Your Weekly Update for January 6, 2025

See our full calendar for all services, classes and events!

Stay up-to-date with your favorite Temple groups - click below for page links!

Important Announcements

Starting February, the weekly events newsletter will transition to a monthly newsletter.

During our search for a new Managing Director, we will be utilizing volunteers to assist with many of the Director tasks, including newsletters/marketing. So that we can continue to bring you informative communications, the weekly events newsletter will move to a monthly edition as of February 1st.

To support this change, a new form will be utilized for all requests to have an event / item included in the newsletters. Click on the link below if you have anything you want included starting with the February 1st monthly newsletter. All requests need to be completed by the 22nd of each month.

Newsletter Submission Request

Save the Dates

Temple Office is closed Monday 1/20

January 9

7:00 pm | Evening Book Group

January 10

5:45 pm | Special Nosh before Services

6:30 pm | Erev Shabbat with Rabbi Jonathan and Cantorial Soloist Gregg - RSVP here

January 11

10:30 am | Bar Mitzvah of Jackson Acevedo - RSVP here

6:30 pm | Chili Cookoff RSVP here

January 12

9:30 am | Religious School

10:00 am | MOE Schmooze - RSVP here

11:45 am | Purim play rehearsal

January 16

12:00 pm | Daytime Book Club

January 17

6:30 pm | Erev Shabbat with Rabbi Jonathan and Cantorial Soloist Gregg - RSVP here

January 18

4:00 pm - Online Only | How to Repair the World, Starting with Oneself: Mussar and Jewish Ethics. Register here

January 24

6:30 pm | Erev Shabbat with Rabbi Jonathan and Cantorial Soloist Gregg - RSVP here

January 25

10:30 am | Bar Mitzvah of Micah Stoloff - RSVP here

6:30 pm | Family Bingo with Sisterhood - RSVP here

January 26

9:30 am | Religious School

11:45 am | Purim play rehearsal

TBD | TETY Off Campus Outing

January 31

6:30 pm | Fifth Friday Lay-led Erev Shabbat with Cantorial Soloist Gregg and members of the Ritual Committee- RSVP here



We Need Your Voice!

Please scan the QR codes, or click here to complete this important survey by January 24. Link to sign up for listening sessions in survey form.

End of Year Tax Considerations

We have partnered with the East Valley JCC through their East Valley JCC Qualified Charitable Organization and Temple Emanuel will receive an 18% grant of the amount donated back to us for us to use toward our expenses. For Temple Emanuel of Tempe to be eligible for the grant, donate below or write “Tax Credit Code TE” on the memo line of your check.

These are tax credits, not a deduction off your income. If you donate anytime through April 15th, you can get dollar-for-dollar directly off your AZ State Income Tax Bill!

Click the link to get all the information:

https://www.evjcc.org/emanuel/

To be eligible for the grant, donate at link above, or write "Tax Credit Code TE” on the memo line of your check, and issue & mail your check directly to EVJCC. 

Temple Emanuel 2024 Year-End Donor Statements

 We will be emailing Tax Year 2024 Donor Statements in January, by request only.  Please email Finance to request your statement, with subject line "2024 Donor Statement". Please indicate whether you would prefer to receive a paper copy in the mail, vs. an emailed version. We are happy to accommodate your request.

Religious School



You can view the yearly Religious School Calendar here.

Contact our Director of Youth Education, Heidi Goldsobel, with any questions here

Looking Ahead

Chili Cook-Off

Saturday, January 11th 6:30 pm at Temple Emanuel

Please join us for an Adult Evening of Fun, Tasty Chili, Dessert, and Community. Chili Cookers needed- Prizes will be Awarded!

Cookers and Tasters Needed - sign up here.

Family Bingo Night 2025

Saturday, January 25th 6:30 pm at Temple Emanuel

Join us for games, prizes, raffles, food, and fun! Pre-order your bingo cards and pizza. Don't forget some cash for the bake sale, snacks, and raffles!

Don't miss this fun-filled event! Register here.

Regular Weekly Events

Friday Evening

Erev Shabbat 

6:30 pm | Worship Service

with Rabbi Jonathan Biatch and Cantorial Soloist Gregg Luchs.

Open to the entire community. All Ages Welcome! Please invite your friends.

To share Shabbat with us online:

Members refer to your Friday morning Shabbat email.

Not yet members please email for the current weekly link here.

Saturday

Torah Study

with Rabbi Jonathan

9:00 am Torah Study

*ONLINE ONLY*

Use the link below to join.:

Live and Interactive on Zoom

Meeting ID: 881 7402 8792  | Passcode: Torah 

Sunday

Birthdays & Anniversaries This Week