Over the last 10 days, I’ve been living vicariously in Israel. Rabbi Spike, along with parent-chaperone Stacy Bedsole, and 27 teens from our Confirmation class, were in Israel for the experience of a lifetime. This was the inaugural journey of the Schiffer Family Teen Israel Trip—a unique opportunity for Temple Emanu-El teens to deepen their friendships and their connection to their Jewish identity with a highly subsidized trip to the holy land. As your rabbis, we operate under the assumption that Temple Emanu-El’s involvement with Israel and Zionism is a given, but it’s worthwhile to remind ourselves why we care so deeply about Israel and traveling to it.
7:30pm - Shabbat Servicewith Rabbi Max and Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
June 17 - Saturday
8:30am - Kaddish Minyan service with Rabbi Max in the Diamond Family Chapel Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
9:00am - Chevrah Torah - Torah Study with Rabbi Max in the Diamond Family Chapel Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
11:00am - Tot Shabbat on the Goldstein Patio (weather permitting) Register here
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There are two mitzvot pertaining to the Shabbat meal. One is oneg, the mitzvah to delight in Shabbat, as it is written: “Call Shabbat ‘delight’ (oneg)” (Isaiah 58:13). Oneg is fulfilled primarily through the meals, but snacks and a Shabbat nap are parts of it as well." (Peninei Halakhah, Shabbat 7:2:2) Providing the Oneg is performing a Mitzvah for our community.
Hosting an Oneg is not only a Mitzvah, but it can also be a way to celebrate a family event and share the good news with the congregation.
Commemorate birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, awards, graduations, B’nai Mitzvah and other happy occasions. Sponsor an Oneg today!
I will give them, in My House And within My walls, A monument and a name Better than sons or daughters. I will give them an everlasting name That shall not perish. (Isaiah 56:5)
We are commanded not merely to grieve but also to remember and to observe.
Temple Emanu-El’s Yahrzeit plaques both perpetuate the cherished memory of the loved ones we have lost and create a permanent family legacy.
Memorializing our loved ones in this way fulfills the commandment to give tzedakah in their honor.
To order your yahrzeit plaque(s) or to reserve a space, please click on the image or emailMarina.
