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2023-2024 Partnership Renewal | | |
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An exciting new
year is well
underway at
Temple Emanuel.
Have you renewed?
Have questions?
We are here to help!
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Religious School Enrollment
for 2023-2024
is Still Open!
Please log in to your ShulCloud account to enroll your student. If you are interested in enrolling and do not yet have a ShulCloud account, please contact our office during normal business hours.
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Is your student interested in our Madrichim program for this year?
We still want and need helpers - be an integral part of the whole!
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Taste of Judaism
Fall 2023
Thursdays, August 17th, 24th, and 31st
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
*ONLINE ONLY*
| Please join Temple Emanuel in supporting this essential need for the unhoused in the Phoenix community. Donations may be dropped off in the Temple Emanuel lobby during normal office hours. | |
Justa Center provides a huge array of services to seniors who are unhoused or in danger of becoming unhoused by providing day programs, cooling centers, access to social workers, nurses, legal help, and much more. They have connections with many service agencies and match seniors with the help they need.
Justa Center needs sun protection items (sunglasses, brimmed hats, lip balm, sunblock) and snacks (individual packages of crackers, pretzels, chips, breakfast bars, and fruit cups) for their resource center.
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Interested in Joining the Chavurah Committee?
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Monday, July 31
Monday Morning Minyan
9:30 am
In-Person
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Join a small group of us, led by our own Sue Dermer, as we kick off the week with prayer and camaraderie. Along the way, we share our joys, sorrows, news of our families, prayer requests, and other experiences that draw us into the community.
No RSVP is required. All are welcome!
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Wednesday, August 2
Yarn Yentas
10:00 - 11:30 am
In-Person
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Join us every Wednesday as we come together for creativity and companionship in our Temple Lobby. Bring your current project or start a new one!
No RSVP is needed to join us!
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Join Rabbi Olshein and Cantorial Soloist Gregg Luchs for an intimate Erev Shabbat/Friday night worship service.
Members, please see your weekly Shabbat email for the Zoom link.
This service is also available via Live Stream on our Facebook page each Friday beginning at 6:30 pm.
All are welcome! Please invite your friends to worship with our community . . . and stay for
Oneg Shabbat!
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Shabbat Morning Torah Study led by Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein
9:15 am
Live and Interactive on Zoom
*ONLINE ONLY*
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Members, please see your weekly Shabbat email for the Zoom link.
By group consensus, we use "The Social Justice Torah Commentary" as the lens through which we discuss each week's Torah portion this year.
Please Note: It is NOT necessary for you to purchase this book as we share the text on screen each week. However, if you would like to own your own copy, please click HERE to purchase your copy directly from the CCAR Press. (The book is also available digitally on Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.)
So, grab a cup of coffee and join us ONLINE at
9:15 am.
(Please Note: This is the same link we use for our weekly ONLINE Shabbat Morning Worship when we do not celebrate with a B'nai Mitzvah family.)
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Saturday Morning Shabbat Worship
led by Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein
10:30 am
Live and Interactive on Zoom
*ONLINE ONLY*
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Members, please see your weekly Shabbat email for the Zoom link.
During our informal (and interactive) Shabbat Morning worship, we will dig deeper into the meaning of our traditional prayers and liturgical music, while including modern, interpretative versions that will challenge our understanding of our tradition, as well as a short Torah reading. Each week, we will include a prayer for healing and recitation of the Mourner's Kaddish in case you would like to share your personal prayers for those we love who are struggling and those we have lost.
This service works well for both the inexperienced pray-er as well as those well-versed in our prayer tradition (all liturgy, including English readings and transliteration, will be projected on screen).
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Sunday, August 6
9:30 am - 11:30 am
First Day of Religious School!
Welcome back! Parents, please join your children in the Sanctuary beginning at 9:30 am.
After our Opening Program, Religious School parents will return to the Social Hall for a program with Rabbi Olshein and our new Religious School Principal Heidi Goldsobel, followed by our Committee Fair, which is an opportunity to meet other families and get involved.
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9:00 am - 11:30 am
Religious School Families'
Back-to-School Breakfast
Sponsored by Men of Emanuel (MOE)
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
Committee Fair
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11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Sundaes on Sunday!
