Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield

Erev Shabbat Celebration
2026-01-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-01-16 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Shabbat Morning Celebration - Torah Study Session
2026-01-10 09:30 - 11:00

"The Ice River: a Journey to the West" Puppet Show
2026-01-11 14:00 - 16:00
“The Ice River: A Journey to the West”
Story performed by Galapagos Puppets and the Jimmy Zhao Chinese Music Ensemble

Journeying to India, Monk Tang and his disciples Monkey, Pig and Sha-jing have just found a quiet temple to rest in when they learn that a powerful river monster has been demanding all the food in the area, year after year. Searching for the surprising secret of the monster’s formidable power takes the disciples over the Ice River, down to the bottom, and up to the heavens.

Madeleine Beresford and Margaret Moody use Bu Dai Xi puppets and choreography to present a story featuring the Monkey King, the rowdy pig Ju Ba-jie, and monk Tang Sanzang. A gluttonous monster who lives in a river hopes to eat the monk Tang so that he can live forever. Jimmy Zhao, a Malden-based musician, and his daughter improvise music to accompany the show with Chinese percussion, erhu, bamboo flute and guzheng.

After the 45-minute show we will lead a hands-on puppet demonstration.

Length of program: 90 minutes
Age range: 5 to 95
Link: https://galapagospuppets.com/

Tickets are $15 for those 5 and up
Invite your friends & family to make reservations by calling or texting Liz at 781-521-3564
Cash or checks will be accepted at the door opening at 1:30 PM

Sponsored by Linden Tree Concerts and Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield.

Temple Reads: The Stolen Life of Collette Marceau
2026-01-11 19:00 - 21:00
The Stolen Life of Collette Marceau
by Kristin Harmel
Sunday Evening, January 11 at 7:00 PM via Zoom
Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels for nearly as long as she can remember, following the centuries-old code of honor instilled in her by her mother, Annabel: take only from the cruel and unkind, and give to those in need. Never was their family tradition more important than seven decades earlier, during the Second World War, when Annabel and Colette worked side by side in Paris to fund the French Resistance.
But one night in 1942, it all went wrong. Annabel was arrested by the Germans, and Colette’s four-year-old sister, Liliane, disappeared in the chaos of the raid, along with an exquisite diamond bracelet sewn into the hem of her nightgown for safekeeping. Soon after, Annabel was executed, and Liliane’s body was found floating in the Seine—but the bracelet was nowhere to be found.
Seventy years later, Colette—who has “redistributed” $30 million in jewels over the decades to fund many worthy organizations—has done her best to put her tragic past behind her, but her life begins to unravel when the long-missing bracelet suddenly turns up in a museum exhibit in Boston. If Colette can discover where it has been all this time—and who owns it now—she may finally learn the truth about what happened to her sister. But she isn’t the only one for whom the bracelet holds answers, and when someone from her childhood lays claim to the diamonds, she’s forced to confront the ghosts of her past as never before. Against all odds, there may still be a chance to bring a murderer to justice—but first, Colette will have to summon the courage to open her own battered heart. (Amazon)

Join Temple Reads
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Sisterhood Board Meeting
2026-01-12 19:30 - 20:30

Visiting Moms Group
2026-01-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-27 10:00 - 12:00

CHAI School Classes
2026-01-13 15:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-20 15:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-27 15:30 - 18:00, 2026-02-03 15:30 - 18:00

House & Grounds Committee Meeting
2026-01-13 18:45 - 19:30

Temple Board Meeting
2026-01-13 19:30 - 21:00

Volunteer at Wakefield Community Dinners
2026-01-14 15:30 - 18:30
Mitzvah opportunity! Temple Emmanuel is now partnered with Wakefield Community Dinners. Held at Most Blessed Sacrament in Wakefield, the Community Dinners happen the 2nd Wednesday of every month, with the opportunity to feed 80+ neighbors and friends from Wakefield, Stoneham, Melrose and towns as far as Medford, Salem and Norwood.
Volunteer hours are 3:30-6:30pm. Guests come as families or alone. Although many are experiencing food insecurity, most are impacted with social isolation. We provide a hot meal, salad, bread, desserts, and most importantly, camaraderie.
If you’d like to have fun, share smiles, and engage in holy work, please sign up here.
Contact Bev Weiner if you have any questions: theweino@aol.com

Meditation
2026-01-17 10:00 - 11:00

Bagels & Coffee
2026-01-18 10:00 - 12:00
Exercise Your Rights!
Let’s make protest signs – posters and markers will be supplied!

Ways & Means Committee Meeting CANCELLED
2026-01-19 19:30 - 21:00

School Committee Meeting
2026-01-20 19:30 - 21:00

Adult Education: Death, Dying, & the Afterlife - Part 1
2026-01-21 19:30 - 20:30
Join the class
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Shabbat Morning Celebration with Torah Reading
2026-01-24 10:00 - 11:30

Sunday Afternoon at the Movies POSTPONED, New Date TBD
2026-01-25 13:00 - 16:00

Continuing Education Committee
2026-01-27 19:30 - 21:00

All Ages Karaoke Night
2026-01-31 18:30 - 21:00
If you don’t know all the notes, sing louder!
Karaoke Night at Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield, January 31st 2026, starting at 6:30 PM.
Drinks and vegetarian snacks provided.
$5 for members, $10 for non-members.
Use this link to RSVP: viewform

Four Chaplains Ceremony Followed by Light Refreshments
2026-02-01 09:00 - 10:30

Sisterhood Sunday Walkers CANCELLED
2026-02-01 11:00 - 12:00

Tu B'Shevat
2026-02-02

Membership Committee Meeting
2026-02-02 19:30 - 21:00

Lunch & Learn Torah & Midrash - Yitro (Jethro)
2026-02-03 12:30 - 13:30
We will explore key midrashic perspectives on Jethro, the father of Tzipporah and father-in-law of Moses.

Join Lunch & Learn
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