School begins at 10:15 am for all students this
Sunday, May 18th. Students
should go directly to the Temple sanctuary for T’fillah when they arrive. This is the last day of school for
Pre-Kindergarten through 7th grade.
Hebrew classes and Teen Jewish Studies ended on May 14th.
Wedding bells will be ringing for
Robert and Seema Jaffee once again as they reaffirm their vows this Sunday at
11:30 am in the Temple Sanctuary. Everyone
is invited to this special occasion. A reception to follow will be hosted by the students and
families from our Religious School; therefore we request that each family bring
one dozen cookies or an equivalent amount of fruit or cheese and crackers for
the reception.
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.
Please support WOTE (Women of Temple Emanu-El). –
Their
Annual Donor Luncheon and Silent Auction is coming up on June 1, 2008.
Tables are filling up fast, so be sure to RSVP if you want to
attend. They are still looking for
donations for the Silent Auction. For
more information, or to make a donation, contact Anita Medeiros at anitajmed@yahoo.com.
The
next WOTE meeting will be on May 22nd at 6 pm in the Temple House
and feature a Kugel Cookoff. Bring your favorite kugel to share along
with the recipe. You can RSVP to
Harriet Reisner at reisner@onemain.com
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 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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