Temple Emanuel Tempe Youth (TETY)
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Join us for our first TETY (Temple Emanuel Temple Youth) event of the year!
Are you in 6th - 12th grade? You're invited!
This is a free "taster" event to help you get a feel for the program, learn about the exciting experiences TETY is planning, and meet other
TETY friends through games, competitions, and activities!
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Wednesday, August 9
5:15 pm - 8:15 pm
Religious School
First Wednesday Session
Welcome back! TETY will be selling snacks as a fundraiser again this year. Parents, this is an easy way to feed your kids while supporting TETY!
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Thursday, August 10
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
High Holy Days' Choir
First Rehearsal
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Friday, August 11
5:30 pm | In-Person via RSVP
Online & Interactive via Zoom
"The Greatest Shul on Earth"!
Nosh begins at 5:30 pm, followed
by Erev Shabbat worship at 6:30 pm, with a special Oneg Shabbat dessert reception following.
Members, please see your weekly Shabbat email for links.
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Sunday, August 13
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
During Religious School
Sisterhood's Pampered Chef Fundraiser
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9:15 am - 11:45 am
Café Emanuel
sponsored by Men of Emanuel (MOE)
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Sunday, August 20
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Temple Emanuel Parking Lot
Vitalant Blood Drive
Sponsored by Men of Emanuel (MOE)
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Temple Emanuel's
Caring Community Needs You!
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When someone in our spiritual community needs help, it takes many hands. Won't you join us in providing needed assistance and support?
Perhaps an individual or family is coping with an injury or illness, is grieving or lonely, or is in need of comfort in some other way.
Some of the ways you can show that you care:
- Make a phone call
- Provide a ride
- Write a card
- Deliver a meal
Click below to add your name to the list of "Carers" we can count on!
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Temple Volunteers Needed!
Temple Emanuel has a long history of having a pool of skilled and dedicated volunteers helping us in the Temple - won't you join this revered group?
Your contributions of time and talent are invaluable to us - it's a mitzvah!
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Challah Bakers
Ready to show off your baking skills?
We are looking for volunteers to bake small loaves for our weekly Worship Services!
Plain or flavored loaves are welcome, please just don't mix meat and dairy. (Also, our facility is nut free and please let us know of any potential allergens so we can pass the information along.) Click below for more info and to sign up!
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Please Sponsor an Oneg Shabbat!
Our Temple Emanuel Oneg Shabbat dessert receptions are opportunities for our community to come together and enjoy the sweetness of Shabbat with conversation and refreshments every Friday after services.
We invite you to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat in honor of your family and friends. Gather your friends, Chavurot, social groups, committees, clubs, or family to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, weddings, graduations, new babies, a loved one’s accomplishments, or any happy occasion - or just to celebrate being alive!
It is a wonderful way to celebrate any special occasion with your Temple Emanuel community!
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I-HELP
Sundays 2023
FALL/WINTER DATES
Volunteer to Feed the Hungry in 2023!
I-HELP is an acronym for Interfaith Housing Emergency Lodging Program. It is a Tempe Community Action Agency program that partners with several faith communities, clubs, and organizations to combat homelessness. Temple Emanuel is responsible for planning and preparing dinners and lunches for the first two Sundays of each month.
Jim Flegenheimer, Temple Emanuel I-HELP coordinator, is looking for volunteers (specifically, groups of individuals) to cook and serve food (children are welcome, but should be 12 or older) on the following Sundays during fall and winter 2023. Specific locations in Tempe will be provided by Jim when your volunteer day is confirmed.
September 3
September 10
October 1
October 8
November 5
November 12
December 3
December 10
Please consider volunteering your time to perform this mitzvah! Because of a recent lack of available volunteers, we run the risk of not being able to participate in this mitzvah, so please get the word out, and thank you - your gifts of time and effort are so very appreciated by this community.
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Order your Tote Bags and T-Shirts
Today and Show Your TEOT pride!
Tote Bags are $20 each, and come in
either light blue with black logo or
black with a white logo.
Children/Youth sized T-Shirts are $18 each.
Available in red, black, orange, and pink.
Adult-sized T-Shirts are $25 each.
Available in red, black, pink, green, and purple.
All sales benefit the
Temple Emanuel Religious School Fund.
Online orders are now accepted.
Order yours today!
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