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	1 Yom Ha’atzmaut Community Celebration Featuring: THE MACCABEATS 5:00 pm Yom Ha’atzmaut Community Celebration Featuring: THE MACCABEATS May 1 @ 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Monday, May 1, 2017 5:00 pm Registration, activities for children, food available for purchase 6:00 pm Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration & musical performance by THE MACCABEATS We’ve reached capacity for this event. If you’re interested … Continued	2	3 Brown Bag May 12:00 pm Brown Bag May May 3 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Join Congregation Emanu-El clergy for Brown Bag Wednesdays. On the first Wednesday of each month, bring your brown bag lunch to the temple library for engaging spiritual and cultural discussions. Noon – 1:00 pm. This … Continued Limonata and Learning, May 3, 2017 4:00 pm Limonata and Learning, May 3, 2017 May 3 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Join a member of our clergy for a special learning opportunity, Limonata and Learning, offered exclusively for our congregants in Marin. We will meet for happy hour at Book Passage in Corte Madera while discussing … Continued	4 Cooking for Congregants – May 4 2017 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – May 4 2017 May 4 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Do you enjoy cooking? Participate in this mitzvah led by congregant and former restaurant owner Gail Laghi, and congregant and chef Sari Swig. Together, up to five volunteers make meals for congregants in need. All … Continued	5 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) May 5 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am First Friday Under Five Shabbat Service (MMS) 5:30 pm First Friday Under Five Shabbat Service (MMS) May 5 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (Main) 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (Main) May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner 05-05-2017 6:15 pm Simchat Shabbat Dinner 05-05-2017 May 5 @ 6:15 pm – 8:00 pm Monthly festive community Shabbat Dinner with children.First Friday of the month,6:15 p.m in Guild Hall. Mediterranean Food will be provided.Adult Member-$ 18.00, Child ages 3-10-$ 7.50, Non-member Adult-$ 22.00.Event Signup One Shabbat Service (MMS) 7:30 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) May 5 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm	6 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) May 6 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study (Library) 10:15 am Torah Study (Library) May 6 @ 10:15 am – 9:15 pm Shabbat Morning Service Elena Ozer Fields Bat Mitzvah (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Elena Ozer Fields Bat Mitzvah (MMS) May 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
7	8 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) May 8 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 May 8 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	9	10 50/50 Day for Women – May 2017 7:00 pm 50/50 Day for Women – May 2017 May 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Join Congregation Emanu-El’s Women’s Group and the Tzedek Council’s Human Rights Working Group for 50/50 Day: Rethinking the Past, Present, & Future of Women + Power. Together, at the same time as thousands of others across … Continued	11 Cooking for Congregants – May 11 2017 9:02 am Cooking for Congregants – May 11 2017 May 11 @ 9:02 am – 9:02 am Do you enjoy cooking? Participate in this mitzvah led by congregant and former restaurant owner Gail Laghi, and congregant and chef Sari Swig. Together, up to five volunteers make meals for congregants in need. All … Continued	12 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) May 12 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) May 12 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm Classic Shabbat Service (MMS) May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Young Adult Late Shabbat (MMS) 8:30 pm Young Adult Late Shabbat (MMS) May 12 @ 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm	13 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) May 13 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Adam Hinman (Chapel) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Adam Hinman (Chapel) May 13 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Emma Pell (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bat Mitzvah of Emma Pell (MMS) May 13 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm TEEP Art Auction & Gala 2017 7:00 pm TEEP Art Auction & Gala 2017 May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Thank you for supporting TEEP! We look forward to seeing you under the stars on the Temple Emanu-El courtyard on May 13th from 7-10 pm for great music, delicious hors d'oeuvres and desserts, and enticing … Continued
14	15 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) May 15 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 May 15 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	16	17 At the Rabbi’s Table – May 2017 12:00 pm At the Rabbi’s Table – May 2017 May 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm We're continuing a monthly learning session with members of clergy, downtown, each month.Please bring a nosh and join us at 55 -2nd Street. Event Signup THE Book Club – May 2017 7:00 pm THE Book Club – May 2017 May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Congregant Home, San Francisco$10 members; $18.00 general admission: Dinner will be providedFeaturing Rabbi Sydney Mintz: Unpacking our Sacred Texts: everything you ever wanted to know about The Tanach, the Talmud, the Midrash, Codes and Commentaries … Continued	18	19 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) May 19 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) May 19 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service Confirmation Class (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service Confirmation Class (MMS) May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Join our community in recognizing our outstanding teens. This service will be led by 12th gradeHavurah Judah students. We will also honor teens who participated in the Jewish Teen Foundations,The San Francisco Diller Teen Fellowship … Continued	20 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) May 20 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) May 20 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Asher Thompson (MMS) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Asher Thompson (MMS) May 20 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Jakob Esterkyn (Main) 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service Bar Mitzvah of Jakob Esterkyn (Main) May 20 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Park Playdates! + PJ Havdalah Party – May 2017 4:00 pm Park Playdates! + PJ Havdalah Party – May 2017 May 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm YOUNG FAMILIESEmanu-El’s monthly Park Playdates is joining forces with Got Shabbat? and the Jewish Baby Network SF for a Havdalah PJ Party at Congregation Emanu-El!The Jewish Baby Network SF is providing goodie bags with items … Continued
