Archive: March 2023

Bringing a Mussar lens to the Passover Story with Rabbi Julie 

Posted on March 26, 2023

March 26, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Hardened Hearts, Plagues, Liberation: Bringing a Mussar lens to the Passover Story with Rabbi Julie Sunday, March 26, 10 – 11:30 am   Pesach will be here before we know it.  To help us prepare, Rabbi Julie will be offering a class exploring Hardened Hearts, Plagues, Liberation (and possibly more): How do these core elements of our […]

Passover Seder

Posted on April 6, 2023

April 6, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm – TES Seder, Thursday April 6 at 5:30PM Join Rabbi Julie and members of TES for a joyful retelling of the Passover story. All ages are welcome to participate and there will be a catered meal including homemade matzo ball soup, charoset and all the traditional foods. Registration is now closed as we are at capacity.  […]

Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service and End of Passover Oneg

Posted on April 14, 2023

April 14, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – In person only at TES: Please join Rabbi Julie and musicians Daniel Jokelson, Elizabeth/Elisheva Markell, Lisa Frank, Jeff Solomon, Jill Rothman, and Bari Frimkess for an evening of song and prayer to welcome Shabbat. The Service will include a full Kabbalat Shabbat of psalms traditionally sung in preparation for Shabbat, followed by a brief poetry-infused […]

History Talk

Posted on April 15, 2023

April 15, 2023 @ 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm – CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY Early Jewish Settlers in Jacksonville Join us after the Shabbat service from 12:15 to 1:15 pm at TES while TES Historian, Carol Sunahara, shares the story of the early Jewish settlers to Jacksonville. Enjoy a light lunch and learn about these young settlers from Bavaria, Germany, Poland, some by way of Panama and […]

Yom HaShoah

Posted on April 17, 2023

April 17, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – TES and Havurah Joint Service  Please come via Zoom to the joint TES and Havurah Shir Hadash Zoom service for Yom HaShoah with special guest singer Achi Ben Shalom  Monday, 4/17, 7pm the Havurah’s Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83221820599?pwd=MzVSRU5YYjZTWlJaYSt4dVJIVnNUUT09 Meeting ID: 832 2182 0599 Passcode: 413836

TES Spring Landscape Beautification Project

Posted on April 23, 2023

April 23, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm – Come join us! Bring your gardening tools, gloves, and bucket! Help make our campus sparkle! Bagels, schmears and coffee will supplement us with the energy to succeed! All are welcome. Please join us. Contact Melissa if you have any questions (mkgrudin@gmail.com).

Special Joint Torah Study

Posted on April 29, 2023

April 29, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 9:45 am – Emily Simon will be leading a special Shabbat morning Torah Study for parshat Acharei Mot and Kedoshim on Saturday, April 29 at 9 am.  The joint Torah Study will be both live in the library at TES and on the TES Zoom link. Through the magic of technology, we will be able to study Torah with […]

History Talk

Posted on April 29, 2023

April 29, 2023 @ 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm – Understanding Our History Saturday, April 29: A Brief History of the Ku Klux Klan in Southern Oregon Join us after the Shabbat service from 12:15 to 1:15 pm when Oregon Historian Jeff LaLande will join TES Historian Carol Sunahara in sharing a brief history of the KKK in Ashland and the Rogue Valley in the 20th […]

The What, Why, and How of Giving Blessings with Rabbi Julie

Posted on May 11, 2023

May 11, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The What, why, and How of Giving Blessings with Rabbi Julie: Many of us have appreciated hearing the extemporaneous blessings that are offered during services or other events.  Wouldn’t it be a lovely skill to learn how to do these and about the precedence of this in our tradition?  Join Rabbi Julie for a class on the what, why […]

Racial Justice Group Meeting

Posted on May 17, 2023

May 17, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join Vance Beach and the Racial Justice Group this Wednesday on Zoom. Temple Emek Shalom will be collaborating again with BASE (Black Alliance for Social Equity) at the Juneteenth Celebration in Medford, which is on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 11 am until 7 pm in Pear Blossom Park. Learn all about our joint booth with […]