Temple Emanu-El Happenings |
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5782 Annual Campaign - #GivingTuesday & Matching Donor Announced! |
Mark your Calendars for #GivingTuesday on November 30th! This is a great day to support the Annual Campaign on this National Day of Giving.
We are excited to announce that the Blitchok family is one of our Matching Donors for the Annual Campaign this year! On #GivingTuesday, they will be matching your donations, to double the impact you have in supporting Temple Emanu-El!
Let's work together to help reach our goal of $100,000 to continually support Temple Emanu-El programming, eduction opportunities, security upgrades & more!
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Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 25th
Friday, November 26th
(Temple Offices Closed)
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Fri., November 26th
6:30 PM
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Mon., November 29th
7:00 PM
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Tues., November 30th
12:00 PM
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Tues., November 30th
7:00 PM
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Tues., November 30th
7:30 PM
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Wed., December 1st
7:00 PM
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Fri., December 3rd
7:00 PM
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Sat., December 4th
5:00 PM
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Sat., December 4th
6:30 PM
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Sun., December 5th
6:00 PM
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Tues., December 7th
12:00 PM
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Tues., December 7th
7:00 PM
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Tues., December 7th
7:30 PM
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Wed., December 8th
12:00 PM
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Wed., December 8th
7:00 PM
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Thurs., December 9th
12:00 PM
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Fri., December 10th
7:00 PM
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Sat., December 11th
9:00 AM
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Sun., December 12th
9:00 AM
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Sun., December 12th
9:00 AM
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Sun., December 12th
12:30 PM
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Mon., December 13th
7:00 PM
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Tues., December 14th
12:00 PM
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Tues., December 14th
7:00 PM
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Fri., December 17th
6:00 PM
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Fri., December 17th
7:00 PM
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Important Upcoming Events |
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Latkes & Laughs Tickets On Sale Now! |
Sunday, December 5th // 6:30pm
Temple Emanu-El in San Jose is excited to present it's Annual Latkes & Laughs show, available to everyone around the world via Zoom this year with some amazing talent! This is both a "FUNdraiser" and unique, virtual get together for the Jewish Community, on Sunday, December 5th, from 6:30 - 7:30pm, the final night of Chanukah.
We are offering a watch party, in addition to the at home Zoom experience! Get all the details below!
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Jewish Family Services - Embrace A Family |
November 18th - December 15th
Once again, Temple Emanu-El is partnering with Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley to fulfill the Chanukah and holiday wishes of families and seniors who would otherwise go without gifts. To maintain the safety of JFS staff, volunteers and clients during COVID 19, this year wishes will be on a virtual dreidel board. Visit the JFS SV SignUpGenius page at
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Temple Emanu-El + Second Harvest Holiday Dinner Drive |
Join Temple Emanu-El as we support Second Harvest of Silicon Valley in their annual Dinner Drive. Every donation helps to provide meals for families in need. Any amount goes a long way to feeding those in our community.
Get involved by clicking the link below to learn about donations. You can give money online or via check. (Please write Temple Emanu-El HDD on the memo line for checks.) All the details are below.
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Friday, November 25th // 6:30pm
We would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! Tonight's service will be a special one, as it will be led by our Ritual Committee. We invite you to join us both at Temple and online for tonight's Shabbat Service.
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Tuesday, November 30th // 12:00pm
Want to hang out with the Rabbi over lunch? Want to talk about what's happening at Temple or in the Community? Sign up for Rabbi Magat's Weekly chat! We look forward to having you join us for a great discussion!
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Tuesday, November 30th // 7:30pm
Great exercise! Great fun! Great chance to meet new people!
Put on your dancin' shoes and come to our free Israeli dance class taught by our very own Loui Tucker. No dance experience necessary and we welcome everyone from the community to join in the fun.
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New Member Welcome Meeting |
Wednesday, December 1st // 7:00pm
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Calling all new temple members- have you joined our temple community and missed out on an opportunity to connect with other new members? Well mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 7:00pm as Temple Emanu-El wants to recognize YOU and formally welcome you to the temple family.
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Family Shabbat Led By Shoshanim (5th Grade) |
Friday, December 3rd // 7:00pm
Shabbat Shalom! We are excited to have our Shoshanim (5th Grade) Students leading services tonight. This will be a unique experience and we invite you to participate and sing with us.
Tonight's service is also the 6th Night of Chanukah, and we invite you to bring your Chanukiah to light with everyone after the service. As part of our Oneg, we will have Sufganiyot to go! We look forward to seeing you there!
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Sisterhood Chanukah Party |
Saturday, December 4th // 5:00pm
Please join Sisterhood for our Annual Hanukkah Party on Saturday, December 4 at 5:00PM. It will be at the home of Arlene Williams. There will be a potluck dinner and we will be making latkes. We will also have a Havdalah service. Please bring a gift (worth no more than $20) so you can participate in a Gift Exchange.
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Friday, December 10th // 7:00pm
Yes! Rock Shabbat is back! Come join us IN-PERSON for a special and unique musical Shabbat experience. Music will be provided by Temple Emanu-El's congregational band! You don't want to miss this Shabbat service.
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Want to play Mah Jongg? The Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood is now selling Mah Jongg cards! They are $10.00 for the large and $9.00 for the regular cards. Checks can be made out to "Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood" and be mailed to Bobi Levine.
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Let's be sure to help keep everyone healthy and review the Temple Covid Safety Protocols so you are prepared when you come! These protocols are subject to change.
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Community Candle Lighting at the Pruneyard |
Thursday, December 2nd // 4:30pm
Please join us for a special Hanukkah celebration with the entire Silicon Valley Jewish community. Featuring the music of Lior Ben-Hur and Yavneh Day School students, followed by a reading of Larry’s Latkes by local PJ Library author, Jenna Waldman. We’ll close with a big thank-you to our community leaders, and words from Campbell’s Mayor, Elizabeth Gibbons & Campbell’s Vice Mayor, Paul Resnikoff.
Free and open to the public. No registration required.
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URGENT: JFS Assistance with the Refugee Crisis
Help today!
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Help Respond to the Current Refugee Crisis: Did you know that in Santa Clara County, Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley is one of only two nonprofits providing refugee resettlement and connected services for families and individuals?
Currently, JFS SV is assisting refugees from Afghanistan and other locations. If you are interested in learning more, have questions or ideas, or would like to provide support to refugees in other ways, please contact JFS SV volunteer and refugee housing committee member, Debbie Michels, debbiemichels@yahoo.com, 408-507-1282. Thank you!
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Temple Emanu-El
1010 University Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
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Need help? Contact us!
(408) 292-0939
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