Citrus Here Earlier!!! New Deadline for orders: December 8, for December 21st delivery.
Bring a burst of sunshine into your winter! The TE citrus sale is back!
If you received the traditional ‘citrus envelope’ you can make your order and return the form with your check to the Temple office, or you can save yourself a stamp and place your order right here!
We look forward to joining with all houses of worship in the Town of Orange for our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 23 at 7:00 pm. This year the service will be hosted by the Church of the Good Shepherd, 680 Racebrook Road in Orange.
Earlier this year Rabbi Mark Winer, TE’s first Rabbi, was awarded an MBE (Member of British Empire) in London for his interfaith work. We are delighted to welcome him back and to congratulate him on this high and well-deserved honor.
(You can read an article about Rabbi Winer and the Honor he received here. )
You and your family are invited to a Shabbat dinner at 6:00 PM on Friday, November 21, 2014. Enjoy a terrific classic Shabbat chicken dinner with scrumptious sides and salad. Challah of course! Vegetarian options available.
Come & delight in learning to prepare delectable foods from Chef Jawahar [Jack] Doraiswamy’s native India, and then happily partake in a full, three course Indian meal.
Take home the recipes for all dishes & packets of spices used, so you can impress family & friends for your next home-cooked dinner.
Join the TE community, along with friends, for this special, first-of-a-kind event! Seating is limited, so make your reservations now!
Friends & family from the larger community are welcome & encouraged.
What to you know about your family’s past? What mysteries can be unlocked and what secrets are waiting to be revealed? Howard Siegel, Temple member and genealogist, will teach us how to use a variety of sources to discover our Jewish ancestry. Join us for ‘Jewish Genealogy: Tracing Your Roots’ on Sunday, October 26, 9:45 am bagels and…, program at 10:00 am.
Sukkot, a Hebrew word meaning “booths” or “huts,” refers to the Jewish festival of giving thanks for the fall harvest. It also commemorates the 40 years of Jewish wandering in the desert after the giving of the Torah atop Mt. Sinai. This year it begins at sunset on October 8th. Please join Temple Emanuel at 6:30 pm for Erev Sukkot Service!
For more information about the holiday, please visit http://www.reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays
Abraham’s Tent is a cooperative effort between Columbus House and congregations of faith in the Greater New Haven area. Represented by the Interfaith Cooperative Ministries, it began in 2009 when a city funded shelter remained closed for the winter due to lack of funds. From December to April Abraham’s tent provides safe shelter and food for 12 men whom are selected by Columbus House for this special project. Our responsibility is to feed the men a warm family style dinner, breakfast the next morning and a bagged lunch for them to take back to Columbus House where they will shower and get ready for their day. Temple Emanuel’s responsibility is for one week in February where we partner with Grace and St Peters Episcopal church in Hamden.
On behalf of Temple Emanuel, this project is spearheaded by Ronda Stiekman. She is always looking for fellow congregants willing to assist during this weeklong commitment. If you’d like to contribute your time and help prepare a meal, please contact Ronda at AT@TempleEmanuel-GNH.org
In September, members of Temple Emanuel joined the March Against Climate Change in New York with more than 750 businesses, unions, faith groups, schools, social justice groups, environmental groups. You can still add your voice to that call and take action to address climate change. An organizational meeting will be taking November 2nd at 10:00 in the Sanctuary to plan next steps.
For information contact Jean Silk at TikkunOlam@TempleEmanuel-GNH.
ATTENTION ALL TE GENTLEMEN. Michael Neufeld is organizing a Men’s Club which will be similar to Sisterhood in many respects, particularly the goal of fundraising for TE, but with its own flair and activities. Anyone who is interested in learning more is invited to join an organizational meeting to be held at TE on Sunday, October 19th, at 10:30 a.m. Michael is very excited about this endeavor and has received very positive feedback based on informal discussions with other members of the congregation.
