Your Weekly Update for January 13, 2025

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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.



Thank you to those who have already submitted their requests!

Newsletter Submission Request

Save the Dates

Temple Office is closed Monday 1/20

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

6:30 pm - | Adult Singles Chavurah. More info 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. 

Religious School

Attention All Religious School Families:

As we reflect on the year so far at Religious School, we are eager to hear about our families' experiences and gather your valuable feedback. We invite all members of our Religious School to please take a moment to complete this survey to help us continue to build a more connected and flourishing Jewish learning community. The survey will be open until Shabbat on January 24th.

Click here to take the survey now

Looking Ahead

Adult Singles Chavurah

Saturday, January 18th 6:30 pm at Postino East

Please RSVP to behnkej7@icloud.com for more information

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.

Sisterhood Mah Jongg 2025 Card Pre-Order

Pre-order by February 17th!

Preorder your new 2025 Mah Jongg card through Sisterhood for $18 each! We'll get the new card to you when they arrive in April. 

Click here to pre-order your Mah Jongg card now!

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

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