Saturday, January 6

Saturday, January 6

Sunday, January 7

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SHABBAT SERVICES

Friday, January 5

4:11 PM: Candle Lighting

5:30 PM: Kabbalat Shabbat

In person - Fishbein Chapel

Leader: Rabbi Fel

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Meeting ID: 405 452 0081 | Password: 99Taft | Phone: 929.436.2866

Saturday, January 6

8:00 AM: Early Service - Parashat Sh'mot

In person - Fishbein Chapel

Leaders: Murray Gereboff, Niecie Weiner

Torah Readers: Niecie Weiner, Murray Gereboff

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Meeting ID: 634 360 0434 | Password: 818674 | Phone: 929.436.2866

9:30 AM: Sanctuary Service - Shabbat B'yahad

In person - Main Sanctuary

Leaders: Judy Greenblatt and Bill Dilworth

10:15 AM - Torah Service

Leaders: Rabbi Fel, Bob Fishman, and members of the Religious School's 6th and 7th grades

Torah Readers: David Lubiner, Karen Drucker-Stern, Yoni Weiss, Ron Shufrin

Haftarah: Rachel Levy

11:15 AM - Musaf

Leader: Meital Jacob

11:40 AM - Welcoming New Babies into the Community

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Meeting ID: 405 452 0081 | Password: 99Taft | Phone: 929.436.2866

11:00 AM: Tot Shabbat

TIME CHANGE due to New Baby Shabbat!

In person - Sisterhood Lounge

12:00 PM: Kiddush Lunch

In person - Alperin Meeting House



1:00 PM: Shabbat Minhah

In person - Fishbein Chapel

Torah Reader: Steve Blazer

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5:16 PM: Havdalah

5:30 PM: Zoom Havdalah

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Thank you to Jay MacCubbin and Rosie Litchman for generously sponsoring Kiddush this week in honor of Rosie's birthday

Thank you to Rebecca Frank Oeser and Paul Oeser for their generous donation to the Kiddush fund in honor of Paul's new job

If you'd like to contribute to Shabbat Kiddush lunch, CLICK HERE or contact Paul Stouber pstouber@teprov.org or call

(401) 331-1616. THANK YOU!!!

Welcome to our Newest Members

-Zach Bram & Alex HaLevi and their child, Eli

Do you have a lifecycle event you want to announce to the congregation? Click here to let us know!

For instructions on touchless zooming on Shabbat Click HERE

Please let us know if you or someone you know is sick. To email the clergy Click here or call the Temple office: (401) 331-1616

Regular Business Office Hours:

Monday: CLOSED | Tuesday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

REMINDER: Only the Main Sanctuary entrance will be open on Shabbat and Yom Tov mornings. You may still enter through our Taft Avenue door with your Temple access card. Call the Temple office for more information: 401-331-1616

A Note on Security

In response to the growing need for enhanced security, we have implemented a comprehensive security plan that includes restricted entry points, the installation of state-of-the-art surveillance cameras, and regular private security details on Shabbat and Yom Tov. For the coming weeks, we have engaged members of the Providence Police Department to provide security details and area patrols on Shabbat, for special events, and when our religious school is in session. 

These efforts reflect Temple Emanu-El's unwavering commitment to providing a secure and welcoming environment for all who worship within its walls, ensuring that faith and community can thrive without fear.

MAZAL TOV!

• Happy Birthday to Rosie Litchman

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!

Thank you to all our volunteers!

Family First Hanukkah Party Volunteer: Caroline Goodwin

Office Help: Amy Berrol, Ellen Shaw

Library Help: Roberta Arsac

TEMPLE EMANU-EL HAPPENINGS

TEQ Movie & Discussion: Sublet

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Time: 2:00 PM

Temple Emanu-El and TEQ present Movie and Discussion on January 7, 2024. Join us for a viewing of the movie "Sublet ".

Watch the trailer!

Baking Volunteers Needed!

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Time: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Come help bake for Kiddush luncheon. Contact Judie Tenenbaum to offer your skills, talents, and time!

Sisterhood Meeting

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024

Time: 11:00 AM

Tuesday Night Learning:

Jewish Values and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

A Shalom Hartman Institute Lecture and Study Series 

Day: Tuesdays - January 16 through March 5, 2024

Time: 7:00 PM, Evening Minyan followed by snacks and learning

Instructors: Rabbi Fel and Cantor Mayer

Cost: Members: $54 and includes a course book; Non-members: $72 and includes a course book

Through video lectures, text study, and lively group discussion, we are pleased to bring the world-renowned faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute to Temple Emanu-El. iEngage: Jewish Values and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict explores one of the most divisive issues affecting the Jewish people today: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Through the study of Jewish narratives about Israel and the unpacking of the complex meanings of peace in Jewish tradition, participants are invited to explore the ideas and values that animate different attitudes toward the conflict and how these values shape their own political understandings.

