Archive: May 2023

Shabbat Shirah

Posted on May 19, 2023

May 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join musicians Dave Young, Dennis Freese, and Jordan Saturen, and Rabbi Julie for an evening of prayerful songs to bring in Shabbat. In-person and online.

Annual Congregational Meeting

Posted on May 21, 2023

May 21, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – The 2023 Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Zoom on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 2:00 pm.  A special link will be sent to members in good standing shortly before the meeting. To view the entirety of the materials together, please see the special email announcement with the subject “TES’ Annual Congregational Meeting 2023” […]

Shavuot Evening of Learning and Milkshakes

Posted on May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Please join us for teachings from Rabbi Julie, Hazzan/Cantor Randall, Maggid/Storyteller Marty Towbin, and Emily Simon at Temple Emek Shalom for an evening of Shavuot learning and milkshakes. (Those who cannot attend in person may attend via Zoom.)   Learning Topics will be: Hazzan/Cantor Randall: Kabbalah and Shavuot: The 4 worlds and 10 sefirot Rabbi Julie: Revelation […]

Shavuot Hike on Grizzly Peak with Rabbi Julie

Posted on May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm – Please join us for a Shavuot hike on Grizzly Peak, Friday, May 26th. We will meet at TES at 10:30 am and can caravan up the mountain together. (Carpooling is a welcome option and we can do that at the moment that morning). Bring your dog! Bring water! Bring Lunch! (We will keep an eye on the weather […]

Special Shavuot Torah Study

Posted on May 27, 2023

May 27, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 9:45 am – In honor of Shavuot, Emily Simon will be leading a special Shabbat morning Torah Study on Saturday May 27 at 9 am.  The Torah Study will be both live in the library at TES and on the TES regular Zoom link.  Through the magic of technology we will be able to share insights with our friends […]

Shavuot Festival Shabbat Service, Yizkor, and Dairy Potluck!

Posted on May 27, 2023

May 27, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm – Please join Rabbi Julie and Cantor Randall for a Shabbat morning of song and prayer for the 2nd day of Shavuot!  The Service will include the traditional festival melodies, Hallel, and Yizkor. There will be a fabulous dairy potluck to follow!  Bring your favorite kugel, blintzes, cheesecake, etc. to celebrate and share with everyone.

Holocaust Guest Speaker: Michael Gyory

Posted on May 31, 2023

May 31, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join us for an intimate talk and presentation by Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center (hhrecny.org) Board Chairperson and Generations Forward Speaker Michael Gyory on Wednesday, May 31 at TES at 7 pm.  Michael, the son of Hungarian Holocaust survivors, will be with us to present the amazing story of his father’s cousin in Agi Keleti: The Jewish Olympian’s […]

Celebrate Amelia’s Simchat Bat

Posted on June 3, 2023

June 3, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Parents Zoë and Taylor Heald and grandparents, Robin and Tony Heald, invite you to share in the joy of Amelia Ann Heald’s Simchat Bat (celebration of the daughter), at Temple Emek Shalom, during the service on Saturday, June 3 at 10:00. There will be a nosh following the service, so if you plan to join […]

Juneteeth Celebration

Posted on June 17, 2023

June 17, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm – 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. You can sign up to help on June 17 by contacting Dana Kline at danacaitlin@yahoo.com. Thank you to everyone […]

Racial Justice Committee Meeting

Posted on June 21, 2023

June 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The Racial Justice Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21, at 7 pm, via Zoom. We’ll have a number of important topics to address so we hope you can attend! (The meeting will be recorded if you cannot.) At this meeting, we will turn our attention back to the Anti-Semitism work that we have […]