Temple Emmanuel of Wakefield

School Committee Meeting
2025-02-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-03-18 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

Jewish Meditation Circle, led by Rabbi Pam
2025-02-21 19:30 - 20:30

One Hour Family Shabbat Celebration, led by Rabbi Pam
2025-02-22 09:30 - 10:30
Family Celebration, Sat Feb 22, 9:30-10:30am in the sanctuary. Adults, Chai School students, siblings and preschoolers are invited! Children who wish will be invited to stand on the Bima with Rabbi Pam at the beginning to sing Hinay Mah Tov, and at the end to sing Bim Bam Shabbat Shalom. Parents and kids will also be invited to come up during the celebration to look inside the Torah! The celebration will be followed by Kiddush upstairs, including a light snack.

Continuing Education Committee Meeting
2025-02-25 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-25 19:30 - 21:00

Tot Shabbat, led by Rabbi Pam
2025-03-01 09:30 - 10:30

Sisterhood Sunday Walkers
2025-03-02 11:00 - 12:00
When: Sunday March 2, 2025 weather permitting
Time: 11:00 AM
Where: Breakheart Reservation
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, a new school, 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 : 781-258-7760

Women in World Jazz
2025-03-02 14:00 - 16:00
WOMEN IN WORLD JAZZ
A tribute to women composers from the US and around the globe
Temple Emmanuel
March 2 at 2:00 PM
Women in World Jazz, a performing 5 piece ensemble, was founded by Tal Shalom-
Kobi in 2015. Women in World Jazz aims to expose audiences to different cultures
through music, with a variety of music backgrounds including jazz, folk, pop, rock and
blues.
WIWJ director and Berklee college of music faculty, Tal Shalom-Kobi, has been active in the
music history arena for the past 20 years, researching and performing music written by women
from the USA and around the world. The group Women in World Jazz features world music
composed by women composers and lyricists past and present. From USA Blues and Jazz styles,
the group ventures to Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East to celebrate the
diversity and power of creativity.
Women In World Jazz brings together women of different nationalities with extensive
experience in performance and education. The music is easy to relate to, diverse and engaging.
All members of the group are accomplished musicians playing a variety of music ranging from
Jazz to world/ethnic. For individual bios go to WIWJ website.
Womeninworldjazz.net
To RSVP: Call the Temple at 781-245-1886 and select option 5
Tickets:
18 and older $25
13-17 $10
6-12 $5
5 and under, free
Cash or check made payable to Temple Emmanuel at the door
Thanks to partial support from:
Mass Cultural Council, Wakefield Chapter and The Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund of the North Shore

Purim Evening Family Celebration
2025-03-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-03-13 19:00 - 20:30

Purim
2025-03-03, 2025-03-14

Membership Committee Meeting
2025-03-03 19:30 - 21:00

House & Grounds Committee Meeting
2025-03-04 18:45 - 19:30, 2025-04-01 18:45 - 19:30

Ritual Committee Meeting
2025-03-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-04-01 19:30 - 21:00

Shabbat Across America followed by Erev Shabbat Celebration
2025-03-07 18:00 - 21:00
TEMPLE EMMANUEL OF WAKEFIELD INVITES YOU TO
CELEBRATE SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA
DINNER and SHABBAT SERVICE
FRIDAY, March 7 at 6:00 PM
On March 7, Jews across America and Canada will come together to eat,
drink, relax, enjoy and celebrate at the Annual Shabbat Across America
Celebration. Hundreds of Synagogues across the continent will take part in
this wonderful historic Jewish event to celebrate what unifies all Jews.
SHABBAT!
All are welcome: singles, couples, families.
$10 for ages 14 and above, 13 and under free (pay at the door)
Dinner at 6:00 PM in Weizmann Hall
Shabbat Service at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary
followed by Oneg Shabbat
RSVP by March 3, 2025
Sue Hochberg: shochberg.sh@gmail.com

CHAI School Purim Carnival
2025-03-09 10:30 - 12:00

Temple Board Meeting
2025-03-11 19:30 - 21:00

Volunteer at Wakefield Community Dinners
2025-03-12 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
2025-03-14 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-03-28 19:30 - 21:00

Shabbat Morning Celebration
2025-03-15 09:30 - 11:00

Temple Reads: What We Will Become: A Mother, a Son, and a Journey of Transformation by Mimi Lemay
2025-03-16 19:00 - 21:00
Temple Reads: What We Will Become: A Mother, a Son, and a Journey of Transformation
by Mimi Lemay
Sunday, March 16 at 7:00 PM via Zoom

Join Temple Reads
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82882012097?pwd=ZSXwdfH8QiV2IqXUiBbAngUkz6ZJyb.1
Meeting ID: 828 8201 2097
Passcode: 551009

A mother’s memoir of her transgender child’s odyssey, and her journey outside the boundaries of the faith and culture that shaped her.
From the age of two-and-a-half, Jacob, born “Em,” adamantly told his family he was a boy. While his mother Mimi struggled to understand and come to terms with the fact that her child may be transgender, she experienced a sense of déjà vu—the journey to uncover the source of her child’s inner turmoil unearthed ghosts from Mimi’s past and her own struggle to live an authentic life.

Mimi was raised in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish family, every aspect of her life dictated by ancient rules and her role as a woman largely preordained from cradle to grave. As a young woman, Mimi wrestled with the demands of her faith and eventually made the painful decision to leave her religious community and the strict gender roles it upheld.

Having risen from the ashes of her former life, Mimi was prepared to help her son forge a new one — at a time when there was little consensus on how best to help young transgender children. Dual narratives of faith and motherhood weave together to form a heartfelt portrait of an unforgettable family. Brimming with love and courage, What We Will Become is a powerful testament to how painful events from the past can be redeemed to give us hope for the future. (Amazon)

Ways & Means Committee Meeting
2025-03-17 19:30 - 21:00

Jewish Meditation Circle
2025-03-21 19:30 - 20:30

Shabbat at Breakheart
2025-03-22 09:30 - 11:00
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

Coffee, Bagels & Games - For the Whole Family!
2025-03-30 10:00 - 12:00
