Adult Activities

Please Join our Women's Study Group For our Annual Supper in the Sukkah
A Pot Luck Supper and evening of Study - Tuesday, September 29 at 6:30PM
Contact Marcie to sign up and volunteer a "dish."

Friday, October 1, 2010
A Shabbat of Welcome and a Celebration of Simchat Torah
We will welcome all of our new students and honor them on the bimah and we will welcome our new Rabbi Howard Goldsmith and his wife Jennifer and their son Lev A delicious Shabbat dinner will precede the service.
Dinner at 6:15 PM
$18.00 per adult and $15.00 per child, maximum family charge $65.00

Have a bagel and a little schmeer! Sunday, October 24th at 11:00 am
Join Rabbi Goldsmith as he leads a discussion... Conversion Bill Redux: The battle for the future of Judaism in the Jewish State. This past summer the world Jewish community rose up and stopped a bill from passing through the Israeli Knesset that would have shifted all authority for conversion in Israel to the Chief Rabbinate. Come learn about the bill and its implications for Jews in Israel and around the world. The fight for Reform Judaism in Israel is not over - join the discussion here at Emanu-El and around the Jewish world.

The formal installation of Howard Goldsmith as Rabbi of the congregation will take place on Sunday, October 17th at 4 PM. We will join together as a congregation together with local area clergy and dignitaries to celebrate our history and our future. The installation will feature the remarks of Rabbi Goldsmith's mentor Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, PhD. Rabbi Hoffman is the Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professor of Liturgy, Worship and Ritual at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. He is also the co-Founder of Synagogue 3000, an institute dedicated to empowering congregations and communities to create synagogues that are sacred and vital centers of Jewish life. The installation will be followed by a reception.

Next Step
Did you know there is a group for men over 55 that meets monthly at the Temple on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.? They discuss issues that occur during their post-work life, be it health, family, career, or attitude? They share war stories and eat doughnuts and drink coffee? They are Next Step. Newcomers welcome!

The Social Action Committee recommends
Interested in getting freshly harvested, locally grown organic produce delivered in time for Shabbat?
Register with Hazon, CSA of White Plains at www.tuvwhiteplains.org/

Would you like to learn to read Hebrew?
Do you want to improve your Hebrew reading skills? Classes for adults at all levels of Hebrew ability available. If interested call Marcie at 914-967-4382 ext. 15.

Want to explore the Torah with our Religious School Students?
Are you interested in exploring meaning in our Torah text? If the answer is "yes," your Temple wants you! The Intergenerational Torah Study Group is looking for volunteers to engage in Torah study with our 5th, 6th and 7th grade students on Sunday mornings. For more information or to volunteer contact Marcie at 967-4382 ex. 15 or e-mail maiuvalasit@congregationemanuel.org.

Project Re-Imagine - What is it?
Our temple community is participating in an exciting journey examining our current educational programs and "re-imagining it" based on the needs and interests of our entire congregation. We have been looking at the history and culture of our temple and then learning about different models of educational programming taking place in synagogues throughout the United States. Our journey which is funded by a grant from the UJA/Federation has as its goal the creation of a new vision of temple programming focusing on all aspects of one's life from the cradle to the grave! Many new programs and initiatives are the result of this exciting project. Our Discovery Shabbats, and our Intergenerational Torah Study are two great examples. We hope that you will be as excited about this journey as we are!