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TE’s First Night Passover Seder, Friday April 19, 2019 at 6:30 pm

Please sign up by April 12th!!!

And you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt.  Therefore you shall observe this day, throughout your generations, as a statute forever.-Exodus 12:17

According to the Jewish tradition, one of the greatest mitzvot (commandments) of Passover is to celebrate this ancient biblical holiday with a Seder – a special gathering that brings together our history, heritage, and modern observances that are meaningful and relevant to us today. It is the time when Jews are getting together to read the Haggadah, perform rituals, sing, have fun, and of course EAT!

Join our extended Temple Emanuel family to celebrate the First Night Passover Seder on Friday, April 19th. Members & non-members are welcome!

Please do not let the cost of the dinner prevent you and your family from attending the Seder – speak to Rabbi Farbman confidentially.

Family Shabbat Potluck Dinner (Dairy), January 25, 2019, 6pm

Share a potluck Shabbat meal with family and friends! Unwind at the end of the week, and welcome Shabbat with your extended Temple Emanuel Family.
A Tot Shabbat service for families with kids under 5 is at 5:30pm, and a main Shabbat service will begin at 7:30pm – you are welcome to either, or just come and share the meal! Please sign up for potluck – follow the link!

Tot Shabbat, January 25 at 5:30 pm

Come celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Michael in the beautiful TE sanctuary with songs and stories! Perfect for children under 5 and their families.

Members and non-members welcome!

The Tot Shabbat service on Friday, January 25 at 5:30 pm will be followed by a Shabbat potluck (dairy) dinner, allowing congregants of all ages to interact and enjoy the meal! We will have some teens to help out during dinner, allowing parents a chance to get to know more adults at TE.

To sign up for potluck dinner, please follow this link.

President’s column (September)

A small but hearty group of TE members, along with Rabbi Michael Farbman, visited Israel in July. Our guide was an Israeli kibbutznick, originally from South Africa, who immigrated to Israel in the Apartheid era to seek a more morally balanced Jewish life. Julian Resnick took us to many common tourist sites in Israel, and also to several West Bank locations, where we met and spoke with several Palestinians of various backgrounds – including a reporter for Time magazine, a Palestinian policeman, and a Palestinian billionaire developer. This remarkable man has built a city near Ramallah for upper middle class living, which looks like planned cities in the US including modern apartments, shopping areas, playgrounds, pools, theater. There are already 4,000 people living there, and clearly a growing market for this life. His vision is to help resolve Palestine’s current dilemma of victimhood by looking forward with more jobs, more financial success and more stability for Palestinians and Israelis.

It became clear to us that nobody wants continued Occupation – -often victimizing Palestinians and forcing Israelis into uncomfortable moral positions. However we learned that the situation is very complex – – Israel must defend itself, as Hamas encourages destitute Palestinians to confront and attack Israel. It is in Hamas’ interest to maintain the desperate condition of many destitute, displaced Palestinians, who blame not Hamas, but Israel.    What is the way out? Helping develop a Palestinian infrastructure, and a vision of hope as the developer is doing, may be one such creative solution.

We then all heard of the Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who as AP reported “became an international symbol of resistance to Israeli occupation after slapping two soldiers.” The soldiers initially walked away, not causing an incident. However after a video of the encounter “went viral,” and strong voices in Israel, like Cabinet minister Uri Ariel said “I think Israel acts too mercifully with these types of terrorists,” the girl and her mother were arrested and jailed. After an international outcry, they were released, and hailed as heroes in their West Bank home.

Such a complex problem – each day the IDF and Israeli leadership make decisions that are based on Jewish morality and law, and also on a commitment to preserve the safety of Israel. Israel provides electricity to Gaza, even as their citizens send flaming balloons and kites into Israeli lands to burn their crops and possibly their homes. Israel sends humanitarian supplies across to Gaza, even as Hamas will not recognize that these life-saving supplies come from Israel.

It seems to me that the more secure and successful Palestinians can be in creating a successful Palestine, the more secure Israel can be with their neighbors in the West Bank. As long as people look back and maintain the cycle of domination and victimhood, there will be only anger, violence and sympathetic figures like the teenage Ahed Tamini. When Palestinians and Israelis look to the future and not the past, with efforts to support Palestinian autonomy, security and economic success, the space for a way out of this longtime tragedy may appear.

High Holy Days 5779 (2018)

High Holy Days 5779 (2018) 

Schedule of Services

SELICHOT SERVICE

Joint URJ Selichot service@ Congregation Mishkan Israel, Saturday, Sept 1st @ 7.00pm

EREV ROSH HASHANAH

Sunday, September 9, 8pm

Oneg to follow

ROSH HASHANAH FIRST DAY SERVICE

Monday, September 10, 10am

Children’s Service 9.45 am

Kiddush and Tashlich to follow

ROSH HASHANAH SECOND DAY SERVICE

Tuesday, September 11 @ 10 am

EREV YOM KIPPUR SERVICE (KOL NIDREI)

Tuesday, September 18 @ 8pm

YOM KIPPUR MORNING SERVICE

Wednesday, September 19 @ 10 am

Children’s Service – 9:45 am

YK Study Session: The Book of Jonah with Bennett Graff @ 1 pm (approx)

YOM KIPPUR AFTERNOON SERVICE (MINCHA)

Wednesday, September 19 –  4:15 pm

Followed by Yizkor (approximately 5:45 pm), Neila, and Havdalah

Break-the-Fast to follow

EREV SUKKOT

Sunday, September 23

9:30 am – Sukkah build and Sukkot Family Program, Potluck Lunch in the Sukkah

6:30 pm – Erev Sukkot Service

SUKKOT

Monday, September 24 (office will be closed)

EREV SIMCHAT TORAH

Sunday, September 30  – 6:00 PM

SIMCHAT TORAH

Monday, October 1 (office will be closed)

The Annual Meeting of Temple Emanuel Members June 3, 2018 at 10 am.

Please Join Us for:
The Annual Meeting of Members
Sunday, June 3, 2018
9:30 am – Coffee & bagels: Schmooze and catch up with friends
10:00 am – Meeting and voting
In the Social Hall
The Annual Meeting Notice, the Board Slate and Proposed Budget have been sent to all the members of the congregation via email last week. If you did NOT receive a notice, or if you would like a paper copy, please let Ruth know ASAP.

Tot Shabbat service on Friday, June 15 at 5:30 pm

Come celebrate Shabbat with Rabbi Michael in the beautiful TE sanctuary with songs and stories! Perfect for children under 5 and their families. Members and non-members welcome!
The Tot Shabbat service on Friday, June 15 at 5:30 pm will be followed by a Shabbat reception and dinner (in honor of our Temple Board), allowing congregants of all ages to interact and enjoy the meal! We will have some teens to help out during dinner, allowing parents a chance to get to know more adults at TE.
To register for dinner, please follow this link.