Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield

Prep Temple for CHAIR
2024-06-23 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-06-30 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

Temple Reads: Shanda, A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy, by Letty Cottin Pogrebin
2024-06-23 19:00 - 21:00
Shanda, A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
by Letty Cottin Pogrebin
An intimate memoir from a founding editor of Ms. magazine who grew up in a Jewish immigrant family mired in secrets, haunted by their dread of shame and stigma, determined to hide their every imperfection—and in denial or despair when they couldn’t.
“A frank and often amusing tabulation of well-kept family secrets… a story of high-stakes melodrama and surreptitious relations, in which runaway brides, false marriages, lost children and other moral crises abound. But there is more here than mishegas.” —Jake Nevins, New York Times
“The richness of Pogrebin’s stories, the complexity and beauty of her storytelling, and her devastatingly honest soul-baring make Shanda a powerfully stunning piece of life and art.”
—Mayim Bialik, actor, author, neuroscientist, and co-host of Jeopardy (from Amazon)
June 23, 7:00 PM via Zoom
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Hebrew Level II Class
2024-06-26 18:15 - 19:15
For those who already know the basics of Hebrew, this class is for you! Our Hebrew Level II class will promote Hebrew vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills. To get the most out of the class, participants will attend weekly for the full 8-9 week unit. That said, drop-ins and people of all knowledge-levels and backgrounds are welcome.

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Shabbat Songs for Beginners
2024-06-28 18:45 - 19:30
Ever wanted to try leading part of Shabbat services?
Rabbi Greg will offer weekly, individualized classes from 6:45-7:30pm in the sanctuary to help familiarize participants with Jewish liturgy. All are welcome – neither experience nor singing ability are necessary!

Erev Shabbat Celebration - Farewell to the Sanctuary, Celebrate Harris's 90th Birthday and Welcome Summer!
2024-06-28 19:30 - 21:00
This Erev Shabbat Celebration not only marks the last service of the season, but also the last time we will be in the Sanctuary as we have known it forever!

In addition, tonight we will celebrate Harris Hochberg’s 90th birthday!
Listen as Harris chants his 77th anniversary Haftorah!

Please join us for a festive Shabbat Celebration and special Oneg Shabbat as we say Farewell to our Sanctuary, Happy Birthday to Harris and Hello Summer!

Volunteer at Wakefield Community Dinners
2024-07-10 15:30 - 18:30, 2024-08-14 15:30 - 18:30, 2024-09-11 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.

Sisterhood Board Meeting
2024-07-11 19:30 - 21:00
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Sisterhood Sunday Walkers
2024-07-14 11:00 - 12:00
When: Sunday July 14th, (second Sunday of the month)

Time: 11:00 AM

Where: Breakheart Reservation: shade and bathrooms!

Meeting location: Northeast Regional High School 100 Hemlock Rd. Wakefield.

Parking: Parking lot in front of the building. Please note that there is construction going on, but parking is still available

RSVP: Sue Hochberg shochberg.sh@gmail.com . Please let me know if you are coming so we don’t leave without you.

Trail information: 3 mile paved loop, hilly in places, rest area/bathroom 1/2 way.

Sue H’s Cell for day of the walk: 781-258-7760

Sisterhood Sunday Walkers
2024-08-04 11:00 - 12:00
When: Sunday August 4th

Time: 11:00 AM

Where: Breakheart Reservation: shade and bathrooms!

Meeting location: Northeast Regional High School 100 Hemlock Rd. Wakefield.

Parking: Parking lot in front of the building. Please note that there is construction going on, but parking is still available

RSVP: Sue Hochberg shochberg.sh@gmail.com . Please let me know if you are coming so we don’t leave without you.

Trail information: 3 mile paved loop, hilly in places, rest area/bathroom 1/2 way.

Sue H’s Cell for day of the walk: 781-258-7760

Ritual Committee Meeting
2024-08-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-09-03 19:30 - 21:00

Ways & Means Committee Meeting
2024-08-19 19:30 - 21:00

Temple Reads: Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
2024-08-24 08:00 - 17:00
Temple Reads: Waking Lions
by Eyelet Gundar-Goshen
Sunday, November 3 via Zoom
After one night’s deadly mistake, a man will go to any lengths to save his family and his reputation.
Neurosurgeon Eitan Green has the perfect life — married to a beautiful police officer and father of two young boys. Then, speeding along a deserted moonlit road after an exhausting hospital shift, he hits someone. Seeing that the man, an African migrant, is beyond help, he flees the scene.
When the victim’s widow knocks at Eitan’s door the next day, holding his wallet and divulging that she knows what happened, Eitan discovers that her price for silence is not money. It is something else entirely, something that will shatter Eitan’s safe existence and take him into a world of secrets and lies he could never have anticipated.
Waking Lions is a gripping, suspenseful, and morally devastating drama of guilt and survival, shame and desire from a remarkable young author on the rise. (Amazon)
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Sisterhood Mitzvah Day
2024-08-25 09:30 - 11:30
Sunday, August 25 at 9:30 AM
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

