Erev Shabbat Celebration with CHAI School Participation
2024-05-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)

Tot Shabbat
2024-05-04 09:30 - 10:30

Sisterhood Sunday Walkers
2024-05-05 11:00 - 12:00
When: Sunday May 5, weather permitting
Time: 11:00 AM
Where: Breakheart Reservation
Meeting location: Northeast Regional High School 100 Hemlock Rd. Wakefield, entrance to Breakheart
Parking: NRHS parking lot. Note: it is partially a construction site, but still OK to park
RSVP: Sue Hochberg shochberg.sh@gmail.com. Please let me know if you are coming
Trail information: 3 mile paved loop, shady, hilly in places, rest area/bathroom 1/2 way
Sue H’s Cell for day of the walk: 781-258-7760

Temple Reads: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James Mc Bride
2024-05-05 19:00 - 21:00
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James Mc Bride
Sunday May 5 at 7:00 PM via Zoom
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. When the state came looking for a deaf boy to institutionalize him, it was Chona and Nate Timblin, the Black janitor at Moshe’s theater and the unofficial leader of the Black community on Chicken Hill, who worked together to keep the boy safe.
As these characters’ stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins of white, Christian America struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town’s white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community—heaven and earth—that sustain us.
Bringing his masterly storytelling skills and his deep faith in humanity to The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride has written a novel as compassionate as Deacon King Kong and as inventive as The Good Lord Bird. (Amazon)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 861 9332 5948
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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
2024-05-06

Membership Committee Meeting
2024-05-06 19:30 - 21:00

Kitah Aleph
2024-05-07 15:30 - 17:00, 2024-05-14 15:30 - 17:00, 2024-05-21 15:30 - 17:00

Kitah Bet
2024-05-07 16:30 - 18:00, 2024-05-14 16:30 - 18:00, 2024-05-21 16:30 - 18:00

House & Grounds Committee Meeting
2024-05-07 18:45 - 19:30

Ritual Committee Meeting
2024-05-07 19:30 - 21:00

Volunteer at Wakefield Community Dinners
2024-05-08 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.

Hebrew Level II Class
2024-05-08 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.

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 847 7649 9826
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Continuing Ed: Trailblazing Jewish Americans 1776-2024, Sports Figures
2024-05-08 19:30 - 20:30

Shabbat Songs for Beginners
2024-05-10 18:45 - 19:30, 2024-05-17 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 with Sisterhood Participation
2024-05-10 19:30 - 21:00

Shabbat Morning Celebration including Torah Study with Rabbi Greg
2024-05-11 09:30 - 11:30

Yom HaZikaron (Israel Remembrance Day)
2024-05-13

Yom Ha Atzma'ut (Israel Independence Day)
2024-05-14

Temple Board Meeting at 7:00 Followed by Annual Meeting at 7:30
2024-05-14 19:00 - 19:30

Jewish Meditation Circle
2024-05-17 19:30 - 20:30

Shabbat Morning Celebration including CHAI School Graduation
2024-05-18 09:30 - 11:30

Bagels & Coffee, Donuts & Juice - Families Welcome!
2024-05-19 10:00 - 11:00

Spring Work Party
2024-05-19 11:00 - 14:00

Ways & Means Committee Meeting
2024-05-20 19:30 - 21:00

School Committee Meeting
2024-05-21 19:30 - 21:00
