SHABBAT SERVICES

Friday, April 25

6:00 PM: Kabbalat Shabbat

In Person - Fishbein Chapel

Leader - Rabbi Fel

KABBALAT SHABBAT ZOOM!

Meeting ID: 405 452 0081 | Password: 99Taft | Phone: 929.436.2866

7:19 PM: Candle Lighting

Saturday, April 26

8:00 AM: Early Service - Parashat Sh'mini

In person - Fishbein Chapel

Leaders: Murray Gereboff and Niecie Weiner

Torah Readers: Murray Gereboff and Niecie Weiner

EARLY SERVICE ZOOM!

Meeting ID: 634 360 0434 | Password: 818674 | Phone: 929.436.2866

9:30 AM: Sanctuary Service

In person - Main Sanctuary 

Service Leader: Rabbi Fel

Shaharit: Judy Greenblatt

10:15 AM - Torah Service

Readers: Ben Rotenberg, David Lubiner, Bill Dilworth, Stephen Sirota, Moshe Berman, Levi Berman, Dan Makover, and Tony Sabella

Haftarah: Rachel Cohn

11:15 PM - Teaching by Rabbi Fel

11:30 AM - Musaf

Leader: Leo Prohofsky

SANCTUARY SERVICE ZOOM!

Meeting ID: 405 452 0081 | Password: 99Taft | Phone: 929.436.2866



SANCTUARY SERVICE LIVESTREAM!

9:45 AM: Minyan Hadash

In person - Fishbein Chapel

10:45 AM: Parsha Play

In person - Goldberg Foyer

11:15 AM: Jr. Congregation

In person - Goldberg Foyer

11:15 AM: Tot Shabbat

In person - Sisterhood Lounge

12:00 PM: Kiddush Lunch

Alperin Meeting House Foyer

1:15 PM: Shabbat Minhah

In person - Fishbein Chapel

Torah Reader: Judy Greenblatt

SHABBAT MINHAH ZOOM!

Meeting ID: 405 452 0081 | Password: 99Taft | Phone: 929.436.2866

8:21 PM - Havdalah

8:35 PM - Zoom Havdalah

Leader: Sarah Rovin, Rabbinic Intern

WATCH ON ZOOM!

Meeting ID: 405 452 0081 | Password: 99Taft | Phone: 929.436.2866

If you'd like to contribute to Shabbat Kiddush lunch, CLICK HERE or contact Paul Stouber pstouber@teprov.org or call

(401) 331-1616. THANK YOU!!!

Welcome to our newest member:

- Annie Reinish

Do you have a lifecycle event you want to announce to the congregation? Click here to let us know!

For instructions on touchless zooming on Shabbat Click HERE

Please let us know if you or someone you know is sick. To email the clergy Click here or call the Temple office: (401) 331-1616

Business Office Hours:

Monday:

CLOSED

Tuesday-Thursday:

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

Friday:

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

REMINDER: Only the Main Sanctuary entrance will be open this Shabbat. You may still enter through our Taft Avenue door with your Temple access card. For an accessible entrance, please come in through the kitchen door on Morris Ave. Make sure you have an access card and/or let the office know you plan to come in through that door. Call the Temple office for more information: 401-331-1616.

A Note on Security

In response to the growing need for enhanced security, we have implemented a comprehensive security plan that includes restricted entry points, the installation of state-of-the-art surveillance cameras, and regular private security details on Shabbat and Yom Tov. For the coming weeks, we have engaged members of the Providence Police Department to provide security details and area patrols on Shabbat, for special events, and when our religious school is in session. 

These efforts reflect Temple Emanu-El's unwavering commitment to providing a secure and welcoming environment for all who worship within its walls, ensuring that faith and community can thrive without fear.

MAZAL TOV!

Happy Birthday to Elliott Brodsky, Lucy Semonoff-Flam, and Donna Stouber!

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!