It is hoped you will consider rolling up your sleeves and cleaning as we have done the last two years. Yes, we have a cleaner, but he does not do the details. Cleaning the kitchen and the glass cabinets in Weizmann Hall will be the main focus.
Please, let me know if you will be coming on 8/25.
contact Sue Hochberg: shochberg.sh@gmail.com

House & Grounds Committee Meeting
2024-08-27 18:45 - 19:30

School Committee Meeting
2024-08-27 19:30 - 21:00

Membership Committee Meeting
2024-09-02 19:30 - 21:00

First Shabbat of the Season, ZOOM ONLY
2024-09-06 19:30 - 21:00

Tot Shabbat
2024-09-07 09:30 - 10:30

Porchfest at Temple Emmanuel
2024-09-07 14:00 - 17:00
On Saturday September 7th, Temple Emmanuel will be hosting Porchfest. Bring chairs and blankets. Free concert. All around Wakefield will be folks hosting a variety of music, a tradition many towns have adopted.
This is Wakefield’s first year and shows will be from 2:00-5:00 PM. A schedule will be posted
nearer to the date. Our schedule is as follows:
2:00 PM: INFECTIOUS
Infectious is a newly formed party band. We are a bunch of fun loving musicians, who are trying to
spread the joy of popular songs. We are still evolving and defining our choices of music to play, but
all six members of the band are having a blast playing music in front of live audiences. We made
our debut at Reading’s Porchfest in June, and from that, we were invited to a venue for Wakefield’s
Porchfest coming up in September.
Our originator is Carol “CAZ” Gebert on lead guitar. On rhythm guitar and flute is Jeanne “Jazz”
Simko. “Buzz” Billy Scarborough is our drummer and does some singing. Eddie “EDG” Dee is on
keyboard and is our primary singer. “Tomcat” Tom Reid is on bass guitar. And Carol “Cash” Hanson
is on vocals and acts as our Master of Ceremonies.
3:00 PM: MARK ZELERMYER & FRIENDS
Voted “Audience Favorite” at last year’s Linden Tree Coffeehouse Potpourri,
Mark Zelermyer’s songs range from poignant to funny. Mark and his band
perform around Greater Boston, as far away as England. Side note: Mark’s
grandfather Israel and Sarah Blank and his mother lived 23 Chestnut St and
may have been founding members.
4:00 PM: BETTY’S BOUNCE
Betty’s Bounce plays music inspired by Django Reinhardt, (a Parisian gypsy jazz
guitarist of the 1930’s-40’s) and infused by American jazz, blues and pop music. The
music is lively and upbeat and covers swing, ballads and Latin styles.
Our Temple neighbor in the purple house is guitarist Audie Bridges, the leader of the group
with his son Sam Bridges on bass. Curtis Doo is featured on guitar and vocals. Betty’s
Bounce has been together for 15 years. Venues include clubs, outdoor festivals and
private functions. They’ve released 3 recordings: Swingin’, Blues For Django and
Luminous.
Betty’s Bounce recordings of Blues for Django and Luminous are now available on
all major streaming platforms: Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Pandora, Amazon,
Instagram, YouTube, Tidal, iHeartRadio, Deezer, and others.
Audie Bridges, Guitar; Curtis Doo, Guitar and Vocals; Sam Bridges, Bass

Reading Town Day
2024-09-08

Work Party!
2024-09-08 09:30 - 12:30
Let’s put the Temple back together! The workers should be done & gone, the cleaners should have cleaned…all that’s left is for everything to be put back into the sanctuary! Please join the fun and help out!

Temple Reads: The Cloister by James Carroll
2024-09-08 19:00 - 21:00
The Cloister
by James Carroll
Sunday, September 8 at 7:00 PM via Zoom
From National Book Award-winning writer James Carroll comes a novel of the timeless love story of Peter Abelard and Héloïse, and its impact on a modern priest and a Holocaust survivor seeking sanctuary in Manhattan.
Father Michael Kavanagh is shocked when he sees a friend from his seminary days at the altar of his humble parish in upper Manhattan—a friend who was forced to leave under scandalous circumstances. Compelled to reconsider the past, Father Kavanagh wanders into the medieval haven of the Cloisters and stumbles into a conversation with a lovely and intriguing docent, Rachel Vedette.
Having survived the Holocaust and escaped to America, Rachel remains obsessed with her late father’s greatest scholarly achievement: a study demonstrating the relationship between the famously discredited monk Peter Abelard and Jewish scholars. Feeling an odd connection with Father Kavanagh, Rachel shares with him the work that cost her father his life.
At the center of these interrelated stories is the classic romance between the great philosopher Abelard and his intellectual equal, Héloïse. For Rachel, Abelard is the key to understanding her people’s place in history. And for Father Kavanagh, the controversial theologian may be a doorway to understanding the life he himself might have had outside the Church. (Amazon)

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Temple Board Meeting
2024-09-10 19:30 - 21:00

Erev Shabbat Celebration & Rededication of the Sanctuary
2024-09-13 19:30 - 21:00

Shabbat Morning Celebration including Torah Study with Rabbi Greg
2024-09-14 09:30 - 11:30

Open House Temple Celebration
2024-09-15 14:00 - 16:00