21 Men’s Group – May 2017 9:30 am Men’s Group – May 2017 May 21 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Men of Congregation Emanu-El have a monthly opportunity to socialize and study with a member of the clergy at a private home. This cross-generational group provides a small group experience so important to building community. This … Continued The Tribe for Men & Women Family Fun Day – May 2017 11:00 am The Tribe for Men & Women Family Fun Day – May 2017 May 21 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm The Tribe for Men & The Tribe for Women Family Fun Day at the Vineyard ClubJoin Rabbi Fenves and Cantor Luck along with familiar and new Tribe families for a special fun-filled day at the … Continued	22 Mazel Tots! (MMR) 9:30 am Mazel Tots! (MMR) May 22 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 11:00 am Scrabble (5th floor) Room 57 May 22 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm	23 2017 TEEP Pre-K End of Year Teacher Presentations 6:00 pm 2017 TEEP Pre-K End of Year Teacher Presentations May 23 @ 6:00 pm – 6:00 pm Please join TEEP for our second annual teacher presentations (Jaffa & Jerusalem)!Event takes place in Guild Hall at 6 pm.Childcare is available upon request by emailing TEEPoffice@emanuelsf.org.Event Signup	24 2017 TEEP Preschool & TK End of Year Teacher Presentations 6:00 pm 2017 TEEP Preschool & TK End of Year Teacher Presentations May 24 @ 6:00 pm – 6:00 pm Please join TEEP for our second annual teacher presentations (Tel Aviv, Ein Gedi, and Adventure TK)!Event takes place in Guild Hall at 6 pm.Childcare is available upon request by emailing TEEPoffice@emanuelsf.org.Event Signup	25 Cooking for Congregants – May 25 2017 9:00 am Cooking for Congregants – May 25 2017 May 25 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Do you enjoy cooking? Participate in this mitzvah led by congregant and former restaurant owner Gail Laghi, and congregant and chef Sari Swig. Together, up to five volunteers make meals for congregants in need. All … Continued 2017 TEEP Two’s End of Year Teacher Presentations 6:00 pm 2017 TEEP Two’s End of Year Teacher Presentations May 25 @ 6:00 pm – 6:00 pm Please join TEEP for our second annual teacher presentations (Haifa, Sfat, and Tiberias)!Event takes place in Guild Hall at 6 pm.Childcare is available upon request by emailing TEEPoffice@emanuelsf.org.Event Signup Emanu-El Special Guest Speaker: Bret Stephens 6:30 pm Emanu-El Special Guest Speaker: Bret Stephens May 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Emanu-El Special Guest Speaker: Bret Stephens New York Times Columnist & Jerusalem Post Pulitzer Prize Journalist Thursday, May 25, 2017 Check-in: 6:30 pm Program: 7:00 pm Subject: Opportunities and Challenges for America and Israel in … Continued	26 Bagels and Babies (MMR) 9:30 am Bagels and Babies (MMR) May 26 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pre-Oneg (MMR) 5:30 pm Pre-Oneg (MMR) May 26 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) 6:00 pm One Shabbat Service (MMS) May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	27 Torah Study (Library) 9:15 am Torah Study (Library) May 27 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) 9:15 am Torah Study with Rabbi Kushner (R55) May 27 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Torah Study (Library) 10:15 am Torah Study (Library) May 27 @ 10:15 am – 9:15 pm Shabbat Morning Service B’not Mitzvah Jenna /Jessie Satovsky 10:30 am Shabbat Morning Service B’not Mitzvah Jenna /Jessie Satovsky May 27 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
28	29 Office closed 8:30 am Office closed May 29 @ 8:30 am – 5:30 pm	30 Shavuot Festival Dinner – May 2017 5:45 pm Shavuot Festival Dinner – May 2017 May 30 @ 5:45 pm – 6:15 pm This dinner, immediately preceding our Shavuot Festival Service, will consist of grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup as it is customary to have dairy foods on this holiday. The Shavuot service will begin at 6:15pm … Continued Shavuot Festival Service (Chapel) 6:15 pm Shavuot Festival Service (Chapel) May 30 @ 6:15 pm – 6:50 pm Please join us for the Shavuot Festival Service led by our clergy. JewAsian Fireside Conversation & Shavuot Celebration 7:00 pm JewAsian Fireside Conversation & Shavuot Celebration May 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm On the evening of May 30th we will observe the festival of Shavuot, which celebrates matan Torah, the giving of Torah at Mt. Sinai and the spring harvest in the land of Israel. It is … Continued	31 Office closed 8:30 am Office closed May 31 @ 8:30 am – 5:30 pm

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2017 TEEP Preschool & TK End of Year Teacher Presentations

Thursday, May 25, 9:00 am

Cooking for Congregants - May 25 2017

Thursday, May 25, 6:00 pm

2017 TEEP Two's End of Year Teacher Presentations

Thursday, May 25, 6:30 pm

Emanu-El Special Guest Speaker: Bret Stephens

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2017 TEEP Preschool & TK End of Year Teacher Presentations

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Cooking for Congregants - May 25 2017

9:00 am - 11:00 am | Do you enjoy cooking? Participate in this mitzvah led…

May

25

2017 TEEP Two's End of Year Teacher Presentations

6:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Please join TEEP for our second annual teacher presentations…

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