Office Help: Ellen Shaw

Religious School Dinner: Kara Nierman

GIFT OF THE HEART 2025-2026

Your Gift of the Heart helps sustain our vibrant Jewish community. Be on the lookout—information and pledge forms for 2025-2026 will be arriving in your mailbox soon!

JOIN US FOR OUR CENTENNIAL GALA!

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: MAY 2, 2025

Black Tie Encouraged

RSVP by May 2, 2025

This joyous evening will mark the grand finale of our yearlong Centennial Celebration. Don’t miss this milestone event, which includes: 

• 5:00 PM: Cocktails, appetizers, and silent auction featuring artwork from our Visioning 100 exhibition. 
• 6:00 PM: Formal dinner with two presentations
• "From Strength to Strength: Reflections On the Magic of Temple Emanu-El by Leaders Past and Present." A centennial film produced by Patricia Raskin
• "L’Dor Va Dor: Celebrating Our Members in Every Generation." A look at who we are by President Pam Kaitin-Miller and Rabbi Michael Fel.
• 7:30 PM: Providence USY Reunion begins
• 8:00 PM: Dessert and Dancing

For guests who cannot join us for the whole evening, we invite you to register for desert and dancing portion of the evening starting at 8:00 PM. See our RSVP page for full details.

To reserve your place and learn more, click the link below. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are pleased to offer a limited number of discounted tickets for the Gala, as well as discounted tickets for Dessert & Dancing. If you are interested, please contact the office to check availability and receive the discount code.

For assistance with registration, please contact info@teprov.org or call 401-331-1616.For questions about the USY reunion please email usyreunion@teprov.org.

PROVIDENCE USY REUNION

MAY 18, 2025

Attention Providence USY alumni, former staff members, and parents/grandparents of USY alumni!

Please help us collect updated contact information for our Providence USY Reunion.

Please complete the form below for yourself or for your child or grandchild who may have been involved in Providence USY.

VOTE MERCAZ AT THE 2025 WORLD ZIONIST

CONGRESS ELECTIONS

Now’s our chance. Voting for the 2025 World Zionist Congress is now open! Head to votemercazusa.org, register, enter your pin and then scroll down and select MERCAZ USA (Slate 17). 

Your vote matters. In the last World Zionist Congress, MERCAZ USA’s 18 seats made a meaningful impact — but we know we can do even more if we elect a larger delegation. With your vote, we can amplify the voice of the Conservative/Masorti movement and ensure it resonates louder than ever.

You’ve heard this call before, but now it’s time to take action: This election isn’t just about numbers; it’s about shaping the future. The delegates we elect will influence how over a billion dollars in annual resources are allocated —funding vital programs like:

• Fighting extremist voices in Israel
• Bringing Israeli shlichim (emissaries) to Ramah camps
• And much more that strengthens our community

We also need to stand strong against extreme voices seeking to redefine Judaism in ways that don’t reflect our values. Your vote helps ensure our inclusive vision is represented.

Vote MERCAZ USA (Slate 17) March 10 - May 4, 2025 at votemercazusa.org. And don’t stop there — encourage your friends and family to vote, and join the conversation on social media (@MercazUSA on all platforms).

Together, we can shape a more vibrant future.

WE THANK OUR CURRENT CENTENNIAL SPONSORS!

