Marita and I spent our honeymoon (20 short, wonderful years ago) in Belize. At the time, we were both avid scuba divers, and our time was mostly spent diving in wrecks and reefs along the Caribbean Sea. It was incredible, with colors and sea life and movement that one can only experience underwater.
However, two decades later, there was only one dive that I specifically remember. And I think about this dive often, mostly in the context of prayer.
7:30pm - Shabbat Servicewith Rabbi Spike and Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem in the Diamond Family Chapel Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
July 15 - 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 9:30am - Yalla: Let's Go to Brook Run Park Register here July 17 - Monday
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We're hiring!
We are seeking a highly motivated, ambitious person to join our team as a full-time Assistant to the Rabbis/Event Associate.
Caring Committee is in Need of a Substitute Caller Coordinator
The Caring Committee has a daily caller from Monday through Friday. They call congregants in their time of joy or times of need. Occasionally a caller may not be able to make their calls and we have a list of volunteer substitute callers. We need someone to coordinate the substitute caller when one is needed. Please become part of the Caring Committee family to do this. Ann Fine and I can go into details with you. Please contact one of us. Thanks.
“Caring for someone can impact them as well as you.” Gerri Penn
Association of Reform Zionists of America
ARZA The Association of Reform Zionists of America is the Israel arm of the Reform Movement.
ARZA’s Mission is two-fold: to center a connection to Israel in the American Reform community, and to strengthen our Movement on the ground in Israel.
To learn more about becoming a member of ARZA, click HERE.
Introducing Mi Alma
Temple Emanu-El is committed to supporting families through all seasons of life.
We’re pleased to announce we have partnered with Mi Alma (Spanish/Ladino for “My Soul”), a resource designed to support families during life’s hardest moments. When a loved one passes away, Mi Alma provides an online community of support.
Mi Alma gives everyone in the community a single place to share pictures, stories, and memories in perpetuity. Through a support registry, supporters have the option to provide funds via a giving fund, meals for the family, volunteer their time, or donate in honor of the deceased.
Our goal is to connect families with the compassion and resources they need. Everyone wants to help, and Mi Alma makes it simple for those inclined to take action.
You’ll soon notice Mi Alma links in future Condolence Notice emails.
Sponsor an Oneg!
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!
Remember A Loved One
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.
