Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield

Festival by the Lake
2025-06-08 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Rain Date is June 8

Temple Board Meeting
2025-06-10 19:30 - 21:00

Volunteer at Wakefield Community Dinners
2025-06-11 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 with Rabbi Greg, please sign up here.

Erev Shabbat Celebration including Installation of Temple Board Members and Sisterhood Officers & Board Members
2025-06-13 19:30 - 21:00

Tot Shabbat
2025-06-14 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-09-06 09:30 - 10:30

Game Night
2025-06-14 18:30 - 21:00
Bring a favorite board game or learn a new one. All ages welcome. Beverages and light snacks will be provided.

School Committee Meeting
2025-06-17 19:30 - 21:00

Jewish Meditation Circle
2025-06-20 19:30 - 20:30

Shabbat at Breakheart
2025-06-21 09:30 - 10:30
Jewish Wilderness Spirituality
Meet with Rabbi Greg Saturday Morning at the Northeast Regional Vocational School, 100 Hemlock Road, Wakefield at 9:30 AM at the larger parking lot to the right of the Vocational School Building
Please click on the link below for directions
https://goo.gl/maps/bntTRr8bd5x

Brunch in Honor of Rabbi Greg
2025-06-22 11:30 - 13:30
BRUNCH IN HONOR OF RABBI GREG HERSH

Sunday June 22 at 11:30 AM
RSVP Susan: svitz9@gmail.com by 6/20/25
Join us as we celebrate and thank Rabbi Greg for the last nine wonderful years and wish him the best in his future endeavors.

Sisterhood Board Meeting HAS BEEN CANCELED
2025-06-23 19:30 - 21:00

Erev Shabbat Celebration
2025-06-27 19:30 - 21:00

Shabbat Morning Celebration including the Bar Mitzvah of Matthew Meahl
2025-06-28 09:30 - 11:30

Sisterhood Sunday Walkers CANCELLED
2025-07-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-03 11:00 - 12:00

Volunteer at Wakefield Community Dinners
2025-07-09 15:30 - 18:30, 2025-08-13 15:30 - 18:30

Family Picnic on the Temple Lawn
2025-07-13 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-08-09 09:30 - 10:30

Temple Reads: Going Home by Tom Lamont
2025-07-13 19:30 - 21:00
Going Home
by
Tom Lamont
Sunday July 13 at 7:30 PM
Going Home is a sparkling, funny, bighearted story of family and what happens when three men—all of whom are completely ill-suited for fatherhood—take charge of a toddler following an unexpected loss.
Téo Erskine, now in his thirties, has moved on from childish things: He has a good job, a slick apartment in London, and when he heads back to the suburbs on the occasional weekend to visit his old friends, he makes sure everyone knows he can afford to pick up the tab. So what if he asks a few too many questions about Lia, the girl of their group, wondering if she will come out, if she’s seeing anyone, if she might give him another shot? Téo is hazily aware that something possibly happened between Lia and Ben Mossam, Téo’s closest friend and his greatest annoyance, but he can’t bring himself to ask. Lia, meanwhile, has no time to indulge their rivalry. She’s now the single mother of a toddler son, a kid named Joel that Téo occasionally (and halfheartedly) offers to babysit.
Téo is home for one such weekend when the unthinkable happens—a tragedy in the heart of their group—and he suddenly finds himself the unlikely guardian for little Joel. Together with his father, Vic, Ben Mossam, and Sybil, Lia’s beguiling rabbi, they bide time until they can find a proper home for Joel, teaching him to play video games, plying him with chicken nuggets and waffles, and learning to sing him lullabies at night. But when a juvenile mistake leads to a terrible betrayal, Téo must decide what kind of man he wants to be. Wise, relatable, and blissfully laugh-out-loud funny, Going Home is a captivating first novel that explores the mysterious ways children can force us to grow up fast while simultaneously keeping us young forever.

Sisterhood Board Meeting
2025-07-29 19:30 - 20:30

House & Grounds Committee Meeting
2025-08-12 18:45 - 19:30, 2025-09-02 18:45 - 19:30

Ritual Committee Meeting
2025-08-12 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-09-02 19:30 - 21:00

Ways & Means Committee Meeting CANCELLED
2025-08-25 19:30 - 21:00

Membership Committee Meeting
2025-09-01 19:30 - 21:00

Erev Shabbat Celebration & Welcome to Rabbi Micah with a Special Oneg Shabbat
2025-09-05 19:30 - 21:00

Porchfest at Temple Emmanuel
2025-09-06 13:00 - 17:00
Linden Tree Concerts kicks off its 41st season with a new home, Temple Emmanuel, Wakefield.
Our first offering for the season will be as part of Porchfest Wakefield on Saturday September 6,
As such, this is a free concert which will be on the lawn at the temple so bring chairs or blankets.
At 1PM our first performers will be Linden Tree sound man extraordinaire, Eddie Dee, with Logan Defranco.

Eddie Dee is a powerful singer, who accompanies himself on piano in a variety of styles. He has a long history in Folk Music, Popular Music, and Musical Theatre. He will include a selection of familiar “oldies” in this show.
Logan DeFranco is originally from Florida but came to Boston to study guitar at Berklee College. He will provide the extra touch to make the music more exciting. He is also the manager at the Reading Marathon Sports store.
2:00 PM: Andy and Judy Sing!

Andy and Judy Daigle are a New England folk singing married couple who have recorded over 80 songs and produced 8 albums. Andy & Judy do a masterful job of involving the audience in their performances. Sing-a-longs and smiles are the norm at one of their concerts. As Steve Ide, the Artistic Director of the Rose Garden Coffeehouse in Mansfield, MA, said “They put the fun back in folk music.” Andy & Judy have deepened their sound through the addition of mandolin, banjo, piano, harmonica, ukulele, and with support musicians, bass, violin and percussion.

3:30 PM: Squeezebox Stompers

For over 25 years, The Squeezebox Stompers have brought the vibrant sounds of Cajun, zydeco, blues, folk, and original music to New England, earning Boston Music Awards and songwriting accolades along the way. Their lively and eclectic performances are guaranteed to get you on your feet and having a blast!
With a rich blend of instruments—including accordion, fiddle, mandolin, saxophone, harmonica, guitar, bass, and drums—they create a unique live music experience. You can’t be sad when tapping and clapping to the Squeezebox Stompers.
The remainder of the season will be indoors on Sunday afternoons 2-4pm at Temple Emmanuel.
The temple is handicap accessible.
Admission is $25 (under18, $10)
For reservations call 978- 326 7905.
www.LindenTreeCoffeehouse.org