Mia Ackerman

John Adams & Laura Magan

Sheila & Paul Alexander

The Alperin-Hirsch Family

Nathan & Karen Beraha

Eliza & Steve Beringhause

John M. Blacher

Charles Blackman & Lisa Roth Blackman

Deb & Steve Blazer

Norman Bolotow

The Branham Glassman Family

Jana & Allan Brenman

Patricia B.M. Brennan & Sarah Mae B. Silverberg

Jeffrey & Jessica Brier

The Bromberg-Rosenstein Family

Barbara Bronstein

Sally & Harris Chorney

Beverly & Stanley Cohen

Karen Drucker-Stern & Cliff Stern

Robin & Jim Engle

Jane & Howard Epstein

Martin & Barbara Ettin

Barry & Elaine Fain

Nancy & Jay Falik

Sean Farnam and Family

Cindy & Mark Feinstein

Fred Felder

Edward & Barbara Feldstein

Cory and Edward Fink

Alan Flam & Judy Semonoff

Donna & Harley Frank

Wayne & Anne Franklin

Carl Freedman & Bev Ehrich

John & Susan Froehlich

Martin & Robyn Furman

Pamela & Melvin and Andrei & Mihai Hanzel

Susan & Jonathan Gastel

Louis D. Gitlin & Nora J. Howard-Gitlin

Maurisa Goldberg & Jonathan Lentz and Steven Horen

Michael Goldenberg

Michael & Susan Goldman

Steven & Donna Goliger

David & Sandi Gordon

Judy & Sam Greenblatt

Eva & Josh Gutman

Kenneth Hersh & Leah Ehrenhaus-Hersh

Steven Hershey, Leslie Marks-Hershey, & Alex Hershey

Carol Ingall

Betty Ann & Martin Israelit

Dan & Cindy Kaplan

David & Liz Kaplan

Judy Kaye & Bruce Phillips

Pam Kaitin-Miller & Sam Miller

Marilyn & Lawrence Katz

Alvan & Marcia Kaunfer

Rebecca Kislak & Joanna Brown

The Kumins Family

Audrey Kupchan & Sam Havens

Robert & Lesley Landau

Jerrold L. & Barbara S. Lavine

David Leach, Susan & Peter DeBlasio, & Bruce Leach

Judy & Mayer Levitt and Joyce & Michael Bohnen

Jeff & Rachel Levy

Gary & Audrey Licht and Richard & Roanne Licht

Toby & Moshe Liebowitz

Rosie Litchman & Jay MacCubbin

Ivy & Toby Marwil

Judith & Leon Missry

Richard & Linda Mittleman

Arnie Moses

Marilyn Myrow

Debra & Jack Nassau

Dianne & Martin Newman

Caryl-Ann & Dexter Nieforth

Susan & Edward Odessa

The Oelbaum Family

Sandra Dickens Oster and Family

Larry & Duffy Page

Marc & Debra Page

Elise F. Pansey

Hannah & Jonathan Pearlman

Jill Pearlman

Libby & Steven Peiser

Bob & Margie Pelcovits

Miguel Rojas & Christine Pellegri

Rhode Island Foundation

Mindy Rosenbloom & Stuart Schwartz

Marcia & Fred Rosenzweig

Sally & Fred Rotenberg and Family

David & Holly Rothemich

Bonnie Ryvicker

Antonio Sabella III

Fred & Gerri Schiffman and Family

Linda & Sam Shamoon

Charles & Miriam Shana

William & Susan Sikov

Sheldon & Arlene Simon

Label Smith & Sue Rosenfield

Joel & Wendy Spellun

Marlene Spiegel

Gershon & Daniella Stark

Paul & Donna Stouber

Terry Sullivan

Judie & Arthur Tenenbaum

Mel Topf

Niecie & Richard Weiner

The Winoker Family

Harold A. Winstead Charitable Foundation

Dee Dee Witman

Maxine Wolfson

TEMPLE EMANU-EL HAPPENINGS

JTS COMMENCEMENT AND ORDINATION

On Thursday, May 22, 2025 watch as our new clergy member, Rabbi Alex Friedman, completes his commencement and ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Click the link below to register to watch the ceremonies via livestream.

