This Week at Temple Emanuel

A Note From Our Financial Team

Temple Emanuel 2022

Year-End Donor Statements

I will be emailing Tax Year 2022 Donor Statements in January, by request.  Please email Jocelyn, or call me at the office 480.838.1414 ext. 14 to request your statement. Please indicate whether you would prefer to receive a paper copy in the mail, vs. an emailed version. I am happy to accommodate your request.

If you’d like to make an additional gift for the tax year ending December 31, 2022, please make your gift online, or provide a check to the office by Friday, December 30. As long as your check is dated and/or donation is postmarked no later than December 31, I will make sure it is included in your year-end statement.

Thank you for your support of our community in 2022. Your tax-deductible gifts are deeply appreciated.

In addition to monetary donations, we are able to accept donations of stock or vehicles (avoid the hassle of selling your used vehicle). 

With gratitude,

Jocelyn Richards

Director of Finance

Click here to make an online charitable donation to Temple Emanuel

Monday, January 16

Monday Morning Minyan will resume meeting next Monday.

Tuesday, January 17



No Scheduled Events

Wednesday, January 18

Yarn Yentas

10:00 - 11:30 am | Temple Lobby 

Join us every Wednesday as we join together for creativity and companionship. Bring your current projects or start a new one! No RSVP Needed to join us!

Religious School in Session

5:15 pm | In-person

NOW AVAILABLE!

Pre-Purchase Snack Time for Your

Religious School Students!

Available for use during Wednesday Religious School hours.

Thursday, January 19

Inaugural Pickleball Meeting

7:00 pm | Online Only

Join us while we kick off our Pickleball league!

Always wanted to learn but never had a chance? Heard about Pickleball and would like to learn more? Have you played Pickleball and would like play again? Join our call our first call to discuss how to get involved and play.

Friday, January 20

Erev Shabbat with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein with the ShabbaTones!

6:30 pm | Live and Interactive on Zoom or In-person via RSVP

Meeting ID: 916 3232 7896 | Passcode: shalom

Join us for our Erev Shabbat worship service with Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein and The ShabbaTones.  (Our Pre-K and Kindergarteners will also be participating.)



All are always welcome! Please invite your friends to worship with our community!

Plan on staying for our Oneg Shabbat in our Social Hall after services!

Saturday, January 21

Shabbat Morning Torah Study led by Rabbi Cookie Lea Olshein

9:15 am | Live and Interactive on Zoom

*ONLINE ONLY*

Meeting ID: 881 7402 8792 | Passcode: Torah

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. (Please note that the book is also available digitally on Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.)

So, grab a cup of coffee and join us ONLINE at 9:15am.

(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.)

Bat Mitzvah Ceremony of Lily Goldstein

10:30 am | Live and Interactive on Zoom or In-person via RSVP

Meeting ID: 970 5909 1302  Passcode: Mitzvah

Lily Goldstein will celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, January 21, 2023, joined by her proud parents Precy and Ben Goldstein, and her sister Lucy. She is the granddaughter of Dorothy and Harvey Goldstein of Pittsburgh, PA, and Millionita Dizon and the late Modesto Dizon of Honolulu, HI. 

Lily is currently in the seventh grade and enjoys playing tennis and golf. She also enjoys ballet and has a love of art.

For her Bat Mitzvah Project, she practiced acts of kindness in many different ways. Some of the more notable ways were preparing and distributing care packages to the less fortunate and unhoused in her community. Additionally, she spent time visiting a senior living facility where she distributed warm fuzzy socks to the residents, and spent time visiting with those who may not receive visitors often.

Mazel tov, Lily!

Sunday, January 22

Religious School in Session

9:30 am | In-person

Upcoming Events 

Check out the Temple "Events" page for further information.

Now through - February 17th

Sisterhood Fundraiser - Show Your Love

Enter to win online until 12:00pm on February 17, 2023!

Drawings begin February 1st.

Winners will be notified by email and posted on Facebook.



Gift cards will be mailed to the winners.

Good luck!

Saturday, January 28

Sisterhood Day Spa for the Soul

2:30 pm - 6:15 pm | In-Person

Wednesday, February 1

Sacred Earth: Common Ground

7:00 pm | In-Person

Join us in partnership with Arizona Interfaith Power and Light as well as other local congregations for an evening of storytelling, community, and art in an effort to find common ground. 

Sunday, February 5

Tu b'Shvat

11:30 am | In-Person

March 16th, 23rd and 30th

Taste of Judaism

7:00 pm | In-Person and Online

Save the Dates!

February 15

Daytime Book Club

1:30 pm | In-Person

No RSVP is Required, come and join us!

February 9

MOE Poker Night

7:00 pm | In-Person

Get Involved!

Mitzvah of the Month

Interested in Joining the Chavurah Committee? 

I-HELP - Needs you

Sundays, February to December 2023

Volunteer to Feed the Hungry in 2023!

I-HELP is an acronym for Interfaith Housing Emergency Lodging Program. It is a program of Tempe Community Action Agency that partners a number of faith communities, clubs, and organizations to combat homelessness. Temple Emanuel is responsible for planning and preparing dinner and lunches for the first two Sundays of each month. 

Jim Flegenheimer, Temple Emanuel I-HELP coordinator, is looking for volunteers (and specifically groups of individuals) to cook and serve food (children are welcome, but should be 12 or older) on the following Sundays in 2023:

February 5 at King of Glory Lutheran Church

February 12 at Tempe Church of Christ

March 5 at King of Glory Lutheran Church

March 12 at Tempe Church of Christ

April 2 at King of Glory Lutheran Church

April 9 at Tempe Church of Christ

May 7 at King of Glory Lutheran Church

May 14 at Tempe Church of Christ

June 4 at King of Glory Lutheran Church

June 11 at Tempe Church of Christ

July 2 at King of Glory Lutheran Church

July 9 at Tempe Church of Christ

August 6 at King of Glory Lutheran Church

August at Tempe Church of Christ

September 3 at King of Glory Lutheran Church

September at Tempe Church of Christ

Please consider volunteering your time to perform this mitzvah!

Did you always secretly envy our teachers and Madrichim for their cool, blue, TEOT shirts? Now YOU TOO can be the proud owner of a TEOT shirt! We also have our TEOT bags available for purchase in classic blue or modern black!

A wide array of T-shirt sizes (from 3T to XXXL!) and colors (red, green, orange, black, pink, and purple) are available with limited quantities of each. Looking for a specific size and color?

Email Jessie (jessie@emanueloftempe.org) to inquire if it's available! We may be able to order more depending on demand!

The best part? All sales benefit the TEOT Religious School!

Child & Youth T-shirts: $18 each

Adult T-shirts: $25 each

Bags: $20 each

All forms of payment accepted. Order yours today!