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Music to our ears…
“The individual may pray in prose or even in wordless silence; a congregation must sing or disband.” Israel Abrahams, Poetry and Religion (1920) Music has always been a…
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The joys of Purim… Adar is here!
Mishenikhnas Adar, marbim b’simchah… From the moment the month of Adar begins, we increase the joy… This ancient rabbinic dictum reminds us that we are to celebrate Purim…
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Adult Education at TE!
Learning opportunities aren’t just for kids at TE! There is a warm, welcoming learning community for adults too. Multiple educational opportunities with the Rabbi are available for adults…
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The quiet months are over…
‘Deep winter, still winter, but the days are visibly longer. The sun is visibly brighter. In the Land of Israel, it is still raining – but the rains…
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Dreaming of camp…
Happy New year! May 2012 bring you all much joy and happiness – and a little fewer snow days than last year! 🙂 Together with Lew Shaffer and…
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“What’s God got to do with it?” – Adult Education Opportunity Feb 4th @ 3pm
So, as Ike and Tina Turner might say “What’s God got to do with it?” Come decide in this lay led, 5 week class that will meet once…
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“Torahs’R’us: All you ever wanted to know about Torah but were afraid to ask”
A brand-new educational opportunity for adults for 2012 This course will examine the Torah-reading traditions, its history and meaning, the structure of the Torah service and much more.…
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Prayer is for everyone…
There is a wonderful Chasidic story about a boy who did not know how to pray – so the rabbi advised him to recite the letters of the…
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Thanksgiving, the Jewish Way
The entire congregation is invited to an intergenerational educational program on Sunday, November 20th, 9:30 – 12:00 noon. A morning of learning, music, fun, food and community. The program…
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Building the community…
If God does not build the house, the workers labor in vain… (Psalm 127). There is an ancient Jewish tradition: when building a house, to leave one corner,…
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IT’S HERE!
It’s here. Finally. 5772. For once the event, or should I say events, will live up to the hype. No disappointment here like Geraldo Rivera had when he…
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High Holy Day Cantorial Soloists Laurel Shader and Anna Zonderman
Laurel Shader, a member of Temple Emanuel since 1985, has been a High Holy Day cantorial soloist at TE since 1996. She has also been the music director/arranger…