NEW & INTERESTING READS IN THE ROSEN

Ha-Yesid; Fundamentals of Hebrew

by L. Uveeler and N.Bronznick

A step-by-step textbook teaching modern Hebrew for the English speaking student. Difficulties in understanding are anticipated and clarified through explanations of Hebrew grammar, sentence structure, and modern usage. The readings are from a range of Hebrew literature ―ancient, medieval, and modern―and recast in language that illustrates the grammar, idioms, and vocabulary of the lesson, along with a review of what was learned in previous lessons. Exercises are geared toward strengthening the students’ abilities to compose Hebrew sentences.

Maus: A Survivor's Tale Volumes I and II

by Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman’s interviews with his father, a survivor of Auschwitz. Book I tells of the days before arriving at the camp, of the peaceful and prosperous life in Poland that over a short period of time, became a cat and mouse game for survival.

Book II tells of life and death in the concentration camp, and a tale of just barely surviving. Spiegelman’s graphic novel format gives veritas to the story, and vignettes of the time he spent with his father gathering the facts shows the imprint of that time.

Temple Emanu-El's teen volunteer group, Mitzvah Mensches, are collecting donations for Jewish Collaborative Services' Full Plate Kosher Food Pantry and the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island's Food Pantry.

Mitzvah Mensches will be collecting non-perishable food items until May 18, 2025 and donations can be brought to Religious School. Some needed items include low sugar jam/jelly, cereal, oatmeal, peanut butter, tea, coffee, granola bars, and more! Kosher items will be donated to the JCS kosher food pantry and additional items will be donated to the JCDSRI Taft Ave Food Pantry. 

They have already collected 85 items towards their goal of 500 items by May 18. Please help them reach this goal and address the significant need for food security in our community! 

Click here to watch a video about this project from Religious School students!

SPRING IS COMING, BUT NIGHTS ARE STILL VERY CHILLY

Most of us have tucked away, in the back of closets and drawers, warm items for winter, things you’ve forgotten about or haven’t touched in a long time. YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE WITH THOSE ITEMS! It’s astonishingly easy. Just bring them to Temple Emanu-El.

Right now, according to the Providence Journal, 600 unhoused Rhode Islanders are sleeping outside.  Shelters are full. On one recent February morning, police found 5 unhoused outside sleepers dead in the cold. The cold kills.

Here’s what’s needed.  Items must be ADULT size, not kid size. Items may be gently used or new.

Sweaters

Sweat shirts

Sweat pants

Snow pants

Long sleeve shirts

Long pants

Rain coats/rain ponchos

Sneakers

Reusable bags

Leggings

Long johns

Socks

Hand warmers

Foot warmers

Gloves

Mittens

Scarves

Hats

Blankets

Tents

Sleeping bags

New (not used, due to sanitation) underpants

Bras

Boots

Backpacks

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DONATING:

Enter through the Taft Avenue door, and do not go up the stairs or elevator. Instead, look to your left and go down the short hallway leading to the Youth Lounge. Leave your donations outside the Youth Lounge. Temple member Deborah Siegel, a volunteer with the House of Hope Community Development Corporation which addresses homelessness, will bring your donations to unhoused folks in need.

Questions? Feel free to contact Temple member Deborah Siegel, 401-474-4294; dsiegel@ric.edu.

If you prefer to make a monetary donation to the House of Hope Community Development Corporation, that’s always extremely helpful. Just go to the House of Hope’s website:  thehouseofhopecdc.org.

THANK YOU! You'll feel good knowing that you've made a very real difference in someone's life.

Baking For A Cause

Cookies, brownies or bars are needed that will be added as dessert to over 200 bagged lunches given out weekly by either McAuley House or Help the Homeless, RI.  

Please make a double batch of your favorite cookie/brownie or bar. Put a generous portion (2-3 cookies depending on the size) into a snack or sandwich sized bag and deliver them to Paula Goldberg 47 Paine Ave. Cranston, RI. Call Paula at 941-2042.

COMMUNITY NEWS

The Jewish Alliance of Greater RI

Israel Emergency Fund

The Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island stands with Israel and has opened this emergency fund to provide immediate financial assistance and relief to victims of terror and war.

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