Weather notice: We are excited to see everyone for Erev Rosh Hashanah services  tomorrow  evening. Please note that rain or shine we will be holding our community gathering immediately after each service. If needed we will move the celebration inside.
We hope you'll join us!

The Racial Justice Initiative at TI has compiled a series of readings, podcasts, art, cartoons, music, and suggestions for experiences and actions designed to frame individual and communal reflection on issues of racial inequality, privilege, discrimination, and injustice. We invite you to add these concerns to the others through which you are looking back over the past year and forward to the year ahead. To participate in this reflective process, please fill out this form. There are processes available for adults and older teenagers, as well as younger teenagers and children.

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TI Cares, our caring community here at Temple Israel, wishes you a healthy and happy New Year.  We cordially invite you to participate in ONE conscious act of kindness within our congregation in 5778. It's simple: just go to TI Cares to  discover your act of kindness. Let our wonderful co-chairs,  Susan Michaels  or  Gerri Sweder  know what you chose and they will help you get started. Isn't this a great way to begin the year with blessing and sweetness by engaging in acts of kindness?

The Jewish Women's Archive has added a new group of 25 extraordinary rabbis to the "Women Rabbis" collection on their website. We hope you explore the moving stories of these trailblazing women, including our very own Rabbi Elaine Zecher.

Appointed by President Barack Obama, Daniel Shapiro served as the United States Ambassador to Israel from July 2011 until the end of the Obama Administration.  Shapiro's time as Ambassador followed a diverse career of over 20 years in senior foreign policy and national security positions in the US government, including as the Senior Director of the Middle East and North Africa at the National Security Council. Currently, Shapiro is the Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Tel Aviv University's Institute of National Security Studies.

Register here at no cost.

Registration for all fall courses in CAJL's "The Classroom" is now live. Read through the entire CAJL Fall 5778 Brochure and register now for fall courses.  Contact Mike Fishbein  for more information.

with Susan Sachs, LICSW & TI member

Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Cost: $12 per Drop-In

Research has shown that stress, tension, and anxiety are lessened by using mindfulness techniques and body awareness. This is a weekly 45-minute class to improve well-being in both mind and body by practicing mindfulness meditation. The class will focus on breathing awareness, meditation techniques, and body relaxation.  Contact Mike Fishbein  to register.

Join a 10 day Israel trip of a lifetime and March 1-11, 2018!

Imagine walking through the streets of Jerusalem, using the writings of Jerusalem's poets and authors, such as Yehuda Amichai or S.Y. Agnon to guide our perspectives. Imagine studying about Isaiah, Jeremiah and Heschel as a prism to Social Justice and a Vision for a Redeemed Society with Israel as the backdrop. Imagine eating culinary delights every day at interesting restaurants and markets. Imagine waking up and getting to do it again the next day.

You don't need to imagine. You just need to sign up for this magical adventure in Israel!  Check out the tour details here. Led by Rabbi Elaine Zecher and Chairs Marc Maxwell, Carol Michael, and Mitchell Shames. We are excited to share Israel together. Read the FAQ sheet. Please contact Rachel Daniels for more information. 

May they be blessed with health, courage, and good fortune, and may their love and friendship deepen through the years. We celebrate the engagement of:

If you would like to send extend wishes of congratulations or condolences, please send them to  Rachel Daniels, Executive Coordinator to Rabbi Zecher, who will pass along your message. Are you or is someone you know celebrating a wedding? An engagement? A new baby? Do you know someone who is ill or in need of a friendly, supportive call? Please tell Rachel to let our clergy know.

Join Temple Israel's Google Group! [email protected] is Temple Israel's email group where we discuss Jewish issues, community issues, share recipes, recommend contractors, and a host of other topics. To join, just send an email with your name to [email protected]. We will send a welcome message that explains how to use the group.

Tuesdays from 9:30-10:45 am

Fall Session: Tuesday, October 3, 17, 24, 31; November 7, 14, 21, 28; and December 5, 12

Grab your parent and come to Temple Israel for a special 10-week program. Mindy Elins, will lead us as we play, listen to stories, make arts and crafts, sing, dance, and use lots of instruments to learn  Hebrew and English  songs. A snack is included because we are going to need it! Mindy promises our parents will have a great time in this interactive environment and will be able to sing and dance right along with us. Cost: $220/session plus a $15 materials fee/session. Space is limited . For more information, please contact Helen Cohen  or Lisa Scott .

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