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Emanu-El Quick Info
Fall Preschool & Infant & Toddler Applications Click Here
2011-12 Calendars HERE
CALL ECC 248-967-4847
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EVENTS HERE
2011-12 Registration Forms HERE
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Temple Emanu-El's 60th Anniversary Year 1952-2012 |
Celebrate special events throughout 2012 |
Susan Kirschner 248-967-4020 |
| LAST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL |
Sunday, May 13 |
School's OUT! |
| LAST MONDAY NIGHT SCHOOL |
MONDAY, MAY 14 |
School's Out! |
| Religious School Graduation Shabbat |
Friday, May 18 dinner before services. Services at 8 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. |
RSVP Geoff Berdy 248-967-4023 |
| Religious School Confirmation Shabbat |
Friday, May 25 dinner at 6 p.m. services at 8 p.m. |
RSVP Geoff Berdy 248-967-4023 |
| 60th Anniversary Legacy of Leadership Gala honoring Glenn and Kim Leibowitz |
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| Temple's 59th Annual Congregational Meeting all members encouraged to come and vote! |
Tuesday, May 22, dinner at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. |
Dinner $15 RSVP to the office for dinner at 248-967-4020. | |
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Are you curious?
Are you interested in learning more about Judaism or more about Temple Emanu-El? Have you ever thought about conversion, about becoming a Jew-by-Choice, or membership? Contact Rabbi Joseph Klein for more information about opportunities for personal study or joining our temple family.
“My Jewish Story” By Vivian DeGain The sage Rabbi Hillel, born a generation before Jesus, was known for his kindness and his willingness to welcome converts. Jewish texts quote him as saying, “If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? And if not now, when?” and “That which is hateful to yourself, do not do to your neighbor! That is the whole Torah, the rest is commentary. Now go and study.” Brilliant! When I decided to become a Jew by choice, I knew I needed a Rabbi. Rabbi Klein agreed to become my teacher and mentor with engaging adult education classes here at Temple Emanu-El, meaningful Shabbat services and holidays, a wonderful reading list, and one-on-one study. He recommended Anita Diamant’s Choosing a Jewish Life which I loved. Jews are known as the people of the book – The Torah – and as a writer, this is a perfect fit. I became Jewish to join the people who believe in one God but not an exclusive faith and that our human intention is to make the world a better place. Jews call this Tikkun Olam, “to heal the world.” I chose Temple Emanu-El because here, we welcome interfaith families (my husband of 30 years is secular Christian), people of all races, backgrounds and sexual preferences. I am Jewish and it continues to be a wonderful journey!
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Shabbat allows us time to relax with friends and family, to rejoice with our community, to reflect on the past week, and refresh ourselves for the one to come. This year, we are committed to “Embracing Shabbat” with our new Shabbat siddur, Mishkan T'filah, as well as with thoughtful ways to make our worship meaningful.
Upcoming Shabbat Services
- First Friday Shabbat services begin at 7 p.m. to embrace families with children
- Most Erev Shabbat services are at 8 p.m. and Shabbat Morning services are at 10:30 a.m.
- Occasional Kabbalat Shabbat services begin at 6:30 p.m. with a Wine & Cheese Pre-Oneg at 6 p.m.
- All Summer Shabbat Services in July-August begin on Friday evening at 7 p.m. outdoors, weather permitting
Mishkan T'filah
We are using the new Reform prayerbook, Mishkan Tefillah, as our regular Shabbat siddur.
Dedicate a copy of Mishkan T'filah in honor or memory of family or friends. |
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- The MAY Bulletin is now up in COLOR : Read in Flash (recommended) or Acrobat
- Read Rabbi Klein's Messages
- What's New in Religous School
- You can now Register and Pay for Events online
- You can now Make Donations online
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If you're not already receiving it, sign up to receive Rabbi Klein’s “Monday Mailing” email which includes a two-week listing of congregational events, as well as special announcements, discussions of interesting issues, and the more than occasional bad pun.
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RJ Blog
by Jonathan Segal The year 70 BCE, the most valuable place to the Jewish people was destroyed. The second temple and everything that came along with it was demolished, leaving the Jewish people without a religious center in the world. Although the temple was destroyed, the west wall of the complex remained standing and to this day this wall is remembered as the greatest physical evidence of prosperous Jewish life before the Common Era. Today, the Western Wall stands for many things and for many people. To some people the wall stands for history, loss, or victory while to others [...]
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Shavuot is not the first holiday that comes to mind when someone asks me about Jewish holidays. When I’m asked about my faith, I usually talk about Shabbat services and dinner with my family, regaling them with stories about my family’s obsession with making the utmost of the roast chicken we have every Shabbat (it’s an Olympic sport in my family). Yet as we approach Shavuot, more and more I think it exemplifies much of the best that Judaism has to offer. On Shavuot we celebrate the handing down of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mt. Sinai with a [...]
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It was just a year ago when I had the opportunity to be part of the listening campaign of the Campaign for Youth Engagement with the WRJ District Presidents during their annual retreat to Kutz Camp. Last year these women shared their unique and powerful stories about a time when an interaction with a young person influenced their lives.
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by Cantor Deborah Katchko Gray In the new home of the National Museum of American Jewish History, a Women Cantors’ Network postcard shares space in a display case with one of Bella Abzug’s hats. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined such a pairing. Likewise, in early 1982, neither could I have imagined the founding of the Women Cantors’ Network. During the spring of 1981, as one of only two women cantors serving Conservative congregations, I attended the Cantors Assembly convention. A fourth generation cantor, I’d previously attended the convention with my father when I was a college [...]
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By Rabbi Sharyn Henry This week we complete the reading of Vayikra, Leviticus. In Ashkenazi congregations there is ritual that takes place each time we complete the public reading of a book of Torah. After the Torah reader reads the last words of a book in the Torah, before the recitation of the final blessing of the person doing the aliyah, the entire congregation, followed by the reader, recites aloud, “Chazak, chazak v’nitchazek—Be strong! Be strong! And may we be strengthened.” We have to imagine that the rabbis who originated this tradition had a reason for it, although the closest [...]
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