160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
The Emanuel Synagogue UPDATES

Week of Dec. 14, 2021/10 Tevet 5782
Last Day to Reserve! No Walk-Ins Please
A delicious dinner prepared by Brotherhood and Sisterhood following Shabbat Services

$18/adult; $9/child 13 & under;
$54/family cap
Choice of chicken or vegetarian meal.
Deadline to Reserve:
TODAY! Tues Dec. 14, 8 pm

Join us for the next session:
Thursday, Dec. 16
5:00 PM on Zoom
Our facilitator, Carolyn Topol, will welcome a special guest, Rachel Rodney. Rachel is a registered dietitian who has worked in the field of nutrition for 20 years.
Limited to the first 25 registrants!
View it on YouTube!
Dec. 7, 2021 JETI Talk:
Cantors Sanford Cohn and Gideon Zelermyer:
"The Music of Leonard Cohen"
Click below to view:
No plans Christmas Day?

Spend it with your family
at The Emanuel!

Dec. 25, 5:30 - 8:00 pm

Dinner and a movie for the kids, drinks, apps and games for adults
Register by Dec. 20
Year-End Tax Planning: Act Before Dec. 31!
Donations to the Emanuel
by Dec. 31, 2021
may be tax deductible!
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Donations are always appreciated and support our synagogue's ability to continue to thrive.
OR:
Use your IRA for charitable giving and tax savings.
If you are not receiving IRA distributions, there may be tax savings from donations of cash and appreciated securities. Please consult a qualified tax advisor on the tax benefits of donations of cash, securities, and all distributions from IRA's
Additional Donation Opportunities
Use the coupon code EMANSIS21
15% of your purchase cost will be contributed to Sisterhood.
NOW thru Dec. 31
Contribute Online, select "Rabbis' Tribute Fund' with the amount of your choice OR Complete a Contribution Form, with "Rabbis' Tribute' on the 'Fund contributing to' line and send in with payment
What's NEW for 2022!
Thursday, Jan. 6
Led by facilitator, Carolyn Topol,
More details TBA
Sat, Jan. 8 at 10:30 am
  • Tot Shabbat: for families with children 5 and under; Register
  • Family Services for families with children Grades K-6; Register
Learn the history and traditions of the Jewish Roman community from 161 BCE to modern times. Led by Sara Pavoncello of Roma Kosher Tours.
Entertainment historian John Kenrick will discuss how Jews came to play a vital role in every aspect of the theater business during the last 150 years
Presented by the Adult Ed Committee
Everything Emanuel
Nov/Dec 2021
Saturday Kiddush:
Please pre-register weekly, Weds by noon.
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Sponsors Needed!
Your support is greatly appreciated. Thanks to all of our previous sponsors
Dates still available:
Jan 8; Feb 5,12,19; March 12,19
contact Regina Miller
Religious
Services
See Website for schedule updates
Weekday Minyan on Zoom,
to join
In Our Community
Tues, Dec 14
7 - 8:30 pm
Zoom - FREE
with New York Times bestselling author Meg Waite Clayton
In the final installment of Voices of Hope's Power of Words, author Meg Waite Clayton will discuss her novels "The Last Train to London" and "The Postmistress of Paris." Click to register and to receive Zoom link.

Co-sponsored by Meriden Public Library, Adath Israel, Bloomfield Public Library, and Voices of Hope
Friday, Dec. 17
Noon - 1:30 pm
Part 3 of a Zoom lunch & learn leadership series on combating hate

Presented by: Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Hartford and the Greater Hartford Jewish Leadership Academy
Sunday, Dec. 19
4:00 pm
at a member's Glastonbury home
To register, EMAIL us
or find us on Facebook: Shevet: A Jewish LGBT+ group in Connecticut for info and future events.
Shine a Light on Antisemitism Webinar from Dec. 6, 2021
Visit us of Facebook and our You Tube Channel!