**SUNDAY
SCHOOL ENDS AT 12:00 PM INSTEAD OF 12:30 PM ON MAY 11TH to attend festivities in honor of Israeli @
60 at the JCC. For a preview of what’s
coming up, go to www.svjcc.org/israel@60.
THERE WILL BE
NO T’FILLAH THIS SUNDAY, MAY 11TH. STUDENTS SHOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THEIR
CLASSROOMS AT 10:15 AM!!
Mark your calendars for a special
ceremony! Wedding bells will be ringing
for Robert and Seema Jaffee once again as they reaffirm their vows on Sunday,
May 18, 2008, at 11:30 am in the Temple Sanctuary. All members of the Temple community are
invited to this special occasion. A reception to follow will be hosted by the students and
families from our Religious School and members of the Temple community. Since this is a Temple wide event, we are
asking each family to bring one dozen cookies or an equivalent amount of fruit
or cheese and crackers for the reception.
If you would like to join us on this happy day, please RSVP to the
Religious School Office at 292-3223 or school@templesanjose.org.
Check out these outstanding B’nei Mitzvah
Projects
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Noah
Rubin’s Bar Mitzvah will be on August 30, 2008. He is forming “Team Mitzvah” to participate in the American
Cancer Society, Santa Clara Chapter, Relay for Life walk on May 17th
and May 18th. To join this team or find out how to make a
donation, you can contact Noah at nalkfamily@yahoo.com
or 408-984-1305.
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Alicia
Blumstein, with an upcoming Bat Mitzvah on September 6, 2008, is collecting
unused coloring books, sticker books, 4-pack boxes of crayons and monetary
donations to give to the Good Samaritan Hospital Children’s Ward and Emergency
Department. She
will have a table in front of the Temple House immediately following Sunday
School May 18th.
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Ayana
Celbi has found a cause dear to her heart and is starting her project long
before her Bat Mitzvah. She is
collecting items for tornado relief for the Boys and Girls Club in Atlanta,
Georgia. She needs new and used bathing suits and
flip flops for boys and girls in grades 1 –8.
You can place your donations in a box located in front of the Temple
sanctuary. If you have any questions,
you can contact Ayana at 408-472-4577.
Neighborhood Havdalah services will
take place on Saturday, June 7, 2008, from 7 PM to 8:30 PM.
You can come and meet your Temple Emanu-El neighbors and celebrate the
end of Shabbat. Invitations have been
sent out; look for the green postcard in your mail. For more information and to RSVP, contact Sharon Genkin at shosh4511@comcast.net or 408.268.8989.
Remember to log in your parent
participation hours!!! You can come in to the Religious School
office on Sunday morning and fill in your hours in the log-in book.
Important
Upcoming Temple Emanu-El Dates
May 10 Gimel Hebrew Class Saturday Morning Minyan Service
at 9 AM
May 10 Teen dance at the JCC, 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM. Go to
dmwkenhillah@yahoo.com
for more information
This is the only dance scheduled;
the adult dance has been
canceled!
May 11 Sunday School ends at 12:00 PM; Israel @60 celebrations
At the SVJCC
May 14 Last Day of Aleph – Dalet Hebrew School and TJS,
Grade 7 is invited
to TJS Game Night
May 16 Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Family Service
at 6:00 PM followed by Potluck Dinner and
Oneg
May 18 Last Day of Sunday Religious School
Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 7
Wedding Ceremony at 11:30 AM
June 7 Neighborhood Havdalah Services, 7 PM – 8:30 PM
June 8 Confirmation Service at 7 PM, Erev Shavuot
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