a Sephardic family in Jerusalem against the backdrop of resistance to the Ottoman regime and later to the British...

Artzenu: Learning with Maya Yehezkel

Temple Emanu-El Barbara Zale Center for Living History

Join Temple Sh'lichah, Aya Margalit, as we learn with Maya, who some of us got to know as the tour guide on the recent Temple leadership mission to Israel, who will join us on Zoom from her home in Israel. Maya expresses her love of Israel and the pain of the war through her works...

Artzenu: Learning with Zeev Engelmayer

Temple Emanu-El Barbara Zale Center for Living History

Create a postcard with Zeev, an Israeli cartoonist and humorist who is well known as “Shoshke,” his performance art character who is a symbol of free speech and artistic freedom. This session will be led by Aya Margalit, Temple Sh'lichah, while Zeev joins us live from Israel on Zoom. A light lunch will be served...

Artzenu: Lavi Lipshitz Photography Exhibit

Lavi was a 20-year-old staff sergeant in the IDF who captured life on the front lines. He was killed on Oct. 31 by a Hamas missile in the northern Gaza Strip. His father, Nitzan, has made his photographs available for the world to witness. Make time to explore the photos and join us for an...

May 17: Yom HaAtzmaut All-In Shabbat

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....

Noa | Yom HaAtzmaut Israel Benefit Concert

Temple Emanu-El

Celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut with a benefit concert featuring Achinoam Nini aka Noa, an internationally acclaimed Israeli concert and recording artist, songwriter and percussionist. Joined by her longstanding musical collaborator Gil...