NY 10^th grade trip: April 20th-23rd, 2023. The balance of $1400 is due by March 31, 2023.

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Hebrew 102 (Second trimester for beginners) with Yaffa Tygiel

Tuesday evenings on zoom: 7:00 – 8:30 pm

In this class students will study to speak basic modern Hebrew by communicating with each other, reading texts, poems & songs and writing short paragraphs in Hebrew. We will be using the book “Hebrew from Scratch”.

The course also offers a first introduction to Jewish and Israeli culture as well as the Jewish traditions, using music, food and art.  

Ms. Yaffa Tygiel, a very experienced native speaking teacher, will be teaching this class in Hebrew.

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KOLEINU – Hear Our Voices

Home: Songs of Longing and Belonging

After a three-year hiatus, we are delighted that Koleinu returns to Congregation Emanu-El!

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

7:30 PM | Martin Meyer Sanctuary | Congregation Emanu-El

Take a musical journey through wide ranging ideas of Home as eight gifted singers from across the country, featuring our own cantors Marsha Attie, Arik Luck and Cantor Emerita Roz Barak come together for a rousing and contemplative concert featuring a vast array of musical styles.

Join us on this remarkable evening. Buy your tickets today.

And

Cantor Sandy Bernstein, Congregation B’nai Shalom, Walnut Creek

Cantor Joshua Breitzer, Congregation Beth Elohim, Brooklyn

Cantor Galit Dadoun-Cohen, Temple B'nai Or in Morristown, N.J.

Cantor Yonah Kliger, Peninsula Temple Sholom, Burlingame

Cantorial Soloist Jason McKinney, Temple Emanuel Winston Salem

With Musical Direction by Cantor Jonathan Comisar, Hebrew Union College, NY

Koleinu is part of the Cantors’ Concert Series, which is generously supported by Ingrid D Tauber and Frank Taforo.

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Join Rabbi Jonathan for our February Marin Gathering at Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe (51 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Corte Madera) from 4:30 – 5:30pm on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

Hope you can join us!

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Join us for In-Person Shabbat Services this Friday, February 10th at 6:00 pm!

Led by Rabbis Beth Singer and Sydney Mintz with Cantor Marsha Attie.

To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following: 

• Advance registration is required. If for any reason you are not able to register in advance, you are still welcome to attend, and we will take care of registration at the gate.
• Full vaccination status is required for those eligible when participating in our programs (including booster for those eligible). Consistent with city, state, CDC and other public health authority guidance, COVID-19 vaccines are the most important and effective tool in preventing COVID-19 disease, especially severe illness and death.
• Masking is optional at all services and events taking place inside Emanu-El or for outdoor events, including in the courtyard
• For those ineligible for vaccination, testing is required within 24 hours of the event (rapid antigen or PCR).
• Although masks are not required, we understand that many people will continue to mask for a variety of reasons. We fully support those who choose to mask and invite all in our community to act in a spirit of non-judgmental kindness as we navigate this landscape together.
• Please review our COVID-19 on-site event protocols.
• We, along with our COVID-19 Advisory Team, will continue to monitor case rates in San Francisco and other important factors and respond to the changing circumstances accordingly.
• Our services will continue to be held virtually on our Livestream page and Facebook Live.

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Each week, a member of our clergy leads a group in Torah Study, followed by Mourner’s Kaddish and Healing Prayer. We are back to hybrid. Please check the Torah Study session webpage for more information, or access the Zoom link directly here.

Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! 

To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following:

• Service will be in the Main Sanctuary. 
• Advance registration is required. If for any reason you are not able to register in advance, you are still welcome to attend and we will take care of registration at the gate.
• Proof of vaccination is no longer checked at the front gate.
• Masks are optional indoors.
• Please review our COVID-19 on-site event protocols so you’ll know what to expect. We're so excited to welcome you back to into our beautiful sanctuary.

Click here to watch on our website livestream page. To follow along with prayers, click here for a free online Mishkan T'Filah prayer book.

We understand rules and norms are changing quickly. Our COVID advisory team continues to monitor legal requirements and best practices and may change requirements as the environment changes.

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This year Rabbi Kushner will be using Arthur Green’s Speaking Torah: Spiritual teachings from around the Maggid’s Table (Genesis-Leviticus).

Zoom meetings, Saturday mornings, 10:00 am – 11:00am

First session: Saturday morning, September 24,

2nd session, Oct 8

3rd session, Oct 15 (Hol haMoed Sukkot)

4th session conjointly with Author in Residence, Dara Horn at Emanu-El

5th session (now on a regular weekly calendar) Oct 29

No class, Thanksgiving weekend

Dec 17 perhaps an in-person meeting at Emanu-El

Dec 24, Dec 31 Winter recess

Jan 7 resume weekly calendar

Jan 21 no class

Classes will continue thru May 2023

To register, please contact [email protected] to have your name & email address added to the Zoom invitation list.

Join us for In-Person Shabbat Morning Services in our Main Sanctuary along with one of our b'nei mitzvah celebrants! 

To best ensure we can provide a safe and sacred experience, please note the following:

• Service will be in the Main Sanctuary. 
• Advance registration is required. If for any reason you are not able to register in advance, you are still welcome to attend and we will take care of registration at the gate.
• Proof of vaccination is no longer checked at the front gate.
• Masks are optional indoors.
• Please review our COVID-19 on-site event protocols so you’ll know what to expect. We're so excited to welcome you back to into our beautiful sanctuary.

Click here to watch on our website livestream page. To follow along with prayers, click here for a free online Mishkan T'Filah prayer book.

We understand rules and norms are changing quickly. Our COVID advisory team continues to monitor legal requirements and best practices and may change requirements as the environment changes.

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