TEProv Breakfast with Mayor Smiley

Date: Sunday, January 21, 2024

Time: 9:30 AM

Join fellow TEProv Members as we welcome Providence Mayor Brett Smiley to Temple Emanu-El. After a buffet breakfast, we'll hear the mayor talk about the future of Providence and his vision for supporting quality schools, building safer streets, and improving city services. In addition, he'll address issues of particular concern to the Jewish community, including anti-Semitism and addressing bias and discrimination.

This event is open to all Temple Emanu-El members

Jewish Summer Camp and Israel Program Scholarships

Attending Jewish Summer Camp or participating in a trip to Israel are proven ways of strengthening Jewish identity and forging lifelong friendships.  

Temple Emanu-El is proud to offer scholarships and other resources to Temple members in order to make participation in these programs possible.  

Please complete this application by 1/26/24 so the Scholarship Committee may review the requests and distribute the monies available as equitably as possible. Submit one form per child.

Please reach out to Shoshana Jacob with any questions.

Delve Deeper - Two Nations In Your Womb: Jews and Christians in Late Antiquity

Days: Mondays, Feb 5 – March 18

Time: 7 pm

Cost: $175 for 7 sessions (Scholarships available)

Join us on Zoom as two scholars at Providence College offer Jewish and Christian perspectives on ideas and practices, interpretation of sacred texts, and views of the “Other” and the “Self” that informed the development of Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity from ca. 200-600 C.E.

A Taste of Tradition

Please help support Temple Emanu-El's A Taste of Tradition Cookbook Fundraiser!

Back by popular demand, the Temple Emanu-El A Taste of Tradition Cookbook! A collection of hundreds of recipes from members of the Emanu-El community past and present. This cookbook contains over 180 pages and includes every part of the meal-- from drinks and starters to entrees and desserts, with an entire section for holiday meals!

Baking For A Cause

Cookies, brownies or bars are needed that will be added as dessert to over 200 bagged lunches given out weekly by either McAuley House or Help the Homeless, RI.  

Please make a double batch of your favorite cookie/brownie or bar. Put a generous portion (2-3 cookies depending on the size) into a snack or sandwich sized bag and deliver them to either Paula Goldberg 47 Paine Ave. Cranston, RI or Barbara Dwares 46 Balsam Court Cranston RI. Call Paula 941-2042 or Barbara 474-8276 with any questions.

COMMUNITY NEWS

The Jewish Alliance of Greater RI

Israel Emergency Fund

The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island stands with Israel and has opened this emergency fund to provide immediate financial assistance and relief to victims of terror and war.

Funds for Families in Kibbutz Kfar Aza

Please consider helping to financially secure a bright future for these beautiful & recently orphaned kids who will have to carry on without either of their parents.

We have a busy schedule in January! Our newest addition is a film appreciation class featuring classics of Hollywood’s golden age. We have our second session of pottery, this time with a wheel (space is very limited!) We also have the return of our writing community with Jim Levanos. All classes begin in January, though the writing class is drop-in and does not require complete attendance.

On our Arts and Culture schedule of events in January, we have:

Wednesday the 17th Virtual event: Our second virtual art lecture will be on Diane Arbus, the photographer of the marginalized. This follows a very successful and much enjoyed first lecture on Marc Chagall.

Tuesday the 23rd Virtual event: We Need to Talk About Antisemitism by Rabbi Diane Fersko, book talk and discussion.

Sunday the 28th In-person: A fun bonsai workshop in honor of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish birthday for trees.

Tuesday the 30th Virtual event: The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris, a historical fiction book talk and discussion.

JOIN THE JEWISH ALLIANCE OF GREATER RHODE ISLAND ON A SOLIDARITY TRIP TO ISRAEL

From January 14 - 18th, the Alliance will be leading a delegation of Rhode Islanders to Jerusalem and Afula for several intense days of volunteering, learning more about how the war is impacting everyday Israelis, and having the opportunity to meet those impacted by the tragedy of October 7th. 

A more detailed itinerary and the pricing can be found here. If you are interested, please fill out the registration form as quickly as possible, as we need to get a firm number of participants. You can register for the trip here. We hope you can join us!

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