Programs

Sit ‘n Stitch

We meet on the last Tuesday of the month from 10:30 – 11:30am in the TEE Library at the JCC – our next meeting is on Sept 24

We have a monthly group where we knit, crochet, sew, and work on needle crafts together. Bring your projects and a snack and beverage if you’d like. There is no need to RSVP. We hope you’ll come by!

Hope for the Holidays – Elul course led by Rabbi Drorah Setel

This course will be held twice:

Wednesday evenings: Sept 4, 18, and 25 at 7pm in the Temple Emanu-El Library at the JCC

Thursday mornings: Sept 5, 19, and 26 at 11am in the Erdle Lounge at the JCC

This past year has been one of great uncertainty for the American Jewish community. The rise of antisemitism, the war in Gaza, and the threat of autocracy have led many of us to question our previous assumptions about our security, our belief in progress, and even our Jewish identity. This series is intended to give participants an opportunity to express their concerns about these issues, while offering wisdom from the Jewish tradition about how we address them, so that we might enter the High Holidays with a greater sense of clarity and hope. Classes are free to TEE members. We request a freewill donation from non-members.

Registration for Hope for the Holidays is required.

Register here for the Wednesday evening session. Register here for the Thursday morning session.

Zionisms – a course led by Rabbi Drorah Setel

Sunday evenings: Sept 15, 22, 29 at 7pm via Zoom

The term Zionism has been in the news quite a bit recently but seems to mean different things to different people. In this series we will learn about different ideas of Zionism. The first class will look at political Zionism, the movement to establish a Jewish state in the land of Israel. In the second session, we will learn about Revisionism, the form of Zionism underlying the current Israeli government. Finally, we will look at the “forgotten” ideas of cultural and binational Zionism, which did not see a state as necessary to a Jewish homeland and which inform some of the contemporary debates about Jewish government and self determination. Classes are free to TEE members. We request a freewill donation from non-members.

Zionisms Readings – Class 1Zionisms Readings – Class 2

Zionisms Readings – Class 3Zionisms Readings List

To login by phone, call 1-929-205-6099 and use meeting ID 879 9902 6067.

Registration is required for the Zionisms course. Register here.

Board of Trustees Meetings Online

We meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:15pm – our next meeting is on Tuesday, Oct 1 via Zoom

Chevre Torah provides an in-depth discussion of the weekly Torah portion and highlights from the other books of the Bible, combining traditional commentaries with contemporary perspectives and the wisdom of our own experience. No prior knowledge of the texts is assumed. For the Hebrew blessing for Torah study, click here: blessing.

Our next meeting will be on Sept 21.

From 10am – 10:55am: Ezekiel 10:1 – 12:28. During Israel’s crisis, God leaves the people.

From 11:05 – noon: Deuteronomy 28:1 – 29:8. This is “a book that wants to instill an enduring sense of gratitude.”  (Rabbi Shai Held)

To login by phone, call 1-929-205-6099 and use meeting ID 884 3153 5267.

[Photo: Temple Emanu-El members Charlie and Charly Sommers unrolling our Torah scroll on Simchat Torah]

Hebrew for Adults Online

One evening a week for an hour via Zoom

Our online meetings are generally on the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm – our next meeting is on Oct 1 via Zoom

All are welcome! For more information, contact Brenda Mudd at bbbhd0929@gmail.com. To login by phone, call 1-929-205-6099 and use meeting ID 889 6805 3220.  [Photo: At our 2018 Summer Picnic, showing Temple Emanu-El member Marty Neweroff, taken by member Carl Wetzstein]

Hospitality Zoom Link

JFest

Temple Emanu-El is participating in this year’s JFest at the JCC on Sept 22 from 11am – 5pm

Enjoy live music, family activities, a beer garden, Sukkah City, an Israeli Shuk, a bounce house, a shofar factory, train rides and more! A Sukkah ($750 value) will be raffled off, and Kosher food vendors will also be there. There will be musical performances by: Michelle Citrin, Rochester Jewish Chorale, Eastman Community Music School Klezmer Ensemble, Kelly Izzo Shapiro featuring Mike Shapiro on Guitar, The Best of CenterStage Theatre, and a Shabbat Sing on Sunday with Michael Miller & Leah Sherman. For more information, click here.

Men’s Club

2nd Tuesday of the month, 9am – next get-together Oct 8 at Riki’s Family Restaurant